San Antonio Tea Party

[MannyIsGod]

You thinkn the talk radio listening audience in SA is 160,000 to 320,000?????

[ChumpDumper]

With any luck it might come close to the turnout for McCain/Palin.

[Nbadan]

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

Don't you love how the Reich-wing media is all of the sudden on the M$M = evil bandwagon? Shiiittt.....welcome to the world of Progressives circa 2000....

[Oh, Gee!!]

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

if you let all the protestors nationwide vote twice for mccain, he'd still lose by a landslide. they were a tiny fraction of the citizenry--like the green party.

[Nbadan]

if you let all the protestors nationwide vote twice for mccain, he'd still lose by a landslide. they were a tiny fraction of the citizenry--like the green party.

...at least they are anti-Bush now too though....

[Winehole23]

...at least they are anti-Bush now too though....

That's not much of a silver lining. The GOP has been running full speed from Bush for close on to two years now.

[PEP]

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

How did those Iraq War protests go? Didnt accomplish anything either.

[PEP]

When did you ever talk to them?

I have to call bull here.

From the pictures I've seen of lefty rallies, they dont look like the 9-5 job types, more like the tree hugging/20 year college plan type.

[Nbadan]

That's not much of a silver lining. The GOP has been running full speed from Bush for close on to two years now.

....what's really funny is that the same wing-nut media that sponsored these events yesterday marched right behind Dubya's spending in Iraq and the do-nothing's record level of earmarks just a few years ago.....

[DarrinS]

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

So, half of San Antonio was at an antiwar protest? Color me skeptical.

[PEP]

So, half of San Antonio was at an antiwar protest? Color me skeptical.

Well manny was probably there, his mass is worth about 16,000 people.

[Spurminator]

I find protests in general to be overrated. Basically "squeaky wheel gets the grease" en masse.

But most protests seem to have some kind of purpose and sigular message. All these "tea parties" are is an excuse to vent your anger about Obama winning the election. Nothing more.

Glad you guys could get it out of your system.

[ChumpDumper]

From the pictures I've seen of lefty rallies, they dont look like the 9-5 job types, more like the tree hugging/20 year college plan type.

So you never talked to any of them either.

[Viva Las Espuelas]

How did those Iraq War protests go? Didnt accomplish anything either.

exactly. they were simply a nice day in the sun for people to vent their frustrations over someone they don't like in office.

[LnGrrrR]

exactly. they were simply a nice day in the sun for people to vent their frustrations over someone they don't like in office.

So is that what you did at the Tea Party? lol

[Viva Las Espuelas]

So is that what you did at the Tea Party? lol

in a word. no.

[LnGrrrR]

in a word. no.

I'll put down vbookie money that those "tea party" protests will do just as much as the anti-war protests did.

[implacable44]

....what's really funny is that the same wing-nut media that sponsored these events yesterday marched right behind Dubya's spending in Iraq and the do-nothing's record level of earmarks just a few years ago.....

those records didnt last very long now did they ?

[Marcus Bryant]

I think the main problem with these protests is that the complaint is ill-defined. 'End the wasteful spending' is a generality of the first rank. We'd be much better served with a campaign against the myriad of recent bailouts for private interests by the feds through fiscal and monetary policy. 'No Bailouts for Billionaires' would seem to have appeal to those on the left and right and would get us past the routine partisan -throwing. As it stands, members of the masses shout at each other and the true "socialism" continues unabated.

[LnGrrrR]

I think the main problem with these protests is that the complaint is ill-defined. 'End the wasteful spending' is a generality of the first rank. We'd be much better served with a campaign against the myriad of recent bailouts for private interests by the feds through fiscal and monetary policy. 'No Bailouts for Billionaires' would seem to have appeal to those on the left and right and would get us past the routine partisan -throwing. As it stands, members of the masses shout at each other and the true "socialism" continues unabated.

Well said. See, THIS is what I want to hear from board Republicans. Thanks for being a sane voice Marcus, even if I don't agree with you all the time.

[Viva Las Espuelas]

I'll put down vbookie money that those "tea party" protests will do just as much as the anti-war protests did.

and why is that?.........'cause everyone not in office, be it left, middle, right, doesn't have the power to really make anything happen, and i'm not talking about just getting someone elected. if anything it will make people more aware of who we elect from the lowest office to the top and hopefully it makes themselves run for some sort of office and do something. we have enough lawyers in control. initially, yes, these parties won't blow the fuzz off a peach, but hopefully it will carry on and not be dismissed so easily in the long run.

[Viva Las Espuelas]

I'll put down vbookie money that those "tea party" protests will do just as much as the anti-war protests did.

oh and to be fair they were "anti-war" protests. how can you say they were anti-war protests when really they were anti-bush protests? "anti-war" protests,i say.

[Marcus Bryant]

Well said. See, THIS is what I want to hear from board Republicans. Thanks for being a sane voice Marcus, even if I don't agree with you all the time.

Well, I wouldn't say that I'm a member of the party. Do I generally caucus with "Republicans" as it relates to fiscal policy? Sure. Then, again, my views on defense spending don't seem to jive with the majority who have found a way to make support of every weapons system and 100 bases in 100 countries (or whatever it is) a test of one's patriotism.

[LnGrrrR]

oh and to be fair they were "anti-war" protests. how can you say they were anti-war protests when really they were anti-bush protests? "anti-war" protests,i say.

Tomato, tomahto...*shrug*

[LnGrrrR]

Well, I wouldn't say that I'm a member of the party. Do I generally caucus with "Republicans" as it relates to fiscal policy? Sure. Then, again, my views on defense spending don't seem to jive with the majority who have found a way to make support of every weapons system and 100 bases in 100 countries (or whatever it is) a test of one's patriotism.

Agreed, and I'm IN the military. I just find many of the spokespeople on the right to be shallow, both in personality and depth of argumentation.

Also, the demonization of atheists (and yes right-wing posters, I'm using hyperbole) doesn't sit well with me.