FRONT fucking page of USA Today on line, 'Tea Party' members offer a ground-level view '

[DainBramaged]

Fucking media, fuck them and all of their Puke friends.


http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/2010-08-13-1Ateaparty12_CV_N.htm

[w8liftinglady]

1. f%ck-the map...THE MAP-I live in hell.it's official.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/2010-election-map.htm?loc=interstitialskip

[Warpy]

80. What I sourly called "the moron corridor" a few years ago

was a band of solid red stretching north from Texas to the Dakotas. Now the only solid red is in Kansas and Nebraska.

To me, that is progress.

In any case, the projections on that map have the Democrats retaining the House, albeit with a slightly smaller majority. That's good news because this is likely one of the gloomiest projections out there. Newspapers do go for sensationalism these days, you know.

The other good news is that they keep trumpeting that the Republicans are charging back. This is alarming a lot of the folks I hear when I'm out and about and that is good news for the Democrats.

I'm a pessimist, always have been, because I preferred the occasional pleasant surprise to getting crushed all the time. However, I'm cautiously optimistic about November.

Just be prepared for a few ugly surprises. And a few stunning victories.

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[fogonthelake]

4. and I do not think it makes Dems look good either.

[DainBramaged]

9. And the Pukes laugh at us while folks worried about appearances get taken to the cleaners

in the next election.


Keep taking the high road.

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[DainBramaged]

19. (sigh) Appearance mean shit, we've tried since the days of Ronnie Raygun

and the Pukes have eaten our lunch. WE the Democrats (or the form that currently controls the White House, have been in power SINCE 2006, and the Pukes were in power from 1981 UNTIL THEN.


Give me a break.


The last time I was told to worry about my appearance it was by a Puke.

[unpossibles]

83. "if the world perceives you as a foul-mouthed moron, that's all you're going to be."

hahaha. Unless you're in the so-called "tea party" then being a foul-mouthed moron is apparently acceptable.

edit:
to clarify, I am not calling you a foul-mouthed moron, just commenting.

[DainBramaged]

87. That poor poor widdle Freepturd, talking about decorum on the DU

And they SPIT on members of Congress.

What a piece of shit he was.

[unpossibles]

89. agreed

I've run into them before, they will spout racist and sexist crap all day, but if I call them out on it (using my own freedom of speech, naturally), they wine about how I am oppressing them and I am the one being intolerant. I wonder sometimes how these people manage to remember to breathe.

[spanone]

bwahahahahah...respect RACISM......no fucking way

[unpossibles]

82. are the tea people engaging in rational debate?

I must have missed that part. Care to share some links or something, as they are not very clear on what they want, other than that they think Obama is Hitler, a Socialist, etc.

[DainBramaged]

6. Oh really

do you understand about the so-called FUCKING Liberal media?

THERE IS NO LIBERAL MEDIA

And if I want to describe them in fucking crude language, I fucking will.


Rational debate my wrinkled old ass. You want rational debate, go to Congress and see what the shitbag Pukes are doing to rational debate.

Fuck rational debate

[jdlh8894]

10. Welcome to DU!

You will soon see that sometimes "rational debate" is over shouted.
If you are going to stay around,grow another layer of skin.Enjoy!!

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[RockaFowler]

15. What of substance are the Tea-Party people advocating??

What will help them get the majority??

What will help the Repubs get the majority??

Just saying "no" is not a platform. Just saying that you want less government doesn't fly. Because the less government folks are what f-ed up the last 8 years.

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[DainBramaged]

20. And is the Tea Party your party of choice?

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[DainBramaged]

24. You be careful out there, you could step in hot cheese

:rofl:

[catgirl]

41. But you just dissed democrats

and this thread is not about that either. Defending the tea party and attacking democrats. Good luck to you (not).

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[catgirl]

58. valid and deserved reasons dems will lose?

What might they be? You think repugs deserve to win? After they ruined our economy, led us into two wars...?
How can you possibly defend that statement?

[jdlh8894]

28. You know-40 years ago

Us "Old Hippies" wanted NO Govt. in our lives. Now it seems like we want them to do everything for us! What changed?

