Tea Party Orders Strike

[discocrisco01]

From the article


As President Barack Obama's first year in office draws to a close, Tea Party groups are planning to mark the occasion with a national strike - something local leaders say could demonstrate the conservative groups' burgeoning strength.
The strike, planned for Jan. 20, the first anniversary of Obama's inauguration, is being promoted online through Facebook and Web sites run by various national Tea Party groups.

"What's proposed is a nationwide strike by all Tea Party members, no matter where they are," said Lloyd Rekstad, an organizer of the Yucaipa Tea Party. "The idea is to strike where we are, in our communities, at our employment, to make an impact that will be diverse and spread out."

That would mean, Rekstad said, not going to work, not buying groceries, not going to restaurants or movie theaters.

"You just stay home," he said, "so that the person participating would become, for that one day, a nonentity - that they would give no support to the economy."

Not all Tea Party members are on board.

Lane Schneider, organizer of the Redlands Tea Party, said she hasn't heard all the details of the strike.

And Rekstad said he and other Tea Party organizers aren't sure if the strike is a good idea.

"How wise it is, how effective it would be, I don't have answers to those questions," Rekstad said.

Fred Taub, president of Cleveland-based Boycott Watch, said the national strike sounds like a one-day boycott

Source: SB Sun

[Richard D]

1. As much as I hate the idea . . . .

. . . of encouraging consumerism, I hereby declare Jan. 20, 2010 to be national go out and shop, eat, and go to movies day.

[panader0]

2. What a joke

Even if all the tea baggers stayed home, no on would notice.

[FreakinDJ]

3. Oh that will work in this economy

Who the Fuck is going to jeopardize their job with that horse shit

On second though - share where you found that so we can go tell them it is a GREAT IDEA

I rather see them loose their jobs so they can be filled by DEMs

[johnaries]

4. PLEASE! Only, can you consider it for more than just one day? nt

[TexasObserver]

5. Undermining their president in a time of war?! OMG!!

Fox News will really come down on them for undermining the president during war.

[marmar]

6. Like they could stay away from WalMart that long....

nt

[spanone]

7. i don't care. stupid is as stupid does.

[iamtechus]

8. Give it your best shot!

If you give your opponent your best shot and nothing happens, how can anyone ever take you seriously? Go ahead, flail away!

[pipi_k]

9. I have an idea for them...

Why don't they show how truly disgusted they are by moving out of the country...

Maybe to Tierra del Fuego or something

[madinmaryland]

10. Hmmm. I guess I will be making a lot of purchases of UNION made items

on January 20th to show solidarity for the American Worker.

Oh, and the tea baggers are a bunch of fucking losers.

[geckosfeet]

11. Oh good. Tea Party nonsense posted on DU.

[proud2BlibKansan]

14. You don't want to know what bullshit they are planning?

I do.

I hate these assholes.

[geckosfeet]

21. When I do need/want to know, I know where to go to find out..

It's just jarring to see freeper/tea bag shit stains re-posted on DU.

I can rationalize re-posting it here, but it doesn't make it smell any better.

[proud2BlibKansan]

26. A lot of people come here for their news

[geckosfeet]

28. As do I. And occasionally I find freeper droppings.

[dugaresa]

12. They won't strike for better healthcare or a living wage or better lives for their children

but these imbeciles will strike in favor of destroying their own government.

Bwahahahahahahahahaha!

[Xipe Totec]

13. Inauguration Day. How Clever! NOT!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_inauguration

[proud2BlibKansan]

15. Good. Let them refuse to go to work and get fired.

No union to protect them since they believe unions are evil, so surely they don't belong.

No unemployment either since that is SOCIALIST.

Works for me :)

[donco6]

16. How about a nationwide abandonment?

Think of all the jobs that would open up!

[Saturday]

17. Your link doesn't work. nt

[Kansas Wyatt]

18. Aren't these jack-offs against unions?

And now they want to strike?
:crazy:

[seeinfweggos]

19. going galt

given these fuckers penchant for holding their little rallies on week days (at least around here) i don't think they have jobs to begin with. i think they are all retired and receiving government health care.

tea party stike! lol

[GoCubsGo]

23. Wait until they find out that Jan. 20th falls on a Wednesday

Wednesday is "Senior Discount Day" at most grocery and discount retailers. No way they're going to shop on some other day.

[StarfarerBill]

20. Yeah, good luck with that, TBs.

:eyes:

[Toots]

22. And after THEIR pResident told them their patriotic duty was to go out and shop.

They are nothing but spoiled rotten people that only care about themselves and certainly not their country.

[WeDidIt]

24. You know, this kind of shit is proposed all the time

Left and Right both try this bullshit and it never works because few participate and anything taken out of the economy one day is put right back in the next.

[Soylent Brice]

25. the irony: union bashing conservatives using strikes to get their message out.

these people are too much.

[workinclasszero]

27. Cool!

But how do the unemployed redneck freepers living in their moms basement go on strike?

Just askin.:shrug: