OK, so this wasn’t a sign at any tea party today. You know that the only reason Armey and Co. started bankrolling these morans was to give themselves hours and hours of free airtime, simply to trash Democrats, their policies in support of the middle class (at their expense) But most importantly to de-legitimize that dastardly BLACK Democrat who won the Presidency by the biggest majority in some 20 years. It’s part of the GOP strategery. Why else do they have some convention or other every two months?
I am tired of the slavish media attention to the "Tea Parties", the GOP and their fact-free speeches, and their fact-free signs, and their clueless participants.
Well, I’d like to change that.
It’s probably too late for April 15, but these groups won’t stop. I’d like to see a those of us with the actual facts to start showing up at these rallies (well maybe not the open carry ones). At those rallies we’d bring our own signs, each with a single bullet point of a positive, verifiable fact.
Examples:
• 99% of Wisconsin working families got a tax cut in 2009. Thank you Mr. President!
• My child can now get the health care he/she needs. Thank you Mr. President!
• Someone is FINALLY doing something about nuclear terrorism. Thank you Mr. President!
• Stock Market is up 3,000 points since last year. Thank you Mr. President!
• I can now carry my firearm in the National Parks. Thank you Mr. President!
• Gross Domestic Product on the rise again. Thank you Mr. President!
• For reining in credit card interest, thank you Mr. President!
• Equal Pay for Equal Work. Thank you Mr. President!
• For saving my job, thank you Mr. President!
There are probably many more examples, these are what just popped into my head. The goal would be to get these signs on camera and educate the media and the public to some basic truths which are woefully lacking at these events. People who carry these signs may just get interviewed. This is why each individual would need to 100% truthful about the sign they displayed. If you carry a sign that says "thank you for saving my job", be able to back that up. No personal attacks on Palin, Bachmann, Principal, or what other "celebrity" may show up.
Now of course, the rabble will try to get rid of you. But you have every right to be there with your sign as they do they. Right now these guys are very sensitive to being perceived as thick and violent. They’ll blow smoke in your face and call you names, but just stand there with your sign held high. Obviously, I am not recommending that you stand there and take a punch. If it looks like real violence, leave. But report to a police officer.
Frankly, I don’t see how the media could ignore this.