Comments on: Tea for two thousand, or more http://www.dustbury.com/archives/8106 I couldn't possibly fail to disagree with you less. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:23:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Old Grouch http://www.dustbury.com/archives/8106/comment-page-1#comment-18075 Old Grouch Thu, 16 Apr 2009 18:55:48 +0000 http://www.dustbury.com/?p=8106#comment-18075 "You are protesting today while living on govt programs, driving on federally funded roads, taking your kids to public schools and enjoying the life that America affords." Pathetically, this is one of the prescribed talking points. See <a href="http://www.hurryupharry.org/2009/04/15/tea-party-dayglenn-beck-is-scary/" rel="nofollow">here</a> (about 60-70 comments down, no permlinks): "Most of these so-called anti-tax protestors want all sort of federal benefits, they just don’t want to pay for them. In other words, they are a bunch of spoiled children and should be treated as such." Similar stuff sighted in a couple of other threads today, but I can't be bothered to run 'em down. (BTW, re: the linked comment thread, IMO Gene's query is sincere (can't vouch for all his commenters!), TP attendees might wish to contribute.). “You are protesting today while living on govt programs, driving on federally funded roads, taking your kids to public schools and enjoying the life that America affords.”

Pathetically, this is one of the prescribed talking points. See here (about 60-70 comments down, no permlinks): “Most of these so-called anti-tax protestors want all sort of federal benefits, they just don’t want to pay for them. In other words, they are a bunch of spoiled children and should be treated as such.”

Similar stuff sighted in a couple of other threads today, but I can’t be bothered to run ‘em down.

(BTW, re: the linked comment thread, IMO Gene’s query is sincere (can’t vouch for all his commenters!), TP attendees might wish to contribute.).

]]> By: McGehee http://www.dustbury.com/archives/8106/comment-page-1#comment-18074 McGehee Thu, 16 Apr 2009 18:40:58 +0000 http://www.dustbury.com/?p=8106#comment-18074 Dwayne, everyone <i>they</i> know <i>is.</i> Dwayne, everyone they know is.

]]> By: Dwayne "the canoe guy" http://www.dustbury.com/archives/8106/comment-page-1#comment-18070 Dwayne "the canoe guy" Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:08:13 +0000 http://www.dustbury.com/?p=8106#comment-18070 Why was I not at work? Because I took a vacation day! As for why some kids weren't in school? I met several home-school families. I continue to be astounded at the number of folks who think that everybody is on the government dole. Why was I not at work? Because I took a vacation day!

As for why some kids weren’t in school? I met several home-school families.

I continue to be astounded at the number of folks who think that everybody is on the government dole.

]]> By: Tatyana http://www.dustbury.com/archives/8106/comment-page-1#comment-18064 Tatyana Thu, 16 Apr 2009 03:23:16 +0000 http://www.dustbury.com/?p=8106#comment-18064 As someone (I think it was a Sirius-radio host, Andrew Wilkow) said at tonight's NY Tea Party: "look around you - see these skyscrapers? See the Woolworth building? They are monuments to capitalism. Not to the government handouts." I haven't spend the evening that well for a long time. As someone (I think it was a Sirius-radio host, Andrew Wilkow) said at tonight’s NY Tea Party: “look around you – see these skyscrapers? See the Woolworth building? They are monuments to capitalism. Not to the government handouts.”

I haven’t spend the evening that well for a long time.

]]> By: McGehee http://www.dustbury.com/archives/8106/comment-page-1#comment-18061 McGehee Wed, 15 Apr 2009 23:30:25 +0000 http://www.dustbury.com/?p=8106#comment-18061 The only sense I can make of that comment (after smashing myself over the head with a crowbar a few times to get into the proper frame of head mush) is that since people pay for their food and other necessities with money, which is printed by the government, therefore they're "living on govt programs." As for "enjoying the life that America affords," I wasn't brought up to give credit for that to government paper-pushers. In any sense of the term. The only sense I can make of that comment (after smashing myself over the head with a crowbar a few times to get into the proper frame of head mush) is that since people pay for their food and other necessities with money, which is printed by the government, therefore they’re “living on govt programs.”

As for “enjoying the life that America affords,” I wasn’t brought up to give credit for that to government paper-pushers. In any sense of the term.

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