The Anti-Tea Party Movement: Profiles in hypocrisy.
Posted by americana83 on July 10, 2009
Update 8/25/2010. My congratulations to Mike Flugennock, the artist who created the original artwork of the fine “attempted” parody below, who recently stumbled across my website! After painting a hasty gathering of black conservatives as a “fail” because there weren’t 1.6 million people there, accusing Breitbart of editing the Sherrod video (without mentioning explicitly the alleged klan robes and burning cross materials stashed in his closet), he did something I have to sincerely thank him for doing: he managed to find ONE ‘tea party’ candidate that was swapping racially insensative and vulgar emails. It is here that I remind everyone why it is important that moral values go along with advocacy for constitutional economic reforms or we will lose the country. A focus on bare economics will set us up to fail, as this candidate clearly does not have a firm foundation. Anyone who forwards racist and profane emails should not attempt to lead this movement, you will inevitably be exposed (the bible does say your sins will find you out) and you will do much more damage to the cause you profess to support. However, one thing that Mr Flugennock didn’t take into account when he slammed my article is that this article was written well before Carl Paladino’s perversions were known. I stand by my claim that the tea party, and the true conservative movement in general, is motivated by ISSUES not race. I should note here that racism can only stem from a collectivist mindset, since individualism is a tenant of conservatism, no true conservative can be a racist. And Mr. Flugennock is also correct that parody is ‘fair use.’ And Mr. Flugennock, I don’t care why you were laughing, I’m just glad I was able to brighten your day! 
The Main Stream Media love to call the Tea Parties an “Astroturf” movement, meaning that they aren’t an authentic movement of the people, that they are merely people drawn to conservative celebrities, whether they be Glenn Beck or Rush (though Rush has intentionally distanced himself from the movement citing that very reason.
Yet, this same MSM saw no problem at all with, nor did they call the Hope and Change campaign in 2008 “Astroturf” despite the celebrities that climbed on board.
Will-I-Am and other liberal elites exalt Obama in a song flavored with “praise and worship” styled music and lyrics.
“Obama Girl” uses her body and sexy poses with images of Obama to cultivate an aura of celebrity around Obama that is empty. Do you really thing “boring discussions of policy” could have created such undying love in a generation (my generation) with perpetual ADHD? The MSM gave her several awards for her fantastic piece of astroturf. (While it resulted in actual votes, I consider popularity built around sexy political images instead of policy and practicality to be fake aura) (Astroturf is used to cover over dirt and concrete concealing reality in a prefabricated illusion of lush greenness)
A more “distinguished: part of the astroturfing of Obama was the incessant pimping of the “historical” aspect of Obama’s election. This pimping was carried out by every MSM news outlet, and by most news papers, for which Obama’s race trumped his agenda and any other considerations (This included the “conservative” Columbus dispatch, which though it technically endorsed “McCain-Palin” trumpeted the “historic” aspect of the election in almost every article written, with references to race so constantly, they must have thought all their readers had Alzheimer’s and forgot the historic aspect within seconds of reading of it.
One could argue that celebrities like the black eyed peas’ Will-I-AM, and cyber celebs like “Obama Girl” helped to propel Obama’s campaign over the top, creating an aura of celebrity around Obama himself. The media and other celebrities were complicit in making the “historical” aspect of the election, namely Obama’s skin color, the main attraction, followed by his “hip youngness.”
The Tea Parties, by contrast, do not center around a cult of personality. While Obama Girl and company made it about Obama’s “hotness” or “making history” the Tea Parties are about ideas, the chief among them opposing socialism (rapidly expanding government spending and control) and hailing the restoration of the free market and individual liberties.
Movements need leaders, who understand what’s going on with the ability to explain why something needs to be done.
They call these things a product of Fox. That’s because Fox angered the other stations by actually covering the protests and rallies in a “fair and balanced” manner, without resorting to juvenile derision tactics employed by CNN and MSNBC. (Speaking of such who can forget the MSNBC anchor that got a thrill going down his leg when he heard Obama’s voice?)
The other attempt going on to discredit the movement is that its only “old white guys” protesting the “historic election.” They think everyone else is as superficial and race-based as themselves, and that the only reason anyone could possibly oppose Obama is because “he is a black man.” This tactic is also employed by ignorant youtube kitties which make videos like this one:
The author of the video has included this email address in the video’s intro. flugennock@sinkers.org since he has disabled comments and video replies, I would urge you to email him and tell him that he’s wrongly and grossly slandering average Americans of all walks of life.
Claiming the Tea Party attendees are Nazis and white power people. He missed the passionate latin American immigrant who spoke at the DC rally, as well as the diversity within the very audience he tried to paint as little hitlers. These people lie to make themselves feel better, and because they have nothing of substance to attack people standing up for the constitution, and against tyranny. So they call them “racists” and “tea baggers”
My photo collage of the attenders of the July 4th Washington DC tea party.
