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According to insiders who know someone who knows Janeane Garofalo’s celebrity hair stylist / confidante, Margeaux Jaifa, Garofalo will not attend because: She is working on a poem that will be read worldwide at the Michael Jackson memorials called ‘I am called a woman and you were too’, praising the ‘gender versatility’ of post-feminist pop’, allegedly personified, according to Garofalo by Jackson. Allegedly spokespersons for Janeane Garofalo stated further that: “Tea Bag Parties are vulgar remnants of Bush era orgies.”
A former friend who reportedly now lives in Dallas (actually Balch Springs) allegedly added (while reportedly wiping a tear of ‘political lament’), “This despite the moving and unifying tribute video we share here today.”

It's just a good thing that out-of-control government spending only started this year or our country would really be in a tight spot.

Is tea party just a P.C. euphemism for a klan rally?

"the majority of these things are attended by those with anti-Obama bitterness with the rest being utopian libertarian Ron Paul love."

"Is tea party just a P.C. euphemism for a klan rally?"

As someone who attended the April event in our town (Boerne, TX), I can tell you that we had all kinds of people, from the type you describe above to your typical church secretary to a firefighter to the neighbors next door. These are really for anyone who is concerned about too much government and/or socialism, a lack of accountability from our representatives and a lack of adherence to the Constitution. The media accounts were very different in their portrayal than what I actually saw.

If these issues concern you, and I think they should concern any freedom loving American, then go see for yourself on July 4th before making a judgment on it.

The very tired Bush argument does not excuse what is happening now, and what is happening now is coming at a much faster rate. Many of us were not happy with some of those decisions, either, but I think there is more of a sense of urgency now.

Many of us were also manipulated into some things under the threat of a terrorist attack, but seeing more clearly now, would not react the same way today as we did then.

Better late than never. Join us while we all still can.

I don't know much about these tea parties but I can only assume these people aren't the type, once they put down their clever 'Nobama' signs, to also seriously consider abolishing or crafting serious solutions for the bulk of US spending--Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP, and defense spending... all of which account for almost ~60% of federal spending.

I know it's blasphemous, I'm assuming especially so amongst the teabagging-set, to consider cutting defense spending but it's ~17% of federal spending... NOT including the costs of the Iraq and Aghanistan wars. On defense, we spend more than double that of Russia and China... combined. The other big spenders are mostly our close allies. Europe collectively spends ~50% more on defense than Russia and China... combined. I'm no expert military analyst but Russia and China are probably not completely uninterested in defending themselves.

Anyway... hopefully those delicious little cucumber sandwiches are included in the $1,000 VIP Tea Party package.

Actually, JR, I think you are wrong to a point. I think a lot of them would be open to some serious sacrifice in some programs, especially when presented to them in a detailed and clear cut way. I personally feel that they should have raised the age for Social Security years ago. It's not a popular move, but one that someone should have had the guts to make. If we had term limits, maybe a lot of our reps would have the guts to make the tough decisions.

Many anti-tea-party people say we would never want to give up our socialist "goodies", but that's not true. We would like to recover money that we have contributed for years, being told it was being "set aside" for us. The bottom line is these programs are not working, so why we would add a lot more government run programs is beyond me.

I do think you'd have some resistance to military cuts, but I do think many tea party people would approve some of those cuts if they felt we were still retaining enough defensive strength.

@Texasmom- let me see if I can translate your argument:

I think it took some drastic actions by the government to start this movement. [really? like starting a war, vastly increasing medicare benefits, all while cutting taxes?] Before that, it was easy to let things slide somewhat, while you carried on with your own busy life, especially when they were not all done together in such rapid sucession. [a Republican was in office, so I didn't care, or didn't care enough to cause a fuss; besides, what was my alternative? support a Democrat?] I think people are now to the point where they see it has all caught up with us and there is no more time to be apathetic. [now that Obama and a Democratic congress is calling the shots, all these little things annoy me a lot more than they used to] It just might be too late, but I think this country is worth giving it our best effort. [damn, it sucks to be in the minority]

I think regardless of how much media attention this gets nationally, there is a real public awareness that is starting to grow. The economic situation has awakened many people, who were either unaware or simply busy living their lives, to some of the dangers our country's leadership has brought to us and future generations.

Just b/c some of these people don't support Obama does not mean these dangers are any less real, or if you do support him that does not mean you should bury your head in the sand or put your fingers in your ears while yelling lalalalalalalalalaaicanthereyou.

Don't be so quick to judge your fellow citizens who have decided enough is enough and are willing to stand up for all of us who feel the government is not acting responsibly with tax-payer money, doing things that benefit their political careers instead of the people who sent them to DC to make their lives better, and leading us to a future of unbearable debt and a destroyed economy. One day you may realize these people had your best interests in mind too.

Sadly, it seems that most of you feel this is some kind of little Democrat-Republican power game, and you will "get even" now, even if you hurt yourself and sacrifice your own liberty in the process. Is that really the way to go?

Dissent is no longer patriotic. Now are you tea baggers going to do what we say or are we going to have to send you to re-education camp?

I thought that was Angela Hunt in the photo on the top of Unfair Park.

Really...Inviting her? This tea party thing is an effing joke, most of the people (by the videos of the last event) are nothing more than racists and bigots who don't have the balls to say what's really bothering them, namely a "black guy in OUR white house" , by the way that's a quote from one of my republican friends. If they would just step up and be honest, there wouldn't be any question what this tea party is. When you, as I have talked to people who are willing to be honest about what they mean by wasteful spending as they see it, you will find that when it was a "Republican" in charge while it was happening, it was uncomfortable, however when it's Obama, it's a travesty AND a twisted tragedy in the great history of this country. The Tea Party IS a code word for The New Klan. Admit it, and maybe you will learn something about yourself. I suspect you already know something about yourself and you have been waiting for years for this "new hood" that you get to wear proudly. The hood is now nothing more than a label for the movement called "The Tea Party"...by the way, most of you wear it well...