cnn covering 'protests' in d.c.....looks like about 20 people

[spanone]

where were these fools when 'their president' spent gazillions on an unnecessary war???

[RalphieD]

1. This is a flash in the pan

It will turn out to be a few Limbaugh supporters.  That's it.

[FSogol]

5. This is getting more play here than in the general public.

The 2 or 3 Repubs in this office that can't help making ridiculous comments 24/7 have not mentioned teabagging. It doesn't appear on the front pages of the Washington Post, NYT, or WSY.

[mwb970]

39. People I mention this to have not heard about it.

I thought it was a "big deal" but now I'm thinking it's a fizzle.

[lamp_shade]

6. That sounds about right. Welcome to DU RalphieD.

[RalphieD]

15. Glad to be here

[FSogol]

2. How many are paid staffers? n/t

[Ganja Ninja]

7. How many are FOX & CNN news crews? n/t

[KittyWampus]

27. How many are guarding the Porta-potties?

[JohnnyBoots]

32. Or PAC people

[LynneSin]

33. How many are actually one of us out there goofing on these idiots

If I wasn't working today I'd probably show up just to mock these idiots; however, I have a day job.

Funny, when we protested the war, the right-wing would make such comments like "You people need to get a job". But our protests were held on Saturdays when most of us weren't working because we're regular folks who work Mon-Fri. Here these idiots schedule a protest in the middle of the day during the work week. I don't know about you, but I don't have the time to take off of work and do a protest to help protect the 1% wealthiest elite of this country.

[lamp_shade]

3. I understand they don't "officially" start until noon. There'll be millions there by then.

Count on it. :rofl:

[spanone]

4. i withdraw all snide remarks untill the untold millions show up

:sarcasm: :rofl:

[MineralMan]

11. Oh, yah, sure....they're all just waiting to show up....

Freepers. Buncha morons! They never show up. It's hard to climb the stairs in your mom's basement, and the light is so bright outside. Let's you and him protest! That's the battle cry of the freeper.

[malaise]

24. Word is that this will be the real million man march

:rofl:

[bullwinkle428]

8. The same media that suppressed the countless thousands that

came out to protest Der Chimpenfuhrer's wars, is all over this teabag shit like it has genuine relevance! :mad:

[spanone]

10. that's our media.....

[Uncle Joe]

13. My exact thoughts, bullwinkle.

The corporate media don't report the news so much as try to make it.

[Echo In Light]

26. Waaay too many 9/11 Cover Up signs in the crowd during NY's RNC

[gratuitous]

28. Apparently "crowds" of 20 people are an event

Crowds of 20,000? Not so much.

[Arugula Latte]

37. And crowds of 200,000 or 600,000? Meh. nt

[gratuitous]

52. I remember the demonstrations in Porland in 2002 and 2003

The local paper, the Oregonian, actually hired aerial photography done so they could dispute and minimize the numbers of people demonstrating. Of course, they also focused on the outlier signs about peripheral or fringe issues that attach to any demonstration of that size, pretending that everyone was there advocating for PETA or something else besides being against the prospective invasion of Iraq. They also editorialized about the naiveté of the protestors, and how this was all going to work out, and there really, really were dreaded weapons of mass destruction because Colin Powell said so, and on and on.

I will mentally compare and contrast the dismissive coverage taken at that time (and not just by my local paper) with the coverage of these public temper tantrums by whiny ass titty babies who want a functioning society without paying taxes.

[Arugula Latte]

54. I remember that, too. I was at one of those Portland protests where they did that.

It pissed me off to no end, the way the Oregonian went out of its way to be dismissive. And then remember they endorsed Bush in '04?

When I lived in Wash. DC, the Washington Post did a very condescending front-page day-after story about the massive pro-choice rally held in '92. They basically said since the crowd (which was about half a million) was predominantly young women, it didn't mean anything because there wasn't a lot of diversity in ages. :wtf:

[lpbk2713]

9. The Porta-Potties probably outnumber them 3-to-1.

... as usual.

