Tea Partiers Blame Mother Nature And Glenn Beck For Diminished 9/12 Crowd

[proud2BlibKansan]

As we await the start of the speaking portion of today's tea party program here in DC, the 9/12 crowd has swelled from the small group gathered at the Washington Monument this morning. But even with the addition of new tea partiers, the crowd remains significantly smaller than all the other nationally-promoted, FreedomWorks-backed DC events I can remember.

The question of the day, then, is why? The tea partiers on the ground who I spoke to today blame two powerful figures: Mother Nature and Glenn Beck. The weather remains dreary -- though at least it's dry now -- and folks marching to the Capitol this morning said the gray skies kept some tea partiers at home.

But they also blamed Beck, whose August 28 rally at the Lincoln Memorial stole almost all the the thunder from today's poltical rally. One local college student I walked with for a few blocks said Beck's rally did more than just suck all the air away from today's event -- it also turned some off to the movement itself with its weird Beck-centric religiosity.

"I really don't understand why he did that," the student, who attends Catholic University here in town, told me.

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/09/tea-partiers-blame-mother-nature-and-glenn-beck-for-diminished-912-crowd.php

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[RandomThoughts]

2. Actually that article is trying to steal thunder, not Glenn Becks comments.

By saying it.

Thunder rolls.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7892407156164554847#

Thunder Struck
http://www.tu.tv/videos/acdc-thunderstruck

[Forkboy]

3. Beck/bagger fiiiiigggghhhhttttt!!!!!!

:)

[Jamastiene]

11. Have you got any of that fun cheese powder stuff?

I brought the popcorn.

Here:

:popcorn:

:evilgrin:

[Forkboy]

12. "Cheese powder"

Finally, an invention I can appreciate!!! :)

[bushisanidiot]

18. Whoever makes Beck cry first WINS!!

I'll take some of that popcorn!

[Arkana]

4. If they believe in their cause, a little rain shouldn't stop them.

Or perhaps there's not as many baggers as we thought...

[eShirl]

5. They are strictly "sunshine patriots." n/t

[SpiralHawk]

6. "It couldn't possibly be OUR own fault. Whine" - TeaBagliCons (R - Sockpuppets)

"As everybody knows, we are NOT NOT NOT responsible for anything. So all we need to do is find some sucker and blame him or her or it. We do not do the responsibility thingy, no matter how lame and negative our so-called ideas may be. Whine."

- TeaBagliCons (R - Sockpuppets)

[yella_dawg]

7. I thought Beck invented the 9/12 crap.

[Jamastiene]

8. Hmmm, this could get REALLY interesting...

First they blame Mother Nature, who can AND WILL kick their asses anytime, anyplace, anywhere She wants...and She doesn't play. She means "bidness." You don't fuck with Mother Nature.

And...

They want to pick a fight with Glenn Beck. Right wing vs. right wing is always fun to watch.

All I got to say is:
My money is on Mother Nature kicking ALL their asses. She always kicks ass.

Let the infighting on the other side begin. :evilgrin:

:popcorn:

[bobbolink]

9. They weren't paid to be there and taken there in corporate buses????

:shrug:

[proud2BlibKansan]

14. I'm thinking that's the real reason they are pissed off

They wanted the buses and didn't get them. LOL

[bobbolink]

15. Well, shit, I don't have my pony, either!

:rofl:

Maybe their magic wands are more effective, once they locate them.

[baldguy]

10. Gaia is obviously a socialist.

[AnnieBW]

13. Practically 3 weeks without rain here in DC

and it rains on the Teabaggers. That ought to tell you something right there.

[rbixby]

16. Teabaggers are solar powered?

Who would have guessed?

[bushisanidiot]

17. Ha! I knew Beck would piss off the republicon haters with his fake "love" fest

They knew it was all a big show just for political purposes. They went to that stupid "honor" rally for some red meat, and Beck STARVED them. He's a fraud who threw a rally for himself and made big $$$ off his sheeple.

I love it when the republicons turn on their own.