Cobb County (GA) Teabaggers cite terrorists as a reason to oppose Atlanta-area light rail plan

[marmar]

:crazy:


MARIETTA — The Marietta-based Georgia Tea Party has announced it is opposing the 10-year sales tax referendum that will come before voters next year.

“We are opposed to the TSPLOST in principle because we don’t believe that nine other counties and the city of Atlanta have the right to impose a tax increase on the citizens of Cobb County,” said J.D. Van Brink, who chairs the group’s board. “We believe that the law itself is fundamentally flawed and needs to be repealed.”

There are many other good reasons to oppose the tax, he said, including the fact that the vast majority of Cobb’s portion of the tax’s proceeds is earmarked for a Midtown-to-Cumberland light rail line.

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“If anyone doesn’t believe me — England and Spain,” Van Brink said. “Now, if we have a more decentralized mass transit system using buses, if the terrorists blow up a single bus, we can work around that. When they blow up a rail, that just brings the system to a grinding halt. So how much security are we going to have on this rail system, and how much will it cost?” .............(more)

The complete piece is at: http://mdjonline.com/view/full_story/15508950/article-Georgia-Tea-Party-opposes-TSPLOST?instance=home_news_bullets

[DainBramaged]

1. Over there, no up there, no under that rock, no behind that door

Brown people with beards trying to blow up a rail line that isn't, now that's Redneck logic.

[hlthe2b]

2. Some things never change-- it was always "crime" going to the suburbs

In both cases this is thinly veiled and highly racist reference to their fear of dark-skinned people. They think they are so damned cute in wrapping their bigotry towards African Americans as a fear of Muslims and terrorism.

I know these cretins live everywhere, but damn if I didn't have a hard time dealing with them in past years living in Atlanta. :mad:

[The Genealogist]

3. For such tough people, these wingnuts are sure scared of a lot of things

Terrorist could also blow giant holes in the highways, disrupting traffic. Let us have no more of those!

Terra Terra Terra. :eyes:

[madinmaryland]

4. Uh. No. They are afraid of scary brown skinned people moving into their neighborhood.

Racist Dumbasses.

[KamaAina]

10. DING DING DING!!!

That's the reason Cobb has not joined MARTA in all these years. They're worried about SBSP's being able to get to their neighborhood, much less live in it!

Come to think of it, it's also the reason DC Metro doesn't have a station in Georgetown.

[RebelOne]

5. My county is next door to Cobb County and until I was laid off

in 2010, I worked in Marietta. Fortunately for any of these nut cases, I never ran into any of them because I might have run them over.

[gratuitous]

6. Now, if you built that there light rail line out to Marietta

And didn't tax us to pay for it or charge us to ride it, well then, we'd be all right with it. But we're not racist and we're not cheapskates, so stop saying that!

[Initech]

7. Holy crap these idiots need to turn off Fux News!!!

:argh:

[TheWraith]

8. That is the stupidest fucking thing that I have heard all fucking week.

I seriously wonder how much lead paint you have to have eaten as a child to find these arguments compelling.

[Tennessee Gal]

9. Some people can't see beyond their own nose.

This is so typical of those idiots.

[Donnachaidh]

11. wonder how many car dealership owners are tbaggers in Cobb?

The stupid is DEEP in this county. Truly stunningly deep...

[lunasun]

12. If they are so scared why not just stay at home with their $$ and STFU???