Wow! What a day yesterday. Here in Phoenix there were over 5,000 people. You couldn’t get close to the speaking area if you got there after 4pm. I’ve been reading the reports and numbers and there were easily over 1 million people that took to the streets in their communities and towns to protest the rampant and irresponsible spending of this dangerous Administration.
If you were foolish enough to watch the Communist News Network (CNN), you saw a display of elitist douche bags that snickered at their tea bag joke like a bunch of third graders. What these overeducated doofi (plural of ‘doofus’) didn’t realize was that the term ‘tea’ is actually an acronym for Taxed Enough Already. Now, I’ve had to explain to several uninformed acquaintances who tried to bring up the argument that Obama just gave us a generous $8 to $14 per week tax break, so how could we be feeling taxed enough? Well, what they don’t realize is that the only reason people are getting that piddly amount is because of a change in the withholding rate, not a change in the tax rate. What does this mean? It means that at the end of the year, you will still owe the same amount of taxes, but since the government is withholding less, you might end up owing at the end of the year instead of getting a bit of a refund. Then add to that the painfully obvious admission that in order to pay back America’s mistake’s $9 Trillion budget, there are going to have to be severe adjustments in taxes, whether they be income, sales, or other. But even then, that wasn’t the gist of the gathering. We were there to oppose higher taxes, big bailouts, rampant earmarks, and explosive government growth. They would have known that had they actually taken the time to ask, rather than just knee-jerk a reaction that this is just another ‘Right Wing gathering’.
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Not everyone enjoyed the TEA Parties, though. Representative Jan Schakowsky from Illinois (go figure) had some scathing words for those that dare to question the great and powerful Oz!
"The ‘tea parties’ being held today by groups of right-wing activists, and fueled by FOX News Channel, are an effort to mislead the public about the Obama economic plan that cuts taxes for 95 percent of Americans and creates 3.5 million jobs," Schakowsky said in a statement.
"It’s despicable that right-wing Republicans would attempt to cheapen a significant, honorable moment of American history with a shameful political stunt," she added. "Not a single American household or business will be taxed at a higher rate this year. Made to look like a grassroots uprising, this is an Obama bashing party promoted by corporate interests, as well as Republican lobbyists and politicians.”
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This TEA Party was not organized or authorized by anyone other than the responsible people of this country who are sick and tired of know-it-alls like Jackoffsky bankrupting our children’s future! I didn’t receive any special email from Rush Limbaugh or Sean Hannity. I didn’t get a phone call from Newt Gingrich or some fortune 500 company exec explaining where I had to be and why. It just so happens that these 5,000 plus people in Phoenix did it because they wanted to! I know that's a foreign concept to these moronic representatives from Illinois that people protest without receiving a check from ACORN, but they need to pull their heads out of their collective asses and get on board with what the majority of people in this country want… Responsible spending! Hopefully in 2010 the voters of Illinois will have enough sense to dump this loser.
BTW: Did you see in the picture above that she is a member of the ‘Intelligence’ Committee? What an oxymoron! I think she’s had too many facelifts… If they pull that skin up any more, she’ll have a goatee!
Let me remind this loony lefty about something she obviously has no expertise in… The constitution.
Amendment 1 - Freedom of Religion, Press, Expression. Ratified 12/15/1791. Note
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Who cares if this thing had been orchestrated by Limbaugh or Newt? The fact is we have a right to peaceably assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. I’m sure she feels differently about the marches and protests organized by Cindy Sheehan, ACORN, or Al Sharpton. By the way Gravyskin, you can get a free copy of the constitution at The Heritage Foundation.
I have not heard any reports of groups trying to disrupt the activities, which is great! Now we can sit back and wait for the next big chance to send government our message of true hope and change… July 4th! See ya then!