Teabagging Day! Bet They Wish They Had Thought of Loose Tea
Now, it is also Tax Day, so make sure that you have completed your Taxes and sent them in before you get involved with any Teabagging activities. Somehow I don’t think that the IRS will take your Teabagging Events as a serious reason to not file. So here we go:
This is what these guys are protesting today:
48% of Americans think that the amount they pay in taxes is about right — and while this is the most positive tax survey that Gallup has taken, it is pretty clear that folks have been moving to that position for awhile. I’m not sure of this is a question of coming to terms with paying for the government you want (in direct opposition to the wingnut you can have allthe government you want for free — just not the social safety net stuff), but this is looking like we are growing up abit.
So how many teabags do they have to throw in the water to counteract this?
The there’s this:
Now I’m not going to do what our local rookie leaguers do and pretend that these polls are the final answer to anything. They aren’t. It is tough to argue with the tax trend, though and these approval ratings can change in a flash. But as today’s bit of political theater, the Teabaggers have a real uphill climb here. Even though they will speak as though most Americans want the current trajectory to change, they really don’t. Which shouldn’t be too much of a surprise, since most Americans voted for Obama and they still want him to succeed. Our Teabaggers basically want to rerun the election, which doesn’t look possible today given the current attitudes.
So here we go. I know that the Huffington Post will be liveblogging some of the events and as we discover more venues we’ll post them here. Are you hearing or reading any news from any of these events today? Document it here….
Obama is a Socialist! And he isn’t doing enough to save Social Security!!
LOL, anon! They are a confused bunch.
does anyone think that first chart looks…ummm…phallic?
The Delaware GOP site is encouraging teabaggers to gather at the Riverfront:
http://www.delawaregop.com/
Is the Tea Party in Wilmington sponsored by the Delaware GOP?
John Cole tells us how to understand tea parties…
Simply mentally replace the phrase “tea party” with “hissy fit” and it really clears things up.
I’m so excited! I feel like a kid at Christmas. What will those crazy teabaggers do?
Steve Benen over at Washington Monthly has been asking the question (like a lot of us) “what do the teabaggers want?” Check out the answer he got from McQ at QandO:
LOL! So they’re protesting future tax increases that haven’t even happened yet. That’s the kind of long-term thinking that we’ve come to expect from Republicans.
OK, who’s going to the Wilmington tea party? Are you going disguised as a teabagger? I’m dying to know.
LOL, DV. Now I think so.
I think DV just gave us a biographical example of what happens when one grabs his own “tea bag chart” with a little too much zeal on a daily basis. Dude, too much grip is detrimental. Relax it.
DV
Now that you mention it, it kind of looks like one of those French condoms.
Hey RSmitty,
Proud day to be a repub, eh? Are you going to teabag with Maria?
It looks like the Dick Army reporting for duty.
Hey A1…
(sorry, it’s a visual response)
sorry, it’s a visual response
So you ARE teabagging with Maria! It is probably better for all of us if you don’t post pictures.
Nah, you’re number one in my book, A1.
Hmm…it IS better than teabagging with David A, no?
FTR, no, not participating, was never a consideration. This is as much non-partisan as is this blog.
it IS better than teabagging with David A, no?
I wouldn’t know.
But today is your day to teabag with either one or both together at the same time and let us all know.
Compare and contrast.
Just say no, A1. You’re still number one.
Sorry, I already have a teabag partner.
This would be a good day to fill out your card, RSmitty!
Is anyone free to brave the elements to take a team photo of the teabaggers? Would do so myself but am tied up.
John,
I’ll be there don’t worry. I’m not missing this for a million tax free dollars
I can’t wait to see DV’s report. Oh I’m going to be glued to the internet tonight. Scattered reports are starting to come in via Twitter. About 300 at the D.C. party.
Brian Shields is liveblogging the Georgetown event.
DV,
Please be careful.