The Teabagger "movement" in one photo

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Unemployed seniors collecting Social Security and Medicare. But they demand smaller government and no handouts (unless you're white).

[lazarus]

1. disappointed

Came expecting Snuggies, left disappointed.

[Double T]

12. Like the moving blankets the guys are wearing.

What some people won't do see just another pretty face.

[scarletwoman]

2. Wheew. The way you put "movement" in quotes I was afraid your photo was going to be of

a big steaming turd pile. Didn't want to upset my stomach.

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8. Well, if you look at the picture closely....

[upi402]

3. Medicaid warriors

pffft

[Warren DeMontague]

4. Those ladies look like they're being eaten by a giant blue cartoon dog.

[PCIntern]

17. Funny! DUzy!!!

Thanks!

[dmr]

5. Wonder how much they got paid. n/t

[midnight]

24. Yep... That's what I was thinking.....

[Ichingcarpenter]

6. They could always go back into their Winnebago

to warm up. Then they could go back to the motel room but parking is such a problem
at the days inn

[bobburgster]

7. How depressing....

Seeing people not much older then me succumbing to the idiotic babble of the likes of Sarah Palin et el.
:-(

[napi21]

9. WOW! Snuggies nuct be sellin great! nt

[Shining Jack]

10. K&R

Idiots.

[DainBramaged]

11. I love this one too (not from today)

[chillspike]

13. tea baggers

tea baggers are just a bunch of angry people with nothing better to do than look for excuses to hate on people.

[patrice]

43. 1+ . . . also Un-informed.

[B Calm]

14. Looks like our card club we're in.

[RagAss]

15. Ah yes...The golden years...spent in a fit of hatred....Fuck'em.

[Raschel]

36. They're the kind who have had tight sphincters all their lives.

[Vinca]

16. Someone really needs to go around with a basket collecting Medicare cards.

[Roland99]

18. A great activist thing to do would be to setup a booth with a form to sign...

The booth sign will read something like Say No To Socialism...or Sarahnara Socialism (but that just might confuse those addled brains)

The form will be an agreement that they will turn into their Medicare cards and pledge to return every Social Security check back to the government.



Wonder how long before the booth would be shut down?

[Statistical]

34. Will they also get every cent paid into SS back in a lump sum with interest? n/t

[SoCalDem]

42. Most retirees "recoup" their personal input in a very short time

the SS "statement" sent out, has a grand total that YOU paid in.. Double it (if you want to include employer input..if you really think they would have given it to YOU, all those years)..

then just divide that sum by your monthly benefit check (expected or currently receiving)... you'll see that you are at break-even sooner than you would think..

[Statistical]

44. Well that would assume no interest value on the money.

That would be silly.

[SoCalDem]

46. the silly part, is the idea that people WOULD actually invest that 6.20% per check

seeing as how MOST people live check-to-check...and most probably run out of check, before they run out of week/month:)

[Statistical]

47. Well that I agree. It is the forced aspect which has actually done the most good.

Personally once I setup my 401K and my monthly IRA contributions I eventually get use to that money "not being available".
Once setup my private investments work similar to Social Security. If I wanted to at retirement I could take all that money and buy an annuity which provides a guaranteed income for life (like SS). I likely won't because most annuities can be done yourself with conservative investments (T-bond ladders) but it can be done.

There are many flaws with SS but the fact that many people are hugely irresponsible with money means the "forced" aspect of SS is a good thing.

People without means beyond their working years will be a burden on the system. If SS was abolished SOME people would take that 12% (6% you, 6% employer) and "do the right thing" however a massive amount of people would not.

[bulloney]

21. Every teabagger should be confronted that way, Vinca.

When you hear a senior citizen spouting the teabagger rhetoric, press them into turning in their Medicare card and have them buy their health insurance from the open market. I don't know if they can turn down their Social Security, but press them toward giving 100% of their SS checks to a charity.

If they don't need any stinkin' gubmint handouts, make them put their money where their mouths are. Maybe it will wake up some of these idiots as to how foolish they've been.

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28. Turning down SS is easy

Just rip up the check. Or cash it and give the money to your local food bank.

No?:rofl:

[JitterbugPerfume]

41. you will get my medicaid card--

my social security check and my Union provided retirment check out of my cold dead hands.

Much like the people in that picture , I could not survive without them.

I just have the common sense to KNOW it:thumbsup: :hi:

[Bosso 63]

19. New slogan for tea baggers "A mind is a terrible thing!"

That seems to sum up their philosophy.

[Stevenmarc]

20. The Snugbaggers

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[scarletwoman]

26. These are people who would never ever vote for Democrats anyway.

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30. That's a bagger talking point. Mr. "republicans suck".

[Rectangle]

25. The Teabagger movement in one VIDEO:>

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5ttDmFPB40

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32. Wow, what a worthless dumb bastard!

Thanks for the video!

[Rectangle]

39. At first i thought it was a skit... But HOLY CRAP what a freaking loon!!!!

:crazy:

[alphafemale]

45. Um...yeah.

:rofl:

[Jade Fox]

27. Another thing about these people....

As conservatives they all sat out the 1960s, and are trying to do the 60s thing now with their own version of kooky cloths and protests.

It's 60s envy (now for people in their 60s!), and the Right is plagued with it.

[City Lights]

31. Those two on the left look like they're sitting in adult-sized strollers. nt

[JBoy]

33. Love the woman showing off her never-opened souvenir books.

Pretending she's one of the deep-thinking Beck/Palin supporters.

[AzNick]

51. Made the same comment :) nt

[Raschel]

35. Thank you! That's all they are. And are being so hyped and overblown by the media.

[Xenotime]

37. Why are they holding books? Can they read?

[AnArmyVeteran]

38. Looks like they are all wearing SHAME-wows too... Hypcrites!

[FarLeftFist]

40. I always thought to myself, 'Don't these people have anything better to do with their time'

No, I guess they don't.

[tex-wyo-dem]

48. Yep, you're lookin' at the main demographic of the faux news viewer...

Seriously, look at the ratings...55-60+, white. This is faux's bread and butter.

[The Doctor.]

49. I'd like to circulate a petition at teabagger rallies...

One where they pledge their opposition to 'government programs', and vow to opt out of medicare and social security.

We'll video the participation.

We'll use a notary public.

We'll make it binding.


I think I have a new project.

[AzNick]

50. I love those unread books...

It's obvious these books were never opened.

In I.T. we have books like that. "Learn Visual Basic 6 in 7 days". Absolutely untouched and absolutely useless.

These folks buy these big books and never even open them.