tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616542941395272083.post546191380395064133..comments2023-05-23T04:21:47.246-07:00Comments on morning coffee: THE OCCUPY WALL STREET VS TEA PARTYJim G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00142119429985458217noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616542941395272083.post-24560876515259070082011-10-11T10:32:45.378-07:002011-10-11T10:32:45.378-07:00I guess the primary difference between the Tea Par...I guess the primary difference between the Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street is weapons. The Tea Partiers would show up conspicuously carrying rifles, handguns and semi-automatic weapons. They would emphasize their armaments by carrying signs that talked of refreshing the tree of liberty with blood. 21st Century America - the right wing brings guns to political rallies! Wonderful.Baxterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16542863255802738652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616542941395272083.post-70206977440579963042011-10-11T10:18:34.250-07:002011-10-11T10:18:34.250-07:00Tea Party members are "low information voters...Tea Party members are "low information voters". They get their news from Fox and talk radio. They think we are Taxed Enough Already when the relative tax bite is at a 60-year low and we have record deficits, thanks to the policies of the people they elected. 70% tell pollsters they do not want cuts to Medicare, Social Security or Defense. They are not a bright bunch. The math doesn't add up.<br /><br />Intellectually, the OWS isn't much better. It is an emotional, populist movement and I welcome it as a counterweight to the aging Appalachians. People are just beginning to realize how stacked the deck has become against the middle class and they are pissed off. More to come.Baxterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16542863255802738652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616542941395272083.post-52707998845399004322011-10-11T10:07:00.484-07:002011-10-11T10:07:00.484-07:00Let's contrast the two movements.
You find me...Let's contrast the two movements.<br /><br />You find me evidence, not biased evidence that the tea party were low information voters. They were non violent, patriotic, carrying copies of the Constitution.<br /><br />Contrast that with the idiots who are, as I write turning violent.<br /><br />They want jobs, high paying jobs, and free everything.<br /><br />They are an embarrasement, they are liberals<br /><br />Show me the real sins of the Tea Party, show me where as you claim they want less government spending yet still want their benefits?<br /><br />Smoke, and if those idiots on Wall Street represented the logical outcome of my beleif system, I would be embarrased too.Jim G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00142119429985458217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616542941395272083.post-78628504754376838372011-10-11T10:00:15.428-07:002011-10-11T10:00:15.428-07:00except it is not true, and how often you state as ...except it is not true, and how often you state as soJim G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00142119429985458217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4616542941395272083.post-48573057831385174312011-10-09T18:34:53.463-07:002011-10-09T18:34:53.463-07:00Very insightful post. I have laughed out loud watc...Very insightful post. I have laughed out loud watching Tea Party darlings criticize the OWS's. <br /><br />Both movements are populist, emotional and populated by "low information voters".Baxterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16542863255802738652noreply@blogger.com