Clueless AFP Portrays Coffee Party as a Major Political Force
Somebody should send a message to the absolutely clueless AFP (Agence France-Presse) news agency: the Coffee Party today is about as signficant a political force as the Prohibition Party. However, in this AFP story by Edouard Guihaire the Coffee Party, which pretty much died almost at birth, is portrayed as a major political force on a par with the Tea Party. Perhaps Guihaire is new to America and has not woken up to the sad reality of the moribund Coffee Party which even our own liberal mainstream media has given up covering after an initial flurry of hype at the beginning of the year. So here is AFP laughably trying to convince its readers about the incredible political significance of the Whig... I mean Coffee...Party:
WOODBRIDGE, Virginia — A progressive infusion in US politics, the Coffee Party is brewing a strong counter-movement to the ultra-conservative Tea Party, just a week ahead of the US legislative elections.
Born in January in reaction to the bashing President Barack Obama's proposed health care reform was getting in Congress and the media, the Coffee Party first took shape on Facebook.
"It started on my personal Facebook page," said party founder Annabel Park, a small, soft spoken woman with a strong character.
Yeah, Park is a "small soft spoken woman with a strong character" who "coincidentally" also worked as an Obama political operative. However, let us not stop Guihaire in the midst of his Coffee Party fantasy:
An article in The Washington Post helped the Coffee Party take off, with thousands of new members signing on, some with their own local committees, she said.
With that, the Coffee Party went from a personal project to a non-partisan political movement that "gives voice to Americans who want to see cooperation in government," as it says in its mission statement.
It stands in direct opposition to the Tea Party's professed goal of stopping "intrusive government" in favor of "common sense constitutional conservative self-governance."
"Common sense constitutional conservative self-governance?" Gee! It almost sounds like the Coffee Party is a conservative movement instead of what it really is: the failed leftwing attempt to counter the Tea Party movement.
The good news for Mr. Guihaire is that although the recent Coffee Party convention in Louisville, Kentucky was all but ignored by the national media, it did inspire a piece of great music. Political rap. I urge Guihaire to carefully study the video of that historic musical event and report back to his readers on the great impact it is having on the political world.
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ultra-conservative
Submitted by ThisnThat on Tue, 10/26/2010 - 10:26am.
Is Ultra the new dim word of the month? It used to be "extreme", or "racist" -- but now I see "Ultra" much more. [Never used in context of Libera or Dim, though -- never once. Someone show me a case I missed].
I wish I was on the memo list -- I'm missing out on a whole lot these days, it seems. Always out of step. ** sigh **
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“Didn't win the Medal of Honor? Didn't even serve? Then lie about it. We'll support you." — 9th Circuit Court
TnT
Submitted by Denny Crane on Wed, 10/27/2010 - 4:08am.
I am a proud member of the ....................................
Super Ultra far-out acutely,
almighty, awfully, drastically, exceedingly, exceptionally, excessively, exorbitantly, extraordinarily, highly, hugely, immensely,
immoderately, inordinately, intensely, markedly, mortally, notably, over, overly, overmuch,
parlous, plenty, powerful, prohibitively, quite, radically, rarely, remarkably, severely,
strikingly, surpassingly, terribly, terrifically, to nth degree, too, too much*, totally, ultra*, uncommonly, unduly, unusually, utterly, very*,
vitally............conservative party!!!!!
"Lib free or die"
We Are The 53%
Update
Submitted by Vonu on Tue, 10/26/2010 - 10:30am.
Coffee Party hit with mas defections to the Teabaggee Party, Big Teabaggee Rally in Washington this weekend.Might just as well call
Submitted by winston smith on Tue, 10/26/2010 - 2:56pm.
Might just as well call themselves the coff-in party, because that's where it's gonna be in about a week. ;^)
they're right up there with
Submitted by sometimesright on Tue, 10/26/2010 - 10:33am.
they're right up there with "the rent's too damn high" party.
With that, the Coffee Party went from a personal project to a non-partisan political movement that "gives voice to Americans who want to see cooperation in government," as it says in its mission statement.
"non-partisan"? who are they trying to kid?
What do they know? They eat snails.
Submitted by SickofLibs on Tue, 10/26/2010 - 10:37am.
AKA slugs with shells.
ps, how's them there street riots going?
And do you know what's the
Submitted by mandrake on Tue, 10/26/2010 - 11:08am.
And do you know what's in the hotdogs that you eat?
Hotdog eating operates under
Submitted by Dan The Man 2 on Tue, 10/26/2010 - 11:13am.
Hotdog eating operates under the Dont Ask Dont Telll policy, in fact that is where the government got the idea and formulated the policy for the military.
Dan~LOL
Submitted by GG_NB on Tue, 10/26/2010 - 11:25am.
I love it. Everyone has their "Funny Face" on today. That was a good one~
"If not us, who? If not now, when?"
~Ronald Reagan
Yoo hoo, Mandrake... Montrealer, are ya?
Submitted by SickofLibs on Tue, 10/26/2010 - 11:36am.
Being the adventurous guy I am, I have no problem eating any animal parts, including offal.
But under no circumstances will I eat slime-excreting invertebrates, even with garlic and butter.
Or bugs.
Bugs
Submitted by mandrake on Tue, 10/26/2010 - 11:54am.
Well then, I'd advise against ever going to China!
China is not on my wishlist
Submitted by SickofLibs on Tue, 10/26/2010 - 12:07pm.
Oddly, I am an Andrew Zimmern fan, though, and that guy will anything, deal or alive.
SoL
Submitted by Denny Crane on Wed, 10/27/2010 - 3:47am.
No bugs? Ya don't know what yer missin!!! /s
I heard they like to eat fungus that is dug up by a pig too.
