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On the Projections of Political Activsts (& not just leftists)

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Yesterday, at the Santa Monica “Tea Party,” there was a very unhappy man eager to do battle with Code Pink should they arrive constantly trying to get the crowd to join him in a chant, “Jail Barney Frank.”  Despite my criticisms of the unhappy Democrat from Massachusetts, I did not join in.  It didn’t think served the purpose of the rally to personalize it.

While most of the people at the rally seemed of good humor, this man did not.  He snarled at my suggestion that we be respectful of counter-protesters.

His presence served to remind me that the left does not have a monopoly on activists who seem to be projecting their inner demons on political figures.

While some may ascribe this man’s obsession with the mean-spirited Democrat to his own repression of his urges for intimacy with men, I think it was something else.

Whenever I blog about Mr. Frank, I use the adjective “unhappy” to describe him.  He never smiles when I see him on TV, always scowls and just appears to lead a very lonely and discontented existence.  Look, I could be wrong.  I don’t know what his life is like.  But, that’s my impression.  Were he not a public figure who regularly attacks his adversaries, I would not so speculate.

You’ll note that the first adjective I used to describe the man at the rally obsessed with Barney Frank is that very adjective I use to describe his nemesis, “unhappy.”  He had nearly the same demeanor as the Massachusetts Democrat.  Of all the protesters, he seemed to having the least amount of fun.

So, I wondered, just wondered if he was projecting his denoms onto Barney because he senses a kindred spirit, albeit one with more worldly success than he.

Comments

  1. I was at a Tea Party in Raleigh, N.C yesterday and there were no “unhappy” people. I’m not sure I agree with your general assessment of this unhappy person and saying that the consevatives are like the liberals in this respect. I’m not even sure why you would bring up this one person out of hundreds because he was in no way representative of the people attending the Tea Parties. If you have ever been to a liberal rally, Code Pink or any typical liberal cause, you know that they are the most nasty and vicious people on the face of the earth. I found the group in Raleigh to be warm and friendly and courteous to everyone around them. I have NEVER been to any rallies before. This was my first and I could not have been more surprised at the mood of the crowd. The were concerned citizens, all who loved their country and were there for their country that they see quickly being destroyed right before their eyes. So, there is no need to use this one miserable person to bring down the other 99.9% that were just simple but amazing Americans.

  2. Craig, I’m not trying to bring down that 99.9% — for I was one of them. I’m just trying to say that the phenomenon of political projection is not unique to the left. It’s just more widespread there.

    Please note that I saw this man as an exception, the one there having the last amount of fun and lacking the good humor of most at the rally.

  5. Sure the guy wasn’t from Acorn?

    As to Barney – Mr. Frankfurter is secretly a Bilderberger. His Der Wienerschnitzel front company entered into an illegal agreement with the Bildeberger’s Whataburger to fund Taco Bell which is the main money laundry for the Sinaloan cartel.

  11. Let’s review bob / Huffpo’s 10 signs to see whether any of them *were* actually “crazy”, tasteless or offensive:

    – “Obama’s plan: White Slavery” – OK, that is a bit tasteless because of the unnecessary focus on race (which is a set of false categories). No need for it; Obama’s plan will, after all, mean yellow, red, brown and black slavery along with white. Obama is a problem that affects all of us.

    – “How will I pay for this?” – Nope, nothing tasteless or offensive in that sign. Only a leftie could imagine there were.

    – “1-20-13 – Obama’s last day” – Nope, nothing tasteless or offensive there. It’s natural in a democracy that some people will want a different President and look forward to the day when they get one. I guess it takes a huffing Huff-po leftie to not understand that.

    On the other hand, if someone called for the President’s assassination or impeachment, say, or compared him to Hitler, *that* would be tasteless and offensive. But no one at the Tea Parties did that. It’s more how lefties roll, when they want(ed) to protest Bush.

    Moving along…

    – “The Fed caused the economic crisis… End the Fed” – Actually, that one is true, or a very good point. The crisis was caused by over-lending… and that in turn was caused, fundamentally or at root, by the Fed artificially depressing interest rates for decades. Had we kept to market interest rates the last 3 decades, it couldn’t have happened.

    Oh, wait – Huffpo lefties like over-lending and free-loading. So of course, they would find any criticism of the Fed’s role in that offensive.

    – “I am not your ATM” – A great sign. Again, only a leftie could possibly find it tasteless or offensive… and that, only because it’s a sign that tells the leftie some inconvenient truths.

    And finally:

    – “I will not grab my ankles” – OK, the sexual reference is unnecessary and therefore tasteless, but (1) it’s not one-twentieth of the graphically tasteless sexual garbage you’ll see all over a leftie protest (and I’ve been to a few); (2) the underlying sentiment or point must be respected.

    Cheers! 🙂

  12. P.S. Long story short:

    Most of those 10 were in poor taste, very poor taste.

    Sorry, GPW, can’t agree with you there. Only a couple of the Huffpo-listed signs were in poor taste… and just barely. Nothing like we’ve seen from the Left all these years over Bush.

  15. how about the sign that said something like: the american tax payer’s are obama’s jews for the oven
    ??

    or the hundreds of signs that compared obama to hitler?

    is that offensive enough for ya? ‘course not, b/c a conservative said it.

  17. Why is it offensive to you bob? Because a ‘conservative said it’ Ignoring that 1) I can’t even check if that’s on the Huff Po list from work, 2) you’re assuming it’s a conservative holding it (vs. liberals saying such things about President Bush for 8+ years) or 3) When the New York Times said he should be more like Hitler, you cheered it?

  18. TGC – I didn’t like ‘Il Douche’ at first, but it’s growing on me. It’s clever 🙂 I’m going to stick with my own The Dear Teleprompter, but I like yours too.

    how about the sign that said something like: the american tax payer’s are obama’s jews for the oven

    bob, I looked at the page you linked, and there wasn’t any such sign. If it’s since been added or taken away, that’s a different matter, but not my fault: I made a good faith effort to check out your own link.

    And by the way – There wasn’t any such sign at the Tea Party protest I went to, either.