"Chicago Tea Party Protest" Happens Today at Noon.

[Avalux]

They are protesting everything Obama - specifically the mortgage plan and budget - sparked by Santelli's rant. The faithful will be gathering in 50 major cities all over the country. A spokesman was just on MSNBC urging people who do not agree with Obama's plans to show up at the Arch in St. Louis, the Alamo, Golden Gate Bridge, etc. He predicts hundreds to thousands of people at each location! Their goal is to stop European socialism from taking over this country.

Their motto:

"Fiscal responsibility is the new counterculture."

:rofl:

MSNBC promises coverage of the Tea Party. I can't wait to see the "hundreds to thousands" who show up. Should be entertaining.

:hi:

[Renew Deal]

1. Are they going to be in NY

We might need to protest the protesters.

[Avalux]

5. Here's the list -

http://www.nationwidechicagoteaparty.com/

I see a facebook link to NYC on it.

[Donnachaidh]

11. Atlanta -- whoops -- 228 solid attendings

Maybe attending -- 270

NOT attending -- 759

Awaiting Replies -- 1,003

This is going to be an epic FAIL in Atlanta. :rofl:

[Gidney N Cloyd]

13. You gotta see the comments for Chicago.

Someone said Obama's rallies were so well attended because none of his followers worked.

Shit like this really draws the cockroaches out of the woodwork.

[BeyondGeography]

2. Born again deficit haters

To borrow Barney Frank's phrase.

[YOY]

3. I wonder if it will be like the FReeper "counterprotest"

With more portopotties than FReepers.



Obviously these paragons of business are too busy being successful.

[Avalux]

9. Probably. Unless all the unemployed show up.

:spray:

[Mist]

12. Oh gods, let's hope so. I hope it falls totally flat. nt

[surrealAmerican]

24. They needed all of those porta-potties.

There may not have been many protesters, but they were all full of sh*t.

[peekaloo]

4. Are these the "Tea baggers"?

squatting for democracy!

[originalpckelly]

7. "Their spokesman, who spoke only on condition that he'd have testicles on his face..."

Very bad. :spank:

[Mist]

14. "Tea baggers" LOL!! I sprayed a bit of coffee. nt

[originalpckelly]

6. While fiscal responsibility is very important, where were they the last 8 years?

:shrug:

And fiscally responsible people will NEVER be the counter-culture.

[Avalux]

8. Exactly. Their entire premise is moronic.

These little 'protests' will be nothing but hate-fests against Obama and all Democrats.

[WolverineDG]

10. The San Antonio event has maybe 6 or 7 signed up on Facebook

at this point, they'll be outnumbered by school kids.

dg

[Avalux]

15. Yeah, I saw that. Thinking about putting on my Obama shirt and driving down there.

I've been wanting to take a leisurely stroll around the Alamo and today would be a good day to do it. ;-)

[WolverineDG]

19. Pick up a cherry raspa for me while you're at it

I live too far away to make it by noon. :rofl:

dg

[Avalux]

20. That's too bad.

Would be nice to have the company. I'll need the cherry raspa - temp to hit 92 today. :wtf:

[WolverineDG]

21. We coulda heckled 'em like the Muppets

:rofl:

Yeah, I've already got stuff in the ground, growing & sprouting already. :wtf:

And the a/c on too :crazy:

dg

[Mrs. Overall]

16. Media refuses to cover 100,000 marching against the Iraq war, but they are going to cover this?

What a joke.

[Avalux]

17. Pitiful isn't it? What's ironic though -

not many will show up and those that do will be extremists. Coverage of that won't be a bad thing as it will further reinforce how out of touch with reality the Pukes are.

[ellacott]

18. Great point

[janx]

22. Hundreds of thousands at each location?

WOW! I'm grading essays in the home office today, but I'll have to check MSNBC periodically to catch the revolution! :rofl:

It seems that in St. Louis, they're going to toss tea bags into the Mississippi River!

[Avalux]

25. No dear. 100s TO 1000s.

Taking a look at the sign up lists; there might be a hundred or so at the rallies in big cities. Only a handful signed up here in San Antonio. :hi:

[opihimoimoi]

23. How many will be Brave enough to announce their Stupidity in Public?

Pn TV no less....

Only the Delusional/Ignorant

[Mrs. Overall]

26. So, they're going to pour Bud Lite in front of the Art Institute? Sounds countercultural to me.

[falcon97]

27. Wasn't the original Tea Party

as a reaction to taxation without representation? History isn't my strong point, but I thought that was what led to the tea dumping brouhaha. Are these people claiming they did not get the chance to elect representatives?

[bbernardini]

28. Any word on how these events have gone so far? nt