Comments on: A Quick Lesson

By: Meg

Meg — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 02:16:47 +0000

These whiners are a joke. An absolute joke. Honestly, teabags?

My liberal, socialist ass had a lovely cup of black tea with cream and sugar last night after dinner. I was protesting the stupidity of the teabaggers desecrating my favorite caffeinated beverage.

By: sukie (in the graveyard)

sukie (in the graveyard) — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 23:48:58 +0000

Yesterday I had no idea what this tea-bagging business was – well, the NEW term at least…

Now, it’s just comical. Democrats will protest what Republicans do and Republicans will protest what Democrats do. It was like the news was telling me the grass was green today! Amazing.

And the world turns…

I think I’m going to have to change my political position to “Laughs at the Ridiculous” it is far more accurate.

Also – “When to Protest” is downright correct. I’ll join that party. With all my bleeding heart. (power fist to strong women across the world)

By: Complain-o-peeps

Complain-o-peeps — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 21:52:33 +0000

I’ve heard/read a lot of commentary about these epic fail protests lately (I liked Andrew Sullivan calling them tantrums instead of protests, and Jon Stewart pointing out that these people are confusing taxation-without-representation with losing), but yours is by far the best. Excellent perspective.

By: funnyface

funnyface — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:06:28 +0000

I will never understand the ability of the GOP to get ignorant middle-to-working-class Americans to rally on behalf of the plight of the poor poor rich people. Though the fact that these people are too stupid to understand why “no taxation without representation” is not applicable to them probably explains their willingness to protest.

Great piece. Those women in Afghanistan are heroes.

By: KittenFluff

KittenFluff — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 18:26:08 +0000

This is like the Goofus and Gallant of protesting.

By: Pilgrim Soul

Pilgrim Soul — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:35:02 +0000

My Canadian schadenfreude readings were off the charts yesterday.

Make of that what you will.

By: sarah.of.a.lesser.god

sarah.of.a.lesser.god — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:19:58 +0000

A (bad) haiku:

The endless wingnuts
Will choose to ignore freedoms
That are for women

Taxes are a part
Of US democracy
Suck it the fuck up

By: Spark

Spark — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:15:18 +0000

I meant “endlessly go on…” though I suppose “endless wingnuts” works too.

By: Spark

Spark — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:13:06 +0000

As infuriatingly absurd/ignorant as the teabag protests are… isn’t it kind of worth it to hear the wingnuts endless go on about “teabagging”?