Anbody wanna come to a Tea Party?????

[meems]

I wanted to go to the one in Cleveland..but I had to work..

It's just fun to see people rally together for a like cause..even if it is not actually productive. I'll never forget Rally for America that Glenn Beck did..I got to meet him..have pix! THAT was so much fun! The energy was incredible!

[moxi]

I am so happy that FINALLY average Republicans are being vocal about their beliefs!
I am surprised that MSNBC actually covered some of it!

[Dengineer]

Originally Posted by meems I wanted to go to the one in Cleveland..but I had to work.. It's just fun to see people rally together for a like cause..even if it is not actually productive. I'll never forget Rally for America that Glenn Beck did..I got to meet him..have pix! THAT was so much fun! The energy was incredible!

Glenn Beck is GREAT!! Did you see the segment where he was talking about Obama's aunt who is an illegal alien (oopsie--I mean undocumented immigrant) who has somehow evaded deportation? I really haven't laughed that hard in a long time--if you saw it you know what I mean!

[kas]

Watch a little on Foxs and something was missing. What happen to the welfare queens, gangstras and other criminals that make up Acorn doing a counter demostration. Two thumbs up to Gov. Perry for telling the Feds to get lost.

[couponsmakecents]

Wanted to go but had to work. Did take my teabag and flush it down the toilet at 6 pm when we were to have ours (closest thing to the ocean like the real Boston tea party)

[meems]

Originally Posted by Dengineer Glenn Beck is GREAT!! Did you see the segment where he was talking about Obama's aunt who is an illegal alien (oopsie--I mean undocumented immigrant) who has somehow evaded deportation? I really haven't laughed that hard in a long time--if you saw it you know what I mean!

No..I didn't see that one..LOL..sounds funny though! I've pretty much shut off national news since the election. I used to like Glenn more in his earlier days..right after 9-11..now he can get all dramatic & sky is falling..doom & gloom. That..and I am usually not near a radio during his broadcast time! I've had my photo taken with him 3 times though..Rally for America, a book signing & he was at a nearby holiday festival very early in his career.

[Dengineer]

Originally Posted by meems No..I didn't see that one..LOL..sounds funny though! I've pretty much shut off national news since the election. I used to like Glenn more in his earlier days..right after 9-11..now he can get all dramatic & sky is falling..doom & gloom. That..and I am usually not near a radio during his broadcast time! I've had my photo taken with him 3 times though..Rally for America, a book signing & he was at a nearby holiday festival very early in his career.

I have a problem with the gloom and doom too, but he does make his show humorous whenever he can!

[mom2lucas]

I wanted to go to our local tea party, but I was not able to attend. We also got great local coverage, and one of our Congressmen actually spoke at some local tea parties in the area. I was surprised to see the coverage on the news tonight.

[beth119]

Originally Posted by meems I wanted to go to the one in Cleveland..but I had to work.. It's just fun to see people rally together for a like cause..even if it is not actually productive. I'll never forget Rally for America that Glenn Beck did..I got to meet him..have pix! THAT was so much fun! The energy was incredible!

I will agree that people SHOULD rally together for a cause. My mom started taking me to DC for large protests when I was like 5, and we were active in a lot of local ones.
It is a natural high, and make you feel like you can really accomplish what you believe in!

Now...that being said... This whole "Tea Party" thing? Funny and slightly insulting to those who participated in the original BTP.

ANYONE who understands history, or took 5 minutes to google the BTP, realize that the events yesterday, and the one in 1773... really didn't have a whole lot to do with each other.

In fact, considering the last 200+ years of history of the USA, it was downright wrong.
THe original BTP protested, in a nutshell, "Taxation without representation". HELLO PEOPLE. We ARE represented.
We all have the right to vote, which they did NOT have in 1773. We ALL benefit from the taxes we pay (military, police depts, fire dept, roads, public schools, etc...) Many of which were not available in 1773.

In 1773, this country was under the rule of Britain. Colonists had very little say in what went on, where there money went, etc...
Now, we have fought for our freedoms, a civil war, and 2 world wars. There is NO COMPARISON. NONE.
We all voted (or should have). We knew what we were getting into, and this country picked a leader. We picked representatives.
If you don't like what they are doing, FINE. That is OK. Vote them out next time.
Have Bailout Protests. Protest outside the white house!

Just don't compare yourselves to the freedomless men who participated in the cold in 1773. It makes those who want to look ignorant of history, and the REAL struggles America had when starting out.

[allison1887]

Originally Posted by beth119 I will agree that people SHOULD rally together for a cause. My mom started taking me to DC for large protests when I was like 5, and we were active in a lot of local ones. It is a natural high, and make you feel like you can really accomplish what you believe in! Now...that being said... This whole "Tea Party" thing? Funny and slightly insulting to those who participated in the original BTP. ANYONE who understands history, or took 5 minutes to google the BTP, realize that the events yesterday, and the one in 1773... really didn't have a whole lot to do with each other. In fact, considering the last 200+ years of history of the USA, it was downright wrong. THe original BTP protested, in a nutshell, "Taxation without representation". HELLO PEOPLE. We ARE represented. We all have the right to vote, which they did NOT have in 1773. We ALL benefit from the taxes we pay (military, police depts, fire dept, roads, public schools, etc...) Many of which were not available in 1773. In 1773, this country was under the rule of Britain. Colonists had very little say in what went on, where there money went, etc... Now, we have fought for our freedoms, a civil war, and 2 world wars. There is NO COMPARISON. NONE. We all voted (or should have). We knew what we were getting into, and this country picked a leader. We picked representatives. If you don't like what they are doing, FINE. That is OK. Vote them out next time. Have Bailout Protests. Protest outside the white house! Just don't compare yourselves to the freedomless men who participated in the cold in 1773. It makes those who want to look ignorant of history, and the REAL struggles America had when starting out.

Thanks for the history lesson I didn't realize that we were trying to compare ourselves other than name to the previous Boston Tea Party. I was in ATL yesterday for ours and it was a great turnout. You wouldn't believe how many people were there and I heard several say they were democrat and voted for Obama and can't believe all of this stimulus mess!
Well our country is now in debt to China- If you recall not everyone voted for Obama and even though we didn't we still have a right to voice our opinion about how unhappy we are w/ all of this stimulus crap.