Why does CBS employ as one of its online editors a blogger who refers to town hall meeting protesters as "teabaggers?"
For those that have chosen to block it out, teabagging is a sexual reference unsuitable for further explanation here.
Yet, Charles Cooper, an editor for CBSNews.com, wrote the following headline at his Coop's Corner blog Thursday (h/t and image courtesy Doug Ross):
Teabaggers Shout Down Tampa Bay Town Hall
As Ross perfectly stated, "It really has come down to this: the Democrats, the unions and the mainstream media (call those interchangeable parts the tax-takers) have aligned themselves against the taxpayers."
Most right-thinking people believed the media hit a new low last year by giving their obvious support to Barack Obama while disgracefully trashing Sarah Palin and her family.
Yet, the way the press referred to Tea Party-goers in April, as well as town hall protesters now might actually be worse.
When so-called journalists attack common citizens for speaking out against government policies they don't agree with, something is seriously wrong in our nation.
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Charles Cooper is...
August 7, 2009 - 12:23 ET by Apodictic... probably Anderson Cooper's wife/husband. They know all about teabagging.
Vote "Teabagger"
August 7, 2009 - 12:27 ET by BKeyserHow do we go about getting "Teabaggers" added to the 2010 Census under the race category?
How about a new political party? I have an idea for the logo...and the donkey's on the bottom looking up... (sorry ;-b)
How Far Gone?
August 7, 2009 - 12:29 ET by GothampcHow far gone are we as a society that when we hear the term "teabagging" we immediately think sexual reference?
Goth,Are you talking
August 7, 2009 - 12:35 ET by Chris NormanGoth,
Are you talking about originally, or now - in this instance? Because, wouldn't you agree, at this point, with all the other insulting references from MSNBC, CNN, etc, that this guy's meaning is obvious in his choice of description?
The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.
Original
August 7, 2009 - 14:16 ET by GothampcMy point is the original reference. The term has now become so mainstream and now we have to associate a sexual reference everytime we think about teabags.
It's like when the word "gay" became mainstream to mean homosexual rather than happy. The word has declined in its meaning.
I just get tired of getting my mind polluted by a culture that has gone down the tubes. I guess I've become a cranky old man, so get off my lawn!!
I agree - the smarmy
August 7, 2009 - 14:37 ET by Chris NormanI agree - the smarmy sexualization of otherwise perfectly good words is deplorable. You must like the new song by the old Rolling Stones: "Hey, Hey, You Kids, Get Off of My Lawn!". :)
The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.
Gone To The Point Where We Are Angry
August 7, 2009 - 12:59 ET by rammingspeedGoth, it is the classless, low standard left, who came up with this cute little insult (teabagging), and who bring it to official news reporting. It's incredible, they discredit themselves with reasonable people, but they don't get it, nor would they care if they did. They are like feces-flinging critters at the zoo.
ha!
August 7, 2009 - 14:19 ET by arkansaszippersI get it - teabagging! That's hilarious!!!
speaking of feces-flinging critters
August 7, 2009 - 19:31 ET by BO STINKS"...it must be known that we are at all times ready for war." G. Washington
BO... LOL...yeah good ol'
August 7, 2009 - 19:39 ET by bigtimerBO...
LOL...yeah good ol' zip trip strikes on a nice Fri. evening...entertainment to all.
Obama's a Community Agitator, a walking, talking destroyer. ~ Rush Limbaugh
Hah! Yep, I love the smell of troll feces in the evening!
August 7, 2009 - 19:40 ET by BO STINKS"...it must be known that we are at all times ready for war." G. Washington
Well, most know he's a
August 7, 2009 - 19:47 ET by bigtimerWell, most know he's a trollster.
Don't over-do giving him the attention he works for...that's what they come here for...pathetic lives they must have.
Obama's a Community Agitator, a walking, talking destroyer. ~ Rush Limbaugh
Yes, way more pathetic than
August 12, 2009 - 15:23 ET by arkansaszippersYes, way more pathetic than spending countless hours every single day bitching and moaning about the government on a website full of like-minded people. For as much complaining as everybody here does, nobody seems to be getting away from their computer long enough to do anything about it...
