As I wrote a couple days ago, I've been way out of the loop lately. I've covered a few events, but never wrote about them up due to other tasks. One of the events I attended was the Tea Party Tax Day rally at the Ohio Statehouse. ******
On April 15 about 1000 Tea Party-hardies hit the Statehouse lawn with signs, flags, hats, izods, and dad pants. They were xburban, christian, and didn't do irony.
One speaker, a lawyer, whose name I didn't catch, was allegedly responslbe for "putting ACORN out of business." I started to videotape his speech, since I assumed, by his rousing intro, he'd have something interesting to say. He didn't. Minuntemen United founder and theocratic gadfly Coach Dave Daubenmire, who attended the event as an "infiltrator" (more about that below), pointed out to me that the speaker was basically a crowd culler. That is, he drove droves away. After about 40 minutes of droning, about half the Tea Party contingent had dispersed somewhere. Coach, running in the May Primary as an Independent Tea Party Republican for the 18th Congessional District seat (he lost) told me he wasn't "allowed" to speak at the rally. He said his speech would have been about "morals-- something the event throwers found controversial. No doubt!
I can think of lots of names to call Mary Jo Kilroy, but Communist isn't one of them.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN IT'S NOT ABOUT THE ECONOMY?
Long-time Columbus activist Connie Harris and Dr. Bob Fitrakis, publisher, Columbus Free Press. Bob's account of the event is here.
One speaker, a lawyer, whose name I didn't catch, was allegedly responslbe for "putting ACORN out of business." I started to videotape his speech, since I assumed, by his rousing intro, he'd have something interesting to say. He didn't. Minuntemen United founder and theocratic gadfly Coach Dave Daubenmire, who attended the event as an "infiltrator" (more about that below), pointed out to me that the speaker was basically a crowd culler. That is, he drove droves away. After about 40 minutes of droning, about half the Tea Party contingent had dispersed somewhere. Coach, running in the May Primary as an Independent Tea Party Republican for the 18th Congessional District seat (he lost) told me he wasn't "allowed" to speak at the rally. He said his speech would have been about "morals-- something the event throwers found controversial. No doubt!
THE TEA PARTY
I can think of lots of names to call Mary Jo Kilroy, but Communist isn't one of them.
Ohio Objectivist Society--selling Ayn Rand to Christians.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN IT'S NOT ABOUT THE ECONOMY?
INFILTRATORS
To infiltrate: (4) to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes
That's what Theoconia thought, too, but apparently to local Tea Partiers anyone, no matter how obviously NOT with them, is an infiltrator. For those unable to spot an infiltrator, helpful Tea Partiers brought signs to point them out.
That's what Theoconia thought, too, but apparently to local Tea Partiers anyone, no matter how obviously NOT with them, is an infiltrator. For those unable to spot an infiltrator, helpful Tea Partiers brought signs to point them out.
THE OTHER TEA PARTY
I think they are from Spore .
The two Connies
Suzanne Patzer, Columbus Free Press
Long-time Columbus activist Connie Harris and Dr. Bob Fitrakis, publisher, Columbus Free Press. Bob's account of the event is here.
Robbt
ROCCO BIANCO:
NOT A TEA PARTIER. NOT A PROGRSSIVE. AN AVID ALEX JONES LISTENER
COACH DAVE DAUBENMIRE: ALL DRESSED UP AND NO PARTY TO GO TO
TRUCE