[old mark]

16. ....because they are all full of shit? nt

[blogslut]

12. No fair!

I've been tuning to the dreaded Fox for the hilarity.

Seriously, I'm asking. Which station is going to give me the best bang for my point-and-laugh buck?

[spanone]

14. faux just reported there were 'hundreds'

[cali]

17. and it looks like there are.

[tridim]

25. Notice the camera never showed a full crowd shot.

It stayed in nice and tight the whole time.

Could have been hundreds I guess, but "hundreds" is an extremely small gathering in the context of DC.

[Arugula Latte]

38. It's funny ... With the massive liberal rallies, they stay tight to avoid showing the huge crowd.

Here, they stay tight to avoid showing the tiny crowd.

[spanone]

30. it's hard to tell, they never panned the crowd....all tight shots....we'll see

[blogslut]

19. Saw that

I mean to take a screenshot of the old dude with the handlebar mustache and the teabags, hanging from his hat, but looking like they were growing from the sides of his mouth. He was awesome!

[spanone]

20. why aren't these people at work?

[blogslut]

22. Well, considering that this "movement" is an astroturf effort

...I'm willing to bet that many of the teabaggers are at work!

[Profprileasn]

29. I'd imagine

because they took off because they felt it was that important.

[spanone]

31. these are the fools who get A TAX BREAK under President Obama....oh, the irony

[tridim]

21. I'm planning to watch the Faux coverage later..

Mainly to laugh at the Ron Paul folks and Hannity.

[blogslut]

23. I may have to get drunk

in order to keep going.

Thank Bob, I work from home. :)

[bdamomma]

18. these people don't know what they are protesting for?

they are just tools for the rich corporate whores.

http://www.savetherich.com

[spanone]

34. war, death and elimination of civil rights doesn't faze these people, but tax the rich....

and they are really upset

[opihimoimoi]

35. All the food is gonna be wasted.....those hot dogs, sandwiches, free beer, grilled ribs,

salad, grilled chicken, etc ? these were not enough to lure peeps...?

what gives?

[lpbk2713]

41. Free beer? Oh that's good.

No doubt some of them brought their concealed handguns.

Great combination .... booze and firearms. :thumbsup:

:sarcasm:



That should make things very interesting.

[opihimoimoi]

55. Yup...LOL

[Mari333]

36. des moines isnt looking too good

[spanone]

40. it's a BIG turnout 'coast to coast' according to faux snooze

[tridim]

43. Tens of Tens of teabaggers at least!

[spanone]

48. oh, you exagerrator

:hi: :rofl:

[anonymous171]

46. Buncha old white dudes.nt

[lpbk2713]

53. Caption --- "Umm .... wayill ... we're here ... what do we do now?"

I've got to hand it to them, these clowns are always good for a laugh.

[Norquist Nemesis]

42. Did they cut away for Obama's statement?

I had MSNBC on and they showed it.

[spanone]

44. faux got there, they were late, but they got there.

[Norquist Nemesis]

49. Utterly amazing. Cameras swarmed when Bush farted

but put a Democrat in the WH and suddenly the President isn't as relevant as a few angry, hatefilled ideologues who can't see beyond their noses. :(

[mrsadkins99]

45. they showed a rally

on the local news here in suburban Detroit and one of the signs said "Mr President you're destroying my future". These people need to get a grip on reality.

[Norquist Nemesis]

50. Welcome MrsA!

:hi:

[DemoTex]

47. Kind of like the Freeper's Pro-War rally in DC a while back ..

[spanone]

51. wow, 'in support of war' whodda thought?

[Rocknrule]

56. "where were these fools when 'their president' spent gazillions on an unnecessary war???"

Why, waving their flags and staring at Der Fu...I mean, President Bush with glazed-over eyes chanting "USA! USA!" like good paychreeawtick 'Murkans, of course!