I have to agree with Cesca. All of the self proclaimed tea-baggers on the Retort seem to be confused about who they're getting screwed by and seem almost proud of their ignorance of history and politics. Oh, and if this hurt anybody's feelings (condescending!), fuck you, grow up and take responsibility for the causes you choose to support.

Let's deconstruct.

She claims to be against the bank bailouts, but the tea party is against the president's bank fee designed to recover the TARP money. They also appear to be against financial regulatory reform. None of this makes any sense. If tea partiers are against the bailouts, basic logic dictates that they ought to be in favor of getting the money back. Or do they prefer that the banks keep the money and orchestrate further meltdowns? Honestly, I'm not even entirely sure they realize that the bailouts and the recovery act (stimulus) are two different things. But they're also against the recovery act -- you know, whatever that is.

She also told the New York Times that she's tired of politicians "manufacturing crisis."

Right. Three things here.

First, where was she -- where were the teabaggers -- when the far-right endorsed and supported a massive increase in the size of government, unitary executive power grabs and unconstitutional measures fueled by fear-mongering over the very remote threat of terrorism? Crickets chirping. The odds of being killed in an airborne terrorist attack are literally 1 in 10 million. You're much more likely to kill yourself than to be killed by a terrorist.

Second, I refuse to believe that health care is a "manufactured crisis." People are going broke and dying every day. Even the most conservative estimates show that there are 9/11-level casualties each month due to a lack of adequate health insurance. The horror stories are readily available online. Just Google "health insurance horror story" and see how manufactured the crisis is.

Third, look at any bar graph of the economy as of one year ago or any basic jobs number and tell me if the crisis is manufactured. Hell, Pam Stout's son lost his house! How can she possibly suggest the economic crisis was manufactured?

I hate to single out one person, but Stout's incongruous anger is indicative of the entire movement.

where were the teabaggers -- when the far-right endorsed and supported a massive increase in the size of government

"claims to be against the bank bailouts, but the tea party is against the president's bank fee designed to recover the TARP money"

"Let's deconstruct."

The Obama administration forced the TARP money, refused some pay backs, and want to charge non-participating banks this fee.

Already too much time has been spent on this foolish article.

The Obama administration forced the TARP money, refused some pay backs, and want to charge non-participating banks this fee.

Already too much time has been spent on this foolish article.

#3 | Posted by KBM

Really? Who told you? Glenn Beck? Rush? Why don't you prove it.

The Tea party isn't organized enough to be about race or anything for that matter. They hate Obama because...they don't know why.

Yeah, no one protested when Bush passed the bailouts.

Certainly not SARAH!! or John McLoser, the GOP's heroes. Can't even remember any of the current rightie 2012 idols as opening their mouths. How about them protests when Bush turned surpluses into deficits, or misunderestimated the cost of the Iraq war by 250 times? Or passed No Child or extra medicare? 7 years of cheering every cent Dubya spent isn't made up with a little whining when Bush bailed out the banks. And just think what a clusterfuck that would have turned out to be if the Dems let Bush do it his way.

I love the teabaggers who want to save medicare from socialist health care.

Idiots.

Certainly not SARAH!! or John McLoser, the GOP's heroes.

#6 | Posted by northguy3 at 2010-03-03 04:26 PM

Is Obama a negro? I didn't notice.

funny that!:

MYSTERYDOUCHE proves my comment:

Kanrei said: "The Tea party isn't organized enough to be about race or anything for that matter. They hate Obama because...they don't know why."

that 's certainly true too, however, there are many people out in front of the TP that certainly do know EXACTLY why. don't kid yourself.

there are too many pictures, websites, and people on the street available for the talking to to prove it.

fortunately, they are a very small minority. they do not generally grow in numbers, they only get louder every so often.

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