Operation Teabag ( Send a tea bag to your representative! )

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[Halfmanhalfamazing]

In light of the call for a new tea party, why not make it so?

[Halfmanhalfamazing]

So many in washington want to give us more and more goodies, how about letting us keep our freedom?

[trad_anglican]

I would suggest a different name.

[wombtotomb]

this has been dicussed already, they don’t allow food to be delivered to the white house. A photo of a teabag was the suggestion

[BigBlueJon]

I would think that Barney Frank would welcome a good tea bag.

[AngryJawa]

While it is the historical home of the original tea-related protest, Operation Teabag means something much, much different in Barney Frank’s district.

[TheZMan]

Definitely change the name.

[HighlyOpinionated]

Wherever standing armies are kept up, and the right of the people to keep and bear arms is, under any colour or pretext whatsoever, prohibited, liberty, if not already annihilated, is on the brink of destruction.

— Saint George Tucker, Blackstone’s Commentaries on the Laws of England (1803)

www.GeorgiaCarry.Org

[Halfmanhalfamazing]

True. That’s a good idea about a picture of one.

[Halfmanhalfamazing]

ROFL

Alright alright! Is that really necessary? :-)

[TheWasteLand]

Yeah, I think you should change the name too. Yeah.

[cripplecreek]

The Barney Frank jokes just write themselves.

[Halfmanhalfamazing]

Heh heh heh, indeed.

[kenth]

For such modern crass imagery the name gives, there’s something keenly impotent when comparing the original Boston Tea Party to sending little bags of tea to one’s representative. The statement to me would be one of a nation castrated, unable to offer any attempt at freedom other than using the meekest of symbolism.

[domenad]

Since Obama is president, perhaps we should hijack some arougala trucks?

[fleagle]

I would suggest a different name.

Ha. I completely agree. How about "Operation Tetley."

[lilycicero]

Instant Tea Bag Ping

[Sax]

Sign these guys up.

[EQAndyBuzz]

“I would suggest a different name.”

Yeah, so would I.

[HighlyOpinionated]

Definitions listed at:
http://www.answers.com/topic/boston-tea-party "Patriots known as Sons of Liberty."

At that sight, the US History Encyclopedia states:
The British East India Company, facing severe financial reverses, convinced Parliament to allow them to sell tea in the American colonies at a price that would undercut even smuggled Dutch tea, and raise revenue while clearing their warehouses of a huge surplus. Unfortunately, this tea would still carry the despised three-pence per pound tax, which had remained as a token duty, and would be sold through only a handful of dealers in America. This high-handed policy united small merchants, left out of the deal, with patriot organizations that protested the tax.

And how the Brits defined it at:
http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-BostonTeaParty.html The Boston Tea Party: marked a stage on the road from resistance to insurrection in North America.


WHAT WE MUST READ CLOSELY is that BEFORE the Tea Party, they held lots of meetings. FIRST the State Meetings, then a March on Washington, AND THEN, THE TEA BAGS.

We need to do this in the correct order. Because it will appear to be "an insurrection" to the current President's Team and will in their minds give them opportunity to place this Great Nation under Martial Law.

[dforest]

None of these people will pay the slightest attention to this.

They are not afraid of a teabag.

Now they might get a little fear if some of us old bags got together.

[jackofhearts]

Why not send the teabags to local offices instead of Washington?

[Sax]

So, seriously, what percentage of the people viewing this thread do you think aren’t getting the sick, and incredibly funny joke here?

[arealconservativeforachange]

SNICKER!
Drag across their forehead.

[Bluegrass Conservative]

So, seriously, what percentage of the people viewing this thread do you think aren’t getting the sick, and incredibly funny joke here?

69%

[wombtotomb]

That could be workable. I guess each states policy on accepting such could be checked before doing so, but I think it is important to do so. I also think it might have more impact if each of us went to our local reps closest office and hand delivered one. Everyone should have a reps office within one hour or so (except perhaps those in big sky country) but your congresscritters office should be in one of a few counties local to you. I really think that might be the best course of action. These idiots all go to washington, and local news would carry it if they were alerted to it and enough people did it. that would be picked up by talk radio/bloggers/ and would eventually be picked up by fox and go national. We should honestly plan a day or a week of it and have a steady stream of people going for that time period. Make sure each person who goes either calls or emails a tip to their local news outlet.

[InShanghai]

As the CNBC reporter said: "I'm gonna dump Derivative Securities"

What someone should do is photoshop an "American Security Certificate" that can be sent over and over via e-mail, printed and posted, posters, buttons, stickers, the works...

Basically, a marketing campaign to protest. The only problem is finding funding since now the CENTRAL GOVERNMENT is taking people's money and redistributing as they see fit.

0bama and the liberal democrats, now known to be stealth socialists, are creating change in America that is eerily similar to the change Adolph Hitler and the National Socialist Party, more commonly referred to as the Nazis, promised Germany in 1933. The deceit Hitler and his cronies perpetuated was not fully realized until the Nuremberg trials, and well after millions paid with their lives.

[Sax]

69%

Ba Dum Tish!

[GYPSY286]

I was thinking we could all start sending copies of our mortgage payment invoices or books directly to the White House, lol.

[ConservaTexan]

This is a good idea but needs some tweaking. I suggest sending a bag of pistachios and calling it Operation Nut Sack.

[waxer1]

You know I would participate in this. This must be planned right. Freep mail me with details.

[waxer1]

LETS MAKE OUR FOUNDING FATHERS PROUD..WE CAN DO THIS!!

[Skenderbej]

Teabagging (from Halo 3 video game)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FeciSYZJWI

[Pessimist]

“I would suggest a different name.”

LOL! I came here just to say that!

Although, that might be well deserved in their cases too!

[Pessimist]

LOL!

[hellbender]

Not only that, but I think tea bags (the beverage kind) weren’t invented until long after the Boston Tea Party.

[Mr. C]

I suggest a third political party with a different name for it (I’m drawing blank for the moment)with the Teabag as it’s symbol?

[Cailleach]

Operation Loose Tea? LOL

[Cailleach]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QAyEFnCqgs

Teabags, City of Heroes style :P

[BigBlueJon]

I don't really know what you are talking about, but here's a pic of a woman with tea bags in her face.

[toomuchcoffee]

aren’t getting the sick, and incredibly funny joke here?

Me, and I think I’m okay with that.

[Sax]

Yeah, in this case, ignorance is bliss. For the rest of us cursed with the image conjured up by these words, a quick snicker is our only consolation prize.

[Slings and Arrows]

Larry Sinclair would approve.

[Darksheare]

Tar is cheap, and feathers are plentiful.

[Freedom2specul8]

Picture excellent idea. Wish we could get a url for teabagpartyrevolution.com
We could offer pictures to download of tea bags in various ways, one in a cup, one photoshopped in the sea, lake ocean etc all with words declaring taxation without represenation or something to that effect. Keep the site up for a long as necessary—till congress is overwhelmed with the photos.

Teabag picture bump

[JRios1968]

Can I pick which senator?

[Clay Moore]

Let me go check that dead skunk on the highway in front of the gate and I will get back to you.

[BJClinton]

Yup.

And we’ll start a “Have you teabagged you representative yet?” thread where we post our teabagging exploits.

I love where this is going.

[teenyelliott]

Operation Teabag

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!

[BillyA]

nah... i like it...

roflmao