Comments on: A Brief History of Tea Bagging http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/15/a-brief-history-of-tea-bagging/ Firedoglake weblog Fri, 27 Nov 2009 07:05:39 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: marymccurnin http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/15/a-brief-history-of-tea-bagging/#comment-1880318 marymccurnin Thu, 16 Apr 2009 03:01:44 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/15/a-brief-history-of-tea-bagging/#comment-1880318 <p>welcome aboard. I fear that is what they would say.</p> welcome aboard. I fear that is what they would say.

]]> By: gizzardboy http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/15/a-brief-history-of-tea-bagging/#comment-1880128 gizzardboy Wed, 15 Apr 2009 20:59:23 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/15/a-brief-history-of-tea-bagging/#comment-1880128 <p>Thank you, Jane! I have been reading about “teabaggers” and “teabagging” for several years in blogs and never could get a definition. At Corrente they even have a glossary but don’t have that term. Now thanks to you and The Rude One I have a mental picture of the meaning. Somehow, “grateful” doesn’t fully cover my feelings.</p> Thank you, Jane! I have been reading about “teabaggers” and “teabagging” for several years in blogs and never could get a definition. At Corrente they even have a glossary but don’t have that term. Now thanks to you and The Rude One I have a mental picture of the meaning. Somehow, “grateful” doesn’t fully cover my feelings.

]]> By: Herman1Newticks http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/15/a-brief-history-of-tea-bagging/#comment-1880125 Herman1Newticks Wed, 15 Apr 2009 20:38:32 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/15/a-brief-history-of-tea-bagging/#comment-1880125 <p>Even the A-frickin-P now acknowledges that they’re totally astroturf. Great work Jane!</p> Even the A-frickin-P now acknowledges that they’re totally astroturf. Great work Jane!

]]> By: Rayne http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/15/a-brief-history-of-tea-bagging/#comment-1880124 Rayne Wed, 15 Apr 2009 20:31:14 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/15/a-brief-history-of-tea-bagging/#comment-1880124 <p>You’re really going to have to do more homework, perris. Koch is just the money.</p> <p>This is one huge matrix and it’s fully integrated from state/local level to national level.</p> <p>For instance: Keli Carenderer is NOT a newbie to this. She fits the classic M.O. of the Young Republicans, a la Grover Norquist and Karl Rove. She got picked up very quickly as a point of origin for this reason.</p> <p>She’s already <a href="http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008525429_guns16m.html" rel="nofollow">earned her cred with regards to gun rights</a>; now doesn’t that seem like a very odd topic for a person who’s been labeled a “young mom-blogger” to address in a public forum? As you can see from the news article linked in this graf, the Porkulus festivity wasn’t really the first time she’s taken a position of public activism — which tells you there’s more going on here.</p> <p>What I want to know next: What’s Keli’s real name, assuming Carenderer is her married name? We know now she’s at least 29 years old and a mother; what school did she go to? Has she been with Young Republicans since she started college — meaning, 10 years?</p> <p>And how many times has she already been out front in the public eye on gun rights? I suspect the incident in the article I’ve linked isn’t the only time; I’ll even bet this is <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cybercassie/3233038791/" rel="nofollow">Keli at the gun range</a>, and that she’s in other photos in the same photostream related to the same topic.</p> <p>She didn’t happen by accident. And Koch is only the money.</p> You’re really going to have to do more homework, perris. Koch is just the money.

This is one huge matrix and it’s fully integrated from state/local level to national level.

For instance: Keli Carenderer is NOT a newbie to this. She fits the classic M.O. of the Young Republicans, a la Grover Norquist and Karl Rove. She got picked up very quickly as a point of origin for this reason.

She’s already earned her cred with regards to gun rights; now doesn’t that seem like a very odd topic for a person who’s been labeled a “young mom-blogger” to address in a public forum? As you can see from the news article linked in this graf, the Porkulus festivity wasn’t really the first time she’s taken a position of public activism — which tells you there’s more going on here.

What I want to know next: What’s Keli’s real name, assuming Carenderer is her married name? We know now she’s at least 29 years old and a mother; what school did she go to? Has she been with Young Republicans since she started college — meaning, 10 years?

And how many times has she already been out front in the public eye on gun rights? I suspect the incident in the article I’ve linked isn’t the only time; I’ll even bet this is Keli at the gun range, and that she’s in other photos in the same photostream related to the same topic.

