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TalkingDog

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12. Because even rabid, ill-informed idiots have the right to free speech and protest?

Sun Apr 15, 2012, 07:36 AM

Apr 2012

Because any counter-protest is ignored by the media (as has been pointed out by other posters)?

When you have 10 teaparty protesters vs 50 counter-protesters and the media only shows an extreme close up of the "crowd" of 10 and their speaker, with one or two quick, cursory glances at the "small group" of counter protestors, you gotta kinda figure the media coverage isn't going to work in your favor.

And as I seem to recall there was this thing called Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear that was staged as an antidote to Beck/Tea Party idiocy. There were about 215,000 good citizens of this country in attendance.

Or maybe you just haven't been paying attention.

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Liberals, please answer me this question [View all] Zalatix Apr 2012 OP

I thought Occupy *are* liberals? Syrinx Apr 2012 #1

Shhhh Son of Gob Apr 2012 #2

Except for the Paulites and Anarchists WonderGrunion Apr 2012 #3

I was at Wall Street Friday night... meaculpa2011 Apr 2012 #30

How many Occupiers are there out there protesting? How many DUers are there? Zalatix Apr 2012 #4

I have no idea what you're talking about Syrinx Apr 2012 #5

There are something like 10 times as many DUers as there are Occupyers. Zalatix Apr 2012 #32

I think you are mistaking Teabagger propaganda for real facts. fasttense Apr 2012 #6

The first TP protests were in the hundreds of thousands. They tapered off later. Zalatix Apr 2012 #33

Odd stuff you are sort of saying. Occupy Wall Street had 10,000 and more and other Bluenorthwest Apr 2012 #17

Larger question still.. cyclezealot Apr 2012 #7

Yeah Cyclez, you hit the nail on the head. fasttense Apr 2012 #8

I don't think people thought the President could do it alone, I think people just did Bluenorthwest Apr 2012 #20

Intimidated by Glenn Beck 9/12 wackos and Grannies in... WorseBeforeBetter Apr 2012 #27

I was home watching Dexter. trumad Apr 2012 #9

Dexter airs at night. Protests took place during the day taterguy Apr 2012 #13

OK--- I am Dexter. trumad Apr 2012 #22

Remember the wall-to-wall coverage of protests against the Iraq war? Fumesucker Apr 2012 #10

We were counter-protesting. backscatter712 Apr 2012 #11

I attended several TP counter protests. Zalatix Apr 2012 #35

Because even rabid, ill-informed idiots have the right to free speech and protest? TalkingDog Apr 2012 #12

what you said! bonzotex Apr 2012 #26

Ick. Don't want to get anywhere near a tea party party. geckosfeet Apr 2012 #14

Not sure what you are saying. mmonk Apr 2012 #15

Well I'm not a liberal but I'll take a stab at your answer - TBF Apr 2012 #16

The point? I wanted to see the Tea Partiers overwhelmed by angry liberals in 2009 Zalatix Apr 2012 #36

"Overwhelmed" how? TBF Apr 2012 #42

Overwhelmed. Numerically. It matters. Zalatix Apr 2012 #43

Agree - Occupy is as good a vehicle as any and if we can get labor TBF Apr 2012 #50

Tea Partiers weren't a grassroots organization and you know it Beaverhausen Apr 2012 #44

I knew that. But there will still hundreds of thousands of them. Zalatix Apr 2012 #45

you are answering your own question Beaverhausen Apr 2012 #46

My question won't be answered until probably mid Spring or even summer time Zalatix Apr 2012 #48

I'll take a different stab at this OmahaBlueDog Apr 2012 #59

Very nice assessment. TBF Apr 2012 #63

Especially in the begining, when the Teabaggers were waving Lipton bags... OmahaBlueDog Apr 2012 #65

Good question One of the 99 Apr 2012 #18

"liberals"? so are you a conservative? ibegurpard Apr 2012 #19

Don't EVER mistake "liberals" as the ONLY representatives.......... socialist_n_TN Apr 2012 #28

Hell no. I'm trying to figure out how to rally the Left to come out in force. Zalatix Apr 2012 #37

I'm here Aerows Apr 2012 #21

The teabagger rallies were never very big. bonzotex Apr 2012 #23

Because for many, posting on DU is the ultimate activism! JNelson6563 Apr 2012 #24

"...posting on DU is the ultimate activism!" unkachuck Apr 2012 #69

Google the Northern Virginia HCR Town Hall with Howard Dean and Jim Moran. WorseBeforeBetter Apr 2012 #25

Spent too much time spell-checking? JHB Apr 2012 #29

The Left Was Too Busy Making Jokes About The Tea Party. Paladin Apr 2012 #31

I think you are correct etherealtruth Apr 2012 #38

Once again laundry_queen Apr 2012 #52

Can't speak for the others, but I was busy smoking dope, having uninhibited sex and listening to ohiosmith Apr 2012 #34

Rallies come and go. From both sides. Zax2me Apr 2012 #39

It certainly made no sense to me when I was counter protesting the TP in 2009 Zalatix Apr 2012 #40

Punked! LASlibinSC Apr 2012 #41

yeah, like we didn't protest invading Iraq! TheKentuckian Apr 2012 #47

I wanted to see a million Americans out with signs reading "MEDICARE FOR ALL" in 2009 Zalatix Apr 2012 #49

Because the people who support such were tied up in the reform kabuki theater TheKentuckian Apr 2012 #56

While you were apparently living on zenu or wherever, we were there. Egalitarian Thug Apr 2012 #51

Really, and where on Planet Earth, aside from inside your mind Zalatix Apr 2012 #53

As I said, you would have actually had to look. But you haven't answered the qurestion. n/t Egalitarian Thug Apr 2012 #54

Oh, please. There were not the numbers you imply there were. Not on Earth or elsewhere. Zalatix Apr 2012 #57

I am not in the habit of doing other people's homework. If you had any genuine curiosity Egalitarian Thug Apr 2012 #60

I looked it up. You are wrong. Zalatix Apr 2012 #61

And while you're busy refusing to admit you're wrong why don't you also explain Zalatix Apr 2012 #62

Here in Oregon, 2010 had the largest turn out for any non Presidential election since Bluenorthwest Apr 2012 #66

We were the OTHER state that stomped ALL Republicans who tried to take office. Zalatix Apr 2012 #67

HAHA! Good one! Rex Apr 2012 #55

Liberals were too busy bashing each other. joshcryer Apr 2012 #58

So many missed opportunities from 2009-2011. Daniel537 Apr 2012 #64

In 2009, there weren't any tea party coalition protests going on here. Major Hogwash Apr 2012 #68