Anti-Tea Party Hysteria:
Opposition to Big Government Doesn’t Meet Netroots Standard for Acceptable Political Grievances
Opposition to Big Government Doesn’t Meet Netroots Standard for Acceptable Political Grievances
The temper tantrum that all too many on left-wing blogs and even in some precincts of the MSM have been throwing in recent days as the “Tea Party movement gains greater steam has become yet another defining moment for the “netroots” and their media allies.
They can’t seem to fathom that there could be such a thing as a grassroots movement that is not only not of their making, but opposed to their ideology. So, it must be “astroturf” (i.e., fake grassroots), in the words of one New York Times columnist.
Can you imagine how they would react if all conservative blogs repeated in unison that same mantra about the anti-Iraq War rallies, that they were not legitimate, merely made-to-order rallies orchestrated from the top down, that these people really didn’t oppose the war, they were merely goose-stepping to the instructions of the left-wing masters?
Maybe the netroots are just upset because conservatives (& libertarians) are finally using the Internet (& other new technologies) to promote our ideas.
I think it’s that –and more. It goes to something I’ve been noticing since I defended the Gipper as an undergraduate that all too many (but fortunately not all) on the left refuse to grant any legitimacy to conservative ideas. As Allahpundit put it, ”Nothing the right does is legitimate in liberal eyes, so there must be a disqualifying factor hidden somewhere here.“
Check out this left-winger on the growing grassroots phenomenon:
This gets to the basic issue with the whole Tea Party movement. It’s a group of f***nuts joining other groups of marginally related f***nuts to protest something or other, in a hugely f***nutty way. The point of the Tea Party movement, besides the largest thrusting of testicles to America’s collective face since the Soviets launched Sputnik, is to protest.
Wow, sounds like someone had a bad day! (Interesting side note: Andrew Sullivan linked that unhappy left-winger when he derided Ann Althouse’s pending nuptials.)
What makes these people so unhappy? Why do they resort to a string of expletives to describe a grassroots movement?
Look, it’s too soon to tell whether or not we represent a majority of the American people (I happen to think we do). There have been numerous grassroots movements throughout U.S. History which did not find success at the ballot box. But, just because William Jennings Bryan lost three bids for the White House doesn’t mean he didn’t tap into the concerns of a certain segment of the population.
Can’t they at least acknowledge the legitimacy of our grievances?
Instead, we’re seeing is yet another example of the left’s intolerance for conservative ideas and their insensitivity to political grievances which do not fit their idea of what a political grievance should be.
Note their attempts to “crash” our rallies so as to discredit our movement. They’ll feature the most extreme protesters (maybe even leftists in disguise) and define them as representative of our movement, much as social conservatives use pictures of the men clad only in leather harnesses to show what went on at a Gay Pride Parade. They seek to define us by our most extreme elements.
Yep, that’s just what these folks are like, though they are loath to admit it. They’re no different than the most extreme social conservatives eager to badmouth anything those “homosexual heathens” are doing.
Neither the netroots nor the anti-gay extremists can see the objects of their bile for what they are. They’d rather define us by their own prejudices.
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You just compared the tea party movement to WJB. Does that mean that all the people making fun of the tea parties are those who laughed at Bryan in the Scopes Trial? Cause he didn’t know jack about the bible?
Comment by Scottland — April 14, 2009 @ 8:54 pm - April 14, 2009
no one cares.
Comment by bob (aka boob) — April 14, 2009 @ 8:57 pm - April 14, 2009
In an earlier link I shared my experience today going to buy poster paper for tomorrow’s Tea Party in Pleasanton, Ca.
When I arrived at “Michael’s”, the local arts and crafts store, there was no poster paper left on the shelves. 16 people, including myself, waited as one of the clerks lugged huge packages of poster paper from the back room. The store manager told me he had never seen such a run on poster paper. As it turns out, every one waiting for poster paper was planning on attending tomorrow’s protest.
Now, this is the SF Bay Area, my congressman is a democrat, Obama carried the area convincingly, but the local arts and crafts shop is experiencing a run on poster paper for an anti-government demonstration. This tells me a great deal. This is truly a grassroots movement, there is no umbrella group organizing this, I found the location on the internet, no one called me. I went out of my way and rescheduled serious medical treatment to attend tomorrow.
I think the MSM is going to find itself gobsmacked tomorrow when the turnout exceeds anything anyone has even imagined. This is not just a one day event, this is the beginning of a land swell against economic lunacy and big government.
