HuffPo - GOP Sen. David Vitter Wants To Be The Face Of Tea Bagging, But His Proposal Is Rejected

[Median Democrat]

HuffPo reports that David Vitter has been trying to sponsor support one of the FNC organized teabag events, but he was apparently rejected by local event organizers.

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/04/03/vitter-wants-national-tea_n_183044.html

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The tax day tea party movement is gaining steam, as TV celebrities and political figures try to glom onto what might be a burgeoning populist groundswell. Neil Cavuto and Sean Hannity of Fox News will join events in Sacramento and Atlanta. Newt Gingrich will be in New York. And on Friday Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) proposed to make a law honoring April 15 as National Tea Party Day.

Vitter's got a Web page that says "millions" of Americans will join protests "to register their displeasure with our government's addiction to wasteful spending, bailouts for big business, and higher taxes."

Before they register that displeasure, Vitter wants them to register as Citizen Co-Sponsors of his effort to "force the Senate to recognize this day as a formal protest by the people against these policies."

An organizer of the tax day protest outside the Treasury Department in Washington, D.C. told the Huffington Post that several Republican politicians -- it now seems Vitter might have been one of them -- had asked to speak at the event, only to be rebuffed because, as the organizer puts it, "We're not a function of the Republican party."

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[leftstreet]

1. "face" "teabagging" "senator" - all in one post

:rofl:

This thing is getting beyond hilarious!

[JanMichael]

2. it's almost too much. john waters must be dying with laughter. nt

[babylonsister]

3. Proposed to make a law honoring teabaggers? The balls! nt

[Median Democrat]

4. No, Seriously. HuffPo Reports That He Was Quite Serious and Firm In His Support

He seriously wanted to try to harness the outrage in support of his political objectives. I guess the big fight will be over who gets to take credit for this corporate sponsored grass roots movement, which is brought to you by GE/CNBC and Fox News.

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[babylonsister]

6. Add many rethugs...

http://thinkprogress.org/2009/04/08/gopestablishment-joins-teaparties/
Republican Members Of Congress Embrace Radical Anti-Obama Tea Party Protests

And just for fun...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=103x434544
The Hilarious Hypocrisy of the GOP's So-Called 'Tea Bag Revolution'

[Me.]

10. Do You Suppose They Actually Don't Know

what tea bagging is and how long is it going to take before someone points it out to them?

[opihimoimoi]

5. Them Pubs and their gimmicks to fool people,,,they keep on coming

Diaper Dave should STFU

[backscatter712]

7. Teabagging's a bit awkward with a diaper on... n/t

[Rosa Luxemburg]

8. that's what I thought!

[librechik]

9. Teabags so small need magnifying glass to see. N/T