Announcement - Tea Party meeting

[Hawk]

Blair Tea Party Tuesday 7:00 pm
Ramada Inn Conference Room

Topic: Answering the call

Just might see you there...

[bassist_25]

Hawk has fallen off the No Politics wagon. Maybe it's time to do a 12 step program, Bill.

[Hawk]

And my apologies to some of you as this is NOT the Weed Party meeting.

[tornandfrayed]

Are you bringing your gun!

[Hawk]

Are you bringing your gun!

Is that a prerequisite ?

[f.sciarrillo]

I might go. I will be the one one wearing a gun, drinking a beer, and wearing a t-shirt that says: "I am a gun toting redneck, sister loving inbreed, both racist and stupidly uneducated retard, and proud toothless teabagger" - Seeing that that is the perception that liberals have of the tea party members.

[Hawk]

I might go. I will be the one one wearing a gun, drinking a beer, and wearing a t-shirt that says: "I am a gun toting redneck, sister loving inbreed, both racist and stupidly uneducated retard, and proud toothless teabagger" - Seeing that that is the perception that liberals have of the tea party members.

But how will I recognise you ?






















Won't everyone have the same T-shirt ?

[f.sciarrillo]

I might go. I will be the one one wearing a gun, drinking a beer, and wearing a t-shirt that says: "I am a gun toting redneck, sister loving inbreed, both racist and stupidly uneducated retard, and proud toothless teabagger" - Seeing that that is the perception that liberals have of the tea party members.

But how will I recognise you ?

















Won't everyone have the same T-shirt ?

I think they should. LOL .. Since that is what all the liberals are saying anyhow. If they think it, why not make them believe it? Oh wait, they already do that lol ..

Something else that was ironic - As these tea parties are such a troubling thing for America. When they were in Vegas, there were over 20,000 people there. Harry Reid had a campaign event the same week (in vegas as well) - he only had a little over a 100 people there. What does that tell you?

[Banned]

The leader of the Blair Co. Tea Party is a registered Democrat. So are several other members of the Steering Committee. So this is not a group of disgruntled neo conservatives, it is disgruntled citizens.

[f.sciarrillo]

The leader of the Blair Co. Tea Party is a registered Democrat. So are several other members of the Steering Committee. So this is not a group of disgruntled neo conservatives, it is disgruntled citizens.

I know that and you know that. However, the liberal media and mind set, who are in love with and worship the great and mighty Obama, do not know that. I have heard and seen many things about the tea parties being what I said above and the proof of lies in it all, that it is just down right funny.

- And, seeing how they had 20,000 people at there rally, and Harry Ried only had a hundred? That had me in tears from laughter (the thing that was the ice breaker was when some one in the background yelled that the tea bagers can burn in hell, and Harry Ried agreed! Then stated the other day that if the elections were held today he would win with flying colors. He is in last place!)

[T@rgetDrone]

Maybe I'll see you there. If I can clear my plate I will attend. And if so, I will be among the said (by our less than beloved president) PA residents "clinging to their guns and their religion." Remarks like that during his campaign have been shelved and buried for the most part by the mainstream media. I have NOT forgotten. Nor will I ever forget those words. Those remarks clearly crossed party lines and were a direct insult to our perceived (by him) intelligence. It was a very cliche reference to us being ignorant white hicks. If we had said something similar about him we would be called racists.

The rest of the brain washed and brain dead can argue until hell freezes over about Right versus Left. It's not about them (the sheeple fringe) anyway. It is the collective Independents who tip the scales.

As musicians, we're all aware of the power the sound man has when his finger has access to the "sux button." Our sound men have pushed it on us, repeatedly, for MANY decades now. It's time to separate them from OUR sound board and either hand it to someone more trustworthy or run our own damn sound. I mean, after all, even if I were in competition with a rival band at the same venue, I don't wanna hit the sux button on them. We might not always like the same genres of music (have the same political views) but we at least want the sound to be clear when we listen.

Mild Rant Over.

[beatlemaniac]

I heard a lot of libertarians in favor of legalized marijuana and doing away with the income tax are going to be there as well. can that be true? If so I might check it out myself. I guess they are giving the party in tea party new meaning.

[whitedevilone]

There.

[songsmith]

I heard a lot of libertarians in favor of legalized marijuana and doing away with the income tax are going to be there as well. .

Dammit, I already wasted my refund check on a big bag of black-market green! Just my luck! --->JMS

[songsmith]

The leader of the Blair Co. Tea Party is a registered Democrat.

An actual Dem, or an Operation Chaos idiot who joined so he could vote for Hilary Clinton? How long has he/she been a Dem?--->JMS

[f.sciarrillo]

The leader of the Blair Co. Tea Party is a registered Democrat.

An actual Dem, or an Operation Chaos idiot who joined so he could vote for Hilary Clinton? How long has he/she been a Dem?--->JMS

You should go and give a speech about how great socialism is .. I am sure the people there will be in waited breath taking everything you say to mean the very truth that this country was formed on ...

[songsmith]

What the hell are you talking about now? I asked two questions. How does socialism work into any of this, other than Tea-poopies love to say the word because it's multi-syllabic, and they hear it on Fox? And did I say that Operation Chaos tactics were all so bad? I plan on registering Republican and voting for The Mean Girl in the 2012 primary, and encourage everyone to do so. I just want to know... is the Pity Party leader a lifelong Dem, or simply system-busting?
Jesus H. Xmas, you guys are testy these days. --->JMS

[Banned]

The leader of the Blair Co. Tea Party is a registered Democrat.

