Tea Party Rally in SC fizzles out (only about 30 attend--great pic)

[WI_DEM]

Tea Party Rally Fizzles in South Carolina
Though as many as 2,000 people were expected at a Tea Party rally in South Carolina, just 30 showed up (looks like only 2 to me, lol) after Donald Trump cancelled his appearance with Gov. Nikki Haley (R), according to the Columbia State.

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2011/05/20/tea_party_rally_fizzles_in_south_carolina.html

The picture from the rally is priceless.

[Wounded Bear]

1. Is that Sarah addressing that raucus crowd?

30? They must have counted the staff and security.:rofl:

[WI_DEM]

6. No, Governor Nikki Hayley

[ThomWV]

35. How can you tell them apart?

[Brother Buzz]

97. No bendy straw in the sippy cup

[Brother Buzz]

14. That's George Washington

Oh, the lady bracing the lectern is the Governor, Nikki Haley.

The rest of the crown may be scouring the Capitol Grounds looking for the elusive Porta Potties. That, or hanging at Dunkin' Donuts down the street.

[AlbertCat]

89. That's George Washington

I'm surprised George didn't walk off and just leave.

[Ship of Fools]

2. it ALMOST makes me feel sorry for Nikki,

if not just completely embarrassed by and somewhat for her.

[66 dmhlt]

63. And the view from the other direction was no better ...

http://www.thestate.com/2011/05/20/1825938/tough-week-for-tea-party-ends.html

[krkaufman]

84. sounds unethical, at best

Haley told the meeting she was forming the Governor’s Tea Party Coalition to be run from her office. The group will be made up of volunteers who will work with Haley on issues, advocacy and grass-roots organizing, spokesman Rob Godfrey said.

Read more: http://www.thestate.com/2011/05/20/1825938/tough-week-for-tea-party-ends.html#ixzz1Mzxc6p3G

I would hope that this is as illegal in SC as it sounds. (political organizing within the governor's office)

[Matariki]

87. I like how the caption calls it a "meeting" and not a rally.

lol

[malaise]

3. Hahahahaahhahaa

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
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[Bubba Kush]

4. It really looks like Ma and Pa Kettle on Social Security

being hypocrites.. GET THE GOVT OUT OF MY MEDICARE!11111!!`

These guys need a lot of this:

[ChairmanAgnostic]

15. a holy joint?

what kind of roach clip does that take?

[martymar64]

62. Pass it this way!

:hippie:

[Swagman]

64. it's Ma and Pa Moran

[lunatica]

68. I'm impressed! Rolling that must have been quite a feat!

[flor-de-jasmim]

5. Weren't they all taken in the rapture - they should have planned better... LOL

[femrap]

75. It's not until this evening....

he declared the rapture at 6:00 pm EDT. So I'm not going to wash windows or the car until tomorrow! lol.

[calimary]

98. Well, we've got about another 20 minutes or so here in the West Coast.

I'm going to a party!

[BREMPRO]

7. epic fail... nobody is buying your bullcrap anymore baggers..n/t

[Ship of Fools]

8. Pathetic

to watch our country die because some imbeciles in the general public and in congress decided to pander to a fake revolution of deluded, racist, uneducated fools -- a fake revolution that was inflated by the stupid & bought media empire. i'm so disgusted that i wish i could leave the country but don't have the damned $ or job to do it.

[struggle4progress]

9. Which Tea Party was that? I've kinda lost track, what with all the different groups:

Tea Party Patriots, Tea Party Express, Tea Party Nation, National Tea Party, or whatever

[nxylas]

17. It was the Judean Tea Party

Or maybe the Tea Party of Judea.

[struggle4progress]

23. "Can I -- join your group?" "No! Piss off!"

:rofl:

[redwitch]

34. Splitter!

:-)

[DefenseLawyer]

36. What has the government ever done for us???

Well there's the roads...

[Confusious]

54. Besides the roads, the sanitation, keeping the barbarians at bay

and giving some semblance of order, they've DONE NOTHING!

[VWolf]

41. Crack Suicide Squad, from what I can tell n/t

[Confusious]

53. People's Liberation tea party front of Judea.nt

[krkaufman]

77. Python reference noted...

... and appreciated.

[Dawson Leery]

10. Surely those two sitting in front are NOT taking GOVERNMENT MANAGES Social Security?

Right?

[RichGirl]

59. Of course they are...

How else would they be able to afford those fancy fold up chairs.

[Plucketeer]

86. You mean those Chinese-made chairs -

bought at WalMart?

[krkaufman]

78. Well, it's not hypocritical to take Social Security, even if opposed ...

... to its existence, up to the point where you've received benefits equaling your contributions. After that, however...