Come paint my house with that broad brush, Zippy.
August 12, 2009 - 17:11 ET by Mike BrattonOr at least be man (woman?) enough to sign your name to your disparagements.
Pity that you have no idea who does what around here... or whether or not this website and its participants just might have some sliver of impact upon the broader culture.
Perhaps you could impress us, Zippy. Tell us of your meetings with Congressional delegations, the bills you've engineered, the people you've saved through your political acumen and activism.
We await the tales of something you've done more significant than trolling; please, don't let us down.
--Mike
www.thebrattonreport...
Mike...good luck with that
August 12, 2009 - 17:18 ET by bigtimerMike...good luck with that request. ;-)
As a quick aside, can everyone else get to the other blog posts on page two ect....I still cannot, still get the 404 error...sure would have liked to seen what all I missed yesterday.
Obama's a Community Agitator, a walking, talking destroyer. ~ Rush Limbaugh
Well, considering I visit
August 13, 2009 - 07:58 ET by arkansaszippersWell, considering I visit this sit pretty sporadically, it's quite telling that the same people are always on it no matter what time I log on. But what do I know? They're probably just using a Blackberry from some meeting with a Congressional delegation...
And I doubt that this website or its visitors have any impact on the broader culture; at least not a positive one. I think that this constant bickering and taking sides is ruining the country faster than any one side could fix it. I'll bet that most of the people on this site have never voted for a Democrat in their lives, lest they be labeled a RINO, and that's depressing to me. To think that there are people out there that don't take the honor of having the right to vote seriously, and just check the box that votes for one party just because that's what they identify with, without even knowing that much about the individuals involved... well that's just sad. I really don't think that's what the founding fathers had in mind, but like I said, what do I know? I'm just a stinky ol' troll...
You throw verbal Molotovs whenever you're here, Zippy...
August 13, 2009 - 18:13 ET by Mike Bratton...but you can't sign them.
Ah, but you'd be willing to grant that NB has an effect--only if it's a negative one? Sure, that's why you're here.
And for the record, I campaigned for Carter in 1976. He lied to me just like he lied to everybody else.
--Mike
www.thebrattonreport...
My name is Ben. Is that
August 14, 2009 - 09:17 ET by arkansaszippersMy name is Ben. Is that what you're talking about?
If Obama saved a bus full of orphans, there would be something on this site saying something negative about it. You can bank on that.
→ Zippers
August 14, 2009 - 09:32 ET by Cool ArrowThis just in! The children were being transported to a local hospital where surgeons were waiting to rip out their tonsils for tons of cash.
The President, in authorizing Executive Order #666,saved these children from lives without tonsils.
All Hail Obama.
LYDSEXICS UNTIE!
Cool: you left out the first part
August 14, 2009 - 09:38 ET by SickofLibs"After the rescue crew extracted the orphans from under the Obama bus, the children were transported..."
→ SOL
August 14, 2009 - 09:43 ET by Cool ArrowAnd John Edwards has been called in for a DNA sample to determine the orphans' paternity.
LYDSEXICS UNTIE!
Cool:
August 14, 2009 - 09:48 ET by SickofLibs"Edwards was subsequently charged with 37 counts of Reckless Peckering and ten counts of Depraved Taste in Women."
→ No, SOL
August 14, 2009 - 09:53 ET by Cool ArrowI believe it was "Reckless Engenderment"
LYDSEXICS UNTIE!
Forgive the intrustion, but ...
August 14, 2009 - 09:41 ET by QueenMumIn all seriousness, a person could choke to death with tonsils that become infected and swollen. For the POTUS to suggest that tonsillectomies are nothing more than a cash cow for surgeons is dangerous.
"The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out
of other people's money."
—Margaret Thatcher
→ QM
August 14, 2009 - 09:46 ET by Cool ArrowI was in 4th grade when mine were removed. Afterwards, I might have missed 4-5 days of school through the end of High School.
Good Riddance to those pus-bags.
LYDSEXICS UNTIE!
arkansaszippers
August 14, 2009 - 09:33 ET by AgnosticThe bet you made above? You would lose. I've voted for Democrats. Many times it is just a choice about who will hurt you least or who is best for a specific postition. Party affiliation only rarely as anything to do with it.
