Update 4/15/09: The videos I linked to were shots of aspiring actors auditioning for the "Gathering Storm" commercial. Apparently NOM called YouTube. ;-)
No one is denying your right to voice your opinion and protest against taxing and spending, and you seem like a genuine grassroots person to me.
But if a movement is in fact set in motion by elite groups who may or may not be disclosing their full agendas, I question whether it should really be called grassroots, no matter how many grassroots people it attracts.
Because you've said you're not affiliated with any party, you might want to consider this report: from rawstory.com:
Libertarians say Republicans have hijacked tea party movement
David Edwards and John Byrne
Published: Wednesday April 15, 2009
As conservatives coalesce in nationwide protests against rising taxes, government spending and what they call the "bailout mentality" of President Barack Obama's Administration, the ship appears to have sprung a leak.
Speaking on MSNBC's Rachel Maddow show Tuesday evening, Rep. Ron Paul's (R-TX) media coordinator Steve Gordon decried what he characterized as an attempt by mainstream conservative Republicans to hijack a long-cherished libertarian cause. Paul was a longshot candidate for the Republican presidential nomination last year.
Gordon brought Maddow a gift of Southern tea bags -- using them as a metaphor for what he said was a Southern version of conservatism, sweetened by taxes and deficit spending.
Gordon singled out former Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich, a Georgia native, and Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee.
"Newt Gingrich is a good example," Gordon said. "He could be one of these two tea bags because he likes his tea bags sweetened with TARP [Troubled Asset Relief Program] funding. This other one could be Mike Huckabee, 'Tax Hike Mike' because he likes his tea bag sweetened with tax increases. So you see we've got a bunch of republican, senior Republican officials in the deep south who can't tell if their tea bags are swinging from the left or the right."
You are incorrect about this not being a grassroots movement. I have no affiliation with any party, yet I have helped organize my towns tea party. This movement is real and our voice will be heard! You and others can ridicule, laugh at, and attempt to discredit us all you want. We will stand firm in our right to protest against over taxation, overspending by government, and the intrusion of government into our lives. Please respect my right to voice my opinion.
-- let's explore that "actors" aspect a bit more:
Auditions, Part 1
Auditions, Part 2
(Don't call us, we'll call you.)
Update 4/15/09: The videos I linked to were shots of aspiring actors auditioning for the "Gathering Storm" commercial. Apparently NOM called YouTube. ;-)
No one is denying your right to voice your opinion and protest against taxing and spending, and you seem like a genuine grassroots person to me.
But if a movement is in fact set in motion by elite groups who may or may not be disclosing their full agendas, I question whether it should really be called grassroots, no matter how many grassroots people it attracts.
Because you've said you're not affiliated with any party, you might want to consider this report: from rawstory.com:
Makes one wonder why this protest didn't occur last year when the public debt was doubled by Fmr. Pres. Bush over an 8 year period.
I guess some over-spending is OK when it's a neo-con doing it. . . .
Remember this as well:
AIG will soon be AIU and their execs will still be getting their bonuses
You are incorrect about this not being a grassroots movement. I have no affiliation with any party, yet I have helped organize my towns tea party. This movement is real and our voice will be heard! You and others can ridicule, laugh at, and attempt to discredit us all you want. We will stand firm in our right to protest against over taxation, overspending by government, and the intrusion of government into our lives. Please respect my right to voice my opinion.
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