Why They Are Called Teabaggers

[MineralMan]

The Teabaggers are annoyed that we call them that. They can't understand it. They want to be called "Patriots" or something like that. For those who ask, I have this early photo of someone from their movement:

[MineralMan]

1. And this one, too

[Blue Owl]

2. Oooooh I bet Sarah Palin would dig those glasses

n/t

[Bryn]

34. T.E.A. =

The Extremely Assholes?

[Deep13]

3. Patriots don't hate their country.

Well, they love their deluded vision of what they think their country is, but not the actual country.

[DrDan]

4. they also had that effort to mail teabags to congressmen when they first organized

then they finally found out why everyone was laughing at them.

I find it hilarious that they are offended by that name when they instigated it.

[nc4bo]

5. First one looks like he's chewing on a box of tea bags, 2nd one looks like she's drunk a ton of tea.

All of them look crazy to me.

[MineralMan]

6. This one isn't quite clear on the concept:

[Deep13]

39. I bet he complains about how young people dress. nt

[TK421]

43. No, that would be the tea-bag tag party....not as vicious, but still there n/t

[spanone]

7. cause they can't use 'dumbasses' on television

[Claire Beth]

8. Why aren't they called "TERRORISTS"?.....

If they were hispanic or of middle eastern descent and protesting/threatening the republicans they would be!!!

[NecklyTyler]

37. Tbagger is just a code word, TERRORIST is the correct term

Patriots don't fly airplanes into IRS buildings

[Arkansas Granny]

9. And this one.

[hlthe2b]

10. If they want to drop "teabagger," I vote for HATRIOTS

[MindandSoul]

13. "Hatriots!!!" I love that one. . .let's go for it!!!

[lunatica]

16. Here's the Hatriots Cool Text I created

You can borrow it if you want

[hlthe2b]

21. Yup... that about captures it...

;)

[MindandSoul]

35. That is great!!!! Thanks. . .

I'll post it on TVAlly if it's allright?

[lunatica]

40. Go for it! I created it at the following site which is free

http://cooltext.com/

[rhett o rick]

18. That is in a close race with Foxholes. nm

[lunatica]

19. See reply #16

[BurtWorm]

11. Sexy.

[CountAllVotes]

12. the guy in the 1st picture ...

he should have had his ears pierced and then he could have worn the tea bags as earrings! :rofl:

:dem: :dem: :dem:

[MineralMan]

17. You asked for tea bag earrings? We can deliver;

[fascisthunter]

14. instead of tea bags

he should wear a pair of balls on his face, he can be the dick in the middle.

[MineralMan]

15. If they want to be called Tea Party Patriots, there's this photo

of what a real Tea Party looks like:

[SPedigrees]

33. That's a cute photo. Looks nothing like a teabagger gathering. nt

[Stevenmarc]

20. Actually I recall they called themselves teabaggers until the jokes just started to write themselves

They have a history of missing little details like that, from their misspelled signage to the teabagger rally where they tried to use an old photo to make it look larger, unfortunately none of them noticed that photo they used was missing the Museum of the American Indian.

[rhett o rick]

22. When and who first called them teabaggers? nm

[MineralMan]

23. New Slogan: Teabag Sarah Palin!

[LostInAnomie]

24. They love having the testicles of the rich dipped into their mouths?

That's what I always though it was about.

[elocs]

25. I understood that T.E.A. stood for "Taxed Enough Already".

I was their choice of a label.

[virgogal]

26. I thought it came from The Boston Tea Party,but they modernized it.

[elocs]

28. No, the woman in the picture in post #1 specifically has it on her hat. n/t

[mstinamotorcity]

27. A teabagger that

actually looks like the friggin bag.

[TommyO]

29. It's a name that they chose for themselves

before the painfully obvious sexual connotations came out. I will always remind them that they are teabaggers first and foremost.

[SPedigrees]

30. They called themselves teabaggers first.

Now that they've learned what it means, they want to change it to "tea partiers." Nothing doing; they're "teabaggers."

[TommyO]

32. Missed it by that much!

But I'm glad I'm not the only one who remembers history :D

[The Wizard]

31. In a word

Pathetic.

[City Lights]

36. Lovely pics in this thread!

Bookmarking for future use.

[starroute]

38. There were vendors selling silver tea bag pendants outside their convention

Widely reported when they met in Nashville last month.

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/06/notes-from-the-tea-party-convention/
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/04/AR2010020402884.html

Here's one site among several where you can still find them:

http://teaoriginals.com/teaoriginalsteabagpendant.aspx

[tigereye]

41. yes, because only angry people are ever patriots -(sarc.)

quiet thoughtful people seem to be ignored. Sigh.

[walldude]

42. Connsidering they chose that name through a total lack of knowledge

of American history, I think they can keep it. :rofl:

[kayakjohnny]

45. As well as a total lack of understanding regarding a certain current cultural slang.

And the unfortunate timing of the terminology.

They seem to be 'taking one on the chin', as it were.

[Omaha Steve]

44. Judging by the way the act, we call them that because they are "Teed Off!"

:-)