"Honest, I've Searched and Searched and Searched, but Nothing Will Ever Top this Tea Party Sign"..

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Honest, I've searched and searched and searched, but nothing will ever top this Tea Party sign.....
2:13 PM - 24 Jan 2014
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Poor things It's our country their ignorance is wanting to destroy.

[Shrike47]

1. It is pretty fine.

[Cha]

3. The poster sign for classic

brainwashed symptoms.

[Historic NY]

2. Classic.

[Cha]

4. Extremely.

[MADem]

5. That sign is just stunning in its ignorance, and this is a great thread!!!!!!!!! K/R! nt

[Cha]

6. Thanks

MADem!

It's all there in one little brainwashed nutshell brought to you by fox/Limbaugh propaganda types.. putting their little clues together and coming up with Save Our Medicare/Don't Socialize it! brawaaaaaaaa

[Cha]

7. Kick High!

[Cha]

8. Yes, be glad to do...

yeah, talking to myself.

[Stuart G]

9. Some people are stupid..

stupid, stupid, stupid

















perhaps the greatest post ever, to describe the tea party dunces...

[Cha]

10. Hey, Stuart G.. at least

they spelled it right! Whadda want?!

Looks like you had some fun with our little emoticons! Give 'em a break.. the constant brainwashing from fox, et al is hard on their collective brain cell. Nobody questioned his sign, did they?

[KansDem]

28. "They spelled it right!"

They must have had spell-check on their magic markers...

[hue]

11. Lol! and sigh!! Their stupidity never ends!

[Cha]

12. If only they could step away from

fox.. turn off Limbaugh and get some facts, hue. They wouldn't have to set themselves up as propagators of the ridiculous.

[Stuart G]

14. Wellllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Stupid, is still Stupid..

Not knowing truth, even simple truth, is well........ignorant..............

Not knowing that you are ignorant , or don't know something, is well..even more ignorant.

If you don't know, say..."I don't know"

ok?????????????????????????????????????????

[Cha]

15. Yeah, don't be so damn sure...

that you know all there is to know about Medicare!

[malaise]

13. If you ever questioned the notion that ignorance is bliss

This is all the proof you need

[Cha]

16. They're all blissed out

on themselves. Quite happy in their collective cluelessness.

[Berlum]

17. Proves how effective the Republicon, Inc. propaganda was in SUCKERING RepubliProles

The RepubliProles who watch Fox and listen to Rush and Hannity have been totally SUCKERED into believing that up is down, and right is left.

If they ever realize how badly they have been played as SUCKERS, there will be hell for the 1% PuppetMasters (R) to pay.

[Cha]

19. Yeah, I wished up thread that they would

step away and turn off the propaganda and do some good ol fashioned fact checking on their own.

The Brainwashing is a success.. mission accomplished. the cluelessness is complete.

[Thinkingabout]

54. K & R

Very good. I know a RW who has been on disability for 40 years with a "bad back", I used to get emails complaining about people being on welfare. WTH does he think he is doing. Typical, poor as a church mouse and still voting for the Republican.

[bearssoapbox]

18. That sign shows how clueless they are.

I have 2 aunts that have echoed those very sentiments.

Although this one has got to be in the top 10 or 20. (There are so many to choose from. )

[Cha]

20. Ooooops! Oh hell No!

I'd say the top five! In fact I think if Chips @ the Obama diary saw this one.. she'd think it might give her top one a run for its money.

Poor thing.

[bearssoapbox]

23. Sometimes I almost feel sorry for them.

Then I remember who they are, and who, and what policies they support.

To hell with the racist dumbasses.

[Cha]

25. +1!

It's only our country and our lives and livelyhoods we're fighting for! Against a bunch of brainwashed dumbasses led around by the nose by obscene amount of wealth and power.

[glowing]

22. That's the one I just commented on without even seeing your post.

Glad you provided the picture. Funny thing is, they now hate being called teabaggers. Lol, they named their own idiot selves after a sexualized term... Then again, these people apparently only have boring sex to create offspring (if that isn't sad and terrifying all at the same time).

[bearssoapbox]

26. Yeah, they can't stand to be reminded of that fact.

Which is why I post it occasionally on other sites. FB, etc.

Don't want them to forget their roots.

[KansDem]

27. That always amazed me!

...they named their own idiot selves after a sexualized term

A 30-second search on the Internet would've given them the etymology. However, they probably didn't want to use something invented by that evil socialist Al Gore.

[bearssoapbox]

31. That's another of their idiotic claims that ticks me off.

But it must be true because OxyRush and Faux Snooze said so.

Here's the real facts.



He did that so the teabaggers wouldn't be able to buy 100 watt incandescent bulbs.

