Rationalist
Hail Voltaire
Last year, I attended a Tea Party rally which took place at my State's capital city of Olympia. While I do not consider myself a Tea Party member, per se, I am sympathetic to elements of the movement, particularly its libertarian approach to fiscal/economic issues.
What I observed at the protest is that 99% of the people on my side of the aisle were respectful, even toward liberal hecklers. There was one incident when a Tea Party protester took a sign from a liberal. This person was quickly, universally admonished and told to give it back. So while there are a few hotheads here and there, I believe they are a minority, based on what I have personally observed.
Why, then, does the leftist media portray ALL Tea Party protestors as racist, fascist bigots? I observed no racism whatsoever. The most offensive word I heard the entire day was "goddamned"... well, at least from the Tea Party crowd. The same cannot be said of the leftist counter-protestors.
Why does the media choose to ignore the much louder, more grotesque, and more obvious hatred coming from the left-wing?
I've never seen anything remotely like this from Tea Party folks. That's not to say they do not exist -- there are crazies in every movement. But these leftists are beyond crazy. They are out of their fucking minds.
What I observed at the protest is that 99% of the people on my side of the aisle were respectful, even toward liberal hecklers. There was one incident when a Tea Party protester took a sign from a liberal. This person was quickly, universally admonished and told to give it back. So while there are a few hotheads here and there, I believe they are a minority, based on what I have personally observed.
Why, then, does the leftist media portray ALL Tea Party protestors as racist, fascist bigots? I observed no racism whatsoever. The most offensive word I heard the entire day was "goddamned"... well, at least from the Tea Party crowd. The same cannot be said of the leftist counter-protestors.
Why does the media choose to ignore the much louder, more grotesque, and more obvious hatred coming from the left-wing?
I've never seen anything remotely like this from Tea Party folks. That's not to say they do not exist -- there are crazies in every movement. But these leftists are beyond crazy. They are out of their fucking minds.