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Thursday, November 5, 2009 12:00 AM

Michele Bachmann's army marches on Washington

The Tea Party crowd descends on the Capitol to fight socialism, healthcare and President Obama

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Thursday, November 5, 2009 06:03 PM

Fun and infuriating

Infuriating to see so many idiots and misinformation in one place, fun to watch the Republican party slowly dwindle to a few thousand openly racist, thick-as-pigshit, Bible-thumping mouth-breathers.

Thursday, November 5, 2009 06:06 PM

(R-Crazytown)

Did she get teabagged? And did someone take pictures?

Thursday, November 5, 2009 06:26 PM

Can't we just give these savages the south?

We can let the few normal people left down their move up here.

Then we should put up a wall to keep those miscreants out.

Thursday, November 5, 2009 06:43 PM

hell...

Anarchist could pull that many people to DC in a few days.

The Tea Party-ers are in a feeding frenzy. They refused to be confused by the truth and Michele Bachmann's view of the world fits their paranoia. These are the people who lost the election last year (and the NY race for the 23rd two days ago) and they just can't believe it. Bullies and cowards, they love the press attention, but there is a Silent Majority, Michele, that finds you and your minions in great need of another slap down.

Pass health care w/a public option and (lord can I say it out loud?) access to legal abortions. To do anything less is to give in to the rabid, delusional Radical Wrong and all they represent.

Thursday, November 5, 2009 06:46 PM

I hardly know where to begin

The key talking points and memes of the Reality Distortion Party are so thick on the ground here that it's the perfect microcosm for their syrupy brand of crazy. I mean, we got 'em all, come on down:

- No federal government

- Voting against your own best interests because you're enslaved to ideology

- The libruls want to control every aspect of our lives

- Socialism (the definition of which about 1% of the crowd understands)

- Confusing the Declaration and Constitution

Man, it's dizzying. I agree with another poster and up the ante: not only should we let the South secede, but we should add an opt-out clause to the healthcare bill. If you as an individual want to opt out of the plan, you can. But you opt out of ALL government healthcare: no Medicare, no Medicaid, no government reimbursement of trauma centers if your sorry ass drags in there after your heroine SaranBellum Palin accidentally shoots you while hunting moose, nada. You hate the government so much, Bubba? Then you're on your own.

Oh, and while we're at it, no public schools, fire protection or FEMA assistance when a flood takes out your shitheel double-wide and its matching outhouse, either.

Hell, we might trim 10 million people from the federal books. Obama wants to take on the deficit, that's a start.

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Thursday, November 5, 2009 07:06 PM

This reminds me of a saying...

"Who's more foolish - the fool or the fool that follows him?" Seriously, anyone who follows this half-wit needs some serious therapy.

Blessings.

Thursday, November 5, 2009 07:07 PM

The Yippies of the 2000's

As distasteful as the angry Hippie freaks were to middle America in 1968 (or so I'm told, I wasn't alive then); so are their Teabaggin' fat, white, angry asshole right-wing counterparts equally distasteful to middle America 40 years later. At least the Hippies/Yippies/whatever had better drugs. The Teabagger's drug of choice is distilled, concentrated Stupid. And saturated fat.

I say: Let your Freak Flag Fly, Teabaggers! Let your fat white bellies all hang out! Keep on Teabaggin'!

I want them to keep amping up their hate and their craziness and their assholishness; I want them to have to live their antics down for a generation.

Thursday, November 5, 2009 07:12 PM

I Too Was There Today

Amidst a great many opinions and issues was one that the progressive liberal elements in Congress and on Salon cannot seem to answer satisfactorily.

The Cost of the bill - $1.2 trillion over 10 years.

Other facts impact the cost of the bill:

  • There will tens of millions of new insureds to be covered
  • There will be a reduction in Medicare benefits
  • At the same time, during the 10 year period, it is estimated that 30 million boomers will reach the age of 65 and increase Medicare rolls dramatically

So my progressive friends - how will we pay for all of this?

Cutting defense is not the answer because any savings the US realizes here are mitigated by the increased interest payments we have to make on the increased national debt.

So again, how do we pay for all this?

You see, the older generation by and large knows how to balance its check books. Congress and progressives haven't a clue how to balance their check books. And Congress is required to balance the people's check book.

Thursday, November 5, 2009 07:17 PM

This Is Great

The best argument against the Repuke's paranoia about health care reform are events such as this one.

The angrier they get, the weaker their argument gets, and this is becoming more apparent every day.

If the GOP had viable solutions to our problems John McCain would be our president but eight years of Bush and his Liars have pretty much destroyed the credibility of the Republicans.

Thursday, November 5, 2009 07:19 PM

Such myopic self-importance

" 'They work for us,' said Sherry Warren, a real estate agent from Fairfax, Va. 'They would not exist if it was not for us, the American citizen who votes and pays taxes.' "

Well, Sherry, I'm an American citizen who votes and pays taxes, and I think you and your friends are fucknuts. You do not represent the American people as a whole, you only represent yourself.

That's a big problem with this whole teabagging nonsense. These people suffer from the delusion that they are the majority, the true Americans fighting for truth, justice, Mom and apple pie. They actually think the only people who don't agree with them or share their beliefs are the pinko commie socialist whackjob liberals, and nobody cares about them anyway, right? It's like a mass attack of special snowflake syndrome with a big ole side of mega-entitlement.

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