So, in addition to preemptive smears and sabotage efforts, the Left’s nutroots — feeling, well, left out of the spotlight after putting the Obamessiah in office — are organizing their own anti-Tea Party demonstrations.It's funny, but it was just a few weeks ago that leftists were ridiculing conservatives for "Going Galt", and last week Markos Moulitsas blamed the Pittsburgh cop killings on conservatives agitating "revolution." And this week faux conservatives are attacking Rush Limbaugh: "You're a brain-washed, Nazi!"
Liberal guru Joe Trippi and government-subsidized Bill Moyers are pushing the new initiative, titled “A New Way Forward.” Hey, wasn’t Obama supposed to be your New Way Forward? Way to go!
The lefties have chosen April 11 to try and usurp media attention from the nationwide Tax Day Tea Party event on April 15. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
But they sure are looking to get in on the tea party action!
For example, "The Huffington Post wants to have citizen journalists at as many of these events as possible." Right. "Citizen journalists"? Make that counter-demonstrators, if anything.
In any case, via Glenn Reynolds, see "Tax Day Tea Party local events, videos and anti-tax boom." Also, Nice Deb asks, "Who’s Going to A Tax Day Tea Party?"
I will be attending the Santa Ana tea party, not far from my home (check Tax Day Tea Party - California" for more information on the California protests). And check out "Tea Party Sign Artwork" for downloadable signage.
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UPDATE: Actually, I saw the warning last night at Nice Deb, but check out, Via Memeorandum, "ACORN, HuffPo Organizing Efforts to Infiltrate Tax Day Tea Parties":
Acts of protest tend to be synonymous with the left and are usually considered unsurprising on the right. However, when conservatives demonstrate – liberals take notice in a big way.
On Fox News Channel’s April 7 “Your World,” host Neil Cavuto reported that the Tax Day tea party protests on April 15 will be “infiltrated” by their political opponents and led by left-wing activist organizations. He specifically named Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN).
“Only eight days before a nationwide tea party, some over-caffeinated crashers aiming to lay waste to it,” Cavuto said. “Reports of very well-organized infiltrators trying to mix in and rain on this parade. Talk about taxing.”
One organizer, Mark Meckler of the Sacramento Tea Party, dismissed the counter efforts and said they were to be expected.
“We don’t take them seriously at all, and I’ll tell you why,” “It’s not that they don’t exist – we expect people to attempt to infiltrate,” Meckler said. “We expect people to attempt to disturb what we are doing, but the reality is that this is a very broad-based grassroots movement. There is no leader at the top. There is no individual event that they can disturb that would cause us a problem nationwide.”
Meckler explained that everyone was invited – even if they come to promote a philosophy that runs counter to what the tea party movement is attempting to convey.
“So also, the people – we trust the grassroots,” Meckler continued. “We know, the people are skeptical of anyone approaching at these events, and we believe that people are going to handle it well. And in fact, we invite everybody to come to our events. We don’t care if they are from ACORN, The Huffington Post or the Daily Kos. We want them all there. We’re excited to have them attend.”
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And, for those in the Pasadena, California area, there is a Tea Party also on Saturday, April 11, 2009 starting at 12:30pm. Info at www.PasadenaTeaParty.com. And, do not forget that it was not JUST liberal lefties, but some as good a conservative as Rick Moran over at the Right Wing Nuthouse. What I am curious to see is how the Dinosaur, Drive-By, Mainstream, Obama-Worshiping Media will cover the events.
Righty: Maybe the media won't cover it, because it's not really interesting?
I love the fact that these people, who are not getting taxed any more, are getting all riled up!
Are the Wall Street CEOs attending as well?
Gotta love Americans, the ones who "love" America, i.e, themselves.
I'll be doing my part by tea-bagging any and all conservatives all day long on April 15th in Danville, CA. Come on up and taste the flavor of freedom!
It's about more than just taxes and besides your Obamassiah is lying when he says he won't raise our taxes.
Hey shoprat, you mean as in "read my lips, no new taxes" lying?
Yeah, we've seen that one before. But you probably don't remember past yesterday so don't worry.
It's funny how, now that the "silent majority" are not being so quiet, the leftards are starting to get worried.
There are A LOT of people who voted for the halfrican who are planning to attend these tea parties, not to distrupt them, but because they are sick and tired of all the spending. No one REALLY wants to mortgage their great-great-great grandchildrens futures. Many moderately left people are suffering from severe "buyers remorse."
The lefies are getting worried.
Good.
If they were half as smart as they think they are, they would be quaking in their hammer & sickle adorned thongs.
I think the socialists are seriously underestimating the breadth and depth of the derision that is swelling in this country toward the policies of the Organizer.
After his embarrassing and disastrous trip abroad this past week, which involved his trashing of this nation at every opportunity, I expect the derision to begin growing even faster, and expanding into areas other than just his insane spending and soon to be arriving confiscatory and economy killing tax policies, as well.
Who knows, this thing could explode into a full blown resistance movement.
There just might be hope for our country yet.
As for spotting the America haters at the tea parties next week, just look for people with unwashed hair who are walking around half dazed, reeking of marijuana.
I hope I run into one. :-)
-Dave
Dave: Taxes were higher under Reagan.
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