Protesters' Plan to Dump Tea Is Prohibited

[mucifer]

By Michael E. Ruane
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, April 15, 2009; 9:30 AM

There will be no tea-dumping in the Potomac River -- that's illegal -- but organizers of today's national tea party tax protest found out this morning that so is their plan to dump a million tea bags in Lafayette Square to demonstrate displeasure at government spending and tax policies.

Protesters, using a rented truck to haul the million tea bags, began unloading their cargo at the park this morning but were told by officials that they didn't have proper permits and must move the tea. They complied with the order but are still considering what to do with the load.

The tea had been purchased online by people upset over recent government policy, said John Gauger, a spokesman for the grass-roots conservative group Reagan.org.

The protesters got more bad news this morning when security officials also told them that they did not have proper permits for a rally in front of the Treasury building.

That noon-time protest had been expected to provide a national stage for speeches by such figures as Grover Norquist of Americans for Tax Reform; former presidential candidate Alan Keyes; and Thomas A. Schatz, president of Citizens Against Government Waste. But after the discussion with security officials, the protesters sent away the advance crew that was to set up risers and equipment for news crews.

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[Peacetrain]

1. All I can say is

:)

[Captain Hilts]

2. This is all just so feeble. nt

[lamp_shade]

3. Pretty poor planning, eh?

[Yavin4]

19. Poor Planning ? Just Like The Bush Years

Memories.

[rateyes]

4. Dumping Tea in Boston Harbor by the Sons of Liberty was illegal, too.

But, those TRUE patriots did it anyway, at the risk of their lives. They had the courage of their convictions.

These "teabaggers," today don't have the guts to do something that will only get them arrested and fined. So much for their principles!

[liberal N proud]

5. WOW

[FSogol]

6. Poor planning. Another mark of GOP Politics. n/t

[msanthrope]

29. But were there enough Porta-potties??? That's what I want to know. n/t

[Windy]

7. This illustrates their ignorance.

How could they think that they could just dump an alleged 1,000,000 tea bags in the river????? Wow

[rateyes]

13. It illustrates their lack of principle.

What made the Sons of Liberty in Boston think that they could just dump a boatload of tea into Boston Harbor? Today's "teabaggers" are cowards.

[JayMusgrove]

8. former presidential candidate Alan Keyes?????

Give me a BREAK!!!!!!!!!

This is the guy who lost to Obama in 2004.

I see this movement has all national leaders in it.

[Yavin4]

20. Lay Off Alan Keyes

He was batshit crazy Republican long before it became cool to be batshit crazy Republican. Long before Michelle Bachman and Glenn Beck. Keyes is old school crazy.

[JayMusgrove]

21. Oh I"m sorry.... I didn't know we had to

protect any batshit crazy folks here on the DU.

But you're right, he's definitely certifiable batshit crazy, and Michell Bachmann should take lessons in craziness from him.

[lame54]

51. Keys is definitely batshit crazy....

and the only candidate to brave the mosh pit.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qwDBgNMD7c

[polmaven]

35. Yeah!

Leave Alan Keyes ALONE! :cry:

[juno jones]

36. Well in that case,

:patriot:

Gotta respect crazy old enough for my grandparents to have indulged in. (I'm 45)

[Pharlo]

34. Not only did this man LOSE to Barack Obama in the

2004 Illinois senatorial race, he was Barack Obama's secret campaign weapon. He was so good, in fact, that Barack Obama didn't even have to campaign in Illinois. As long as Alan Keyes was in Illinois actively campaigning, Barack Obama had the leisure to travel the US campaigning for other democratic candidates. I remember it well.

Alan Keyes opened his mouth, something incredibly asinine came out, and Obama's numbers jumped up.

No, I think as good Americans, the liberals among us need to INSIST that Alan Keyes be allowed to exercise his first amendment right of free speech.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

43. ...and for those of you who live in Maryland, you know Keyes quite well here.

He got his ass handed to him plenty of times when he ran for statewide office.

[Marrah_G]

9. They better not fucking dump ANYTHING in Boston Harbor

Or they will have a state full of people ready to lynch their fucking asses for polluting something we paid shitloads of money to try and clean up.

[Happyhippychick]

10. Too bad they didn't have a good community organizer to help them figure this shit out first.

Sucks to be them, as usual.

