Posted by
Roxanna M. on Saturday, April 18, 2009 10:12:33 AM
"Let's be very honest about what this is about. This is not about bashing democrats. It's not about taxes. They have no idea what the Boston Tea Party was about. They don't know their history at all. It's about hating a black man in the White House. This is racism straight up and is nothing but a bunch of teabagging rednecks. There is no way around that." Janeane Garofalo
"The 'tea parties' being held today by groups of right-wing activists and fueled by Fox News Channel are an effort to mislead the public about the Obama economic plan that cuts taxes for 95% of Americans and creates 3.5 million jobs. It's despicable that right-wing Republicans would attempt to cheapen a significant, honorable moment of American history with a shameful political stunt. Not a single American household or business will be taxed at a higher rate this year. Made to look like a grassroots uprising, this is an Obama-bashing party promoted by corporate interests, as well as Republican lobbyists and politicians". Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL)
What's despicable is a member of congress saying that it's despicable for Americans to avail themselves of their First Amendment right to peaceably assemble, especially when said by one from the dunghill of Illinois democrat politics whose husband went to prison for tax fraud.
Oh, by the way, the reason nobody will "be taxed at a higher rate this year" is because the Bush tax cuts are still in place. When they sunset and BO's tax increases are implemented, then and only then will we see if there is any truth to the statements that "95 percent of Americans" will get their taxes cut and "3.5 million jobs" are created.
B. Hussein Obama for releasing sensitive intelligence memos on CIA interrogation methods because he wanted to move beyond "a dark and painful chapter in our history". Yea, right.
And, if he really believed that "Nothing will be gained by spending our time and energy laying blame for the past", why did he release this memo at the exact same time as the April 15 TEA parties if not to focus attention once again on the evil George Bush rather than his own considerable failings and the public response to them.