{"id":1551,"date":"2010-02-05T15:24:40","date_gmt":"2010-02-05T23:24:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=1551"},"modified":"2010-02-05T21:34:37","modified_gmt":"2010-02-06T05:34:37","slug":"the-tea-party-nation-is-still-revolting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=1551","title":{"rendered":"The Tea Party Nation Is [Still] Revolting"},"content":{"rendered":"

…Have you ever eaten with one?<\/em><\/p>\n

The assembly of Tea Baggers kicked off with a surprising omission<\/a> in their Patriopathic™ zeal to commence the festivities. They neglected to praise the Lord with an opening prayer. They also decided to forego the Pledge of Allegiance. In one fell swoop they dissed both God and country. And that’s not all. There were no American flags flying in the convention hall. The organizers blamed the hotel staff for the absence of flags. I wonder if the hotel staff also kept the prayer and the pledge from taking place. Those Opryland hospitality associates are well known socialist sympathizers.<\/p>\n

And speaking of socialists, the convention’s opening keynote was delivered by former congressman Tom Tancredo who declared that<\/a>…<\/p>\n

President Obama was elected because “we do not have a civics, literacy test before people can vote in this country.”<\/em> [And] “People who could not spell the word vote or say it in English put a committed socialist ideologue in the White House — name is Barack Hussein Obama”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Bagger community regards itself as a movement of “regular”<\/em> folks. Yet they received Tancredo enthusiastically despite his pronouncement that voters are stupid and shouldn’t be permitted to participate in the electoral process without passing an exam (that most Baggers would fail). And they may have missed a history lesson or two if they think it’s a good idea to advocate a return to Jim Crow-era policies.<\/p>\n

Voter registration is a big issue with the Baggers. A recent poll<\/a> showed that 52% of GOP voters think that ACORN stole the election in 2008. So the Baggers are preparing a counterattack<\/a>. Bridget Geegan Blanton of Smart Girl Politics led a convention seminar on how to avoid registering Democrats. She said in her state of California, she’s required by law to give a voter registration form to anyone who asks, even a Democrat. But she added that she’s not obligated to mail it in for them. In her remarks she was careful to say that she would give the form back to the voter who could then mail it in on his own. But I wonder how many people in her audience left with the impression that Democratic registration forms collected during Tea Party voter drives need not be submitted?<\/p>\n

David Weigel, of the Washington Independent reports that<\/a> there are more than 150 credentialed reporters at the convention. Since there are about 600 registered attendees, that’s one reporter for every four Baggers. But the the most bizarre news about the news media is that Joseph Basel is one of the credentialed reporters. Basel, you may recall, is one of James O’Keefe’s accomplices arrested in the notorious Landrieu Sting<\/a> fiasco. So Basel impersonated a telephone repairman in New Orleans, and is now impersonating a journalist in Nashville.<\/p>\n

For those wondering, the convention web site says there are still tickets available for Sarah Palin’s speech tomorrow night. The Queen Tea Bagger was not able to sell out the hall. If anyone thinks that 600 Baggers is an impressive showing, please note that two weeks from now the National Wild Turkey Federation<\/a> is gathering at the same venue. They are expecting 40,000 attendees. And this isn’t a blowout of bourbon drinkers (Aside: Did I note that the Tea Bagger affair is “dry”<\/a>?).<\/em> It’s a national organization representing wild turkey conservationists and hunters. Do you wonder why Palin is so badly underperforming the turkey enthusiasts? Maybe it has something to do with this:<\/p>\n

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Or maybe they just think there are already enough turkeys in politics. The Tea Baggers are currently enjoying a significant over-representation in the public discussion. I wrote about Tea Party Delusion<\/a> last December. An NBC\/Wall Street Journal poll revealed that almost half (48%) of the country either never heard of the Baggers or had no opinion. A new CNN poll<\/a> confirms those results, as does this one from CBS (pdf)<\/a>, and even this one from Fox (pdf)<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Rest up Tea Baggers. Tomorrow is another busy day.<\/p>\n

[Update]<\/strong> Joseph Farah of WorldNetDaily closed the day<\/a> with his patented obsession over Obama’s birth certificate:<\/p>\n

“The media, the politicians – all say, no, it’s all been settled. I say, if it’s been settled show us the birth certificate. Simple.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Followed by a declaration of WAR!<\/p>\n

“…take over not only the political institutions, but the cultural institutions, like the press, the entertainment industry, the universities, and yes the churches.”<\/p>\n

“Are you ready to engage in a cultural war after we take back Congress?”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

“Yes!” the crowd yelled back.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

…Have you ever eaten with one? The assembly of Tea Baggers kicked off with a surprising omission in their Patriopathic™ zeal to commence the festivities. They neglected to praise the Lord with an opening prayer. They also decided to forego the Pledge of Allegiance. In one fell swoop they dissed both God and country. 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