A tale of two rallies

[DarrinS]

http://pajamasmedia.com/zombie/2010/03/29/searchlight-vs-l-a-rival-rallies-reveal-stark-rightleft-divide/?singlepage=true


A few images from both rallies.



Tea Party rally in Searchlight, NV

http://pajamasmedia.com/zombie/files/2010/03/El_Marco_0240.jpg

http://pajamasmedia.com/zombie/files/2010/03/El_Marco_0213.jpg

http://pajamasmedia.com/zombie/files/2010/03/El_Marco_0175.jpg


Left-wing rally in LA

http://pajamasmedia.com/zombie/files/2010/03/Ringo_LA_013.jpg

http://pajamasmedia.com/zombie/files/2010/03/Ringo_LA_008.jpg

http://pajamasmedia.com/zombie/files/2010/03/Ringo_LA_093.jpg

[Stringer_Bell]

I actually like those Tea Party posters, but the 2nd one is pretty stupid because Barry's dad was a negro not a whitey.

I'm kind of confused about that "Left-Wing" rally though, those seem like a lot of crazy little factions without a unified message. They aren't related whatsoever. Those people are less dangerous in a rally setting because they are less susceptible to group think, IMHO.

PS: That LA rally looks like it took place on Hollywood BLVD. Anyone that's ever been there knows nothing but crazy people show up there...it's a crazy street being full of crazy people.

[George Gervin's Afro]

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/images/tea-party-sign-toter.jpg

I like this one.

[ChumpDumper]

No YouTubes?

Really Darrin, you can easily find less fringe left wingers and more fringe right wingers, but the blog or email you read told you to post these. Your bias is obvious.

But it probably is a good idea for you to try to make some new threads to try to push one of your more embarrassing ones -- about fringe right wingers, no less -- from the past back down off the front page. That is also obvious.

[Bartleby]

Soooo . . . conservative nutcases make more cooler protest signs than liberal nutcases?

[in2deep]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2568/3918532662_a121363c76.jpg

[Trainwreck2100]

http://pajamasmedia.com/zombie/files/2010/03/El_Marco_0240.jpg

but the ghosts are the bad guys.

[ChumpDumper]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2568/3918532662_a121363c76.jpglol they Godwinned their own protest.

[coyotes_geek]

Soooo . . . conservative nutcases make more cooler protest signs than liberal nutcases?

My team's nutjobs are better at arts and crafts than your team's nutjobs.

[rjv]

no pics of the right wing militia that was conspiring to kill police officers ?

[Winehole23]

The "tale" failed at delivery, or the thread tells it instead.

Did you have a point, Darrin? Any point at all?

[Winehole23]

If people bring handmade signs frankly expressing their political views to public rallies, and others find them objectionable, so what?

[Shastafarian]

Here are some more pics!

http://www.lookingattheleft.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/MG_0159-copy.jpg

This guy showed up in a Lamborghini

http://www.lookingattheleft.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/MG_0095-copy.jpg

It's that guy whose name isn't Joe. What did he do for a living again?

http://www.lookingattheleft.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/MG_0268.jpg

Hey, who let this nutjob in?

http://www.lookingattheleft.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/MG_0009.jpg

[DarrinS]

I actually like those Tea Party posters, but the 2nd one is pretty stupid because Barry's dad was a negro not a whitey.

I'm kind of confused about that "Left-Wing" rally though, those seem like a lot of crazy little factions without a unified message. They aren't related whatsoever. Those people are less dangerous in a rally setting because they are less susceptible to group think, IMHO.

PS: That LA rally looks like it took place on Hollywood BLVD. Anyone that's ever been there knows nothing but crazy people show up there...it's a crazy street being full of crazy people.


I actually agree with you that a few nutjobs, among a group of thousands, doesn't define an entire political affiliation. It's disappointing that the Dems and their friends in the MSM keep pushing this mantra. Even more disappointing, is how many people buy it -- hook, line, and sinker.

[Winehole23]

I actually agree with you that a few nutjobs, among a group of thousands, doesn't define an entire political affiliation. It's disappointing that the Dems and their friends in the MSM keep pushing this mantra. Even more disappointing, is how many people buy it -- hook, line, and sinker.Even more disappointing, you keep pushing it.

