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no_hypocrisy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-10-11 03:19 PM
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Just returned from the annual town festival and it was depressing.
It's the town where I grew up.

Don't get me wrong. Lots of nice stuff including a play for the kids and stuff for them to bounce on. Tasty food. Community organizations soliciting for donations and volunteers.

And yet . . . there were two distinct booths. One for the Mahwah Tea Party and the other for the John Birch Society.

No republican or democratic clubs. Just the extremists. While I didn't see a crowd of folks chatting at either table, I'm sure there were individuals who took literature to read later.
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sufrommich Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-10-11 03:21 PM
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1. "Mahwah Tea Party and the other for the John Birch Society"
Redundant.
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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-10-11 03:23 PM
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2. This is scary to no end
I know, I know...ggowin and all but that is a not so nice echo.
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RUMMYisFROSTED Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-10-11 03:24 PM
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3. Run!
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Chipper Chat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-10-11 03:25 PM
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4. It wont be long before the Westboro Baptist Church starts
satellite chapters and sponsors booths at county fairs throughout the bible belt.
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no_hypocrisy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-10-11 03:29 PM
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5. The way I see it is that they start small but are persistent. They build
memberships in innocuous settings. They are a threat.
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Altoid_Cyclist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-10-11 04:09 PM
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6. The Koch boys should be muzzled and kept on very short leashes.
The way that they spread their droppings around really creates a stench where ever they go.
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Brickbat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-10-11 04:18 PM
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7. Time to talk to your county party leader and get something going.
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msanthrope Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-10-11 04:23 PM
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8. So why weren't you manning a booth???
Get organized.
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no_hypocrisy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-10-11 04:33 PM
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10. Yeah, next year now that I know.
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Ohio Joe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-10-11 04:27 PM
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9. There are Mahwah teabaggers....
Gah... What happened to that area... I grew up in Closter and it did not used to be like that. Freakin sucks.
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