Posted by
Flypp on Thursday, April 16, 2009 1:00:27 PM
Attended last nights NYC Tea Party... I think the numbers were closer to 3-4 thousand than the 2k I saw reported on AP site.
We were stretched out the length of City Hall park, 2 lanes into Broadway. Any NYPD folks have a better count? I know they let some folks come forward after a while, and expanded the barricades farther into the street.
Newt stayed on topic. Taxes and Teaparty history. Not too much grandstanding. Crowd was a nice mix, with a couple of wackos just in case a network needed to make us all look bad.
The common theme I'd like to address in politics is finding a way to avoid the Alinsky-esque dodges. I'd love to debate a lib or a socialist or just an Obama-Fan who likes his pecs or whatever, if for once instead of attacking my funding, or supposed hypocrisy, they would just debate the IDEAS. But that won't happen. I'm astroturf. So, here's my new policy. Fine. I'm astroturf. I'm an extremist. I'm a racist (for wanting real equality, not special treatment for groups). I'm OLD SCHOOL. My policies have FAILED.
But am I actually WRONG? Nope. Can you disprove my point? NOPE. Are higher taxes and more government spending better? NO NO NO NO NO.
Is any of this government expansion constitutional (and yes, I'm including the BUSH expansion)? No.
Talk about the message. And by the way... Hypocrites are NOT by definition wrong about anything. Their just hypocrites. in many if not MOST cases, Hypocrites are FAR MORE LIKELY to be correct, given their first hand experience with whatever issue they are talking about. Wanna hear about the dangers of drunk driving? Ask a convicted DUI offender who wiped out his whole family. The trick is whether the hypocrite has stopped or has even attempted to stop the behavior. And EVEN IF THEY HAVEN'T, they could still be RIGHT.
Back to your lives,
"Its your world and I'm just a squirrel, trying to get a nut, to move your butt."
Or think.