She didn’t happen by accident. And Koch is only the money.

]]> By: TheLurkingMod http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/15/a-brief-history-of-tea-bagging/#comment-1880119 TheLurkingMod Wed, 15 Apr 2009 20:08:57 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/15/a-brief-history-of-tea-bagging/#comment-1880119 <p>Welcome!<br /> Thanks for visiting. We try very hard to keep to this - references to outside sites limited to one per day.<br /> Comment away!</p> Welcome!
Thanks for visiting. We try very hard to keep to this – references to outside sites limited to one per day.
Comment away!

]]> By: lareinehecube http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/15/a-brief-history-of-tea-bagging/#comment-1880118 lareinehecube Wed, 15 Apr 2009 20:05:23 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/15/a-brief-history-of-tea-bagging/#comment-1880118 <p><strong>Cool — for more on the teabaggery, and other issues, check out <a href="http://hellodollyllama.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">http://hellodollyllama.blogspot.com/</a></strong></p> <p>Come visit!</p> Cool — for more on the teabaggery, and other issues, check out http://hellodollyllama.blogspot.com/

Come visit!

]]> By: LeftTexas http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/15/a-brief-history-of-tea-bagging/#comment-1880117 LeftTexas Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:38:07 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/15/a-brief-history-of-tea-bagging/#comment-1880117 <p>Jane:</p> <p>I so appreciate your in depth reporting. I like that you name names. Maybe people will think twice before picking up that next 6 pack of Silver Bullets and remember where the money goes.</p> <p>I just wish Fakes News would have used all this bluster to get people to protest the war, or the Patriot Act, or torture, or encourage Bush/Cheney impeachment, in the past. </p> <p>They do not see the need to lead a protest against homes being foreclosed on and jobs as well as billions in tax evasion dollars still going overseas while money gushes to the wealthy elite.</p> Jane:

I so appreciate your in depth reporting. I like that you name names. Maybe people will think twice before picking up that next 6 pack of Silver Bullets and remember where the money goes.

I just wish Fakes News would have used all this bluster to get people to protest the war, or the Patriot Act, or torture, or encourage Bush/Cheney impeachment, in the past.

They do not see the need to lead a protest against homes being foreclosed on and jobs as well as billions in tax evasion dollars still going overseas while money gushes to the wealthy elite.

]]> By: alank http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/15/a-brief-history-of-tea-bagging/#comment-1880110 alank Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:57:49 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/15/a-brief-history-of-tea-bagging/#comment-1880110 <p>Wow, that’s one rude pundit. I don’t think I’ve been to that place, before. But the definition is right for the argot version.</p> Wow, that’s one rude pundit. I don’t think I’ve been to that place, before. But the definition is right for the argot version.

]]> By: perris http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/15/a-brief-history-of-tea-bagging/#comment-1880102 perris Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:30:31 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/15/a-brief-history-of-tea-bagging/#comment-1880102 <p>a most important point;</p> <blockquote><p>Americans for Prosperity is the right wing think tank where David Koch, billionaire co-owner of Koch Industries, is Chairman of the Board</p></blockquote> <p>Koch industries are the REAL puppeteers behind will Krystol, the Cato institute, the pnac, they are the real puppeteers pulling Chaney’s strings, pulling Rush’s strings, pulling hanity’s strings</p> <p>there is not one doubt in my mind they orchestrated this charade</p> a most important point;

Americans for Prosperity is the right wing think tank where David Koch, billionaire co-owner of Koch Industries, is Chairman of the Board

Koch industries are the REAL puppeteers behind will Krystol, the Cato institute, the pnac, they are the real puppeteers pulling Chaney’s strings, pulling Rush’s strings, pulling hanity’s strings

there is not one doubt in my mind they orchestrated this charade

]]> By: perris http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/15/a-brief-history-of-tea-bagging/#comment-1880098 perris Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:26:48 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/04/15/a-brief-history-of-tea-bagging/#comment-1880098 <p>missed the most important date of tea party;</p> <p>December 16, 1773</p> <p>founders were fed up the king LOWERED taxes for his homeys (not pissed he raised taxes)</p> missed the most important date of tea party;

December 16, 1773

founders were fed up the king LOWERED taxes for his homeys (not pissed he raised taxes)

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