[newspeak]

62. actually that is false

forty years ago we did want a social contract, to aid the poor, education for all--what we didn't want is an invasive government snooping and destroying lives because some questioned their government (MKUltra). Now you got Little Boots and his greedy buddies shouting "government is bad", "we need smaller government", but what he really meant is let my corporate buddies rape, pillage with no regulation while we put more invasive government on you peons. And until everyone realizes that the neo-con repukes is for what benefits them and global corporations--and wars that we the people pay for will be fought by us for their corporate interests.

The people who focus on their second amendment rights disregard that other rights are being trampled. Apparently they think their guns will be the answer when they take rights, like habeas corpus or posse comitatus from the people--and that is exactly what Little Boots did. Yet, at the time it seems those teabaggers weren't bothered at all.

I'd say the FEAR that is perpetuated by the repugs, makes for a more compliant, stupid group. And, as they splatter- baiting from race, gay bashing to those evil unions--the repugs seem to see what will stick to the wall. And the truly fearful swallow it everytime.

[lillypaddle]

18. "Democrat" Party???

hmmmmm.

[DainBramaged]

22. YUP, PIZZA TIME

[DFW]

21. Try some of the right wing blogs if you want some real entertainment

They make DU seem like a 19th century Catholic school English class discussion AFTER corrections.

By the way, that's Democratic Party. "Democrat Party" is the expression used by those very right wing blogs
I mentioned. Where it is is true that education budgets have been curtailed over the last ten years, literacy
isn't yet totally disdained here.

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[EstimatedProphet]

39. Under hobby on your profile you put "You really cant figure it out?"

It's trolling, isn't it? I knew it!

Why are you here?

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[EstimatedProphet]

49. Oh, no, I'm quite sure I've figured out what your hobby is, HoustonTroller

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[DFW]

61. No sweat. Glad to help out.

"Democrat Party," especially on this board, is an expression used deliberately by those who would engage in crude,
childish playground level behavior. As one Texan to (presumably) another, we don't want to reinforce negative
stereotypes about us any more than is already out there, do we?

[ProfessionalLeftist]

25. The what party?

There is no 'Democrat' Party.

There is a Democratic Party.

http://dnc.org/

Check it out. Right at the top LEFT....'The Democratic Party'

[SoxFan]

88. .

[spanone]

26. There are very valid and well deserved reasons the Democrat party is going to lose the majority this

bwahahahahahaaaa

[trumad]

27. "Democrat Party"---LOL

Dude you couldn't be more obvious....

So the Dem's are going to lose the majority huh?

To who---the Tea Party.

The Tea Party is nothing more than a couple of fringe groups who choose fringe candidates.

[DainBramaged]

37. For some unknown reason, they are drawn to my threads

LOL

[mcollins]

70. There is no way the right is going to win in November!

Look at the type of people they have running in just Colorado---> Frank BUCK!

[Poboy]

29. Tip off- "the Democrat party "

As if the rest of your nonsense wasn't a clue, you exposed yourself.

Oops.

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[catgirl]

44. Discuss issues on point??????

YOU went off point right away with your sniveling about swear words. What is YOUR argument on the
topic of the loony teabaggers, er, teapartiers (don't want to offend!).

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[DainBramaged]

53. THEN WHY ARE YOU IN THIS THREAD LECTURING ME???

Jesus H. Christ on a popsicle stick.

[NNN0LHI]

81. You really bring the best out in people don't ya DB?

:rofl:

[DainBramaged]

86. I does my bests

:beer:

[catgirl]

55. So you came on here to be the sheriff

I see.

[DainBramaged]

59. Try this on for size, see if it fits within your rules as the new DU sheriff

[EstimatedProphet]

30. Really then, you should be talking to the other side

You know, the side that says Obama is a Kenyan Muslim (AKA n****r). Why is it the "Democrat" party should lose the majority (which BTW the only people who say that are Fox News and Republic leaders - which one are you?) and the Republics will gain by doing the same thing you're accusing us of doing, only moreso?

Really, you're being quite obvious here. Work on your subtlety.

[DainBramaged]

33. By the way

FUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCK

[marmar]

36. "Democrat party is going to lose the majority this election cycle"

Obvious much?

[FSogol]

40. It is Democratic Party, not Democrat Party.

:shrug: If you can't get the name of a political party correct when there are only two, why should anyone care about your opinion?