I've seen very little praise for President Obama on this site and almost none since the piracy incident but I have to concur that he has done very little that I would consider 'across the aisle'. Bush pushed through the Pharmacy Bill and requested Sen. Kennedy co-write bills that were both examples of reaching across the aisle and look what he got for his efforts. So don't expect any praise for Obama when he takes a hard line on his ideas.
If Obama saved a bus load of Orphans he would get a lot of praise but you are right some would still criticize. Unfortunately saving a bus load of orphans has nothing to do with his dangerous policies.
A person may be won over with logic and reason but the masses must be bought with spectacle and platitudes. - 2008 Elections
To be honest, I'm not really
August 14, 2009 - 09:43 ET by arkansaszippersTo be honest, I'm not really a political junkie. I don't usually notice much different with the country regardless of who is president, so you are all surely much more educated in the issues than I am. One thing I do know is that you can't really trust either side in a capitalistic society - there's too many powerful people with too much at stake. That's why it has always been fascinating to me that there are people who are convinced that one side is right, and telling them the truth, and one side is wrong, and lying to them. It just seems like, I don't know, just a little too simple, doesn't it? Like a child's fairy tale: the good guys vs. the bad guys. I think there are poeple who think that it's just fine that the country is so divided on so many things. You know, divide and conquer. If everybody is so busy arguing with each other, they won't have time to stand as one on anything.
too simple?
August 14, 2009 - 12:36 ET by AgnosticMost people break things down to an understandable level for communications sake that doesn't mean their thought processes stop there.
Some simplicities that might help:
Trust but verify - R. Reagan
They may not all be out to get you but they are out for themselves. paranoid cynic
The only reason a politician won't screw you over is if there something in it for him. - My Grandfather
A person may be won over with logic and reason but the masses must be bought with spectacle and platitudes. - 2008 Elections
I don't believe you, Zippy.
August 17, 2009 - 00:00 ET by Mike BrattonAnd yes, that's what I'm talking about.
You refuse to stand behind your detritus. It'd be nice if you actually claimed your specious remarks, but you can't even do that.
--Mike
www.thebrattonreport...
What, is Ben not believable
August 19, 2009 - 14:05 ET by arkansaszippersWhat, is Ben not believable enough? Do you want my address, too?
Here's a novel idea, Zippy.
August 23, 2009 - 23:41 ET by Mike BrattonHow about a name change?
You know, to something similar to what a number of people do around here--using our first and last names.
That way, when you write some nonsense, you really and truly claim it.
--Mike
www.thebrattonreport...
→ Mike
August 23, 2009 - 23:46 ET by Cool ArrowIf it's any help, his name really is Ben.
Ben Dover.
LYDSEXICS UNTIE!
Oh, SNAP!!! Burn, baby!
August 24, 2009 - 12:57 ET by arkansaszippersOh, SNAP!!! Burn, baby!
Oh, and by the way, you should really use your full name on these posts, so you can really own your statements. For all I know, you might be a robot or an alien or something. Mike Bratton probably has absolutely no respect for you, in case you were concerned about that.
Because I totally was.
→ Indeed I am, Arky
August 24, 2009 - 13:01 ET by Cool ArrowSo you're saying you have something against American Indian names?
What are you? Some kind of racist?
BWAHAHAHA!!!!!
We will Barry you! - Russian prophecy
Yes, I am in fact a huge
August 24, 2009 - 13:11 ET by arkansaszippersYes, I am in fact a huge racist. Actually, if you're really a stinky injun like you claim to be, I really shouldn't even be talking to you right now, as my family would surely disown me.
How.
Ok, name 3 more people here
August 24, 2009 - 12:55 ET by arkansaszippersOk, name 3 more people here other than you that use their first and last names. Because it seems like most people just have some bullcrap made up name. I guess we should all be more of an attention whore like yourself...
I appreciate your proving my case for me.
August 26, 2009 - 09:32 ET by Mike BrattonSome people can use pseudonyms with no problems whatsoever, and can still carry on responsible conversations.
