The ‘Woodstock’ of Tea Parties planned for 9/11 anniversary

[meegbear]

Last year, the Tea Party movement gathered in Washington, DC for a widely publicized rally on Sept. 12. Fox News host Glenn Beck, the brains behind the march, implored people to attend by saying that they “may be the only thing that stands between freedom and slavery.” Instead of recreating the patriotic unity that characterized the country following the 9/11 attacks, protesters carried signs reading “Bury Obamacare with Kennedy.” This year, Tea Partiers have decided to just have a rally on Sept. 11:

An event described as the “Woodstock” of tea parties is planned for Sept. 11 at the Monona County Fairgrounds in Onawa in western Iowa.

Craig Halverson of Griswold, who is helping to organize the event, said supporters hope to attract at least 1,000 people from Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, Minnesota and other states. He said they are inviting prominent conservative speakers and plan to have bands perform patriotic music.

The event will have a “Take back our country” theme, Halverson said.

Halverson added that “organizers don’t plan to spend the day reflecting” on the 9/11 attacks.

http://thinkprogress.org/2010/05/07/911-teaparty-woodstock/

Hey man, is that Freedom Rock? :hippie:

[Sebastian Doyle]

1. Would it be too terrible of me

to hope a terraist crashed a plane right in the middle of that shitfest? :hide:

[MiniMe]

32. Yes, a lot of DUers live in the DC area including me

But if it could be confined, a drone strike would suit me.

[CBGLuthier]

2. Tell em it's a guvment conspiracy to get them all in one place

[pipi_k]

3. OOOH!!!!

They're hoping to attract "at least 1,000 people" from (at minimum) FOUR surrounding states!!!!!


This is gonna be HUGH!!!!111!!!


"Hey man...gimme a toke off that beef jerky, will ya?"


:party:

[LongTomH]

20. 1,000 people? BFD!!!!!!

I can get more people than that to come to a comic book convention! :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[backwoodsbob]

33. 1,000?

hell..we once held a school wide party that ended up with more than that in a field near my house

[SpiralHawk]

4. "Party hearty. Smirk." - xCommander AWOL (R)

[SpiralHawk]

"MIHOP. Sneer." - xVP Dickie 'Five-Military-Deferments' Cheney (R)

"Bwaaaa ha ha ha ha. These TeaBagger (R) clowns really don't get it, do they. They have totally swallowed the corporate puppetmaster kool aid, and - bwaa ha ha ha ha -- they like it. Their sincerity is, um, so sweet. Bwaaa ha ha ha ha ha. Sneer."

- xVP Dickie 'Five-Military-Deferments' Cheney (R)

[Stevenmarc]

5. Flip the signs to the fairgrounds and watch them wander around Iowa aimlessly

[LongTomH]

21. Now that's the best suggestion I've heard all day!!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Altoid_Cyclist]

6. I feel sorry for any DU'ers in Iowa who will be exposed to so many morons at once.

I'm assuming of course that more than 20 people show up.

Since I can't take away the stupid knuckle draggers and baggers that normal Iowans will have to tolerate, I'll send this...........

:grouphug:

[dflprincess]

7. They're politicizing 9/11?

I thought that was never, ever to be done. :sarcasm:

[gratuitous]

8. Or are they celebrating it?

Speakers, bands, big gathering, all says "party time" to me. It will have been nine years since this crime, and the masterminds behind it still haven't been brought to justice. But we've spent a trillion dollars or more on two useless invasions and occupations. The Times Square Bomber? Arrested in 53 hours. Total cost was probably less than $10,000.

Compare and contrast, Tea Baggers: When doesn't government work, and when does it work? And who spends tax dollars more wisely and efficiently?

[Cheap_Trick]

9. Here's a greeting card I made that we should send them on 9/11

[dflprincess]

11. You went too far

The annihilation of the middle class started with Reagan and has continued non-stop since. 9/11 really didn't have much to do with it. :hi:

The rest of the list is spot on.

[Cetacea]

10. Perhaps they can find a musician or two to perform.

Ted Nugent?

[tkmorris]

14. You think he still knows a few musicians?

[proudohioan]

15. Ted Nugent?????

Oh CRINGE!!! That guy just makes my skin crawl! They can HAVE each other!

[SemiCharmedQuark]

23. How about that rapping Teabagger?

http://crooksandliars.com/logan-murphy/republicans-cant-do-comedy-and-they-c

[bullwinkle428]

25. I vote for Hank Williams Jr. - "McCain/Palin Tradition"!

:rofl:

[high density]

31. I'm sure Pat Boone would join them NM

[Ter]

12. Aren't a lot of the tea baggers Truthers?

n/t.

[Echo In Light]

16. Wishful thinking?

[Capn Sunshine]

13. Good for them. This is a much needed shot in the arm of Monona County's finances

So, let these wackjobs celebrate their bagginess. They are helping the local economy and by default the Obama economic programs.

[gmoney]

17. they're planning to have 200,000 hippies show up and overwhelm the facilities?

3 Days of War and Hate -- they can probably get Sha Na Na to show up to open for Skynerd

[Echo In Light]

18. "Hippies?"

Great comment from the source:

"How could it ever be anything close to Woodstock?

Will there be skinny dipping?

Will there be free love and open sex?

Will there be sharing of pot and other hallucinogens?

Will the music be amazing?

No, no, no and definitely not…"

[EOTE]

19. Please people, stay away from the brown chewing tobacco.

I repeat, the brown chewing tobacco is bad.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

22. Let's hope nobody gets naked.

[Brickbat]

24. One...THOUSAND...people!

[sufrommich]

27. lol. nt

[spanone]

26. 'take back our country from the Black President' racist assholes

[Rex]

28. Hey no problem, their idol and leader (Dubya) won't spend any time

reflecting on the 9/11 attacks either. Do they know that their fearless leader allowed the attacks to happen? Wait...I just heard a head explode somewhere. Lurkers do a roll call, I think ya'll missing one. :hi:

[onethatcares]

29. think they'll get nekkid and do the brown acid?

sheeesh, 1000 people in one spot. I'm not gonna go, it'll be way too crowded.

[spanone]

30. woodstock meant something, call it something else.

[Puzzler]

34. Doubtless, the teahadists will remember 911 with teary-eyed nostalgia