[Richardo]

11. Looks like Biden doing a little oppo research

:D

[monmouth]

12. Wouldn't you think they would cancel due to a lack of interest?...n/t

[LeftinOH]

13. 30 in attendance? -not even counting the statue of George Washington. n/t

[ChairmanAgnostic]

16. we all realize that MSM will ignore this story, studiously

Anything that puts their pets, Michelle, Sarah, and others in a bad light is simply not news.

[fascisthunter]

18. pathetic

[marions ghost]

19. Great photo!

n/t

[defendandprotect]

96. +1 --

[Angry Dragon]

20. I hope they had SWAT there for crowd control

[liberal N proud]

21. Is the teabag losing it's steam?

[nxylas]

22. Anyone else spot this little gem buried in The State's report?

(Columbia Tea Party chairman Allen) Olson said the legislative losses will motivate Tea Party members, adding they will turn their focus now on a bill to cap punitive damages in lawsuits and other legislative issues.

Read more: http://www.thestate.com/2011/05/20/1825938/tough-week-for-tea-party-ends.html#ixzz1MudzIvf8

Shows where the Tea Party's heart truly lies - making sure that no corporation is ever held accountable for its actions.

[DefenseLawyer]

33. Yes, obviously just a grassroots movement of ordinary folks

Tackling the two biggest issues facing average people: tax cuts for the super rich and punitive damages in lawsuits.

[riderinthestorm]

52. Wow. Doesn't get any more blatant than this does it? nt

[Saphire]

24. Priceless.

[JNelson6563]

lol

Glorious and pathetic at the same time.

[JNelson6563]

25. lol

Glorious and pathetic at the same time.

[Shagbark Hickory]

26. And they were probably democrats.

[Scottybeamer70]

27. I'm guessing they ran out of tea!

:rofl:

[jpljr77]

28. Wait, wait, wait...the GOVERNOR of the state spoke and only 30 showed?

Speaks volumes, if you ask me.

[lfairban]

29. Second time in a month

This comes as the second Tea Party flop in a month, as the Tax Day Rally, starring Tea Party favorite and possible presidential candidate Michele Bachmann, attracted a mere 300 attendees. That’s only one-tenth of the turnout for the same event in 2009.

http://www.deathandtaxesmag.com/92368/s-c-tea-party-holds-rally-at-state-house-only-30-folks-show-up/

[krkaufman]

81. Somebody really needs to do an analysis ...

... of the contributions to the various rallies by outside groups (i.e. Fox News, Americans for Prosperity, etc), looking for a correlation with rally attendance. I'm confident that the Fox-stoked, AFP-driven protests will have a markedly higher participation than any of the true "grassroots" protests. This year's "tax day" protests were a great example, the only protest with any significant attendance was in Wisconsin, where photos captured a podium decorated with an AFP logo.)

[reggie the dog]

30. Give me the marketing team they have and i could get way more

than 30 people to show up for an ultra left wing speech in even the reddest of states. All i need is a marketing team, i will forego the stylist.

[femrap]

76. You gotta have

the stylist...you need that pretty bow on the package! I'll do it...cash, under the table, OK?

edit for typo

[reggie the dog]

95. cash is ok

especially if you have been having a problem paying your taxes ;)

[Raffi Ella]

31. ROFL

:kick:

[Contrary1]

32. The comments don't disappoint either:

"Those are some kick ass seats."

"Please, no pushing or shoving, stay in line, patience everyone, patience – keep the clapping to a minimum..."

:rofl:

[Marie Marie]

43. I wonder how early the Mr. and Mrs. had to get there to get those great seats.

[Canuckistanian]

37. What a great pic

It's almost poetic.

[Canuckistanian]

38. And they expected a whopping 2,000?

Wow. More people turn out for a dwarf-tossing event.

[juxtaposed]

39. there never was a tea party movement............. And I've been following the sudo group

for 2-1/2 years. Live and learn..

[jwirr]

40. I wonder what it feels like to stand there talking to so few people

when you expected a big crowd? I think I would have turned it into a friendly visit.

[chollybocker]

42. Why does Nikki even need a microphone?

Just tell the 30 baggers to move their lawnchairs up closer.

god these people are dumb.

[Skip Intro]

45. ROFL!

[krkaufman]

82. I wish there was a wider pic, showing the entire audience

I love how, in the two pics above, the only people there are standing far apart. I wonder if all 30 attendees are similarly scattered.

[AlbertCat]

91. I wonder if all 30 attendees are similarly scattered.

Or stayed for the entire thing. Were there 30 people at any one time?


See what happens when you don't offer punch and pie!

[Skip Intro]

44. HA! HA! HA! Who are you talking to, Nikki???

Great pic. I was hoping when I clicked the link that Haley would be there, and there she is!!!

Awesome!

Thanks!!!

