Well, never let a crisis go to waste may be the droning theme of the Obama Administration. But his water-carriers in the Old School Media, never wanting to be challenged as the least intellectually curious bunch in the room never lets a tragedy go without blaming it on the Tea Party movement (Unless, of course, there are ties to the Left wing. In that case, it’s “Move along! Nothing to see here!“)
Here we are, without even a sunset between us and the ranting suicide of an Austin lunatic (and having lived there, I can tell you, they’re countless), and the Leftist press has blamed Joseph Stark’s attack today on the IRS offices in the Texas capital on (wait for it…) the “the Tea Party movement”. While admitting that “[t]here’s no information yet on whether he was involved in any anti-government groups or whether he was a lone wolf,” Jonathan Capehart of the Washington Post nevertheless, concludes that: “after reading his 34-paragraph screed, [he is] struck by how [Stark’s] alienation is similar to that we’re hearing from the extreme elements of the Tea Party movement.”
Capehart then goes on to quote at length specifically chosen bits and pieces of Stark’s “manifesto” (available here, from Smoking Gun), to support his claim. Naturally, however, the link isn’t included in Capehart’s shoddy reporting, because it might have revealed to anybody who chose to read it many other facets of this lunatic’s (Stark’s, not Capehart’s) aggravation.
To wit: Stark specifically calls out the Catholic Church and organized religion in general, an obscure tax provision from 1986, the lack of universal health-care, Enron, the Justice Department, oh, and this guy who used to be president that all those tea-baggers hate, George W Bush!
In fact, poignantly missing from Capehart’s clearly political representation of Stark’s comments is the very end of the diatribe, printed in bold so that it couldn’t be missed:
The communist creed: From each according to his ability, to each according to his need.
The capitalist creed: From each according to his gullibility, to each according to his greed.
Well, couldn’t be missed, that is, unless you had a political agenda and were trying to misrepresent what Stark was all about. Is this really what Capehart and his fellow morons at WaPo find to be “similar to that we’re hearing from the extreme elements of the Tea Party movement”?
Now, I’m not going to say that Stark was some sort of Leftist. He was clearly deranged and had his own personal motives that bled oddly into politics. But just remember, as these ugly reciminations will no doubt continue over the next few days who brought up his politics, and how dishonest they are about it.
-Nick (ColoradoPatriot, from HQ)
the Leftist press
Are you referring to the Washington Post page you linked to? The one with the big “Quick takes by The Post’s opinion writers” written across the top of the page? As in, opinion, not reporting?
Your entire proof that the MSM-except-for-FOX is calling him a tea partier is one opinion column? In related news, Rush Limbaugh sometimes offers opinions and not reporting; film at 11.
I’ve already seen gay and left blogs stating that they can’t label the guy a TPer. Good thing you uncovered one opinion piece that proves the conspiracy. (eyeroll)
Oh, and someone forgot to tell Scott Brown there is no connection between Stark’s alienation and the tea partiers.
Wow, Stark is an appropriate name for the guy.
They sure know how to pick a story and direct the meme, don’t they.
I’ve been trolling the lefty blogs- they all uniformally say that this nut was a ‘tea bagger’. There is no shaking belief for them in their liberal religion, and it doesn’t matter if evidence is presented that this unhinged guy was not a teabagger, to the unhinged leftists, they will keep repeating that he is. Sad. Thanks for being on this story.
Your entire proof that the MSM-except-for-FOX is calling him a tea partier is one opinion column?
Actually, it’s much more than that.
I’ve already seen gay and left blogs stating that they can’t label the guy a TPer.
Provide links. Here’s some that are proving what the Obama Party is really saying.
After months of threats on the United States government, and government institutions, the Anti-Government forces known as the teabaggers have struck with their first 911 inspired terrorist attack.
AUSTIN, Texas – A low-flying small plane crashed into an office building that houses the Internal Revenue Service in Texas on Thursday, and officials said they were investigating whether it was an intentional act by the pilot.
rogue robot’s diary :: ::
I don’t believe that I am alone in demanding the President use all means necessary to stop these radical terrorists.
The funny part is that the Obama Party is backpedaling — they redacted the headline, but if you look at the URL, you can see the original title of the post. Now they’re sending out the talking points drones like torrentprime who were blabbering that it was a “teabagger terrorist” all morning to pretend otherwise.