Others, such as yourself, aren't as strong in that area, as you've just demonstrated once again. You wouldn't call me a schoolyard name if we were having a face-to-face conversation, but when you're all hidden you get all bold and irresponsible.
I appreciate your illustrating my point in such vivid detail.
--Mike
www.thebrattonreport...
Well, if we were talking
August 26, 2009 - 09:58 ET by arkansaszippersWell, if we were talking face to face and you were copping this same superior attitude and talking down to me, then yes, I probably would have a few choice words for you.
So by not having the same viewpoint as everybody on this site, I'm not being "responsible?" You know, the percentage of the country that share your extreme viewpoints is pretty slim, buddy. Maybe you should stop taking this elitist, "I'm better than you because I think the right way and you think the wrong way"attitude.
If deflection is the best you have, Zippy...
August 27, 2009 - 08:56 ET by Mike Bratton...then you're out of your league at NB. But call me an optimist, because I think you can do better.
Is it "superior" to presume you have manners? To suggest that if you were sitting around a table you'd have a more collegial tone, rather than the unbridled pugilism you bring here? Yes, so "superior" of me to have a high opinion of how you'd behave in public.
And to correct another bit of your deflection, a "responsible" conversation is one where all the participants can express their respective points of view without the schoolyard nonsense that seems to be your specialty online.
Keep on proving my points for me--much obliged.
--Mike
www.thebrattonreport...
Ok, let's start over then.
August 27, 2009 - 11:34 ET by arkansaszippersOk, let's start over then. I'm Ben. I understand that, while you have totally opposing political viewpoints, we may actually have other things in common, and it is rude to act in a way on the internet that is different from the way I might act in person. I am sometimes quick to get defensive on this website, as my views are usually shot down as juvinile, stupid, or even retarded. In fact, I have been the subject of much worse abuse from many regular posters on this site than I have ever doled out myself. However, it isn't right to assume that all posters on this site are as rude and insulting as some that I have encountered, and in the future I will work harder at suspending judgement of someone until I have a better idea of their intentions. I mean no ill will, I just enjoy spirited debate, even though there are some who dismiss opposing viewpoints as "trolling." If I were to go on a website where the majority of people held my same views on life, I would find it difficult to engage in any kind of a debate, and would as a result probably be bored out of my skull.
Ben, that was spectacular.
August 27, 2009 - 18:35 ET by Mike BrattonI like it a lot.
A lot, I tell you.
Seeing optimism get rewarded is a great thing.
And I'm with you on one point: I can sympathize with being the "odd man out" at a website. Personally, it's just been more reason for me to remember that real people are on the other side of my computer, and to temper my remarks before sending them.
I'm all for starting over.
--Mike
www.thebrattonreport...
you mean like those posters below yours, bt?
August 26, 2009 - 20:40 ET by BO STINKSbut thanks for policing my posts. Perhaps you could do the same favor for all the others on this thread?
And thanks, guys, for proving my point - troll feces does cause the hunters to come out and shoot!
"...it must be known that we are at all times ready for war." G. Washington
Good grief...I was just not
August 26, 2009 - 20:51 ET by bigtimerGood grief...I was just not wanting zippy-pooh to get the attention he did, don't be so thin-skinned, I wasn't policing you, just trying to give others a head-up on the troll... plus that was what, 12 days ago now.
Oh well, can't please everyone...sorry if you tool offense.
Obama's a Community Agitator, a walking, talking destroyer. ~ Rush Limbaugh
yeah, sorry you took offense twelve days ago.
August 26, 2009 - 20:53 ET by BO STINKSlooking forward to your next policing assignment!
"...it must be known that we are at all times ready for war." G. Washington
Oh my god, it was a joke!
August 27, 2009 - 11:40 ET by arkansaszippersOh my god, it was a joke! A juvinile joke about the term "tea-bagging." Jokes are trolling now, too? Geez, you people have no sense of humor - you get offended by EVERYTHING! I can't believe this amazing level of moral outrage on this site. I'm sorry, I'll try not to make jokes about teabagging now. I didn't know that something so juvenile would elicit numerous responses regarding "troll feces" which, for your information, is about as not-funny as "teabagging."
