The right-wing clowning over the bogus claim of 2 million protesters just never ends
September 14, 2009 9:01 am ET by Eric Boehlert
It's the gift that keeps on giving.
The latest guffaws come courtesy of Gateway Pundit, which was last seen spreading the lie that 12,000 people showed up at a Quincy, Ill., tea party on Saturday. (The Quincy cops said the actual figure was 2,000.) Now, Gateway Pundit is still clinging to the thoroughly debunked 2 million mark for the D.C. protest and claiming conservative protesters left D.C. neat and tidy, as compared to the "filthy" 2 million liberals who stormed D.C. for Obama's inauguration and left the city a mess.
Gateway Pundit even has photos to prove it.
Of course the comedy comes from the fact that, according to official D.C. estimate, there were approximately 60,-70,000 anti-Obama protesters in town Saturday, compared to the approximate 2 million who actually did gather on Inauguration Day. Now, which crowd do you think would leave behind more litter, the one that's 70,000 strong, or the one that had 1,930,000 more people?
We'll let Gateway Pundit ponder that one for a while.
If you mention the phrase "Social Justice" they all turn Mute.
What we saw in Washington on Saturday was nothing less than a Klan Rally.
I feel sorry for Ms. McGlowan, she is to ignorant to understand that she is nothing but a Token Sally.
Speak truth to power.
Mr. News
A tad hyberbolic wouldn't you say. Overblown rhetoric is the symptom of a weak argument. Let's leave that to the teabaggers.
Maybe you watched the Coverage on Fox News & that accounts for your Cynicism?
When you Critisize "The Poet" be sure you have your Facts Straight.
I choose my words carefully, you do the same Ok Mate.
Speak truth to power.
Mr. News
You are comparing that to assemblies done in uniforms applying membership to an organization dedicated to illegal, secretive acts of violence who embolden and enflame their members by violent imagery (cross burning) and vitriolic rhetoric intended for the primary purpose of denigrating and sub-humanizing one particular race.
Really, you're going with that?
JuliaJayne plays it way cool. If you pay attention, she'll take you to school.
You know like playing a Song with your Butt as you Cut The Cheese.
Stick to mixing up your facts, that's where you Shine.
Your attempt at Rhyming will never meet any standard of Mine.
Speak truth to power.
Mr. News
He waxes so poetic, it makes one feel so fine.
Yet works once deconstructed, aren't always quite so witty,
In fact, if one looks oft enough, you'll see they're mostly . . . .
How about just admitting when you've "gone over the top" next time. Bad analogies set to rhythmic meter isn't "speaking truth to power.
This guy? I give an EPIC F.
(Yeah... I'm so kidding!) ;)
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What grade do I get? :)
If you take the now-infamous traffic-cam photo that is purported to show the streets full of people, and run it through JPEGSnoop (free program, you can check for yourself), it shows that 7 different image editors were used on the "photo." Even if people claim the flag was supposed to be at half mast, there's no claiming that anyone needs 7 different editors for a screenshot.
So long as they keep allowing people like Glenn Beck, Fox, and Rush to advocate for it by that name!
In more ways than one. The Inauguration was an ode to joy, hopefulness, optimism, ideas, renewal and progress. The Tea Parties are all about hate, victimhood, self-pity and anger.
How about him pondering on these photos of "The literal Trash of September 12th, 2009" in their action?
Misspelled Protest Signs aka the Low Hanging Fruit ...
The literal Trash of September 12th, 2009
The frustration vented by the people at these tea parties is real. There is no doubt about it. And regardless of how Fox continues to lie & twist the facts, the WH has acknowledge this frustration.
Many people don't trust government and are angry with the way things have been run. It is correctly American to think this way.
The tea parties own goals as stated on their web sites are:
1. "protest of irresponsible fiscal policies and intrusive government"
http://taxdayteaparty.com/
2. "highlight some of the worst offenders in Congress who have voted for higher spending, higher taxes, and government intervention in the lives of American families and businesses"
http://oversight.house.gov/documents/20080724101850.pdf
Who's not for that?
So, why are the same politicians they claim to be protesting against in the crowds with them, acting like they are part of the protests? Weren't many of these politicians part of the reason we are in this fiscal mess right now?
And, when did this protest switch from the goals their own web sites post, to a razor-sharp focus on Obama, the Democrats, Liberals and HC reform? The Republicans have been part of this problem for years. The Iraq war alone (unnecessary) will sink us for at least $3 trillion.
Fox and the Republicans (the party of stupid) have conned these well-meaning, but ignorant people into thinking this is now about defeating Obama, the Democrats, Liberals and HC reform. They are leading these people on by deflecting the truth about their complicity, to focusing it on the "liberal agenda".
The only way the right-wingers can even get people on their side, is to con them using people's own ignorance and stupidity.
The Republican party is the party of stupid. That's their base, the ignorant and stupid
Either way, a lot of lefties are whistling past the graveyard today, knowing that what happened on Saturday spells their political doom. As same as when they whistled as they saw the Berlin Wall fall.
Speaking truth to progressives.
The quality of the attendees, as you say, were pretty much the "stereotypical" descriptions we've seen. Sure, these folks love their country, but a vast majority are fringers for certain, and a populist movement, this isn't.
The problem with a lot of conservatives is that they're not speaking truth, they're speaking in fallacies and lies. As I saw on Saturday, lots of fibs and ommissions and all. As in, lots of "rah rah" but no substance.
Is that what you're trying to say? Equating minorities to pigs?
It was a watered down version of a KKK rally. Lots of ignorant white people protesting the black man being in the White House.
"Remeber [sic] the White House after the Clintons left."
For any of our readers who are too young to "remeber," Bush came into office in 2001 and some of his stooges started making claims that the White House had been left a shambles by Clinton. Some claimed there was vindictive vandalism (the "W" keys removed from computers), while some claimed that the damage ran into the hundreds of thousands of dollars. Rep. Bob Barr (then R), who apparently hadn't been given the memo that the entire episode was made up, called for an official investigation. When this happened, Bush & Co. had to come clean and admit that there was no damage done to the White House. None. Nothing stolen, nothing broken. The White House was immaculate.
This whole piece of villainy was orchestrated by Bush's minions, and he gave silent approval to all of it. If Barr hadn't goofed up, the truth may never have come out, and people would still believe that Clinton had trashed the White House.
Except that, as is shown in the Gateway Pundit comments, some morons really do believe it.
p.s. I've looked farther down in their comments, and there isn't a single one that's willing to challenge the "2 million" canard. My, what a surprise.