And I’ll bet DHS will be closely watching all of us “right wing extremists” tomorrow. I’ll be taking pictures and will forward them on to Dan if he wants to share them.
Comment by John in Dublin, CA — April 14, 2009 @ 9:01 pm - April 14, 2009
Scottland, nice one. Glad to see that some of our critics are familiar with US History.
Just making the point that political protest doesn’t have to garner majority support to be legitimate.
and bob, if no one cares, why are the leftie bloggers getting so upset?
Comment by GayPatriotWest — April 14, 2009 @ 9:06 pm - April 14, 2009
What makes these people so unhappy?
I think a lot of these people pinned all their happiness on the ascension of the Obamassiah. They thought their miserable lives would change once ‘The One’ was in the Oval Office. Election Night was Ecstasy, and the Inauguration was thrilling.
But now it’s starting to sink in that their lives are just as miserable as they were before. The happiness they feel entitled to has not been delivered. So, it’s time to look for someone to blame.
Hey, look, over there… people protesting against the One’s massive deficits. It must be their fault!
Comment by V the K — April 14, 2009 @ 9:15 pm - April 14, 2009
#4
Dan, you make the point I was just about to make re: boob. If no one cares, why are all the left wing talking heads (Mathews, Olberman, Masdow, etc.) having conniptions about the Tea Party movement? Why the need to try to demonize before the demonstrations if no one cares? Why the attempt to portray this as some sort of Fox news conspiracy? Or better yet, as one talking head said, this is being run by Exxon. Bob, get a grip. You are about to see what real grass roots citizenship is about. We don’t need a MoveOn.ogr or the Kossacks to orchestrate for us, we do it as individuals.
Comment by John in Dublin, CA — April 14, 2009 @ 9:16 pm - April 14, 2009
The temper tantrum that all too many on left-wing blogs and even in some precincts of the MSM have been throwing in recent days as the “Tea Party movement gains greater steam has become yet another defining moment for the “netroots†and their media allies.
‘Temper tantrum’ is not exactly the vibe I’m getting. If you poke around the liberal blogs or watch Olbermann or Maddow this evening, I think it’s safe to say that most liberals are greatly anticipating these tea parties. For about the hundredth time, allow me to reiterate: we are not mad about the tea parties, we are not scared of the tea parties, we are making fun of them.
They can’t seem to fathom that there could be such a thing as a grassroots movement that is not only not of their making, but opposed to their ideology. So, it must be “astroturf†(i.e., fake grassroots), in the words of one New York Times columnist.
Can you imagine how they would react if all conservative blogs repeated in unison that same mantra about the anti-Iraq War rallies, that they were not legitimate, merely made-to-order rallies orchestrated from the top down, that these people really didn’t oppose the war, they were merely goose-stepping to the instructions of the left-wing masters?
This is a level of facetiousness that I assume can only emanate from a political movement recently responsible for electing one of the biggest failures in history. No one needs to imagine your little hypothetical, because that’s exactly what happened. Did you just arrive in this country? As frequently as this blog dismisses liberal criticisms of Bush as being based purely on his personality, I’m actually shocked that this was posted.
Maybe the netroots are just upset because conservatives (& libertarians) are finally using the Internet (& other new technologies) to promote our ideas.
I’m still comfortable with our lead in those arenas. I’m not even sure that you guys even have moved on this score at all anyway.
I think it’s that –and more. It goes to something I’ve been noticing since I defended the Gipper as an undergraduate that all too many (but fortunately not all) on the left refuse to grant any legitimacy to conservative ideas. As Allahpundit put it, “Nothing the right does is legitimate in liberal eyes, so there must be a disqualifying factor hidden somewhere here.“
Isn’t the idea of a meritocracy a big conservative tenet? No one’s going to confer legitimacy on you automatically. Conservatives just spent the last 8 years in power and have an absolutely terrible record to show it for it, and you just got absolutely crushed in the two election cycles. Your party is trending towards unpopularity and crippling irrelevance. You’ll be legitimate again when you can piece together some electoral successes and actually follow through on the things you say you’re going to. That doesn’t happen overnight, it’s kind of a long road. You can huff and puff and make demands all you like, but the rest of us will believe it when we see it.
What makes these people so unhappy? Why do they resort to a string of expletives to describe a grassroots movement?