And what makes it really funny? Talkingpointsprime then cites a gay and leftist blog trying to claim that Republicans are supporting this based on this quote:
I don’t know if it’s related, but I can just sense, not only in my election, but since being here in Washington, people are frustrated, they want transparency, they want their elected officials to be accountable and open, and talk about the things that are affecting their daily lives. So I’m not sure if there’s a connection, I certainly hope not, but we need to do things better.
So even as Talkingpointsprime is trying to claim that he and his fellow Obama puppets aren’t trying to blame Republicans, tea partiers, and conservatives, he cites blogs showing him and his fellow Obama Party members doing exactly that.
Stark was clearly referring to communism in a negative light. He tried to make it as a businessman, which shows he believed in capitalism. The problem was that the capitalistic system is corrupt and in favor of big business, and that is what he is angry about. He used the “communist creed” as an insult towards corrupt capitalism. Stark was no more a fan of communism than the Tea Party movement is, so pointing it out to Capehart actually strengthens his argument. It’s not as if Capehart posted the entire manifesto, he posted the chunks of it that supported his opinion. He did leave out Stark’s rant against the Revenue Act of 1978, passed by Democrats who had a supermajority. He certainly didn’t love Democrats.
The big question is, if Stark isn’t a “Tea Party Patriot” then why does the Tea Party movement agree with so many things that he says? Stark clearly did not like Democrats or Republicans, but then the Tea Party movement does not claim to be loyal to either as well. If it comes to light that he attended even one rally, this will hurt them.
Correction: I re-read his letter and I now see he referenced the Tax Reform Act of 1986 which amended the Revenue Act of 1978. Still, Congress was split with the Democrats controlling the House and the Republicans controlling the Senate, so he couldn’t have been happy with either party in this case.
Also, I don’t see anywhere where he calls for universal health-care. He certainly rails against the medical system, but he rails just as much against the government, if not more.
Paul,
It seems to me he was all over the place. I just mark him as depressed and nucking futz. The Divine have mercy on his soul.
talkingpointsprime
here’s a nice round up. try not to read the words out loud, adults are working.
Remember the video from Phuket when the tsunami hit? All those people smashed and thrown about? They never knew what hit them.
Now think of the same scene happening after months of warning and a date specific as to to when the tsunami would strike. Not only that, but image tsunami warning sirens blaring.
Many on the left and much of the media is bent on marginalizing the TEA Party movement and members, because they just think it is all some residual Ron Paul, Ross Perot, Whackadoodle swamp gas. The TEA Party imbeciles just need more bread and circuses to quiet them down. You know: warm milk and cookies and a straight jacket for their bipolar antics.
The November tsunami is building daily and still these blinder wearing drag mules on the left keep schlepping the carts overladen with the same old political offal as it they are doing the Lord’s work.
When the tsunami hits them and knocks them cart over teakettle, even then I do not think those who survive will figure out what happened.
So, what kind of bellwether is the nutcase in Texas is supposed represent? Come back little Torpidmind and lay it all out. Tell about how you have seen the future and the flying monkeys win the day.
Damn, I failed my craft (post) check.
here‘s the link for tp.
Livewire,
Turgidgrind is already back in under his bed reading talking points by the light of his acetylene torch. Don’t worry, he has a bucket of accelerant handy in case his box springs catch fire.
Opposition research is a strict taskmaster.
So, how long have you been a self hating homo?
Since the sixties Democrats have fought fo civil rights…
blacks, farm workers and gays. You just hang back and reap the rewards of liberals hard work. When I see blogs
like this it’s the only time I’m sorry I’m gay
Since the sixties Democrats have fought fo civil rights…blacks, farm workers and gays.
Like this?
White and Kinney both testified Kilpatrick used the F-word in describing them while urging his security detail to get them off the porch. They said the mayor also made racial remarks about her and White.
“You’re a black woman,” Kinney quoted the mayor as telling her. “You should be ashamed of yourself being with a man with the last name white. You should not be a part of this.”
White is white. Kinney and Kilpatrick are black. “He was very, very angry,” Kinney told the court.
So which part of that do you support — the criminal behavior, the racism, or both?
Because your Barack Obama and the Obama Party certainly support them.