San Antonio Tea Party

[DarrinS]

This whole tea party thing is about as hilarious as Republican Congressmen crying about fiscal conservatism after going see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil during the Bush Administration.

So-called fiscal conservatives that vote for bail outs are complete hypocrites.

I'm not sure I understand your point about the tea parties, however.

[implacable44]

The problem is that everyone here knows these protests weren't about fiscal discipline. They were anti Obama/left protests under the guise of fiscal conservatism and many of the pictures and videos I've seen do nothing but support this.

FAIL. It has nothing to do with the Left or Democrats or RACISM (why are you lib s still playing the race card when there is a brother in the house?) and the only reason Obama is mentioned is because he is in the white house and signing the papers. he is SPENDING and all of this spending has to be paid for by Americans - TAXES - funny how people say they have barely gone up - just wait. The money has to come from somewhere... do the math.

Taxed
Enough
Aalready

[JoeChalupa]

Where were all these whiners when the Bush administration spent us into debt?

[implacable44]

Where were all these whiners when the Bush administration spent us into debt?

I tire of this question which is both ignorant and illogical. Why do you think his approval rating was so low ? Do you think it was just the liberal left responding to polls ? His rating was so low because he sold us conservatives a fraudulent bill of goods. He was a punk on the border and he spent (ironically his spending should have increased his ratings with the lib s who love big government)....All us "whiners" were right there with you libby whiners reflected in Bush's terrible and extremely low approval ratings -- along with the ridiculously low ratings congress had.

[clambake]

really? we never heard a peep out of you guys.

[JoeChalupa]

I tire of this question which is both ignorant and illogical. Why do you think his approval rating was so low ? Do you think it was just the liberal left responding to polls ? His rating was so low because he sold us conservatives a fraudulent bill of goods. He was a punk on the border and he spent (ironically his spending should have increased his ratings with the lib s who love big government)....All us "whiners" were right there with you libby whiners reflected in Bush's terrible and extremely low approval ratings -- along with the ridiculously low ratings congress had.

Ahh...you just didn't have time for tea parties? I get it.

[angrydude]

you missed the whole "spent like a drunken sailor" line spwered about a million times by John Mccain during the republican primaries? that was 2 years ago dude.

[implacable44]

Ahh...you just didn't have time for tea parties? I get it.

I was there sir. and obviously you did hear a peep -- again -- look at those approval ratings -- Glenn Beck was killing Bush for the last 2 years of his presidency - echoed by all his callers and ratings.

How could you have heard anything the conservatives were saying with your head so far up O's tush ?

[Wild Cobra]

16,000 isn't really that many people for an event like this - IMO - but even if you think it is you have to acknowledge its meaningless unless they keep it up.

It's actually pretty good considering the job statuses of these people vs. those who you usually see protesting. Most these people have day jobs, and took time off to be there. can you say that about most protesters?

[JoeChalupa]

It's actually pretty good considering the job statuses of these people vs. those who you usually see protesting. Most these people have day jobs, and took time off to be there. can you say that about most protesters?

Yeah but the majority got PAID time off.

So now we judge protesters by their employment status?

[clambake]

all i remember is a bunch of waterboys........that never made a sound.

i understand what you're attempting to do.

you'll have to be more creative to dodge your mistake.

[Trainwreck2100]

Yeah but the majority got PAID time off.

So now we judge protesters by their employment status?

most people that work get paid time off, that's one of the perks of working. Also one of the perks of welfair.

[AntiChrist]

Red Eye skewers media tea party coverage

[AntiChrist]

The media LOVES their teabag jokes.

[Wild Cobra]

Yeah but the majority got PAID time off.

So now we judge protesters by their employment status?

Why must you twist my meaning? My point is that most the people there had day jobs. That there would have been a bigger turnout under equal employment status vs. a left rally. Myself, I work a graveyard shift. When you talk to people at protests or rallys to the left, many of the people there aren't working. I talked to several people there. Most had jobs. If this was on a Saturday or Sunday, bet there would have been a whole lot more people.

[JoeChalupa]

Why must you twist my meaning? My point is that most the people there had day jobs. That there would have been a bigger turnout under equal employment status vs. a left rally. Myself, I work a graveyard shift. When you talk to people at protests or rallys to the left, many of the people there aren't working. I talked to several people there. Most had jobs. If this was on a Saturday or Sunday, bet there would have been a whole lot more people.

I didn't have to twist anything around as your response proves and that is that you feel that "righties" have jobs and that "lefties" don't. Believe me, there are plenty of "righties" who are unemployed right now. When I was volunteering for the Obama campaign almost everyone I spoke to had jobs. Don't get upset just because I pointed out the obvious.

[clambake]

Why must you twist my meaning? My point is that most the people there had day jobs. That there would have been a bigger turnout under equal employment status vs. a left rally. Myself, I work a graveyard shift. When you talk to people at protests or rallys to the left, many of the people there aren't working. I talked to several people there. Most had jobs. If this was on a Saturday or Sunday, bet there would have been a whole lot more people.

the graveyard shift of appliance repair?

that must suck.

[MannyIsGod]

It's actually pretty good considering the job statuses of these people vs. those who you usually see protesting. Most these people have day jobs, and took time off to be there. can you say that about most protesters?

16,000 vs. the millions that came out for the Iraq War protests and all you have is "they don't have jobs"?

[Oh, Gee!!]

the number of people at the s.a. rally was probably equal to the number of talk radio listeners in south texas

[clambake]

If this was on a Saturday or Sunday, bet there would have been a whole lot more people.

so.....you're saying you guys are too stupid to figure that out?

[ChumpDumper]

When you talk to people at protests or rallys to the left, many of the people there aren't working.

When did you ever talk to them?

I have to call bull here.

[JoeChalupa]

when did you ever talk to them?

I have to call bull here.

+1

[angrydude]

I think, considering the right's disinclination to do things like this, that the turnout all over the country, especially the number of protests in so many different cities, was pretty good.

[smeagol]

I'm having my friends for tea at 5 o´clock.

[implacable44]

the number of people at the s.a. rally was probably equal to the number of talk radio listeners in south texas

mmmhhh check those ratings and shares again sir... it was probably more equivalent to the amount of Bill Maher / Colbert / Olberman watchers -- If it would have reflected the listening audience it would have been 10 to 20 times the size