The Tea Party

[coolian2]

Bono singing in the moment with the occasional wtf lyric or bum note vs Bono lip-synching.

gee, i can't decide.

LMAO








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[martha]

WTF does that have to do with anything. OMG your whole argument is based on the fact that someone has a professionally printed sign and not a hand made one?? wow

There usually isn't much there.

 

[ultraviolet87]

if u have a U2 shirt did u hand make it or did u buy one of those less passionate pre made ones?

 

[corianderstem]

My U2 shirts all have glitter pen and macaroni art.

The best ones have sparkly unicorns on the backs.

 

[BVS]

INDY drinking?

 

[corianderstem]

If so, he should share.

 

[ultraviolet87]

i bought mine at the concert, i must not believe in U2 as much as you do coriander

 

[corianderstem]

Yeah, but on the down side, all of mine have misspelled words.

 

[coolian2]

Yeah, but on the down side, all of mine have misspelled words.

yeah, but so do the non-passionate professional ones.

 

[corianderstem]

Ha.

 

[ultraviolet87]

i am at a loss for words haha

 

[ultraviolet87]

i think he gave up

 

[INDY500]

In '08 I was quite adamant in my admiration for the enthusiasm shown by Obama supporters. It bordered a bit close to cult of personality at times but nevertheless was a breath of fresh air to politics.
Agree or disagree with them, the loosely defined Tea Party - rough edges and all - is truly a grassroots political phenomena. People getting involved with their government should be a good thing and it's just a shame that we live in such an age of cynicism we can't at least appreciate a little rare spontaneity in our increasingly McPackaged McWorld.

 

[corianderstem]

I do think people getting involved in politics and with their government is a great thing! I just wish there weren't so many in this particular group that just just seem so angry with everything, and frankly, a lot of them frighten me.

Good for them for speaking up, I guess, but some of them have a vision of America that frightens me. Joking about the misspellings aside, some of their ideas are backassward, ignorant and frightening.

 

[ultraviolet87]

i dont appreciate them because i think they are dead wrong. nazism started out as a grass roots movement too, does that mean i should appreciate it???

 

[trojanchick99]

Agree or disagree with them, the loosely defined Tea Party - rough edges and all - is truly a grassroots political phenomena. People getting involved with their government should be a good thing and it's just a shame that we live in such an age of cynicism we can't at least appreciate a little rare spontaneity in our increasingly McPackaged McWorld.]

That's rich considering the astroturf that organizes many Tea Party events. Gotta love Dick Armey.

 

[ultraviolet87]

yeah fox news seems to know where tea party rallies are going to be before anyone else does

 

[INDY500]

i dont appreciate them because i think they are dead wrong. nazism started out as a grass roots movement too, does that mean i should appreciate it???

Nice. That's the Reductio ad Hitlerum spirit.

(that's mock Latin by the way, not Tea Party misspelling)

 

[ultraviolet87]

I never found any use for studying a dead language so i dont speak Latin, and hey like the sign said English is the official language here in the usa

 

[ultraviolet87]

and btw i wasnt comparing them to nazis, i was using it as an example

 

[BVS]

In '08 I was quite adamant in my admiration for the enthusiasm shown by Obama supporters. It bordered a bit close to cult of personality at times but nevertheless was a breath of fresh air to politics.
Agree or disagree with them, the loosely defined Tea Party - rough edges and all - is truly a grassroots political phenomena. People getting involved with their government should be a good thing and it's just a shame that we live in such an age of cynicism we can't at least appreciate a little rare spontaneity in our increasingly McPackaged McWorld.

But you have to ask yourself WHY? And this has been my issue since day one. WHY weren't these folks out when W was president? They(you) pretend that it's about big government, buy why did they wait? Everytime this is asked, no one answers. Why? Because the answer is scary. Look back at our first tea party thread, the supporters are clueless. Read it, it's entertaining. Some were already claiming their taxes have already been risen... some were claiming he has a Muslim agenda... I mean it's ridiculous.

Stop pretending. You and Reagan aren't small government, you're just for government that helps YOU and YOUR wallet. Period.

 

[ultraviolet87]

so true BVS
A constitutional amendment banning gay marriage, isnt that big government getting into peoples lives??

 

[BVS]

so true BVS
A constitutional amendment banning gay marriage, isnt that big government getting into peoples lives??

No, that's called "status quo" when you're a white straight christian male.

 

[ultraviolet87]

well i am 3/4 of those , im not religious. maybe thats my problem im not religious, so i must be evil

 

[BVS]

Well if you were "religious" you'd vote for your own self interest and that's all...

 

[ultraviolet87]

yeah what happened to that whole compassion for the poor, love thy neighbor thing

 

[BVS]

Glenn Beck says that part of the Bible is "communist", haven't you heard?

 

[ultraviolet87]

by the republican definition Jesus was a communist

 

[hardyharhar]

Are the tea-baggers burning their social(ism) security checks or refusing medicare or medicaid assistance?

 

[ultraviolet87]

wow thats a good question. i got a great new motto for the tea baggers/republican party "I got mine,f**k the rest of you"