"Lib free or die"
We Are The 53%
SoL~re: slimy snails
Submitted by GG_NB on Tue, 10/26/2010 - 10:56am.
Yep, you always make me laugh. :)
"If not us, who? If not now, when?"
~Ronald Reagan
Coffee Party was the perfect
Submitted by Free Stinker on Tue, 10/26/2010 - 10:59am.
Coffee Party was the perfect name for a group associated with Liberals. Coffee makes you jittery and has a bitter aftertaste, while Tea is soothing and has important anti-oxidents./// Sarah Palin Fan since July 11, 2007 /// خال
We must remember where this
Submitted by Dan The Man 2 on Tue, 10/26/2010 - 11:10am.
We must remember where this comes from. In Europe there are many "important" factions including a strong communist party. In our country the system encourages a two party system where factions are aligned before elections. In a Parliament system parties don't have to band together until after elections.
Darn it
Submitted by jdlybrand on Tue, 10/26/2010 - 11:11am.
I was really wanting to join the movement, but alas; no parties close to my house. Pffffft!
http://www.coffeepartyusa.com/find-event
"What a revoltin' development this is!"
Chester Riley
I guess I won't "wake up and smell the coffee"
Submitted by ThisnThat on Tue, 10/26/2010 - 12:17pm.
My nearest "event" is 400 miles away!
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“Didn't win the Medal of Honor? Didn't even serve? Then lie about it. We'll support you." — 9th Circuit Court
Coffee party? Oh, you mean
Submitted by DontFeedTheTrolls on Tue, 10/26/2010 - 11:20am.
Coffee party? Oh, you mean the 'cornholers'. Yeah, they're pretty big.
Well, I had to google it....
Submitted by Blonde on Tue, 10/26/2010 - 11:37am.
Seems that PJ's previous article on this non-event was the third item to show up, also a write up of PJ's write up on hot air.
Other links I followed showed that the Coffee Party currently has some 300,000 Facebook Friends (wow!!! Beck had more people at his DC rally, on their own dime), and a whole 350 people were at their big convention.
Yep, a very important nationwide political movement, indeed.
And for the record, Drudge has linked this morning an poll that Obama's favorable rating is down to 37%. Way to go, Barry.
Handy Reference Guide to Obama's Gaffes and Goofs ~ Currently Numbering 200 (and Counting)
I thought it was an obituary
Submitted by Galvanic on Tue, 10/26/2010 - 12:35pm.
I thought the Coffee Party was dead.
I suspect the lazy AFP reporter was handed a press release from whatever remains of the Coffee Party, and turned into an article.
Meanwhile, the French are enjoying their own domestic Parte Cafe (pardon my faux French) as thousands of nanny-state leeches have taken to the streets in protest to the national governments austerity measures, such as raising the retirement age from 60 to 62. Among the most active rioters are French youth. Strikes are reportedly costing the French economy $500 million per day.
Vive la Cafe!
Mais oui, mon ami.
Submitted by Blonde on Tue, 10/26/2010 - 12:45pm.
Apparently laziness is endemic to all liberal media....les francais aussi. Heaven forbid they have to actually work for a story.
What struck me was the figure of 300,000 Facebook Friends. I don't do Facebook, but isn't it a big deal to have lots of "friends" on FB? I signed up for a Twitter account about two years ago, at the insistence of one of my NB pals, and have an insane number of "followers", even though I only used it two or three times (and maybe five of whom are known to me). IOW, 300K "members" is a fallacious number...and totally meaningless.
Just like this Susan Powder rally (Stop the Insanity)....now being joined by the Government Doesn't Suck group. Could it get any more strange?
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The Political Establishment still doesn't get it
Submitted by Galvanic on Tue, 10/26/2010 - 1:23pm.
The strength of the Tea Parties is their bottom-up, grass roots origins, enabled by modern comunications capabilities.
The Coffee Party was a top-down, Establishment idea that declared itself an alternative to the Tea Parties, but never amounted to more than another tiny voice from the Left.
And they flopped.
More like the catatonic
Submitted by samhermanmd on Tue, 10/26/2010 - 11:47am.
More like the catatonic party. In any of the photos or videos that I have ever seen of the group, the appear to be mannequins.
37%?
Submitted by UpNorth on Tue, 10/26/2010 - 11:50am.
There are that many stupid people left out there? Of course there are. But, if you remove the lefties in his cabinet, and the basement dwellers in DU, Kos, MoveOn and the rest, his approval remains constant at 10%.
I reckon there is nothing
Submitted by WarEagle66 on Tue, 10/26/2010 - 12:23pm.
I reckon there is nothing going on in France that needs a bit more shoddy reporting....
Do you mean THIS Coffee Party?
Submitted by stage9 on Tue, 10/26/2010 - 12:38pm.
National Coffee Party Day flops
http://www.wnd.com/?pageId=127865
"If God is dead, somebody is going to have to take his place. It will be megalomania or erotomania, the drive for power or the drive for pleasure, the clenched fist or the phallus, Hitler or Hugh Hefner." — Malcolm Muggeridge
The Coffee Party
Submitted by JustAl on Tue, 10/26/2010 - 1:24pm.
. . . good to the last drip.
Perfect!
Submitted by Grumpy in Arizona on Tue, 10/26/2010 - 1:31pm.
Best laugh I've had all day! Congratulations.
yeah, all seven of 'em
Submitted by wizardjr on Tue, 10/26/2010 - 1:25pm.
I think the facebook numbers merely reflect the curiosity factor.
June Cleaver boldly stands her ground
Submitted by TerryWest on Tue, 10/26/2010 - 2:37pm.
"a small soft spoken woman with a strong character"
Did this writer feel that if he gave the impression she is meek and submissive but bold his coffee party fantasy would grow some caffeine?China Wholesaler Town -
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