[Winehole23]

A few images from the two rallies "tell a tale", right?

[whottt]

I'm kind of confused about that "Left-Wing" rally though, those seem like a lot of crazy little factions without a unified message.

I just spit coke through my nose when I read this. Thanks for the laugh. :lmao

You should take a real good look at those left wing rally pictures. Look at them every day.

Sometimes a picture tells like...67 million words.




They aren't related whatsoever. Those people are less dangerous in a rally setting because they are less susceptible to group think, IMHO.


Right, but they are one hell of a dangerous voting block.

In the immortal words of Homer Simpson: Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large numbers.

[Bartleby]

Here are some more pics!

http://www.lookingattheleft.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/MG_0159-copy.jpg

This guy showed up in a Lamborghini

http://www.lookingattheleft.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/MG_0095-copy.jpg

It's that guy whose name isn't Joe. What did he do for a living again?

http://www.lookingattheleft.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/MG_0268.jpg

Hey, who let this nutjob in?

http://www.lookingattheleft.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/MG_0009.jpg

It's just like burning man.

But instead of having crazy naked people on peyote you have crazy people who wear hunting clothes and take viagra

[Stringer_Bell]

I actually agree with you that a few nutjobs, among a group of thousands, doesn't define an entire political affiliation. It's disappointing that the Dems and their friends in the MSM keep pushing this mantra. Even more disappointing, is how many people buy it -- hook, line, and sinker.

I actually disagree with you, that Hollywood Blvd rally was probably full of the craziest people around...they weren't just a few nutjobs, it was a shitload of nutjobs in a small area. My point is that it was a "variety" of nutjobs (women's rights, animal rights, anti-Israel, environmentalists, etc), whereas the MSM always shows us the same type of nutjobs (anti-Obama) showing up to Tea Party and "conservative" rallies.

I'd like to see more funny posters at rallies (like some of the ones you posted), there's too much negativity. I don't even want to know what actual crap liberal rallies have, but as far as the conservative rallies we see...it'd be nice see them have a hopeful message than a menacing message. But I guess they're (they = far left and right) preaching to the choir with those things, and it doesn't make sense to anyone but their own little cults.

[ElNono]

A tale of a third rally:

http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2009/0121/as_rally_snowdrift_recap1_2.jpg

[elbamba]

Didn't the KKK dress up like ghosts?

[DarrinS]

I actually disagree with you, that Hollywood Blvd rally was probably full of the craziest people around...they weren't just a few nutjobs, it was a shitload of nutjobs in a small area. My point is that it was a "variety" of nutjobs (women's rights, animal rights, anti-Israel, environmentalists, etc), whereas the MSM always shows us the same type of nutjobs (anti-Obama) showing up to Tea Party and "conservative" rallies.




So, in your opinion, being anti-Obama automatically makes you a nutjob?

I see.

[balli]

One time I went to an anti-Bush rally that SLC's mayor orchestrated cause he was all uppity over Cheney being in town. It was literally the lamest, most efficacious, bullshit, piece of shit event that I've ever been to. I went, got pissed off, embarrassed and left after like 10 minutes. Fuck the rabble.

http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/153618

[Stringer_Bell]

So, in your opinion, being anti-Obama automatically makes you a nutjob?

I see.

You are seeing wrong. I'm saying that the crazies (not all the protestors, THE CRAZIES) in the MSM's presentation of the Anti-Obama movement are all alike...whereas the crazy Liberal movements is full of all kinds of crazy which makes it harder for them to mobilize together which makes them less likely to have a unified action or message which makes them less likely to be violent and start trouble. Both liberal and conservative crazies take shit way too seriously, but it's harder to turn 10 varieties of crazy into a mob than it is 1 variety of crazy.

But those protestors are only nutjobs if they think Obama is any worse than Bush. I'm sure there's plenty of people that HATE Obama just as much as they HATE Bush, which in my book isn't bad cuz they're probably the same but I happen to like Obama's freshness. I've never said that hating Obama was a bad thing, just the reasons people choose sometimes are fucking stupid. :toast

[LnGrrrR]

but the ghosts are the bad guys.

I was thinking the same thing...