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I don’t have much to add to all the posts everywhere about the tea parties across America. I’ll refrain from using the term, “tea bagging” which has become a snickering point among the sexually in the know folks.
Reasonable estimates put the total attendance at around a quarter of a million nation wide. “That wouldn’t even make a good Woodstock,” the Contrarian chimed in.
Worse yet, it seemed a strange lump everything together amalgamation of everyone who had a beef. There were the serious looney tunes, “we’re preparing for Armageddon,” types, the Democrat hates, the racists, the gun toters (led by Ted Nugent), the right-to-lifers who hate Obama for everything and nothing at all, the libertarians, and well, anyone else who likes to complain because it’s Wednesday.
My favorite were the idiots who were chanting “no taxation without representation.” These fools apparently didn’t understand the Boston Tea Party, and have no idea what representation means. Did ya vote? Did someone get elected? Then ya got representation dope. You just lost the freaking election. Sorry, but sour grapes because my guy didn’t win, don’t count as “no representation.”
But of course there is a religious answer to all this. There always is, there always should be. If you’d like to read the Rev. Canon Danial J. Webster’s take on the issue of wealth and taxes, trot over to Episcopal Cafe and take a look.
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By and large, the Rethugs remind me of a four year old, engaged in an increasingly violent temper tantrum. Nobody is listening, nobody is wringing their hands in confusion and despair, so the tantrum gets louder and more erratic with each passing week.
The regulars in the party, have had no impact whatsoever. Nobody cares what they say. Polls show Republican support sliding ever downward. They are becoming a cypher. This suggests that normal people are fairly satisfied with the way things are going under Democratic leadership.
That is not to say that everyone doesn’t have issues with the Democrats and even Obama himself on an issue here and there, but on balance, most folks are satisfied.
The only people who aren’t satisfied, are the wacko fringe on the right, and they are bloodthirsty ranting maniacs, just the sort that make the Glenn Becks, Sean Hannitys, Bill O”Reillys, Ruth Limbaughs, and well, you get the picture, just all wiggly with happiness.
The cesspool spewing pundits named above and others just like them, are increasingly good at defining new ways to stir the pot of discontent. In fact they are using words of revolution, secession, fascism, and similar ones to stoke the fires of red faced hatred. They are playing to the worst racist tendencies on the part of a small segment of our society. Increasingly it will fall on immigrants I fear.
Bob Burnett, writing for Huff Po, has a good analysis of the dangerous game of tantrum the Republicans are now engaged in.
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I guess I just find it hysterical that the right wing of the Rethugs went ballistic over Homeland Security stating that among those they are wary of are “right wing extremists.” It seems they think of themselves that way, and it makes you wonder doesn’t it? It must be interesting when in your own head you consider yourself an extremist. Doesn’t that denote that you kinda know you are looney? Or in reality are they so paranoid that they think that HS was referring to them? That would denote a subconscious identification with being extremist wouldn’t it? The usual suspects are of course fanning the flames.
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Today is a “Day of Silence” to focus on the bullying of LGBT teens in our schools. The usual homophobic religious right organization are either keeping their kids home or planning “counter” measures. I can’t imagine why anyone would disagree that bullying of any kind is inappropriate–sigh…
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Things on the home front are busy. The Contrarian secured a new tractor and is busy working the lane. The dogs are pooped from tagging along. I’m getting busier by the day. I have received two books I must read and then do reviews of. We’re gearing up to start dismantling the church library and spruce it up, so I have days set aside to spend there. I bought some light-weight cotton yarn to make a spring shawl. And before you know it gardening with be upon us. It’s a list getting longer every day. Hope you are having a good one!
Existential Ennui 