"This is not some kind of radical right-wing group,”said Senator Jim DeMint, to the Times today.
Sure it is, although to DeMint the definition of radical right might be a bit idiosyncr
atic. Thousands Rally in Capitol reads the headline although the picture shows at most a couple of hundred white, middle aged people carrying all sorts of signs ranging from the inexplicable to the ridiculous. A huge photo of Nancy Pelosi with a thought bubble saying "Nazis" has the word Astroturf!!! under it. Another claiming that "Jesus Christ is the messiah and not Obama"is there to reinforce the idiotic idea that Obama supporters think he's chosen of God and perhaps to help us forget the glaring fact that Bush was widely portrayed as God's right hand.
brays another, doubtless setting off thousands of WTF alarms in the Windy City - often referred to as the city that works.
"Just say no to Chicago Style Politics"
"Obama's nuts, that's why he's involved with ACORN"reflects the inexplicable obsession with that organization the less mentally organized Republicans seem possessed of.
"Trade freedom for security. . . you will have neither"says a large sign approximating a Ben Franklin quote that would have been very much appropriate for the previous administration: so appropriate to the gang who gave us the Patriot Act, ignored the law and told us blowing up Iraq was necessary to preserve "our freedoms."
In fact, the fact that not only were these marionettes not in display in Washington a year ago but also that the Bush administration routinely bussed protesters out to remote and fenced-in enclosures while Bill O'Reilly called them "loonies" certainly speaks better for Obama and worse for Republicans than anything else. It certainly doesn't speak well of the silly people, the stupid people, the petty people who see these choreographed parades as anything but bought and payed for advertising: bought and payed for with our country's future.
Yes, Jim Demint dressed as a Fox News reporter...and then he says, "...these Americans...are protesting the direction of this country NOT over the last six months but the last TEN years...."
ReplyDeleteYeah, Sure....
I'm going to cross-post this as a link over at my blog, since I dealt with The Crazy Sign People there today.
ReplyDeleteI'm for more exposure of these nitwits. It doesn't help their party or their cause one bit.
BTW, I was an avid Mother Goose reader as a kid, and "Hark, hark, the dogs do bark" was one of my favorite rhymes. I thought this little background would be fun for your readers:
ReplyDeleteHark Hark the Dogs do Bark Rhyme
Nursery Rhyme & History
A Sinister Tale
The "Hark, hark the dogs do bark" rhyme dates back to 13th century England. The origin of "Hark, hark the dogs do bark", reflected in the words, is seeped in history.
Wandering minstrels or troubadours and beggars went from city to town singing their songs (some in rags and some in tags and one in a velvet gown).
Messages of dissent to the common people were often found in secret meanings to the words of their ballads. In this way the propaganda of the day was safely passed from one community to another. These secret messages could lead to plots and uprisings against the royalty, clergy and politicians of the day. Even further back in time, in Saxon England, professional storytellers, called 'scops', would also travel around the country telling stories for their living. During outbreaks of the Bubonic Plague strangers were looked upon with horror! Dogs barking alerted the townspeople to strangers in their area, hence the words
"Hark, hark the dogs do bark ..."
Hark hark the dogs do bark
The beggars are coming to town
Some in rags and some in jags*
And one in a velvet gown.
* Jags - A slash or slit in a garment exposing material of a different color (especially popular during the Tudor period.)
Source.
I'm glad you got the reference. I really do enjoy being around smart people instead of Republicans.
ReplyDeleteA few hundred of these Miscreants showed up in Stewart Florida today, blocking US #1 at the bridge over the St Lucie River. No secret to their message, just delusion, hypocrisy and idiotic enthusiasm.
I was hoping for some golden finger to write mene, mene on the pavement, but we did get a rainstorm of biblical proportions - it's still raining in fact. 4 inches in the the last hour or so.
Sorry, no room for Republicans on my boat.
There oughta be a law … to keep those sub-canines off the air, off the lawn, off the couch, and off our legs.
ReplyDeleteOcto, sub-canines may be offensive to canines, I suspect. (My dog tells me it is.)
ReplyDeleteSetting this aside, I saw one black man at the tea party, yes, I did! They trotted him out in front of the cameras to make a statement about evil guvimint or something. It was broadcast during McLehrer NewsHour last night, so it must be true. ;)
The poor chap stood out like a piece of brownie in a vat full of milk. But he was there, alright, for all to see, and, presumably, out of his free will.
So there. Now we know for sure there is no racism involved in teabaggering and the rest of this... whatever this assault of rac... I mean, plain idiocy is.
Speaking of sub-canines, see this. It's 10 minutes, but instructive.