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Sun Sep-25-11 04:18 PM
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bastard http://youtu.be/fQQfzXQ6UjARant No. 1. In February, 2009, a CNBC commentator named Rick Santelli gave birth to the name for the then simmering movement of citizens who believed that we had a government gone wild. That name came from his rant “We’re thinkin’ about having a Chicago tea party in July.” No cursing, no threats; just voicing the belief of many fellow citizens that no one in our government has any idea of what the real world is all about. This crystallized the picture in the minds of hundreds of thousands across the nation who responded with tea party rallies within weeks of Santelli’s rant. http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=newssearch&cd=1&sqi=2&ved=0CCkQqQIwAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mlive.com%2Fopinion%2Fkalamazoo%2Findex.ssf%2F2011%2F09%2Fa_tale_of_two_rants_helps_the.html&rct=j&q=santelli%20rants&ctbm=nws&ei=Lpp_TqLWMMblsQKMy_w1&usg=AFQjCNGzlR84eO-6L-nHG9WHb9fieVCXXg&sig2=BZ5F6TfUKKX14peuSUlyNg&cad=rja
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Sun Sep-25-11 04:24 PM
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Nor did I forget that it wasnt' as spontaneous as we were led to believe.
But if it's one thing cons are great at, it's re writing history.
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Sun Sep-25-11 05:43 PM
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3. I'm sure it was carefully orchestrated, especially |
booley
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Mon Sep-26-11 04:00 PM
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10. Some people sure thought so |
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Sun Sep-25-11 04:31 PM
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To anyone paying attention it was obviously astroturf.
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David Sky
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Sun Sep-25-11 05:54 PM
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4. Forgot how soon the Tea Baggers were off and running... |
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Wonder if we can ever get back a day when news media will EVER be honest.
Probably not while I'm still alive!
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Angry Dragon
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Sun Sep-25-11 06:10 PM
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5. I remember all the ads that fox ran promoting the Tea Party rally |
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Sun Sep-25-11 09:09 PM
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Dick Armey,by the way where is old limpy dick...
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Sun Sep-25-11 06:40 PM
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6. Santelli's outrage has been "Selective" |
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http://mediamatters.org/mmtv/200903170007But phony outrage is one of the few things these guys are good at.
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Sun Sep-25-11 09:13 PM
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8. Florida's Tea Party started long before that |
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And if I remember correctly, someone had registered the Tea Party website name (I don't remember exactly what URL it was) long before Rick Santelli started his crap.
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Sun Sep-25-11 09:16 PM
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9. These are all of the same... |
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people from the Reagan years with the same old bull..
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Mon Sep-26-11 04:04 PM
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11. I call them "Teatalitarians" |
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The Founding Fathers would have taken a giant dump on their heads and yet they act like they own Jefferson and Madison.
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Mon Sep-26-11 08:54 PM
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wherever you are Santelli!!!
The people are waiting for you on wall street! Isn't this what you asked for???
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