Conservatives claim that the protest they had in Quincy, Illinois (where the feature attractions were Instapundit and Andrew Breitbart, God help them) was attended by 12,000. The police say… 2,000.
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The way this false estimate came into being is relatively simple: Matt Kibbe, the president of FreedomWorks, lied, claiming that ABC News had reported numbers [...]
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More Right Wing Math Follies
September 14th, 2009
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Photos: Teabaggers In The Wild
September 13th, 2009
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Some shots I took from the annual meeting of Fear Of A Black President:
Conservatives demonstrate the respect they have for the American flag.
Birthers, HOLLA
This woman was explaining to this man that we need to be praying for the rapture. I am not joking.
This picture says EVERYTHING about this protest.
I’m sure Oprah is taking notes.
I will [...]
Michelle Malkin, Freedomworks Caught Inflating Teabag Attendance
September 13th, 2009
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Whoops. Only off by 1,930,000.
Matt Kibbe, president of FreedomWorks, the group that organized the event, said on stage at the rally that ABC News was reporting that 1 million to 1.5 million people were in attendance.
At no time did ABC News, or its affiliates, report a number anywhere near as large. ABCNews.com reported an [...]
Preserving A Factoid About The 9/12 Tea Party Protest
September 12th, 2009
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There will be official leaders of the Republican party in attendance. Slated to speak are people like Rep. Mike Pence. So, when the images and video come back (I’m planning on going down there myself, follow my Twitter for updates) I don’t want to hear about how it was just regular people in attendance or [...]
House To Spank Joe Wilson
September 11th, 2009
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Children with no manners need punishment.
House Democrats will move ahead with plans to pass a resolution admonishing Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) for heckling President Obama unless he apologizes from the well of the House, in keeping with the information I picked up yesterday.
‘There was a violation of the rules of the House,’ said Brendan Daly, [...]
Shaun Conley: Johnstown Colorado Tea Party Organizer Issues Racist Threats
September 8th, 2009
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Shaun Conley Of Conley Plumbing In Johnstown Colorado decided to leave a racist, threatening message on my blog. Here is the message plumber Shaun Conley Of Conley Plumbing In Johnstown Colorado left:
The socialists will pull the first trigger. We rightwing extremists will pull the last.
Signed,
Bitter Clinger.
PS: Massa Obama must be proud to know that the [...]
Franken Talks To Teabaggers
September 4th, 2009
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In the teabagger’s credit, they gave the junior Senator from Minnesota time to talk and seemed to at least be listening to him. That’s the exception to the rule.
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Teabag Mob Shouts Down Wheelchair Bound Woman
September 2nd, 2009
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Tea Party Protester In Obama Mask Whips Elderly
August 28th, 2009
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This is what they’re reduced to.
Pastor Of Obama Rally Gun Nut Prayed For POTUS To Die
August 27th, 2009
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Chris Broughton, the man who brought an assault rifle and a handgun to the Obama event in Arizona last week, attended a fiery anti-Obama sermon the day before the event, in which Pastor Steven Anderson said he was going to ‘pray for Barack Obama to die and go to hell’, Anderson confirmed to TPMmuckraker today.
Maurice Schwenkler Arrested For Attacking Democratic HQ In Denver, Not Connected To SEIU
August 26th, 2009
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At least two people smashed windows bearing health-care reform posters at the Colorado Democratic headquarters in Denver in what party officials are calling an act of political vandalism.
Police say the windows were broken at about 2:30 a.m. Tuesday. A policeman on regular patrol witnessed two people smashing windows with hammers, stopped, then pursued the suspects [...]
Abortion Terrorist Sympathizer Randall Terry Joins Tea Party Health Care Protests
August 24th, 2009
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Birds of a feather flock together.
In Chattanooga, Tenn., he was nearly arrested Saturday while standing outside a federal courthouse stabbing baby dolls, because he hadn’t obtained the proper permits for the demonstration. In Nashville on Sunday, one of Terry’s cronies put on an Obama mask and pretended to mug pedestrians walking by. ‘It’s an angry [...]
Time To Stop Tyranny
August 22nd, 2009
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Facebook: 1 Million Strong Against our SOCIALIST Fire Departments
For too long now, fire departments across the United States have been socialist organizations, resulting in taxes on the American people.
FACT: Most Americans never use the socialized services of the fire department. The Obama administration has been very clear about keeping the status quo when it comes [...]
Oil Industry Bans Flags At Astroturf Rally
August 20th, 2009
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At a ‘grassroots’ rally organized by the American Petroleum Institute in Houston on Tuesday, activists bearing American flags were turned away. Oil company employees were bused in to the ‘Energy Citizens’ gathering to hear billionaire Drayton McLane Jr. attack President Barack Obama’s clean energy agenda as an economy-destroying energy tax.
Freedomworks To Profit From Teabaggers At Rally
August 18th, 2009
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Bwahahaha! They’re charging other groups $10,000 to join in their rally in September. Hehehehehe!
Opposition To Obama/Health Care Reform Racist: Proof
August 12th, 2009
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Let’s keep pretending it away.
Teabaggers: “Death To Obama”
August 12th, 2009
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These people do not represent Maryland, but they represent the right.
Right Wing Militia Watch: Growing Again
August 12th, 2009
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As they did in the ’90s, the nutbag team is getting nods and blessings from Republicans and mainstream conservative voices.
The stress of a poor economy and a liberal administration led by a black president are among the causes for the recent rise, the report from the Southern Poverty Law Center says. Conspiracy theories about a [...]
Video: Teabagger Rips Up Rosa Parks Sign At McCaskill Town Hall
August 12th, 2009
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How You Know The Teabaggers Are Fake
August 11th, 2009
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President Obama has something like a 73% approval rating in Maryland. We are among the bluest states in the nation. Our legislature enacted health care legislation targeting big business long before it was a national cause.
And yet the teabaggers were loud at Sen. Ben Cardin’s recent town hall meeting. Look, its one thing for [...]