[jerseyjack]

46. This tickes me Irish heart.

[RandomThoughts]

47. Just saying the word Rapture on news.

Will pacify huge segments of the Tea party.

They have loaded feelings that are invoked just by saying it will happen on some day.



It would be like if someone said to you that the check is in the mail, or that you will be getting a bonus next quarter, or that something will be happening.

Your mind moves from the work of the now, to that event in thought.


It is to take people out of the Now. and make them ineffectual. Really basic psyops. Been going on since money paid to build centers to teach that stuff a few decades ago.


The way to defeat that delusion is to know until something occurs, you live in the state of Now, and when it occurs, then you will live in that state. And not chasing the carrot.


It is a complex mind version of Charlie Brown, Lucy, and the football.

[jmowreader]

48. There was no tea there. So everyone left.

[ProudProgressiveNow]

49. Love it! Nt

[EvolveOrConvolve]

50. The baggers all stayed home to bang the old lady and booze it up

before the big rapture to heaven tomorrow...

[oldbanjo]

74. SC will not know if a rapture happens

unless Fox or CNN tell them, this is the only place that I have ever lived that has a Church on every corner, after living here I can understand why, because all the sinners live in the county that I live in. I once looked at a box of stainless steel screws at a store here and the price was $49.00 because my name was in their files I got the screws for $19.00. I have never gone into this business since this happened. How can these people sleep at night when their stealing from everyone.

[peacetalksforall]

51. I would like to see someone photoshop the couple by moving them to the right a little and then add

the American Gothic couple from the painting by Grant Wood. Put the couple in chairs with their backs to the 'camera' (like the tea party couple) - with the pitchfork between them.

[chollybocker]

55. All the free donutz wuz Raptored!!11!~!

[Enthusiast]

56. This is a direct

result of the attack on medicare.

[krkaufman]

83. Arguable.

I expect it's more a result of Fox News and Americans for Prosperity, having achieved extension of the Bush tax cuts and gaining control of the House, having no immediate need for mob action, and refraining from funding and stoking any protests.

[drm604]

57. They should have used a tighter camera angle.

:rofl:

[Larry L. Burks]

58. The best thing that happened was.

Three minutes in to the speech. The old man and woman got up. Folded up their chairs and walked out.

Two minutes after that. George Washington followed them.

Shortly after that. They pulled the plug on the microphone and turned out the lights.

A lonely voice calling out from the darkness.

You know they have just got to be tea baggers when some thing like this happens.

[ccharles000]

60. k/r

[barbtries]

61. i wonder when the republicans will catch up

to the fact that they're pandering to...who?

[rpannier]

65. I would love to have spoken to the two people sitting there

Only because I would be curious if their reasoning for being there would have been the same as mine...
Having seen no one turn out, it would have been fun to watch the train wreck

[rpannier]

66. Did they include the statue in their count? n/t

[lunatica]

67. They're not exactly standing up and cheering are they?

Those two need to attend a Democratic Townhall meeting to get their blood pumping again.

[SaveAmerica]

69. If you need evidence that they pad the #s, there it is! Their 30 is really 5

[kentuck]

70. Why?

Would be an interesting question.

I think the Tea Party may not be happy with the Republicans?

[treestar]

71. The rapture came early in SC!

Only the godless are left. The Democrats can win in 2012 there after all!

[Love Bug]

72. They probably coudn't afford the gas!

This reminds me of the freeper rally from some years ago (surely some DU member still has that photo).

How shallow Tea Partiers are.

[Faygo Kid]

73. Where's the other 28? What's with this "30" estimate?

Looks like two grumpy people showed up. Where's the other 28? The "tea party" is a creation of the Kochs and a media who loves them.

We got almost no coverage of our marches against war in DC in 2002-03, with 100,000+.

In many ways, I too despise the media.

[rpannier]

85. George Washington was there and so was the guy standing on the steps

and their governor

That's 5

on edit: Maybe there are statues we can't see
Maybe the press included themselves in the count

[ejbr]

79. Aren't those two sitting Nikki's staffers? n/t

[AlbertCat]

92. Aren't those two sitting Nikki's staffers?

Nope.... her parents.

[Urban Prairie]

80. 30 people attended?

Obviously not all of the "30" baggers arrived or departed at the same time.


Unless the "crowd" count was based upon who was there per half-hour and then all of the half-hours were added together?

[the_chinuk]

88. You'd think they'd at least bring classier lawn chairs. n/t k/r

[KansDem]

90. They off in numbers a bit since their heyday

[Enrique]

93. ..

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VQ23cfIi6r8/TZ5yQa3oaGI/AAAAAAAAACw/wUukp4TTisg/s1600/Less+Than+a+Hundred+Tumbleweed.jpg

[usrname]

94. Heh

Looks like a tea-for-two party.