[NNN0LHI]

47. Democrat party is the term that right wing loons use to describe the Democratic party

But I think you knew that already.

Didn't ya?

Don

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[Raineyb]

Spare me!

The right wing uses the crudest most blatantly racist if imagery while shouting nonsense for which there is no rational argument. These people are impervious from facts. These are morons who have signs that say get your government hands off my medicare and the only reason they're pitching a fit and yammering about wanting their country back because there's a black man in the White House and these assholes think the White House refers to the color of the man who's supposed to be in it.

There is no rational discussion with these people. They should be written off for the crazy fringe they are and most of what they're complaining about should be summarily written off as imbecilic. There is no good reason why gatherings of a couple of hundred of these ignoramuses should be covered as news while thousands of people protesting from the left are ignored.

Worrying about how these morons see is a complete waste of time. There are valid reasons why the DemocratIC party (thanks for outing yourself as one who dwells under a bridge with that Democrat bullshit) but it's not cursing on fucking message board that's the problem. It's the kind of spinelessness that you advocate.

Kindly go back to your bridge.

[EstimatedProphet]

17. Bullshit

Not when their opinions are based on lies and propaganda, such as Obama is a foreigner and the government raised their taxes when it didn't. When they keep spouting things that are clearly false and disproven again and again, then their "opinions" are delusions and we are under no obligation to take them seriously. No one gets to have opinions that are completely false put up as counterpoints to opinions based on reality.

[marmar]

35. You're accusing the Tea Party of being rational?

:rofl:

[Kablooie]

63. The voice of reason is so yesterday.

In today's modern world people want wild, paranoid, hysteria to guide their decisions.
It may not be productive but it's sure as hell effective.

[newspeak]

66. you ever wonder why the media carries water for the teabaggers?

Ever wonder why a group of a hundred of them can congregate or a network will tell the populace where they can go to join them? And yet, hundreds of thousands marched against the Iraq aggression, but the media had other things to do.

If you back your pro-corporate, privatizing, deregulating masters, they are more than willing to fund you and give you the attention. And, I want to reiterate-"We the people are the government." So government is bad, helping our communities and our people is bad, bailing out corporations and wallstreet is good, more deregulation so that they can screw us some more is good, privatizing public programs so that those corporations can make a profit (overcharging and shitty service with no representation) is good.

I hope there are enough people in this country to catch on, if not most of the people in this country will be totally screwed (except maybe the five percenters). So, if we become a theocratic corporatocracy, how much representation will we have then?

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

3. Well it is kind of the "McPaper". nt

[mwooldri]

50. I haven't seen a drive-thru McDonalds that doesn't have a USA Today vending box outside. nt

[DainBramaged]

True, they are everywhere, and bundles THROWN in front of office buildings

hospitals, anywhere there are desks with people in them, for free everywhere in the US of A.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

56. Damn, I didn't even know that. I was just thinking of the quality of content. But that proves

my point even more.

[RKP5637]

5. Gross!

:puke: :puke: :puke:

[Blue Owl]

7. what else would you expect from the GOP-owned shitrag?

The only credibility they have is manufactured M$M propaganda.

[msongs]

8. why blame the media? dems Inc have not made an issue of teabagger racism either nt

[RagAss]

11. USA Today - "All the news that fit to wipe your ass with"

[RockaFowler]

13. The Pastor is a phony

On why he's supporting the re-election of Republican Sen. David Vitter, who has admitted to hiring prostitutes:

"If you have no sin, then sure you go ahead and throw the first stone. One thing I admire about him is that when this came to light, he did not run from it, he did not duck it, he did not dodge it. He stood up to it like a man ought to. ...

"The only thing we can do is look at how a person handles his mistakes once they are revealed. I think he handled them honorably."

On why he opposes President Obama:

"He's too liberal for me."


So in God's eyes it's OK to hire prostitutes, but it's not OK to be a liberal?? Just plain phony.

[pinboy3niner]

34. Give the poor guy a break--he has T-shirts and coffee mugs to sell! :)

[marmar]

32. The MSM is determined to maintain the Tea Party as a factor in the election......

..... even if the majority of Americans have dismissed them as quacks.

