America Goes to Washington: I was wrong about the Tea Party Movement

Pajamas Media ^ | September 12th, 2009 7:30 pm | Roger L. Simon

[fiodora]

Boy, was I wrong. I can remember telling Glenn Reynolds during CPAC that these Tea Party demonstrations were rinky-dink and going nowhere. Barely more than a half-year later, they’re putting two million people on the Washington Mall. Wow! If I were Obama & Co., I’d be afraid, I’d be very afraid.

And no doubt they are. They bobbled the ball big time and I wouldn’t be surprised if heads are going to start to roll – and not just the obvious (and relatively inconsequential) ones like Van Jones. Rahm Emanuel and David Axelrod are going to be looking at each other like nervous apparatchiks in the Politburo because someone is going to have take the bullet for the disaster they have wrought. Emanuel is looking like a particular dummy right now for opening his mouth about not missing a good crisis. It is from idiotic statements like that unread stimulus bills get passed or giant healthcare legislation proffered without anyone knowing the contents, not even (and maybe especially) the President.

No wonder the public is outraged. They have a perfect right to be.

One other note from an old protestor. When I made that statement to Glenn those many months back, I did it with the supposed authority of someone who had been at a lot of demonstrations when on the left. I can remember a couple that might have been nearly this big (not sure, really). But I can’t remember anything this size that was entirely non-violent. That’s rather miraculous for a two-million person demonstration and deserves the highest praise, though I doubt the mainstream media will say much. They’re still digesting how much they’re despised.

I do have one minute criticism. The person carrying the Obama/Hitler poster should have his/her wrist slapped. Hitler comparisons (except perhaps in the case of Ahmadinejad) are odious, stupid and insulting to the people murdered by Hitler. Enough.

[expatpat]

And if we can hold them off until Christmas, they are probably done. They can’t pass their $hit in an election year.

[PIF]

Gibblets needs to use the right-wing socialist meme as evil (defined by the number of people murdered) because the left-wing socialist meme is his ideology.

When it comes to evil, left-wing socialist meme, personified by Mao tops the list, followed by a distant Stalin, and trailing in third place, right-wing socialist meme, personified by Hitler who is nearly tied with the equally right-wing socialist meme Japanese in WWII.

[mad_as_he$$]

I agree. they are depending on chaos to get their agenda through. They do not care what the opposes think. As far a heads rolling - not goona happen at a high level.

[tiki]

Very good insight, “never weaken”.

[fiodora]

“I agree. they are depending on chaos to get their agenda through.”

Didn’t Zero create the health-care crisis to gain absolute control of America?

[mad_as_he$$]

It seems that that is the agenda. Reading the bills there are lots of things that just do not fit and do not need to be included - makes for good fodder.

[Mygirlsmom]

Barely more than a half-year later, they’re putting two million people on the Washington Mall.

Add to that many thousands of others in similar gatherings across the nation, as well as those who wanted to be there but could not.

[GOPJ]

It’s a sea change.

[TADSLOS]

Wow. That’s some explosive stuff. Unions have their own separate justice system to deal with members who stray, to include “charges” and “trials”. Just like Sharia law.

[GOPJ]

That would be many many more millions...

[Lyantana]

Hitler did not kill millions he just surrounded himself with people that would do it for him. Like that Holdren guy who wants to force abortions and sterilization, euthanasia, to deny the likeness is dangerous and foolish.

[marstegreg]

I’m sure Louis the XVI’s, and King George’s advisors did the same thing, look what happened there.

[LibLieSlayer]

They will not act scared... but they are. They have been around long enough not to telegraph this and they will in no way give up. We will fight them until that b!tch hands over her gavel to a Republican... but they are not in denial... they intend to try to defeat us until they themselves are defeated. Good will triumph over evil in the long run.

LLS

[LibLieSlayer]

Amen!!! and let us not forget saddam hussein... every bit as evil as hitler was... maybe even more sadistic and insane... if that is possible.

LLS

[LibLieSlayer]

Amen! Remember that these people are old hat at this... pelosi and her ilk have been around a long time and they are evildoer warriors... but that does not mean that they do not fear what is happening to Americans... for we are waking up and unifying and marx and alinsky never planned on that happening... and neither does satan... their ultimate master.

LLS

[houeto]

None are thinking how to communicate when all forms of electronic com are controlled by Hussein...

My neighborhood is buying CBs for starters.

[PIF]

Good. That's a start, now have you thought of how to defeat anti-RF homing missiles? Or where to move the transmitters? How long can you stay up before being detected and shutdown? Make no mistake, they will try to shut CB down - jamming to start with and easy to do.

[metesky]

0 will never take responsibility no matter what he says or many speeches he gives.

This is why they need people like my two dead dog RHINOs, Snowe and Collins, unprincipled climbers like Spector and their ilk on both sides of the aisle. When presented with a veto-proof bill, no matter how seemingly inconsequential (deal brokered by McCain and some idiot "gang of"), he'll do what he's always done and gotten away with: shrug his shoulders, make some remarks out of two of his faces and sign it. Incrementalism.

Step by step, and we catch the beating...

[goat granny]

I don’t think Obama has yes men around him, I think they tell him what to do and he says yes....That man is not running the white house, he’s on vacation all the time...

[pollywog]

4) In God we trust....

" And though the wrong be all so strong, HE is the RULER YET!"......