Sean!!! I was involved somewhat in the TEA Parties down here in Florida, at least from a promotional standpoint. I know the individual who literally put them on down here, his name is Tom Gaitens from Sarasota Florida. You are mistaken when you say that these TEA Parties were financed or in any way organized by the RNC, the Republican Party of Florida, or Glen Beck, the 9./12 Group, (which is also a grass roots movement) FOX News, (who didn't do squat for us) the Heritage Foundation, (who did list our sites of where the TEA Parties were being held, and we are thankful to them).
You are flat out misrepresenting the truth when you spread prevaricate statements like what you have said this evening!!! On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 6:50 PM, plainolamerican <[email protected]>wrote: > > some people are so partisan that they won't accept the truth > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dd2tg8gxCDU&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fcorner%2Enationalreview%2Ecom%2F&feature=player_embedded > > On Apr 16, 5:35 pm, Keith In Tampa <[email protected]> wrote: > > I know first hand who financed the tea parties here in Florida. There > was > > no one at all involved with regard to the RNC, or any other entity. Most > > all of the material we had, including the stage we used in Orlando, Ocala > > and Tampa were donated, as were the flags, the sound system, > > everything!! In Lake City, there was a Karoke Machine used, and no > > stage!!! This was truly a grass roots movement SugarShack!! > > > > Sorry, no cigar!!! > > > > On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 5:24 PM, VT VirtualTruth > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > This is call avoidance, answer the question, who financed > > > the Tea Parties? Three Main Stream Conservative Organizations > > > that Backed the Bush Presidency. > > > > > On Apr 16, 3:56 pm, Keith In Tampa <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Very good questions Dick....Who is financing the likes of Cindy, and > half > > > a > > > > dozen other Moonbats running around the Nation? > > > > > > One word, two syllables, "Soros", a true, Anti-American. > > > > > > On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 3:52 PM, dick thompson < > [email protected] > > > >wrote: > > > > > > > What stench from Fox News. Fox News has more liberals, real > liberals, > > > > > broadcasting than the other channels have real conservatives. They > > > call > > > > > Andrew Sullivan and David Brookes conservatives. Who is Koch? Is > that > > > > > like Soros who totally funds ANSWER and MoveOn? > > > > > > > Speaking of that, would a leftist tell us just how Medea Benjamin > and > > > > > Cindy Sheehan and their whole entourage were able to travel all > over > > > the > > > > > world first class for months and pay for food and hotels in some of > the > > > > > most expensive cities of the world while not working at all? How > did > > > > > they do that? They were protesting outside Walter Reed Hospital > and > > > > > calling the wounded filthy names while the wounded were taken out > to > > > > > dinner every Friday in DC paid for by volunteers and DC is super > > > > > expensive. The conservatives save up and spend their own money to > > > > > protest while the leftist are paid to do it. I know which I would > > > > > prefer and it surely would not be the leftists. > > > > > > > studio wrote: > > > > > > I hate taxes, which I consider plain robbery, but not all tax > > > protests > > > > > > are equal. The stench of Fox News and other rightists should give > > > > > > these > > > > > > "tea parties" a taint that no one would want to be associated > with. > > > > > > > > It's interesting to note the mention of money from Koch, a > > > billionaire > > > > > > who gives so much to conservative and right-libertarian groups > that > > > > > > left-libertarians have labeled them the "Kochtopus". > > > > > > > >http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/04/14-4 > > > > > > Tuesday, April 14, 2009 by FireDogLake > > > > > > The Corporate Lobbyists Behind the Tea Parties > > > > > > by Jane Hamsher > > > > > > > > Anyone who has watched Fox News of late has seen them talking > about > > > > > > the > > > > > > April 15 "tea party" demonstrations, which they take pains to > > > > > > characterize as a spontaneous grassroots uprising against > government > > > > > > spending that they are simply "covering." > > > > > > > > Neil Cavuto said: > > > > > > > > "We are are going to be in the middle of these protests because > at > > > > > > Fox, > > > > > > we do not pick and choose these rallies and protests. We were > there > > > > > > for > > > > > > the Million Man March, even though, as I pointed out, it turned > out > > > to > > > > > > be well shy of a million men." > > > > > > > > The Million Man March happened in 1995. Fox News didn't go on the > > > > > > air until 1996. > > > > > > > > Why all the effort to distance themselves from the teabaggers? > It's > > > > > > obvious they are integrally involved -- Fox has given them > millions > > > in > > > > > > free publicity, despite the fact that there's no evidence of > "ratings > > > > > > gold" here. Four of their biggest stars will be appearing at the > > > > > > rallies, Fox Nation will be hosting a "virtual tea party," Glenn > Beck > > > > > > is > > > > > > holding a $500 a plate fundraiser for them and Fox has been > > > > > > officially promoting the entire affair as the FNC Tax Day Tea > > > Parties. > > > > > > > > Maybe they're afraid that if people knew that those behind the > > > > > > demonstrations were the very same lobbyists and influence > peddlers > > > the > > > > > > teabaggers claim to decry, the whole thing would be revealed to > be > > > > > > what > > > > > > it is -- a hollow excercise in extremist right-wing hypocrisy. > > > > > > > > A report by Lee Fang at Think Progress documents the involvement > of > > > > > > corporate lobbyists FreedomWorks in organizing the teabaggers. > > > > > > FreedomWorks is run by ladies' man (and registered lobbyist) > > > > > > Dick Armey, and if they're not "organizing" the Tea parties, it's > > > news > > > > > > to him. From a letter he wrote on March 10: > > > > > > > > "FreedomWorks has been organizing many of these 'tea parties' and > we > > > > > > are > > > > > > listing the details on our website IamWithRick.com > > > > > > > > "If you visit the website, you can rsvp for an event near you, > and > > > you > > > > > > can download guidelines to organizing a tea party in your home > town > > > if > > > > > > there isn't one being planned already." > > > > > > > > On the Freedomworks website, it says: "If you are not able to > > > organize > > > > > > or attend a Taxpayer Tea Party, you can still help the cause by > > > > > > donating > > > > > > or buying a t-shirt. > > > > > > > > The "donation" for the Tea Parties page goes to -- you guessed it > -- > > > > > > the > > > > > > FreedomWorks Foundation. The "thank you" letter is signed by Matt > > > > > > Kibbe, President & CEO, who cut his teeth working for Lee > Atwater. He > > > > > > was behind the attempt to get Ralph Nader put on the ballot in > Oregon > > > > > > in 2004, prompting a complaint to the FEC of illegal collusion > with > > > > > > the GOP. > > > > > > > > FreedomWorks was launched as a GOP version of MoveOn. "We believe > > > that > > > > > > hard work beats daddy's money," said Dick Armey at the time. > Armey > > > > > > seems > > > > > > to be a bit irony challenged -- Steve Forbes is on the > FreedomWorks > > > > > > board. As Krugman notes, their money comes from the Koch, Scaife, > > > > > > Bradley, Olin and other reliable funders of right wing > infrastructure > > > > > > including Exxon Mobil. > > > > > > > > This fact that none of this would be possible without the open > > > > > > checkbooks of right wing billionaires and the lobbyists who love > them > > > > > > is > > > > > > beyond the grasp of Glenn Reynolds: > > > > > > > > "These aren't the usual semiprofessional protesters who attend > > > antiwar > > > > > > and pro-union marches. These are people with real jobs; most have > > > > > > never > > > > > > attended a protest march before. They represent a kind of energy > that > > > > > > our politics hasn't seen lately, and an influx of new activists." > > > > > > > > In 2004, a woman who identified herself as a "single mother" in > Iowa, > > > > > > Sandra Jacques, appeared at a George Bush town hall and gushed > about > > > > > > his > > > > > > plan to privatize Social Security. She left out the part about > being > > > > > > an > > > > > > employee of Freedomworks, who were lobbying on the issue at the > time. > > > > > > > > Before any media covering these events accept the idea that this > is > > > > > > just > > > > > > a grass roots outpouring of populist sentiment, they ought to > take a > > > > > > look behind the curtain -- where Dick Armey is laughing and > counting > > > > > > his > > > > > > cash. > > > > > > > > Jane Hamsher is the founder of firedoglake.com. Her work has > also > > > > > > appeared on The Daily Beat, AlterNet, The Nation and The American > > > > > > Prospect. > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > Dan Clore- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. 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