Look, it’s too soon to tell whether or not we represent a majority of the American people (I happen to think we do). There have been numerous grassroots movements throughout U.S. History which did not find success at the ballot box. But, just because William Jennings Bryan lost three bids for the White House doesn’t mean he didn’t tap into the concerns of a certain segment of the population.
You guys just lost an election. What are you talking about majorities for? You’re obviously in the minority. How is it that you can be historically swept out of power, the other party is controlling all branches of government with room to spare, and you’ve got delusions of being in the majority?
Can’t they at least acknowledge the legitimacy of our grievances?
Instead, we’re seeing is yet another example of the left’s intolerance for conservative ideas and their insensitivity to political grievances which do not fit their idea of what a political grievance should be.
‘Conservative ideas’ got their turn. We all sat here for eight years and watched ‘conservative ideas’ stink up the place. Liberals weren’t giving you any problems, you guys had big majorities and lots of Democratic compliance – the Patriot Act passed 99-1. Virtually all of the Democratic Presidential candidates in 2008 and 2004 voted for the Iraq war. You guys have terrible ideas that don’t work. If we’re intolerant of them, we have good reason to be.
Note their attempts to “crash†our rallies so as to discredit our movement. They’ll feature the most extreme protesters (maybe even leftists in disguise) and define them as representative of our movement, much as social conservatives use pictures of the men clad only in leather harnesses to show what went on at a Gay Pride Parade. They seek to define us by our most extreme elements.
This is just baseless paranoia, mixed in with a little bit of hedging in case you guys end up getting totally humiliated tomorrow.
Yep, that’s just what these folks are like, though they are loath to admit it. They’re no different than the most extreme social conservatives eager to badmouth anything those “homosexual heathens†are doing.
It’s just a bunch of repetitive whining at this point….
Neither the netroots nor the anti-gay extremists can see the objects of their bile for what they are. They’d rather define us by their own prejudices.
Have fun tomorrow!! I’ll be waiting with baited breath for your reports from the field!
huh
Comment by Levi — April 14, 2009 @ 9:44 pm - April 14, 2009
^^ …because we find how pathetic you are quite humorous
Comment by bob (aka boob) — April 14, 2009 @ 10:07 pm - April 14, 2009
The tea party movement might be a little more credible if there was any sort of plan in place for after April 15th. Not only have you guys made the mistake of already trotting out dozens of little mini-tea parties before tomorrow’s big day, there doesn’t seem to be any agenda afterward. So what’s phase two? More tea parties? It seems to me that there’s going to be a pretty big void in all of your lives on the 16th.
Comment by Levi — April 14, 2009 @ 10:26 pm - April 14, 2009
Apparently, teh radical left is worried enough to launch a coordinated campaign to discredit the Tea Parties. Seems like they care, meow.
Levi the leftist can’t imagine people demonstrating on their own, without some central coordinating authority like MoveOn or Soros. That’s the difference between grassroots and Astroturf.
Comment by V the K — April 14, 2009 @ 10:37 pm - April 14, 2009
Its strange. That’s all. Very strange. Its almost like you expect Americans to be stupid enough to forget 2000 – 2008.
Now instead of trying to blame Obama for attempting to fix our train wrecked economy, Why don’t you have signs that say:
“We conservatives are sorry for our failures over the last several yearsâ€
Or
“We conservatives have failed America, we are sorry”
Comment by gillie — April 14, 2009 @ 11:02 pm - April 14, 2009
I see it as T+1 of the Big (not so) Deal in 2008. It sounds like some folks want to one-up and advance the dying art of speak loudly and carry a big SIGN. the real Big Deal is that having so much coverage tends to kill the impact of many issues. You have the right to do this in my opinion however and I have the right to look in for a cursory summary after the fact. Don’t do anything really stupid along the way that pretty much will screw all that effort, for what kind of help is that?
Comment by Ham on Awry — April 14, 2009 @ 11:35 pm - April 14, 2009
April 15th is always a tough day for the New Left.
Comment by darrelb — April 14, 2009 @ 11:44 pm - April 14, 2009
Obama will not get his way just because of an election. This is still a democracy. The people get to vote any way they need to to protect their rights and their lives.
No one is allowed to just stay home, not work, then get a free house, care, and insurance because other people work.
Comment by Libby — April 15, 2009 @ 12:17 am - April 15, 2009
Or are we hoping people will REMEMBER back when the economy “only” grew at 3% a year, unemployment was at historical lows, consumer confidence was high, the stock market was up (as were people’s retirement funds), gasoline was priced about where it is now (not @ $4/gal.) and there was little talk of punishing the rich for all their producin’? You remember, in those 6 years before the Democrats took over Congress? And despite that man-made disaster on 9/11?
