Do you think Obama will support the Tea Party movement?

[jody]

Poll question: Do you think Obama will support the Tea Party movement?

Click on Google Map of 2009 Tea Parties scheduled for 15 April 2009 (Taxed Enough Already) for the map.

This poll asks your opinion about what Obama WILL DO, not about what you personally believe he SHOULD DO.

[tekisui]

1. It is irrevelant. Obama will not have to even notice it.

They are pointless, and angry for the sake of anger.

[brettdale]

10. was this event

Organized by Faux news or are they just having wall to wall coverage

[tekisui]

62. It is coming up, and then on going.

Thom Hartmann said its being bankrolled in the millions of dollars for organizing, ads and all. It is a year and half long plan, and the pukes hope it has the effect of Newt's "Contract on America" or whatever that was.

[glowing]

2. Completely ignore it.. If someone asks Gibbs, he'll say that the admin.

listens to altering views and methods and would consider any sollutions that they have to bring to the table.. but the party of "no" is not a sollution.

[damntexdem]

3. He'll support the Tea Party movement only if they serve pie.

;-)

[426HemiGuy]

4. Check for ideas

Most likely he will have his administrators look at their ideas and see if they are proposing anything useful.

[Catshrink]

5. I was thinking that, too.

welcome to DU

:hi:

[Stephanie]

11. They aren't proposing anything at all.

It's just a whinefest.

[rcrush]

6. Dontcha love fake protests?

Everyone get together for our 'protest"! Afterwards we head to dennys at 8 for pancakes!

[Stephanie]

8. How about fake polls?

[rcrush]

9. I love fake everything

[Stephanie]

7. Why do you ask?

What an odd question. And it's hardly a movement. It's just a bunch of disgruntled losers whining about being tax rates that will never affect them because they will never be in that top bracket. I've been to a tea party and it was a total joke.

[jody]

12. Why don't you answer? n/t

[Stephanie]

13. Because it's not a real question

It's just a publicity stunt.

[jody]

16. I'm not into publicity so why don't you respond to the poll question? n/t

[Stephanie]

28. How do you know if I've responded or not?

I just think it's hilarious that you're trying to promote tea parties at DU. But do carry on, I'm sure you'll win lots of converts. But don't work too hard and ruin that whole John Galt thing.

[jody]

32. I don't know whether you responded or not. I'm interested only in responses not a colloquy. n/t

[Stephanie]

39. You're interested in promoting the tea parties at DU

And you're doing a horrible job of it.

[jody]

44. You're funny. I promote nothing, merely ponder what DUers believe Obama will do, ignore or

acknowledge a movement.

[Stephanie]

46. Your premise that this is a "movement" is bogus

[jody]

51. Movement: "A series of actions and events taking place over a period of time and working to foster

a principle or policy".

Feel free to redefine words as you see fit.

[Stephanie]

57. Tea Party: A bogus event in which Freepers emerge from their basements to rant publicly

At a fake "protest" sponsored by K Street lobbyists

[jody]

59. Given your definition, everyone who attends or supports a Tea Party is a Freeper. That's clear

enough.

[Stephanie]

61. Correct

Enjoy the teabagging - do post a report when it's over.

[LanternWaste]

60. Some days it's easier to bang your forehead against the wall...

Some days it's easier to bang your forehead against the wall than it is to engage in actual discussion and dialog around here.

I too wonder at both the agenda and the premise of the original question, but now we know that it's a forbidden topic on this thread, so we may as well leave it alone. :shrug:

[B o d i]

42. Colloquy (from Latin colloquium: con- [together] + loqui [speak]); meaning "discussion"

or "conversation".

Why come to a discussion forum if you're not looking for a discussion?









ibtl

[jody]

47. No, I meant colloquy and in case you missed it, the OP was a poll. n/t

[rcrush]

17. Hopefully he'll ignore it cause its a fake protest.

Maybe they think they are protesting something. They are nothing more than little get togethers where idiots can stroke each others egos then go home. Its so phony that the fact they call it a 'protest' makes me sick.

[jody]

19. You have my interest, what is a "fake protest"? n/t

[rcrush]

21. One that is set up and encouraged by the republican party?

The elite? Who are they trying to kid?

[jody]

22. Do you also mean "One that is set up and encouraged by non-Dem party is fake"? I am delighted to

find someone who believes the Democratic Party has the corner on truth.

[rcrush]

27. Nope

I wouldnt trust it if it came from democratic leaders in congress either. It should come from the people and not spoon fed to you by congress or the media. There are lots of people that are angry at the government for something. And lots of people are angry and stupid. So the media and some lady in congress want to invent some issue to attract people who are angry but may not really understand what it is they are angry at?

I may be just overly cynical and pessimistic but it just doesnt smell right.