An actual Dem, or an Operation Chaos idiot who joined so he could vote for Hilary Clinton? How long has he/she been a Dem?--->JMS

He told me he was a life long Dem. I think he was also a union member, but now retired.

[songsmith]

Interesting. I can't imagine he'd have any influence on the far-righties, it's not llike they sit around and discuss which liberal or moderate candidates they'll support. I bet they trust the guy this much. I may have to show up and find out who this person is.
I might not attend the April 15th Tea Party Despair On The Square rally. I wonder how many other functioning members of society will be there? I mean, most of us have JOBS to attend that day. Do me a favor, and do a headcount of the following groups for me: People of color, people under 55 years of age, people who voted for Obama (the majority did, you know), people who don't watch Fox or listen to partisan radio, and the other 95% of registered voters in Blair County who don't attend this stuff. It shouldn't take very long to count those folks. --->JMS

[lonewolf]

Interesting. I can't imagine he'd have any influence on the far-righties, it's not llike they sit around and discuss which liberal or moderate candidates they'll support. --->JMS

That's the thing, Johnny...Its hard to find a moderate democrat politician anymore. As we found out with Mr. Obama, most are just neo-liberal sheep in moderate wolf's clothing.

When push comes to shove, this is a center-right country and the vast majority simply will not support progressive neo-liberal ideology once the real agenda is exposed to them. If the democrat party does not move back to center, they are in big trouble. They need to remove Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid from their party positions like the republicans did with Dennis Hastert and Ted Stevens, or their party will rapidly decline.

[songsmith]

[If the democrat party does not move back to center, they are in big trouble. They need to remove Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid from their party positions like the republicans did with Dennis Hastert and Ted Stevens, or their party will rapidly decline.

I actually agree with this, I really do, BUT:
The GOP, and their offshoots like the Tea Party, MUST move back toward the center. Even you have to agree that the GOP has been in freefall since the far-right took over a decade ago. Sure, they won in 2004, but only by a coo-hair, and they've been getting their asses kicked hard ever since. You can't bring guns to political rallies, and dress like Uncle Sam, and expect to be taken seriously. Redfaced ranting from Boehner, McConnell, and Bachmann does not help the Republican brand whatsoever, nor does the sense of entitlement to authority many rightwingers maintain. The partisan media fans the flames, claiming patriotism, but it's really all about selling divisiveness at a huge profit, and at the expense of dialogue.
This will not end. For every hippy vegan who wants me to pay for everything, there is a dimwitted malcontent who wants right of approval on everything I say, do, or think. The left 5%, and the right 5%, both believe that I absolutely MUST live my life their way or the whole shebang crumples into a heap. Both think they comprise more than 5% each. I don't care if they comprise 99.999% each, I will not ever relent. There could be 20 conservatives ganging up on me in this thread, and I will not capitulate, I'll keep swinging, because I don't accept right-wing authority over me or my thoughts. I don't need the Fox media, because I can think for myself, for free. That, my friend is true patriotism, not constantly complaining about every little thing.--->JMS

[Banned]

The Tea Party started up because the R's acted too much like the D's. They want a party that recognizes the Constitution and the danger a $14 Trillion debt is. Both R's and D's are responsible for the mess we are in We need fiscal conservatism and personal liberties, OH, the Libertarians have those goals. That is how I now vote.

[beatlemaniac]

let's keep an open mind about this. The tea party people have resisted backing people just because they are republicans. It is more about taxation, states rights , personal rights, fiscal responsibility, and keeping the feds out of our lives like in the case of our right to smoke and drink waht ever we like. Let's also see if they have the guts to back someone that will make the cuts to entitalments like social security and medicare . That is where a lot of our spending is being wasted . millionaries getting social security is not what was intended. So there are a lot of issues that need to be addressed and I want to see if these tea party people are really the revolution they say they are . They promice to hold people's feet to the fire if elected and that's a good thing. I actually give some credit to obama for trying to get something done but he has mad everyone mad by trying to play both sides of the political fence. You can't please everyone so you m ight as well try to do what's best for the country and he has a long way to go in that direction. so llet's keep and open mind , thats the independent way.

[hannible]

Did anyone go to The Tea Party at the Ramada....what was the crowd like? I ROCK FOR LEAH!!

[lonewolf]

I went and ran into UCJoe there. It was an auditorium setting and except for a few applauses, the crowd of about 200 was silent.

I was thoroughly unimpressed with the proceedings. Long-winded tales of Lexington & Concord & Paul Revere...you know the stuff we read in grade school.

One speaker did touch on the 10th amendment (states' & citizens rights) and how its been tramped on, but he failed to reveal just how that came about. I spoke with him afterward and asked a few "test" questions on the subject and I was somewhat disappointed. He (and the Tea Party) is about where I was 10 years ago (remember my states' rights avatar)--they like the 10th amendment and feel its been trampled on, but don't really advocate any actions to correct the problem. Just bitch about it.

Actually, my impression is that they don't advocate anyone or anything in particular except for voting and perhaps getting involved in government.