[Cha]

74. Oh, they're TEABAGGERs alright, glowing..

[RVN VET]

50. That's my personal all time favorite.

[glowing]

21. The other one that the elderly lady holds up that says:

"govt hands off Medicare" was very similar to this inspirational genius.

Also, the "TeaBagging for Jesus" was really quite amusing.

[Cha]

24. "Medicare is a National Social Insurance Program.." started by Democrats..

"Medicare is a national social insurance program, administered by the U.S. federal government since 1966, that guarantees access to health insurance for Americans aged 65 and older who have worked and paid into the system, and younger people with disabilities as well as people with end stage renal disease (Medicare.gov, 2012) and persons with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. As a social insurance program, Medicare spreads the financial risk associated with illness across society to protect everyone, and thus has a somewhat different social role from for-profit private insurers, which manage their risk portfolio by adjusting their pricing according to perceived risk".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medicare_(United_States)

All they have to do is get some googling skills on the net.. to see it's the teabaggers in Congress who want to do away with their Medicare. Get a majority of republicons in the 3 branches and see how fast their Medicare disappears.

[glowing]

36. Do you think the elderly lady sitting in her paid for Medicare scooter even knows what she's talking

about. She's mad because Faux Noise told her to be mad, scared, and to show up and hold a sign. They used flashing Red Alerts, lot's of noise and shouting, and "news reporters" and representatives of govt telling her she needs to be afraid of the black man now in office and that he's going to take away that fancy scooter she's sitting in.

They are lied to, swindled, and wound up like a jack in the box-- just about ready to spring out.

[jberryhill]

39. Because old women are stupid, is that it?

The other way of looking at it is they believe THEIR government program is going to be cut or defunded in order to pay for SOMEONE else's government program.

The interpretation - that they do not know Medicare is a government program - is merely an assumption being ascribed to the holder of the sign. The holder of the sign may very well know that Medicare is a government program, but has been led to believe it will be cut in order to pay for a broader program of "socialized medicine".

The interpretation ascribed to the sign is not the only one, nor is it a necessary implication.

But old people are ao dumb and confused that it is easy to make that interpretational assumption because, well, we all know how mixed up old people, and women in particular, are.

[glowing]

42. No, I don't think old women are stupid.. However, elderly are easier to scam as shown time and time

again by the statistics of them falling prey to some sort of phone scam... like the grandson in jail and needing bail or what not. Faux Noise wages psychological warfare on people on purpose. They create an environment of "news" that creates panic, fear, hate, and keeps people from supporting the most logical types of items... They are still talking about Fast and Furious and Benghazi... everytime Chris Christie is brought up, they spout off nonsence about Pres. Obama like they are being taught to do by deflecting the issues and the actual news of corruption. On top of that, we have religious outfits who are supporting the fear, lies, and "moral authority" over who's the Godly candidate vs. the Devil incarnate.

There is a reason they are trying to hold onto the little they have left. They see the country going to hell. They are afraid of being so poor that they are on the street. They long for those days back when everyone seemed to have money, 1 male making money, and black women doing maid service in their homes. They are told to hate the other. They are told that Obama is stealing from them and giving to "his people" and illegal immigrants. AND face it, most people in this country have very little to spare to make way for some unknown program that may make it even tougher for them. AND these elderly people are near or coming into retirement. Fixed incomes with ever increasing disparities is incredibly scary for people.

[Curmudgeoness]

43. "They"

Hold on a minute, you young whippersnapper. There are a lot of liberal elderly people too....many of us are here on DU. And "we" don't fall for the Faux Noise bullshit. We are still fighting for equality and help for the needy and all the other battles that we have been fighting for years.

But yes, we also are afraid of being so poor that we are on the street. We just see the answers differently than the teabaggers.

Now, get off my lawn.

[glowing]

49. No, but statistically, they are the majority of the Republican base.

I've learned some of the best things from my elders. It's invaluable types of information and experience that shouldn't be discounted or thrown away.

A personal disgust of mine is the old vs young war on who has it worse. And who should get more support. Let's face it 35 and younger are screwed in this job market of ever lowering the wages and making jobs competitive as all hell. Older workers are being thrown overboard because of their insistence of being paid accordingly (many grew up with the Unions having some clout and having experience and knowledge as enough to enter into a job market and also be paid a living wage, pensions, and benefits).

It's just another divisional pittance of putting people at odds with one another. And you can't really blame some of the younger generation on some of these social issues that effect their lives. We have gay families. We have mixed families. We have huge burdens of educational debts. We see the work that needs to be done and should be done and a modern FDR type of plan to go into effect, yet Republicans were elected with their fear and hate and mid-term low turn outs... So nothing is getting done and people are stuck. On the other side, I get the economic fears of literally starting over with almost nothing and staring down retirement without enough funds.

