Comments on: Teased and Confused: Pensacola Teabaggers Boo Lower Taxes

By: BearCountry

BearCountry — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:11:51 +0000

Shouldn’t gov. perry be arrested for treason or sedition or something? Calling for secession by a high state government official is more than simply freedom of speech.

By: Mauimom

Mauimom — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:30:45 +0000

it is beyond me why these people continue to cast ballots for Republicans.

My sympathies. [I spent 10 years of my life in Houston in the late 50s/early 60s.]

Is there NO information source that could educate these folks re their self-interest [and how Republicans are screwing them]?

Are they so blinded by racial hatred that they can’t see the economic facts?

I know that there are certain myths in that culture that get repeated & thus ingrained — e.g., unions are BAD; all welfare recipients drive Cadillacs; dark skinned folks want to have sex with your daughter/wife — but is there NOTHING, other than the internet, that could enlighten them?

Of course, I guess if you listen to Boss Limbaugh all day, and then tune in Fox “News” at night, you don’t imagine any other world view. Oh, and then there are the churches.

Sad. For them, and for us. [Just look, for example, at their senators.]

By: SomeGuy

SomeGuy — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:53:38 +0000

The Republicans are blowing the dog whistle again, and the racists have come running, wagging their little tails. A thread called “The Rotting Racist Underbelly of the Tea Party Protests” at Jack & Jill Politics quotes what they call a “telling and typical comment” from Stormfront.org (a racist website, maybe the most popular one). Here is the quote:

“Ladies and gentlemen, I think every WN needs to not only attend the April 15th Tea Party nearest you (I’m going to the Alamo in San Antonio) but then stay involved and help provide leadership to this movement.

I believe that this is the white revolution we’ve been waiting for.

It doesn’t look what we expected but this is it.

I’ve seen probably 50 videos on TV showing previous marches and what strikes me is that the participants are all WHITE. It stands to reason . . . we’re the ones being taxed to support Affirmative Action, Welfare and other worthless social programs. It’s our tax dollars going to ACORN and supporting the 12 million illegals swarming into our neighborhoods.”

By: lcdrrek

lcdrrek — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:52:24 +0000

Yes, you can mock them. I was born and raised 60 miles from Pensacola in Mobile Al. I am now 60 years old and it is beyond me why these people continue to cast ballots for Republicans. This has been going on since Nixon and one would think with all that has happened in those years someone would wake up and realize that nothing has changed for them in all of those years. But they continue to trek to the polls and cast another ballot for the party of fear. I have continued to wonder why these people continue down this path, when do they think something is going to change for them.

I am constantly perplexed by this idiocy. So, janinsanfran, please feel free to mock these people.

By: Watt4Bob

Watt4Bob — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:07:44 +0000

Now the anti-Semitic conspircy theorists are saying the “fed” is private.

Ok, I’ll bite, that’s satire?

By: Everythingseemssoneat

Everythingseemssoneat — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:02:03 +0000

Now the anti-Semitic conspircy theorists are saying the “fed” is private.

By: Sinfonian

Sinfonian — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:58:53 +0000

Thanks for all the kind words, everyone. I figured the video might get a few looks on my blog, but this is extraordinary. Glad everyone (here, anyway ;) ) likes it.

But does Jane remember me from Denver and Eschacon in Philadelphia last year? ;)

By: puravida

puravida — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:27:10 +0000

Insanity.

By: puravida

puravida — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:26:03 +0000

I think they already know. They just don’t know how to deal with it. You know, all those brown people.

By: oldgold

oldgold — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:25:32 +0000

So far not enough attention has been given to Texas Governor Perry’s repeated references to secession. Under any circumstances his remarks would be quite extraodinary, but this reckless rhetoric is being spewed less than 100 days after a Texan and Perry’s political patron finished eight years as President.
What fuels this damn foolishness?