Comment by polly — April 15, 2009 @ 12:22 am - April 15, 2009
I know you don’t realize this, gillie, but Obama was in that Democrat Senate for 2 years before he oozed into the presidency. He and his buds set the stage for what he’s doing now. You must be so proud.
Comment by polly — April 15, 2009 @ 12:25 am - April 15, 2009
Gillie, “we conservatives” didn’t fail. Get one thing straight: Neo-cons (big-government internationalists) are not conservatives. I am a conservative. I do not support the so-called USA-Patriot Act (I or II), the TSA, DHS, bailouts for megacorporations, expanded government interference with our personal and private lives, “Faith-based Initiatives,” “No Child Left [Educated]” or most of the other big-government BS that came out of Bush II’s administration.
We did, very much, need to kick the living crap out of the Taliban and Saddam. That’s one thing that Bush II got right, even if he bobbled the ball after the kickoff. (That, in large part, due to the savvy of the enemy who knew that the Left would take any opportunity to savage anything and everything done by a Republican administration. Talk about the *true* “party of hate”!)
What failed all of us is the two halves of the Boot-on-your-neck Party, i.e. the Democrats and Republicans, both of which are too busy sniping at each other, pushing asinine agendas, and lining their own pockets to take any time to actually do the business of governing — except in the role of governess/nanny thinking that they are elected, not as representatives of adults, but in loco parentis over children.
Comment by Silverdrake — April 15, 2009 @ 12:26 am - April 15, 2009
Gay patriots, please do us all a favor and refrain from teabagging at tomorrow’s rallies. Thank you.
Comment by Terrible Leftist — April 15, 2009 @ 1:10 am - April 15, 2009
That’s got me thinking of a sign apologizing that my country voted for Il Douche.
OMG! You are so clever. Did you come up with that one all your own? Gosh I misunderestimated you. Here I thought you were just mimicking what you were told to say by PMSNBC-BS and the Daily KOShole. Evidently you’re really, really, really smart.
But seriously, only if you promise to grab your sack and tell us in detail why you support massive debt, government takeover of private businesses, punishing private citizens etc.
Comment by ThatGayConservative — April 15, 2009 @ 1:32 am - April 15, 2009
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please do us all a favor and refrain from teabagging at tomorrow’s rallies.
What are you, like, age 12 or something? Grow up.
Comment by V the K — April 15, 2009 @ 6:06 am - April 15, 2009
Thats’ asking too much from our liberal ‘friends’
Note how bob’s been reduced to snarky comments (and paraphrasing my quote about him) because he doesn’t have a leg to stand on, gillie and Levi are the same. For people who aren’t worrying they sure are whistling in the dark a lot.
Scottland, I don’t include you in the above. You and I may not agree, but you do provide conversation and food for thought. Please don’t change that.
Comment by The Livewire — April 15, 2009 @ 6:32 am - April 15, 2009
I must admit that this website has been educatonal for me. I thought gays were all liberal. But I should have known that was wrong. Good luck and G*d help us all.
Comment by eric — April 15, 2009 @ 10:36 am - April 15, 2009
What a bunch of typical blather from little-letter-people who would rather engage in name-calling than genuine political discourse (hello, boob, gillie and TL).
If conservatives are truly disorganized, bumbling idiots (as the current liberal narrative would have you believe), how are we also capable of pulling-off a massive organizational effort like a national Tea Party movement?
Of course, liberals are engaging in a conspiracy theory when they say such things. It’s actually much easier to believe the Tea Party phenomenon was organic than it is to believe this was all organized.
In the immortal words of Todd Beamer … “Let’s Roll!â€
Regards,
Peter H.
Comment by Peter Hughes — April 15, 2009 @ 10:57 am - April 15, 2009
But now it’s starting to sink in that their lives are just as miserable as they were before. The happiness they feel entitled to has not been delivered. So, it’s time to look for someone to blame.
That, and they’ve poured their credibility down the toilet, what with Obama’s bumbling, Cabinet full of tax cheats, support of massive tax increases, tripling and quadrupling government spending, and support of policies which they loudly screamed before constituted “torture” and “fascism”.
They can’t deal with the fact that they lied and Obama lied, so rather than do that, they try to eliminate anyone who holds Obama and the Obama Party accountable.