Another case where we must work together and insit on living wages, retirement abilities, healthcare as a right, and the wealthy and corporations to pay their fair share. We are all being screwed over and pissed on. It needs to end, even if we dump the 2 major corporately funded parties and start electing those who will work for the people. Those of the Warren and Sanders variety (of which many sit in a Green Party or label themselves independent).

[A Simple Game]

53. I don't know what else to say... maybe it's your user name.

You basically say the same thing 40 other posters did and end up with two replies jumping down your throat. What are you doing wrong?

Don't take it to heart, maybe it's just not your day, I have one of those days every now and then.

[Curmudgeoness]

58. Did I jump down his/her throat?

I didn't mean to be mean.

[Curmudgeoness]

56. I completely agree.

Actually, I have so much sympathy for the younger people today. I have seen ups and downs, bad economies and good economies, but I have never seen this much burden on the generation coming of age now. And I don't know what kind of advise to give anymore. This is unsustainable if we are to stay a first-world country. We cannot throw away a whole generation. The only hope that I have is that things will improve here, and the young people will have the opportunity to get out of debt from school and will be able to buy homes and raise families....and these people will know the hard times and will not make the same mistakes that many in my generation made. Too many gave their kids too much so that they did not learn that everything is not easy, we did not save nor did we teach our children to save, and we assumed that things would always get better. What a mistake!

I believe that my parent's generation had it probably better than any other generation that I am aware of, at least for the working classes (since that is where my family falls). My parents went through the Great Depression, so they knew about hard times. But they also saw strong unions, good manufacturing jobs with benefits including fully paid health insurance from their companies with (maybe) a $50 deductible, company pensions, upward mobility, one income could easily support a family, and there was no talk of pulling the rug out from under them with changes to Social Security and Medicare that would destroy their "golden years".

I think that most of the teabaggers that are visible are older people because they have free time. I know way too many younger people who are extremely conservative (I seem to be one of the few liberals at work and in my neighborhood), but the younger and middle aged conservatives are at work or at their kid's myriad of activities.

If we don't change the attitude of the majority in this country, we will be doomed to a spiral of decline for all but the upper classes. Until the time comes where common people rise up, and that will take a long time to simmer before it explodes, but it will if we continue.

[A Simple Game]

80. I admit it could have been worse than young whippersnapper. n/t

[Maynar]

87. lol

[hootinholler]

32. TB4J was the first that came to my mind

[shenmue]

29. That is funny :)

Good gravy.

[Cha]

30. This is what is egging on the teabaggers in Congress

to work so hard to destroy America, shenmue. The more insane they are the more they're supported. Shut down the government costing $24 Billion $$$$? Yeah, Yeah!

[Feral Child]

33. Rec. Thanks

for the research, Cha.

[Cha]

34. You're most welcome,

Feral Child.

[spanone]

35. the fucking stupid ignorance burns....

[Brigid]

37. Most excellent. But IMHO, this one is still reigns supreme:

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[RVN VET]

51. He spelled USA correctly, though

The St. Louis Cardinals do not deserve this.

[Cha]

61. That is the all time Classic, Brig.. he started a huge

spelling of moron trend for the longest time!

[tavernier]

62. An oldy but a goody!

Always surprised that he spelled USA correctly.

[certainot]

68. thats my favorite

[calimary]

71. The All-Time Winner!

Imagine that - it's the photo of an abject LOSER.

[Jesus Malverde]

72. I think this is the winner..nt

[arcane1]

78. I love this variation:

[bpollen]

93. I'm with you....

It encapsulates the entire movement.

[jberryhill]

38. I'll take the contrarian view here

The person with the sign is expressing a sentiment along the lines of:

"Don't cut MY socialized medicine to provide it for people under 65."

I'm not sure the person is "so stupid they don't realize Medicare is a government program." They may perfectly well understand that. One of the scare stories about the ACA was that subsidies for low income policies would be coming out of Medicare.

The sign simply may be a reflection of that thought - i.e. that Medicare, a government program limited to older Aericans, would be cut or diluted in order to extend coverage to everyone else.

It's wrong, but may not be as brain dead as being interpreted here.

But, hey - Lookit! A stupid old woman! Whoopee!

[socialist_n_TN]

40. You might be right, but........

I doubt it. The first sign like this I saw (and it was mentioned by someone above) was something along the lines of "Get your government hands off my Medicare." THAT would imply that NONE of them know what they're talking about.

[jberryhill]

41. No, it would imply that ONE person doesn't know what they are talking about

So, let me make sure I understand you. When lots of different people in widely separated places demonstrate, then whatever one person has on their sign is believed by every other person in the protests.

Is that how you reach your conclusion?

