Few (2 people) show up for (Tea Party) protest at Detroit auto show

[kpete]

Source: Detroit News

Few show up for protest at Detroit auto show

By MIKE HOUSEHOLDER


DETROIT (AP) -- Charlie Gennara thought there would be a sizable showing for a planned "tea party" protest outside the annual international auto show in Detroit on Monday.

For the first 45 minutes, though, it was just him and one other person voicing their displeasure with the billions in aid spent by the government on General Motors, Chrysler and auto lender GMAC Financial Services.

"I didn't expect this," said Gennara, a 58-year-old retired carpenter from Northville, Mich. "Most of the tea parties I've been to I've seen 300 or a couple hundred at least."

So-called "tea parties" have become popular forums for conservatives to vent over government tax policies, the economic stimulus packages, bank bailouts and the health care overhaul. But a call to protest the auto show by a Virginia-based group, the National Taxpayers Union, was opposed by some Michigan conservatives, who said their economically battered state needs the jobs.

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[polly7]

1. Ouch. That's gotta hurt. heh heh, nt.

[Forkboy]

2. LOL

:)

[grytpype]

3. Ahahahahaha!!!!!

[louis-t]

4. Teabaggers will soon grow tired of standing outside

in sub-freezing weather, holding a bunch of mis-spelled signs, waving their arms and complaining that "no one listens to us."

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

5. Yeah, that'd be some Iced Tea today.

and they can't duck inside to the warm auto show, it's still restricted to the press and miscellaneous dignitaries. Maybe in a few days, they'd have better attendance when the auto show opens to the public.

[louis-t]

6. Someone should offer them snowcones

while they stand there freezing.

[SemperEadem]

13. or a bucket of water over their heads

[Kweli4Real]

7. Wonder how many people caught the hypocrisy of ...

Joan Fabiano's self-congratulatory comment. I guess the bail-outs and government spending are a bad, bad thing ... Oh, except when MY interests are supported.

[SpartanDem]

23. Typical right wing mind set

the same shit happens with farm subsides those rural red staters are suddenly ok with "socialism".

[No Elephants]

8. Stick a fork in that tea bag. It's done.

[LaPera]

9. "to vent over government tax policies, the economic stimulus packages, bank bailouts" BUT NOT WARS

THE BIGGEST MONEY GUZZLING OF OUR ECONOMY - WARS - MILITARY, PENTAGON SPENDING AND CORPORATIONS WAR PROFITEERING....THESE WARS WERE CREATED TO LAST FOR YEARS DRAINING OUR ECONOMY FOR CORPORATE PROFIT ALONG WITH INTENTIONALLY LEAVING NO MONEY FOR WORKERS & PEOPLES NEEDS LIKE HEALTH CARE....WHEN WILL PEOPLE REALIZE MOST OF ALL OUR MONEY AND THE BIGGEST CAUSE OF THE DEFICIT ARE THESE MULTI-TRILLION DOLLAR WARS? ALL CREATED THROUGH REPUBLICAN PROMOTED FEAR!

[Solly Mack]

10. Just tea(bagging) for two and two for tea(bagging)

Just me for you ... And you for me alone ... Nobody near us to see us or hear us

hehehehehe

[tanyev]

11. At least they hit the minimum requirement.

[williesgirl]

12. So this asshole who's from MI doesn't realize his state PROFITTED from the gov aide and

most likely so did the company he works for. Especially someone from MI - what a dummy! rec'd

[Crowman1979]

14. He's probably a member of the Amway cult.

There are probably a boatload of teabaggers in that bunch.

[Vidar]

15. K&R.

[Demeter]

16. You Have To Admire Anyone Who Would Mess With the Auto Show

Union workers aren't the most politic of people, and are usually in good physical shape.

Ore maybe the phrase I want is "marvel at the stupidity".

[muntrv]

17. It takes 2 to teabag.

[Enrique]

18. now I've got "Tea for Two" stuck in my head

[rantormusing]

19. I wonder if these two ignoramuses ever thought to try their show at a bank

It's nice to see some of this element realizing that Michigan needs the help

[joshcryer]

20. The big tea parties were astrotrufing, that's why there were so many people.

[Bozita]

21. Detroit Fox 2's 11am news reported only two teabaggers showed up. I replayed it 3 times.

[jmondine]

22. Fox News: Hundreds of thousands of living human cells at Detroit tea party protest

[Hugin]

32. Nice one.

:lol: :thumbsup:

[TomCADem]

24. So Funny and Sad At The Same Time...

Protesting the WH's efforts to save the U.S. auto industry and jobs? Both funny and pathetic. What happened to America first?

[sakabatou]

25. LOL

[SpiralHawk]

26. Teabagger MoJo

[mstinamotorcity]

27. I was there in Downtown Detroit

There were more than two. But it swelled to about twenty or so.I was in the Downtown area specifically to witness this event first hand.So does the truth have any credibility.I have already posted in general discussion with pics.The teabaggers were probably at Dick Army's having a spot of tea,where its warm at.

[YOY]

28. It's a "movement"!

like a bowel movement...pushing the shit out!

[superconnected]

29. Pretty soon they'll only be teabagger.

[Blue Owl]

30. they're brewing up some WEAK tea

Or more like tepid pisswater, actually...

[Hugin]

31. Wow... One can only hope they had enough porta-potties!

:rofl:

Dumb and Dumber.