Comment by North Dallas Thirty — April 15, 2009 @ 11:29 am - April 15, 2009
Oh, Levi, Levi, Levi, why is it that you so need to attack Republicans?
Levi, if you guys aren’t throwing temper tantrums, why the language quoted above about “f***nuts.” I’ve read the left-wing blogs and it is a kind of hysteria.
Did you even read the passage you quoted on how the left “would react.” That’s the point I’m driving at. And no, conservative blogs did not repeat in unison that the rallies were illegitimate.
Why, why, why must you attack so? We are moving on the use of new technologies. Why do you need to deny what is obvious to anyone who is paying attention?
I agree conservatives needs follow up on the things we say we’re going to do. And where do I say that legitimacy should automatically be conferred on us?
And no, Levi, conservative ideas did not get their turn. If you think that you have no ideas what our ideas are nor any sense of the criticism we conservatives leveled against the Bush Administration and Republican Congresses over many of those last eight years.
Oh Levi, you do spend so much time on this blog. And you are so filled with hate for us. I’m flattered by your interest in me, but the feeling, well, it’s just not mutual. But, it does amuse me.
Comment by GayPatriotWest — April 15, 2009 @ 12:12 pm - April 15, 2009
#26 – PWN!
Regards,
Peter H.
Comment by Peter Hughes — April 15, 2009 @ 12:50 pm - April 15, 2009
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Oh, Levi, Levi, Levi, why is it that you so need to attack Republicans?
Because modern Republicans are one of the worst things things that this country has ever had to deal with. The leadership you’ve been providing has been absolutely catastrophic. And don’t pretend that you guys aren’t using the same sort of language about Obama, accusations that he’s destroying the country or irrevocably changing the government for the worse are prevalent on this blog.
You guys are awfully defensive for being the party that supposedly worships personal responsibility. Yes, I’m attacking Republicans. That’s what you’re supposed to do in politics, particularly when there’s a group failing as badly as you guys are. Stop whining and own up to your share of the responsibility for the past eight years.
Levi, if you guys aren’t throwing temper tantrums, why the language quoted above about “f***nuts.†I’ve read the left-wing blogs and it is a kind of hysteria.
Dropping an f-bomb doesn’t constitute a temper tantrum. I’ve read the left-wing blogs, too, and I’m just not identifying the seething anger or hysteria that you are. Liberals seem to be having a lot of fun with the tea parties, I’ve been looking forward to it, in fact. No one’s trying to stop you from having them and no one is wasting any time ‘trying to discredit’ them, because you guys didn’t have any credibility to start with. Rachel Maddow has barely been able to get through her reporting about the tea parties without bursting into laughter. You’re very obviously fooling yourselves and doing something that you habitually accuse the left of doing; playing the victim.
Did you even read the passage you quoted on how the left “would react.†That’s the point I’m driving at. And no, conservative blogs did not repeat in unison that the rallies were illegitimate.
Dude, this blog still makes that accusation, from main-page contributors and commenters alike. Whenever you guys spin that yarn about liberals focusing on personalities and conservatives focusing on policy, isn’t there an implication that any and all criticism of Bush and the Iraq were based on nothing other than hatred of a man? Not to over-use a cliche, but I’d be a billionaire if I had a nickel for every time someone accused me of having ‘Bush Derangement Syndrome.’ That was a catch-all dismissal of any liberal criticism of George Bush and it was universally used in conservative circles. It remains a popular retort to this day.
I mean, did I just never truly understand what it meant to be told that I had BDS? As a liberal, I thought the only reason I felt or did or said anything was because I mindlessly hated George Bush? Isn’t that the exact definition of calling liberal grievances illegitimate?
Why, why, why must you attack so? We are moving on the use of new technologies. Why do you need to deny what is obvious to anyone who is paying attention?
I’m not exactly sure what you’re so proud of. These technologies aren’t new at all, Democrats have taken advantage of them to do far more impressive things, like raising record amounts of money and catapulting Democrats into the White House and Congress. You think it’s a big deal that you can have a bunch of meetings all over the country on the same day? I certainly don’t, not when you compare that to what the Democrats have been capable of. Let’s see you guys utilize the tech to raise some money and win some elections, then I’ll be impressed.
I agree conservatives needs follow up on the things we say we’re going to do. And where do I say that legitimacy should automatically be conferred on us?
These are your words: “Can’t they at least acknowledge the legitimacy of our grievances?” How else is that to be interpreted other than begging to have legitimacy automatically conferred upon you?