People of all colors issuing an open invitation for Janeane Garafolo to attend the July 4th Texas tea party and see who makes up the tea party movement.
Ironically, with a little creative editing of my own, one of Flugennock’s own comics can be turned on him…
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Julia Glattfelt said
I’m ready and willing to start singing some of our own protest songs. Check out my blog for the latest parodies, or check out my book with over 200+ parodies.
Our local Tea Party group has been in the news (Treasure Coast Tea Party) and showed up 70 people strong to speak to the City of Port St. Lucie regarding a Sign that they chose to erect at our boot during the 4th of July FreedomFest. Interesting days when those who wish a return to our CONSTITUTION are vilified by everyone, or disparaged as unimportant ‘folks waving teabags’ by the occupier of the White House.
teapartylatest said
Cheers, I love all your blog posts, keep them coming.
Tea Party Latest said
appreciated this post!
Anti Obama Shirts said
The Tea Party is the only hope our country has.
Mike Flugennock said
Well, hell yeah, the Obama “grassroots” were astroturf. I mean, check out their big-time celebrity/corporate backing, f’cripesake.
That doesn’t mean the Tea Party “movement” isn’t astroturf as well, seeing as how it’s being bankrolled by the Koch Family, along with Dick Armey’s FreedomWorks and a buttload of other K Street outfits.
Oh, and just for the record — I don’t support Obama or the Donkeycrats in any way, shape or form, because unlike your average Liberal Donkeycrat, I happen to be a real Leftist. When people call me a Liberal, i take it as a personal insult. So, knock it off, already. Get a frickin’ clue, guys.
americana83 said
Well, first, thank you for visiting my site.
we’ve got some common ground there.
I can tell you personally from having traveled to events across ohio and to DC that by and large the people know the issues and are there to oppose expanded government and defend the constitution. It is a concentration around a shared set of identifiable ideals and beliefs, not so much a personality. Yes it is a movement that is being exploited, establishment types like Gingrich/McCain trying to paint themselves as constitutionalist tea partiers would be almost laughable if it weren’t so tragic.
My specific issue with what you were saying is that the tea party is racist, and my own eyes, as well as the images captured by others at countless events testifies to the diversity of men and woman and people of varying colors in attendance. On that point, as my satire shows, is that you jumped on the bandwagon with Obama and the MSM denouncing the teaparty as being racist (not that you were necessarily a ‘liberal’ or an obamaphile, but that you hopped on board their attempt to blindside the tea party as racists). Also, I found no evidence of pokerface being a “white power” band. Of all the claims made in the video, the charges I take most seriously are those of racism. At the very least, it is a violation of a true conservative/individualist mindset to denigrate an entire people group based on a genetic variable, ie melanin content in skin; at worst, it is an affront to my belief that God created of one blood all nations of man, and that all are equal in measure before him. To boil it down, I would immediate disassociate myself from a movement or group that advocated racism/supremacist beliefs. It was nothing short of slander the accusations of vulgar racism you interjected into that video about the various tea party speakers. Lest you think me partisan, if you have time, you can dig up my critique here of a group that bills itself as the “council of conservative citizens.”
The tea part/912/patriotic movement continues to grow more diverse as more and more people come to a better understanding of what is going on.
I will withhold any preconceptions and ask you, what is or who exemplifies a “real leftist.”
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Medicare.gov as well as other Federal agency’s encourage you to report any fraudulent activities, yet, the same government agency’s were notified the way this company does business yet did nothing. Three years ago they were reported to these Federal agency’s and as of todays date not only were they allowed to continue doing business but were never charged once. Protected vendor status sure, politics sure, limited government budgets sure, Federal and State officals looking the other way sure, and rather then stop these activities a strong desire not to rock the boat previals. Even with the vast changes in the laws, budgets,a hands off policy remains, you tell me what’s wrong with this picture?
The Government created this monster and now they don’t know what to do about it, like shooting yourself in your own foot etc. Tons of money to advance their national growth, it’s market positions, tons of money for political donations, tons of money to send 75 millIon back to its home office from New York state alone, tons of money to suppot National TV shows, tons of money to pay hugh State fines, tons of money to hire the very best law firms, tons of money to pay for bribes and kickbacks, tons of money for hugh salary’s and bonuses, all done on the back of the American tax payor, you see this company receives all it’s money from the Federal government. Should your tax dollars be held to a higher standard? Should our government agency’s responsible for there review and be held to that same standard? Should the IRS audit their corruption? Why has this company not been charged? How long can the buck be passed here in more ways then one?
Hey, it’s your tax dollars don’t complain now.. then don’t complain later on…
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