There may in fact be the sign you describe, but that doesn't at all lead to the conclusion that the interpretation being ascribed to the one in this "let's taunt the stupid old woman" thread is necessarily the correct interpretation.

[Curmudgeoness]

44. It also implies that all the other people at the protest

were 1) just as ignorant or 2) afraid to tell that person to ditch the sign because it made them all look like fools.

[RoverSuswade]

45. Still my favorite:

[RoverSuswade]

46. And my runner-up:

[Cha]

65. She's so excited about getting

her message out! Is it wrong to mock xenophobia that can't quite get the English spelling down?!

[Cha]

73. That sign is infamous..

[arcane1]

82. Those do tend to be my favorites

[KauaiK]

47. The ignorance is mind boggeling

[Jamaal510]

48. .

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[Cha]

66. Excellent response,

Jamaal!

[DinahMoeHum]

52. Dear Teabaggers. . .

[ladym55]

55. Stupid is as stupid does

Actually, the Fox/Limbaugh 24/7 propaganda machine is very, very effective and preys on those less informed.

Case in point: I saw a custodian who had worked in my building back in 2004 and was always telling me how much John Kerry hated veterans and how Kerry was un-American. Attempts to engage and discuss were met with derision. He was a vet and he KNEW. Despite our political differences, he was someone I really liked, so when we were each assigned elsewhere I missed seeing him.

I ran into him a few months ago. He and his wife really want to retire, but need to wait a few years longer when they will both qualify for Social Security benefits. Sadly, he couldn't leave it there. He concluded by saying, "That is unless Obamacare ruins it for all of us."

Huh? I just left it alone. I walked away sad. He will continue to vote for the very people who will happily strip away his pension and his Social Security and leave him and his wife old, poor, and afraid. Phooey on the right wing and their efforts to make sure people are poorly informed.

[kairos12]

57. What is scarier is this person probably votes.

[SwankyXomb]

64. And their vote counts the same as yours or mine. n/t

[George II]

59. That sign tops the "Get a brain, moran" sign of years ago.

[freshwest]

60. Cha! Check this baby out:

What do you think of that one?

[Cha]

67. I say..

fresh~

[Cha]

69. P.S.fresh~

[Cha]

70. More reality rebuttal..

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

63. A sign by one of the many who get all of their political knowlede from Fox Noise.

[RoverSuswade]

75. More:

[Cha]

79. I do remember this blast from the past now!.. Epic!

He spiraled to the bottom.. Yay!



And, this asshole.. yeah, he can fuck off!

[orpupilofnature57]

76. Unattached from their own ass !

[Whisp]

77. It's so sad and pathetic how the Fox kind of message is so harmful...

to everyone.

poor ignorant sots.

[Cha]

81. It is, Whisp! Who knew before the advent of

Limbaugh/fox/kochs that America was so full of would be guinea pigs just waiting to be brainwashed into oblivion?!

My own former husband is one I hear via my son ..who told him he wouldn't work on his house with fox on.. said he would charge more and it promptly got turned off. lol.

[appleannie1]

83. The sad thing is they are homeschooling their children because they don't trust public education.

So how much more stupid and uneducated will the next generation be?

[Sheepshank]

84. so long as they can clearly annunciate....

"would you like fries with that?"...AND the damn Liberal socialists get the minimum wage thing passed, they will be able to eventually move out and perhaps start all over on a different trajectory....but only maybe

[jimlup]

85. It tells us something very important about what is actually happening....

The propaganda works. People are fooled. It is sad and we have to ask the question: is our species really fit to survive? I mean maybe but we've got to overcome a lot of ignorance if we are going to.

[Cha]

88. Oh yeah, the propaganda has been

been working.. it's everywhere! Our job would be so easy without the US Permeation of PRIVATE PROPAGANDA OUTLETS! Their Message is All Scam ALL the TIME. And, what do their minions do? They suck it through a straw!

[Maynar]

90. I think the only solution

is for us to die out and let mother nature start all over again.

We're a lost cause.

[sheshe2]

86. Kick!

Good one Cha!

[Cha]

92. Thanks you, she.

[niyad]

89. k and r--thanks for the thread, and to all who posted those brain-boggling signs. handy to have

them all in one location for reference as needed.

[Cha]

91. Thank you, niyad for

all you do!

[alfredo]

94. Kayinaar

[Cha]

95. Thanks alfredoooooooooooooooo!! :)

[Iwillnevergiveup]

96. This is one thread

it's good to come late to! Thanks for beginning it, Cha.

[Cha]

97. Great observation,

Iwillnevergiveup!

[Spitfire of ATJ]

98. The myth is that Obama stole from white people's Medicare to give black people free health care.

[Cali_Democrat]

99. K&R

w00t!