Boston Tea Party on The Common

[RIROCKHOUND]

About the tea party movement...

Let me ask a question.

In Rhode Island, the number of participants at the Tax day Rally last yearand this years rally was estimated to roughly be the same. I'm not sure about Boston.

Does that have any significance (i.e. because there were not significantly more people there after a year as a 'movement')?

Not a dig at the tea party. Just curious what you guys think.

[buckman]

Originally Posted by RIROCKHOUND

About the tea party movement...

Let me ask a question.

In Rhode Island, the number of participants at the Tax day Rally last yearand this years rally was estimated to roughly be the same. I'm not sure about Boston.

Does that have any significance (i.e. because there were not significantly more people there after a year as a 'movement')?

Not a dig at the tea party. Just curious what you guys think.

I think the movement is losing steam. People are feeling like they don't matter. They are being misrepresented and the media has portrayed them poorly. Bashing the Tea Party movement is the new "cool thing" to do if your on the left. Bush bashing is so 2009.

I think come election time, the true feelings of the American people will come out. People who support the Tea Party vote.

[scottw]

well, when the president spends his time impuning you and prodding you for reactions, and the former president is trying to link you to domestic terrorism and the media is misrepresenting you by highlighting whatever fringe element they can drum up, I suppose you become a bit wary as a loosely affiliated "member" of such a "movement"..bottom line, these are not pot smoking hippies that don't have jobs or need showers and can just hang around for days ...and they aren't Union rent-a-mobs that show up on a moments notice...they're average Americans, most who have never done this stuff before and would prefer to be working and taking care of their families but see very clearly where the country is headed and decided this is an outlet for their voices...it's a strange obsession with Palin, Tea Parties and the like for some...can't stomp them into the dirt enough...do you feel threatened ??? they can't affect your life, they aren't on your lawn with their crazy signs and hats...Obama is taking care of everything now, you have nothing to fear....just chant "hope and change" and leave poor Sarah and the Tea Baggers alone will ya? JD...I'm talking to YOU !

[spence]

Originally Posted by buckman

They are being misrepresented and the media has portrayed them poorly.

I love it, blame the media

I thought Republicans were the party of self responsibility?

-spence

[detbuch]

Originally Posted by spence

I love it, blame the media

I thought Republicans were the party of self responsibility?

-spence

How does being "self responsible" stop someone else from portraying you poorly?

[spence]

Originally Posted by detbuch

How does being "self responsible" stop someone else from portraying you poorly?

Who proved they did?

-spence

[detbuch]

Originally Posted by spence

Who proved they did?

-spence

Actually, you didn't answer my question.

[spence]

Originally Posted by detbuch

Actually, you didn't answer my question.

Which was based on circular logic...

-spence

[JohnnyD]

Originally Posted by RIROCKHOUND

About the tea party movement...

Let me ask a question.

In Rhode Island, the number of participants at the Tax day Rally last yearand this years rally was estimated to roughly be the same. I'm not sure about Boston.

Does that have any significance (i.e. because there were not significantly more people there after a year as a 'movement')?

Not a dig at the tea party. Just curious what you guys think.

Why would there be more people at the Tax Day Rally? A majority of Tea Party participants believe the taxes that they pay is fair.

Originally Posted by buckman

I think the movement is losing steam. People are feeling like they don't matter. They are being misrepresented and the media has portrayed them poorly. Bashing the Tea Party movement is the new "cool thing" to do if your on the left. Bush bashing is so 2009.

I think come election time, the true feelings of the American people will come out. People who support the Tea Party vote.

They aren't being misrepresented... they're portraying themselves poorly.

[striperman36]

sarah palin will sink the effort

[buckman]

Originally Posted by JohnnyD

They aren't being misrepresented... they're portraying themselves poorly.

That's like me saying everyone on StriperTalk are arrogant, know it all, Obama lovers because of a select few

[scottw]

Originally Posted by JohnnyD

Why would there be more people at the Tax Day Rally? A majority of Tea Party participants believe the taxes that they pay is fair.

They aren't being misrepresented... they're portraying themselves poorly.

you keep making this claim JD...but I'm pretty sure you found this nugget in the NY Times poll and column posted earlier in the thread...if you read the link...this claim and supposition was based on a NY Times poll of 800 people that claimed to represent the tea party....you may as well have formed your opinion from a Pravda poll...