This is how far and low the
August 7, 2009 - 13:55 ET by kgThis is how far and low the left stoops when they have nothing to back them up have childishly resorted to name calling. This is how the left became when they lost all sense of morals and live with a victim mentality. They bash conservatives that do not agree with their lack of morals, lack of work ethic and lack of tolerance. The left actually thinks they are more intelligent than the rest of society. The left believes they are enlightened because they foolishly believe they have come to understand humans more the last 20 years than man has learned through tens of thousands of years of experience. Society is hoping for the day that the left gets off it's high horse. Society is hoping even more that it happens before the left completely destroys this once great country that is now spiraling into oblivion.
"DumbAssity of Dope"
It's all liberalism has--a shallow, emotional response...
August 7, 2009 - 23:31 ET by Mike Bratton...to any significant issue of the day.
We're seeing how unchecked liberalism facilitated our new dictator-in-chief. Obama didn't get elected for a single substantive reason, but for "hope," "change," "making history," and the like.
Oh, and don't forget "because it was cool to vote for him." To quote the philosopher Ben Linus, "And how did that work out for everyone?"
--Mike
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CLASSLESS AND CLUELESS
August 7, 2009 - 12:31 ET by mioilmanmioilman
This type of swarmy dispersion is what passes for nuanced intelligence amongst the Obamarobots of the left.
ugh, this again?
August 7, 2009 - 12:39 ET by katainkentThey only make themselves look [more] stupid.
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"The tax imposed under this section shall not be treated as tax" - HR 3200 (Health Care Bill) Pg. 203. Ln 14 & 15
Teabagger?
August 7, 2009 - 12:42 ET by BigMike252"Why does CBS employ as one of its online editors a blogger who refers to town hall meeting protesters as "teabaggers?"
Maybe because Coop wishes to be Teabagged!
Going Down The Drain
August 7, 2009 - 12:47 ET by rammingspeedCharles Cooper and his ilk are scum, pure and simple. It is mind bending to watch people employed by the mainstream news media be this outspoken about their deepest thoughts and feelings. They don't care about honest public discourse, they care about getting their way. They have no self-control, and believe that uttering crass insults will help them win the day. Unbelievable.
"BS" is the operative
August 7, 2009 - 12:56 ET by mattm"BS" is the operative concept.
bloger ms.charlene cooper
August 7, 2009 - 12:58 ET by larry on LIwears the teabagger terminology as a badge of experience.JMO
August 7, 2009 - 13:04 ET by jessieHExcuse my language, but " CBS- Blow it out your ass! Thank you. Angry Mobster
Thanks Coop!
August 7, 2009 - 13:28 ET by slickwillie2001The writer looks gay; he probably thinks he is talking in code to other gays, but no thanks to Cooper Anderson we all know what this disgusting term means.
tea bag comment
August 7, 2009 - 16:01 ET by Angel HeartThe stench of "tea bags" will remain around Anderson's neck and be associated with him for the duration of his career.
Yea
August 7, 2009 - 23:39 ET by general companyFirst time I smiled all day, just in time at 11:35
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
If at the right (left) venue - anti-tax is OK?
August 7, 2009 - 13:29 ET by Gary HallMatthew Balan blogged yesterday about the cheerful CNN coverage of the very well ogranized (65 more busloads of people coming) mob of pro-Obamacare protestors yesterday in Washington.
At the very begining of that linked video, folks carrying "do not tax health care" signs? They look like part of this organized mob. Where is the outrage from CNN? Those "well dressed" folks and signs could have just as easily been at an anti-tax tea party. If CNN had found them there or at a town hall meeting they would automatically be labeled by the MSM as an angry racist faction of a well organized mob. Pelosi would associate them with villans and Nazi's, etc.
(;~/ gary
The left is scared of Tea Party protesters
August 7, 2009 - 14:22 ET by jefflebowskiThe left realized long ago the sleeping conservative giant is awake and angry. They will criticize our righteous anger but say nothing of the disgusting tactics of Code Pink, Moveon.org and the rest while Bush was in office. The left has tried to paint us as racists, rednecks, astroturf, Nazis, terrorists, etc. They know we have had enough and will no longer sit back in silence.
