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That’s what these group of people like to think they can live up to. Ultimately, they have failed miserably.  They are championing “fiscal conservatism” and cheering for lower taxes and lower spending.  My question is, where were these people protesting President Bush and the Republicans when they were in office?  Yeah, they lowered taxes, but he increased spending….BY A LOT.  This is one reason I cannot get behind these Tea-Partiers.  These hypocrites are just playing the field because there is a Democrat in office.  The same people who feel that ‘Obama is the Anti-Christ’.  Oh boy…like I haven’t heard that one before.  I had to put up with liberals telling me Bush is the anti-christ, and not I have to put up with these so-called conservatives telling me Obama is the anti-Christ.

I usually give people the benefit of the doubt, but lately, I feel like revoking that privilege because of a few people who like to run off with their mouth.  In the past week, I have been stepping up and calling people on their bullshit.  People who run their mouths a lot are just people who don’t listen.  If you met me in person, I do a lot less talking (and a lot more singing–badly) and more listening and perhaps tuning out.  I don’t like to talk/argue in conversations about politics because of the nature of it.  Naturing being that people will say something completely absurd because they can’t mentally process the information given to them.  Hence, why I don’t say anything, and hence why people listen to talking heads such as Keith Olbermann or Rush Limbaugh for examples.

Generally, that is how I feel about these Tea-Parties.  They don’t even understand their own position, but they know it feels right.  These Tea-Partiers are just late to the party–no pun intended.  They are directing their anger at Barack Obama because they feel it is happening now, even though it always has been.

....Obama Joker??

Also, it doesn’t help the Tea Party’s cause that they were trying to solicit Sarah Palin into being their leader.  Perhaps the biggest stain on political history wasn’t on Monica Lewinski’s dress, but rather on the Republican presidential hopes in 2008, and these people want it to be their leader.   Not only does she have a reputation of being a brat, she also has a reputation of being an idiot.  I mean, if her bashing of France’s supposed ‘death panels, or RESIGNING as Governor, or her claim of being able to see “Russia” from her house didn’t tip you off, then you are in for a real treat.  You might be fortunate to know that Elmo is a real animal and he lives just down the road on Seasame Street.

Finally, the coup d’état of the reason to join the Tea Partiers is the entire events were planned and organized by FreedomWorks.   I guess the entire idea of “grassroots” movements can just be bought and sold like anything else apparently.  Hell, if I had as much money as the Koch family does, I could buy my own country.  Tax-Free nation and all.

P.S.  And where do we get off on parodying the Joker to lambast Obama?  Wasn’t this drollery already cleared up by Tony Pierce of the LA Times?  Guess not, as people are still using it (see recent protest photo above).  The photo has just about as much emotional impact on me as if it was a Smurf-parody of Obama.  Its silly.  Add that as another reason to not get caught up in this “party”.