And no, Levi, conservative ideas did not get their turn. If you think that you have no ideas what our ideas are nor any sense of the criticism we conservatives leveled against the Bush Administration and Republican Congresses over many of those last eight years.
And here it is again, the schizophrenic insistence that real conservatives had nothing to do with George Bush and the Republicans. This is another thing that cuts at your guys legitimacy and credibility – you can’t just blame everything on George Bush and expect the rest of the world to demarcate between a small group of neo-cons and their rank-and-file supporters who earned a reputation for being totally uncritical. Take some responsibility, isn’t that what you’re always advising people to do?
Oh Levi, you do spend so much time on this blog. And you are so filled with hate for us. I’m flattered by your interest in me, but the feeling, well, it’s just not mutual. But, it does amuse me.
That’s all true. I do spend a lot of time here, I certainly don’t like you, and I am interested in you and anyone else that supports the crazy things that you support. I’m also well aware that you don’t care about me or any other liberals for that matter, being incurious is an extremely necessary characteristic for belonging to your political ideology. Real liberalism isn’t anything like what you guys spend so much time dramatically bellowing about.
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you can’t just blame everything on George Bush
Why not? Liberals like you do.
Or is this, like cheating on your taxes, “torture” policies, criminal behavior, and endorsement of racists, something that is OK when Obama does it?
Comment by North Dallas Thirty — April 15, 2009 @ 5:26 pm - April 15, 2009
I keep asking and liberals refuse to answer: Massive debt and government takeover of private businesses does WHAT to help the country???
One day Madcow derisively states that quoting Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest is “classy”. A few days later, she tries to see how many times she can say “teabagging” and oral sex references in one interview.
Which is more classy?
Get back on the radio, Farva.
Comment by ThatGayConservative — April 15, 2009 @ 6:03 pm - April 15, 2009
It does no good to argue with liberal minded folk, they are blind to the truth because as we all know that to them the end always justifies the means we know this because most of them see nothing wrong with the destruction of the most innocent life, rational arguments about law and constitution are just so much chatter to those who see themselves as so superior to the normal Americans who they see as not intelligent enough to take care of their own affairs. They will blindly follow Obama into the socialist abyss never stopping to take note of the millions of dead and miserable souls that this insidious evil has left in it’s wake around the world. Until Levi gets his turn in a soup line he will never get it. He will always think it is about pure politics as if it were a game like baseball that has no long term consequences, like the loss of freedom or the loss of incentive or the ideals that the founders spoke so eloquently about, life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. I would suggest that Levi and his ilk not be responded to because it is a waste time and energy that should be channeled into defeating all that he stands for. His mind is mired in ignorance and I do not believe there is a cure for that kind of stupid.
Comment by Dan — April 16, 2009 @ 12:38 am - April 16, 2009
I love coming to read this blog – not for the libtard comments from the likes of Levi – because I find that I am reading the thoughts of people who are totally rational in outlook
One thought went through my mind when I saw the comment about libtards having a let down, and since I am a mother
the thing that popped into my head about their bitter reactions to the tea party is post-natal depression. I have to chuckle because I did not suffer from this phenomenon.
Basically, when a woman gives birth there is a sense of euphoria for maybe 12 to 24 hours. After that time period, or at least by the third day, there is a let down feeling. This is what is called the baby blues. It would seem that this is indeed the period during which there is that let down after the euphoria, which has led these nutroots to vent their spleen all over the place as they continue to distort truth in an effort to legitimize themselves
Comment by Aussie — April 16, 2009 @ 7:29 am - April 16, 2009
Boob,
I’ve said this before, and I’ll say it again:
STOP POLLUTING GAY PATRIOT WITH YOUR STUPIDITY!
Honestly, Bruce and Dan, I don’t know why you don’t ban this creep.
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Aren’t we paying for some unjust wars in Middle East as well? oh!! I just remembered whose government approved the 700 billion dollars bail-out… Ask them how they came up with that number.. I think it was that one guy who said that we were going to war but our taxes were not rising (and never mentioned anything about our debt)…
Comment by chalas — April 18, 2009 @ 1:42 am - April 18, 2009
Well, the opposition that I’ve seen to it seems mostly to come from the fact that they can’t imagine a movement that has “the rich” among its supporters as being anything but some false-consciousness-style manipulation.
Comment by Mark — April 20, 2009 @ 12:31 pm - April 20, 2009