We at the Dallas Tea Party have developed software and a program to grow and organize any conservative grassroots conservative group. Best part...it's free! Our numbers have grown tremendously using our Neighborhood Coordinator program since we had 37,000 attend our July 4 America's Tea Party. If you would like more info, please email dallasteaparty@gmail.com.
Angry White Dude
www.angrywhitedude.c...
You have done great work
August 7, 2009 - 14:29 ET by bigtimerYou have done great work jeff...
Your two videos of the Dallas Tea Party last night with sessions were great, your friend from London said it all too.
That AARP gal was the most arrogant piece of work I have ever seen that walked out, my husband said he saw this on Fox this morning, I posted over there with my thoughts...great work you have done with Tea Parties etc...you are one helluva a busy, hard-working patriot.
I loved the man that was 61 at the very end...he said it all, I'd vote for him for Prez anyday!
Like he said, "This is our Republic, OUR govt...We Need to take it back!"
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
So, Gary, what difference if the protest are actually organized?
August 7, 2009 - 14:27 ET by acaiguanaIf the media in the US were honest (heh) then they would have exposed Soros for what he is, a convicted felon in France) and they would have asked the question:
"What is a convicted foreign felon doing meddling in the politics of the US?"
So, my question is simple.
"What is a convicted foreign felon doing meddling in the politics of the US?"
Riddle me that.
ACA
...
Quoted from: 'Acaiguana notes from the Underground' (Soon to be at theaters near you)
Hey ACA..
August 7, 2009 - 14:37 ET by Gary Hall.. and doing it with the blessings of the MSM.. and without the knowledge of most voters (naturally, that's the MSM's goal).
(:~> gary
Hey Gary, check out anywhobooks.com - for fun.
August 7, 2009 - 14:55 ET by acaiguanaCheck it out.
ACA
...
Quoted from: 'Acaiguana notes from the Underground' (Soon to be at theaters near you)
ACA..
August 7, 2009 - 15:29 ET by Gary HallI'm writing as fast as I can.. on page 3 now.
Re Uncle George
August 7, 2009 - 15:12 ET by slickwillie2001I've always wanted to know how he avoided extradition on those charges. No one seems to know.
sw... I've never
August 7, 2009 - 15:14 ET by bigtimersw...
I've never understood it either.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
I believe it was Hillary Clinton who said, in 2003:
August 7, 2009 - 16:14 ET by Scout FinchI am sick and tired of people who say that if you debate and you
disagree with this administration somehow you're not patriotic. We
should stand up and say we are Americans and we have a right to debate
and disagree with any administration.
Can't They Keep The Editorializing Out Of The Headline?
August 7, 2009 - 21:41 ET by The7SticksI don't particularly care for either Tea Party participants or these town hall protesters since they probably don't even know the first thing about what it is they are protesting (I bet you that if you ask them directly that single payer healthcare is what they are protesting, they wouldn't know.)
But why do these reporters editorialize about it? Just report the truth: the only ones who know what's in the healthcare plan are the lawyers who drafted it. I don't think President Obama evenknows what it says entirely. I still trust him, though, because he's kept us as safe as President Bush did from our enemies in Afghanistan and Iraq, so I'm going to trust Obama on this issue, and I pray he doesn't piss it away.
Right 7s... The people at
August 7, 2009 - 21:46 ET by bigtimerRight 7s...
The people at the gatherings you mention just don't know what the heck they are doing and why they are really there...
What a blind fool you are...deaf too.
Heck, dumb is included.
Run for congress would ya...you'd fit right in with the other idiots in the same shape you are.
Obama's a Community Agitator, a walking, talking destroyer. ~ Rush Limbaugh
~?
August 7, 2009 - 21:55 ET by choselife3xHaven't you self-identified as an atheist? Who are you praying to?
America is waking up, sing louder.
http://www.youtube.c...
Obama's done what??
August 7, 2009 - 23:41 ET by Mike Bratton"Kept us as safe as President Bush did"?
Really?
You're comparing seven years of former President Bush's successful efforts to seven months of the Obama Magical Apology Tour?