[political_Dem]

45. It's not April Fool's Day, but it is sure as heck Friday the 13th.

Good Grief. But it wouldn't be the first time the media openly espoused racism and strong-armed tactics. :(

[DainBramaged]

48. That was the point, the media is REICH-wing biased

and then the asscarrot brigade comes in to lecture me on crude language and the 'Democrat' party.


The spooks are out today.

[political_Dem]

60. Indeed they are. Stay strong. Today will be a long one.

[mwooldri]

57. Well Rep. Bachmann does have some valid points.

From TFA:

In founding the congressional Tea Party Caucus, Bachmann says she focused on three ideas that she thinks unite the "various flavors" of the movement: "Act within the Constitution; we're taxed enough already; and don't spend more than you bring in.

Well two out of three I can wholeheartedly agree with. The "Taxed enough already" meme is not valid. Taxation distribution is wrong - see Warren Buffett about that one.

So does me agreeing with 66% of a tea-partier make me a Tea Party member? Noo.... not by a long shot. They have some valid points, and a lot of invalid points.

[newspeak]

68. Too bad she wasn't concerned when Little Boots

was using the Constitution as tp. And she sure as hell wasn't worried when Little Boots was doling out our money for his bogus war to his greedy war contractors or that some of our money has been unaccounted for.

[mwooldri]

74. +1 nt

[Erose999]

64. I stopped reading when Bachmann said "I'm respected". Lies! nt

[DainBramaged]

65. A pizza was delivered moments ago, hot and sticky

Buhbye Freeper

[RockaFowler]

73. That didn't take long

Now all we see is Name Removed :(

[DainBramaged]

76. Here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=user_profiles&u_id=261147

[dccrossman]

67. Read past the headline

Unfortunately, most of the public is not smart enough to read past the headline, and they'll generalize as the op appeared to.

Down in the text:

While it's difficult to generalize about any group, especially one still in evolution, the interviews provide a ground-level glimpse in their own words of the passions that drive the movement.

That is what was meant by "ground-level view". Now, having said that, I think the headline was intended to be inflammatory. Certainly will increase their traffic today. I would never have gone to the USA Today site otherwise.

It's a one-sided article, but it was entirely intended, at least as far as I read it, to give a view of the Tea Party from within the Tea Party. That has value, even if just in understanding the insane ones. The profiles at the bottom are revealing in that every one is essentially a "conservative", where that is defined as extremely fiscally conservative, when you don't include military; social conservative; free-market loons; removal of government regulations.

Once again, sounds like just the core of what Re-thugs say is their base, even though they lost any concept of fiscal conservatism in the last 10 years or so.

[izquierdista]

69. Let me translate

"Ground-level view" = "Dumb as Dirt".

[HEyHEY]

71. You know the only reason that paper is around is cause the name rhymes right?

It's catchy. Don't take it seriously. Outside of the states I don't think it even registers. When I want to read a US paper its usually the NYT or Chicago Sun.

[ecstatic]

72. That is what we're up against, yet you'd think our biggest enemy is Obama

or Gibbs after reading these boards. Go figure.

[rucky]

75. This line from the article is priceless:

Resent their portrayal in news stories.Liberal commentators including Eric Boehlert of Media Matters argue that some news organizations have overstated the clout of the Tea Party, but the activists USA TODAY interviewed call coverage in many newspapers and TV outlets unfairly negative.

[DainBramaged]

78. Just looking at their SIGNS causes ANYONE with a brain cell to pause

and think about these idiots.


They want NO government in their lives.

OK

the result, they pay to step out of their homes.

[GoCubsGo]

84. You forgot one...

military--->DEFENSE

I wonder if that imbecile realizes that her beloved "DEFENSE" is paid for by taxes. Or, that the vast majority of what she pays in federal taxes goes toward it. I am ashamed to be from the same country as such ignorant, stupid people.

[DainBramaged]

90. Why can't they figure out that TAXES pay for the excessive 'OFFENSE' budget

such asscarots.

[Bonhomme Richard]

77. Of course it's ground level. That's the view you get when you slither.....

out from under the rock.

[Evasporque]

79. Yes America will see the ground as they stand on your neck

and press your head to the dirt.

[Yavin4]

85. Stories Like These Are Bought and Paid for by Publicists

They literally pay media to place favorable coverage like this.