[jody]

35. So what gatherings do you accept as non-fake? n/t

[rcrush]

43. Something that would really affect people and make people notice you.

Tea Parties make people look stupid. No one is going to care what you do unless its a big massive protest and you maybe shut some streets down or something. And dont go beg for a permit from the city either. Protest these days end at a certain time and are barricaded off where they cant bother anyone. No one in government is going to care what you do.

I'm saying that if these people really believed that the government was going to destroy society with their economic plans then maybe someone would organize a REAL protest.

I consider what the people did in Iceland to be a real protest. These tea parties were encouraged by Fox News and CNBC! Come on!

[jody]

49. Thanks for sharing your opinion. Have a nice day. n/t

[rcrush]

50. You're welcome.

[rvablue]

38. A fake protest is one that is started before a candidate has even been elected to office

it was revealed by a DUer that the URL for the Tea-baggers was purchased before President Obama was even elected.

If you think this is "a grass roots movement" I have a bridge to sell you in Alaska.

Go back and read up on the well-financed smear machine against the Clintons. Look up the founder of Media Matters who was paid to write smear pieces against them and found his conscience along the way. Read up on those "grass roots protestors" outside the election offices in Palm Beach in 2000 -- they were PAID political operatives.

Geez. Do you really think the people on DU are going to buy what you are selling???

[jody]

48. I'm selling nothing, just asking a simple question about which you have an opinion. n/t

[Quantess]

53. I won't answer because "neither" is not a poll choice.

"Support" and "oppose" are simply too strong in either direction.

[unc70]

14. Delegate to his aide Reggie Love

Love is already schooled in teabags while at Duke.

[rvablue]

15. Nothing. As he should. And why are you getting so worked up about some ridiculous circus

invented by Fox News, Glen Beck and few well paid republican operatives??



Answer that question, Jody.

[jody]

18. LOL, I'm not worked up but the poll question is relevant to some Obama supporters. n/t

[rvablue]

29. Posing the question shows that you are worked up about it.

And I'm just curious why you care so much if anybody in the Administration recognizes a bunch of wingnuts who would be protesting regardless of what he was doing.

[jody]

37. I say again, I am not worked up about it. What part of that simple statement don't you understand? n

[ErinBerin84]

20. I'd rather hear about why you support it.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

23. Bingo.

And to which truthful "non-democrat" party she supports.

[jody]

24. You don't know me or what I oppose or support. n/t

[ErinBerin84]

26. excuuuuuuse me.

I misread your "To ignore their concerns that a growing federal government and the debt it is increasing that threatens our nation like a cancer can be the height of snobbish ignorance" from your previous post.


Sorry, I'm just not that into passive aggressive polls.

[jody]

31. I didn't write "To ignore their concerns that a growing federal government etc." You should read

more carefully.

[rvablue]

33. Oh really. Maybe you should realize people are reading very carefully:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x8331789#8331826

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

36. I'd like to hear her thoughts on Obama's birth certificate.

And all the very concerned Americans worked up over that issue.

[jody]

40. Thanks for citing my post. It was a plea for DUers to understand how Dem and Ind voters from the

blue/gray collar ranks might identify with anyone who questions the efficacy of government using tax dollars.

[ErinBerin84]

41. ok, and I was quoting that.

And saying that I was sorry for interpreting that as YOUR support for this "grassroots movement".....

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

45. "efficacy of government using tax dollars?"

I'm sorry, I thought you were talking about the Tea Baggers. You know, those groups of crazy racists who protest Obama cutting taxes for the middle class and cutting the deficit in half over four years.

If they were concerned about tax dollars they would have been protesting Bush over the last 8 years instead of Obama now.

[ErinBerin84]

34. What did I misread?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x8331789


"To ignore their concerns that a growing federal government and the debt it is increasing that threatens our nation like a cancer can be the height of snobbish ignorance. "

[jody]

54. Mea culpa, I was summarizing statements made to me by several Dems who are very concerned about how

tax dollars are spent/wasted by our federal government.

If you don't agree that there is waste in our federal government, then you obviously don't agree with those people.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

55. These people aren't concerned about waste in our federal government.

They're in and of themselves waste of tax dollars.

Public education money, for example.

[jody]

58. Sorry but the people that I referenced are "concerned about waste in our federal government." Are

you omniscience so you know their innermost secrets were contrary to the statements they made to me?

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

63. You referenced teabaggers.

You don't have to be omniscient to figure out that group of jokers.

[ErinBerin84]

56. fair enough

I just think getting that particular point across, or commenting on hypocrisy that you detect on DU etc, is sometimes more productive than polls where the premises (how you define support, etc) are a bit blurry. It's hard to tell whether you want a discussion or to just have people answer the poll to make your point.


:hi:

[jesus_of_suburbia]

25. Why would he? In essense it is a protest against him.

[firedupdem]

30. How would he support them? Aren't they opposing him and the

administration?

[lynne]

52. As President, he should be supportive of any citizen expressing their ideas in a public forum -

- that doesn't mean he has to AGREE with the ideas, though.