Trust is earned, Sticks, and Barry is patently untruthworthy--he can't even be forthright enough to release his Columbia thesis. Heh... you thought I was going to say "birth certificate," didn't you?
--Mike
www.thebrattonreport...
I'm a Yankee Doodle Teabagger
August 8, 2009 - 08:02 ET by beauxdogIf my American history serves me correctly, one of our most patriotic tunes, "Yankee Doodle" was an extremely insulting diddie the British made up to make the colonists look stupid and incompetent... and we were allies at the time. Well, during the revolution, we adopted the tune for ourselves and made the British eat it.
If enough people joined in, we could take THEIR "teabaggers" term away from them and shove it down their throats. All it would take would be some good, updated lyrics and a rocking arrangement of Yankee Doodle.
Any creative people out there willing to take a chance?
Thank you.
Beauxdog
→ beaux
August 8, 2009 - 08:11 ET by Cool ArrowNot to be confused with "doodle yanking teabagger" (not that there's anything wrong with it)
LYDSEXICS UNTIE!
Cool...
August 8, 2009 - 08:15 ET by beauxdogYou are good... very good.
I got a good laugh out of it.
Thank you.
Beauxdog
→ Proving once again
August 8, 2009 - 08:28 ET by Cool ArrowWhat this thread illustrates is that liberals do have a problem with Gays and do like to make fun of them and do like to use that lifestyle as an insult.
But obviously the Gays know it, and just as obviously, are OK with the insult.
LYDSEXICS UNTIE!
For any of you that are
August 8, 2009 - 18:41 ET by Clear thinkerFor any of you that are actively engaged in the battle against Obamacare, I urge you to read an urgent message here....
URGENT MESSAGE!
Calling us teabaggers is just a small part of their plans.
Clear, you should forward
August 8, 2009 - 18:44 ET by Free StinkerClear,
you should forward that to flag@whitehouse.gov . . . ;-)
I did yesterday
August 8, 2009 - 18:52 ET by general companyFew other places as well
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
Free... How's it goin'
August 8, 2009 - 20:06 ET by Clear thinkerFree...
How's it goin' Free? Long Time no hear!
Anyway, this is what I have been sending flag@whitehouse.gov at least 20 times per day...
“Dear Comrade,
As we snitch on our fellow citizens, I am reminded of this from some of the Holocaust survivors.
Note that the indoctrination of children reminded me very strongly of the way in which Hitler, with his Hitler Youth (I call them brownshirts, because that was the uniform and that was the adult cadre), and Stalin, with his Communist Youth, turned children away from the family and made them loyal only to the state. It was not uncommon for these same children, in their youthful, indoctrinated zeal, to turn in their parents, only to watch with despair as those same parents were then hauled off to Dachau or some choice Gulag — or, worse, executed before their eyes.
Giovanni Faga
P.S. If my Mother were alive I would snitch on her cause she voted for Reagan!"
Obama Gags Dissent
Beck had a good segment
August 8, 2009 - 18:46 ET by bigtimerBeck had a good segment about HCAN Ct...glad you put this here...very glad.
Obama's a Community Agitator, a walking, talking destroyer. ~ Rush Limbaugh
Very good CT
August 8, 2009 - 18:52 ET by general companyThis is a better copy, just below the video.
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
Thanks. That's a much
August 8, 2009 - 20:09 ET by Clear thinkerThanks. That's a much better copy. Here's some pointers to use at all Townhall meetings...
Fifty one reasons why Obamacare sucks! Spread This Around – Today!
The "tea partyers" is
August 9, 2009 - 05:55 ET by TheHistorianThe "tea partyers" is the proper term. The "tea baggers" are the media who follow around Barack Obama, reporting his every lie as a revelation.
"What experience and history teach is
this - that people and governments never have learned anything from history,
or acted on principles deduced from it."
G. W. F. Hegel
These guys are like flies
August 26, 2009 - 21:01 ET by RR GOPThese guys are like flies that get in your house. They annoy you, crap all over your food, bring in disease and eventually they piss you off so much that you go to get the fly swatter...and by the time you get back they're nowhere to be found.
One of the 34% who thinks George W. Bush was a great President. One of the 86% who wants to bring back the stock and pillory.