[NatBurner]

17. *ding*

[SemiCharmedQuark]

11. Well when your headliner is the biggest laughingstock of Illinois, you've got problems right there.

[gauguin57]

12. Get your T ... and A ... outta here, freepers!

No teabagging allowed behind the White House. Unless you're, like, Bill Clinton or JFK or something ;)

[Kittycat]

14. Protesting 101 - Permits.

[msanthrope]

27. Somehing we "Libruls" have down pat.....as someone who

has organized protests, including anti-government ones, permits are ALWAYS the first thing you get.

[blogslut]

15. *snicker*

teehee :)

[Demeter]

16. Make Iced Tea! (When Life hands you a million teabags....)

I bet FEMA's got those refrigerator trucks loaded with ice still driving around somewhere.....

[Botany]

18. Sometimes things go wrong

[alcibiades_mystery]

22. Did these idiots think they could just litter in the public parks?

Wouldn't we need tax money to pay people overtime for cleaning up after their stupid mess?

What a bunch of fucking clowns.

[gauguin57]

23. At least our local teabaggers are donating their tea to a local shelter for abused women.

They're supposed to bring sealed boxes of tea to carry ... and then the tea will be donated.

Their protest is ridiculous, but at least they're not just wasting food.

[JayMusgrove]

38. I have to hand it to those teabaggers... they are smarter than

the average idiot that goes to these things.

[Clio the Leo]

24. One thing you can say that the "Democrat" party has over the GOP...

... we KNOW how to protest! ;)









And you know THIS took some planning!

[LiberalFighter]

40. In that last photo there was only one white guy that spoke at the March on Washington.

I wonder how many know who it was?

[gauguin57]

52. Was it Walter Reuther of the UAW? I know various religious leaders spoke, including Jewish leaders.

But don't know whether they were African-American or white.

[marshall]

25. How long before Obama has to call out the National Guard?

It's going to happen sooner or later.

[global1]

26. A National Stage For Speeches By Such Figures As............

all the wackjobs the Repug and RW Neocons have to offer. I just can't see where they think this will get them anywhere. Even when the Dems were in the minority and didn't have the bully pulpit - they didn't make such asses out of themselves. These people - especially with this feeble excuse of a protest - have lost all credibility. Only the lunatic fringe will support them and this will further isolate them and make them look even crazier.

[LynnTheDem]

28. Citizens Against Government Waste tries to figure out where to dump 1 million teabags.

And never ever feels the irony.

[polichick]

30. How many people have shown up - six??

[Yavin4]

31. Neither The Daily Show nor Colbert nor SNL Could Write Better Comedy Than This

They should win some type of Emmy.

[Kittycat]

47. I'm really looking forward to the Daily Show this week

:rofl:

[Laelth]

32. No rally in front of the Treasury?

Poor planning, poor teabaggers. Guess they'll have to teabag one another in the privacy of their own homes.

:rofl:

-Laelth

[RFKHumphreyObama]

33. What juvenile brainless idiots

[LynneSin]

37. Wow, think of all the money wasted on what will end up in the garbage dump...

....what if that money was instead used to help fund a foodbank or other local charities.

Consider this:

And with us protesters for a REAL problem - like the war, well we never used pollution as a way to solve our problem.

[NYC Liberal]

39. I thought that was the point?? Oh well, it was the first time

THESE idiots are just looking for attention.

[LiberalFighter]

41. Gee... how much money do the tea companies make on this protest?

I think they will be the only ones that will profit from it. LMAO

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

42. I'm laughing my ass off here in D.C. The GOP is a freakin' joke! n/t

[ClarkUSA]

44. BWAHAHAHAHA!!

:rofl:

[Life Long Dem]

45. All I can say is

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[TexasObserver]

46. Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert will nail these guys.

The tea baggers are the foot soldiers in the GOP's front line of street operatives. These are the same people they use to spread birth certificate rumors, to spread lies about Obama's personal history, and so on. These low brows are the core of the GOP's right wing distortion machine.

[Teacher in SC]

48. Teabagging, huh?! My under 30 son tells me some GOP folks

had best check their urban dictionaries and see what "teabagging" means to the young people. Obviously the GOP doesn't know as much as they think they do about using the internet. Looks like they've just made big fools of themselves and all the young people in the country are having a giant laugh!:rofl:

[Cha]

49. So they're litteroaches as well as

teabaggers.

[xxqqqzme]

50. As it was so

eloquently (and generously) offered to the left - let me return the gift - 'Get a Brain Morans!'

[Bobbie Jo]

53. DENIED!

Losing really sucks huh? :rofl: