HuffPo's 10 Most Offensive Tea Party Protest Signs

By just reading the signs that were visible on news video-clips, what becomes QUITE evident is that the Tea Party folks, while sincere in their protesting, are also an amorphous mass. Some examples: One guy was protesting Obama's use of the teleprompter; another wanted NAFTA repealed. Then there were the "pork barrel" signs and the ones about our drift towards "Communism" and "Socialism".

That's just a sample of the diversity of gripes that were being aired by the "Party-goers". What the GOP is trying to do, is convince this heterogeneous group that they should all focus their anger, frustration and resentment at the Democratic party and Obama, Pelosi and Reid in particular. For the Repub's, it's pretty standard stuff; i.e. "Let us tell you who to fear and hate. Then take that singular focus to the ballot box." It's Rovian style politics and it has worked in the past. But, its effectiveness started to fade in 2006 and it practically disappeared this past Nov. So, we shall see what we shall see.

To the legion of "good" people who now profess to be so anxious and who dither endlessly about the ballooning national debt, and "creeping (galloping?) Socialism" and the whole pattern of governmental "meddling" in the supposedly "Free Market" economy:

This country has INDEED been LOOTED --- but it hasn't been OBAMA and company who are guilty of that! THEY haven't even been AROUND LONG ENOUGH to have possibly been guilty of that! The claque who ACTUALLY bear the burden of that guilt GO BACK MUCH FARTHER than just him --- and in any case includes MANY more perpetrators than just mere “POLITICIANS”! I submit the crowd that now attempts to lay blame off onto the new generation of leadership / stewardship are really JUST TRYING TO EXPIATE THEIR OWN GUILT.

For instance, most people now seem to generally presume that since the whole "economic breakdown" first "materialized" in "our" marvelous FINANCIAL "sector" (and specifically, real estate), that THAT must necessarily have been the underlying ORIGIN of it. I submit, though, that the REALITY is THIS: "Our" FINANCIAL system really has NOT been the actual SOURCE of the fiscal problems for which it is now being "hung out to dry". Rather, it has simply been USED. And yes, it certainly HAS incurred a BURDEN OF COMPLICITY in --- but NOT really the PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY for --- the much LARGER misdirection of resources and capacities of this society as a whole.

What has been done by the mere financial technical MINIONS (e.g. all those moneylenders who conjured up and “marketed” those "toxic assets") has had as its REAL objective (regardless of whether the fact was then or is even now consciously recognized by those who "played the game") the DELAYING and STAVING OFF of the economic collapse that now finally HAS occurred --- in effect "passing the buck" off to the next generation of "leadership / stewardship" --- and the “DEFUSING” of popular outrage that rightfully SHOULD have rebounded in a much more TIMELY fashion on the "political faction" that has been so hell-bent on clinging to "our" little "financial" OIL EMPIRE. And THAT in preference to actually getting SERIOUS about IMPLEMENTING the technological alternatives to ACTUALLY WEAN "OUR"SELVES OFF OF "OUR" ADDICTIVE DEPENDENCY ON OTHER PEOPLES' OIL!

To make matters even much WORSE, such technological alternatives ALREADY DO INDEED EXIST and have LONG EXISTED --- CONTRARY to the notion that has been propagandistically cultivated among the hugely techologically IGNORANT preponderance of most of the "body politic", which has been perpetually beguiled into believing that meaningful change is predicated on hypothetical "exotic, futuristic" NEW developments "in the laboratory" over, say, the next fifty years or so.

But the TRUTH of the matter is that by the mere application of very OLD technological concepts --- applying to the AUTOMOBILE things worked out MANY YEARS AGO NOW ALREADY in much HEAVIER-DUTY systems --- "we" could LONG AGO now already have easily FLAT-OUT ELIMINATED about THREE-FOURTHS of all that importation of oil to refine into gasoline to fuel "our" automotive vehicular fleet --- had “we” but had the wit and the wisdom to do so!!

Now however OUTRAGEOUS and OUTLANDISH that assertion may sound to many, make no mistake about it: PRECISELY THAT genuinely, simply IS the implication of the “new” ELECTRIC / I.C.E. "chimera" automotive architectural concept --- exemplified by the imminently forthcoming (but really much BELATED) Chevy VOLT --- or if not THAT, then by its now EQUALLY-far-along EUROPEAN counterpart (jovially dubbed the AMPERE) --- involving BATTERY POWER carrying the car a number of miles (in the case of the VOLT, FORTY), with an internal combustion engine then kicking in if (and only if) the battery runs down. But FULLY THREE-FOURTHS of all personal auto usage "fits" within a forty-mile power budget! You go to the store, bank, doctor, etc., and you come back home AND PLUG THE CAR BACK INTO THE WALL. MOST OF THE TIME THE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE NEVER OPERATES!

Actually, BOTH components of the "chimera" are VERY OLD technology. ELECTRIC cars have been around since the EARLIEST days of the automobile. And the I.C.E "fallback" component, involving a petroleum-powered engine that is coupled NOT to an elaborate, troublesome, expensive TRANSMISSION AND DRIVE TRAIN but rather to a GENERATOR that supplies the ELECTRIC drive motors (which are powered by the BATTERY until it runs down) --- is a paradigm implemented on a much larger scale on the RAILROADS and also in the BIGGEST SHIPS on the high seas! Anybody ever hear of the DIESEL-ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE?? The truth is, really BIG-MUSCLE machines have LONG relied on relatively simple, UNbreakable MAGNETIC-FORCE drive elements rather than on complex, fallible mechanical ones --- because “we” simply couldn’t BEGIN to engineer a viable CLUTCH for really HEAVY loads!

I submit that all the folks who now dither and blather about the "meltdown" in the "financial sector" are in reality BEING DIVERTED AWAY from what really SHOULD be the MAIN object of their exasperation --- which is actually the FAILURE of "our" past MISguided (or maybe more like MISBEGOTTEN!) MIS"leadership" to fulfill its ACTUAL duties and responsibilities to the membership of this society --- which WOULD have been to OPTIMIZE BOTH THE CHARACTER AND THE QUALITY OF "OUR" PRODUCTS, RATHER THAN MERELY MAXIMIZING "THEIR" MONEY!

Now I wonder just how THAT sort of realization must now weigh on all the folks who have THEMSELVES been lured off into fighting a dirty little "OIL war" over in Iraq, or who may have LOST LOVED ONES or friends therein?? It is a very HATEFUL reality to have to face. But would it somehow be any "better" for people to just meekly erect a "psychological defensive barrier of DENIAL", letting their RIGHTFUL wrath and ire be "harmlessly" diverted over to and dissipated on mere practitioners of artificial hocus-pocus involving "our" "FINANCIAL SYSTEM"??! Would not THAT actually merely COMPOUND the REAL swindle that has been foisted off on the REALLY aggrieved victims??!

Tea Party attendees are common folk just like Gov. Sarah Palin. Picking on Gov. Palin is tired and worn out. She still has more EXECUTIVE experience than Apprentice Obama who proves everyday he is in over his head.
Say no to Marxism and Obama.
"From each according to their ability,
to each according to their need."---Karl Marx and B. Hussein Obama
Be afraid, be very afraid.

Marty Adams:

Do you still believe that the Republican party organized this hundreds of tea parties? IF you do you are SO wrong. People from all parties, including independent, Republicans, Democrats and all others.
This was a chande for the citizens of the United States to tell the pres. and Congress that WE have a right to our opinions and do not have to agree every rule they want to make. Those people in offices and Congress are working FOR the PUBLIC. Their salaries are paid for by the taxpayers and the taxpayers have a say in our government. That is what they were trying to get through those THICK BRAINS UP THERE! I am an independent, never vote party, but person and I think that is the best way. That way you have no debt to ANY PARTY!

GET A LIFE - THE PROTESTERS WERE NON VIOLENT, UNLIKE THE PROTESTERS AT UNC WHERE TANCRETTO TRIED TO SPEAK. YOU LIBS ARE THE ONES THROWING BRICKS THROUGH WINDOWS. I'M AN INDEPENDANT AND THE TEA PARTYS WERE A PROTEST AGAINST BIG GOV AND SPENDING. THOSE OF US THAT PAY TAXES ARE SICK TO DEATH OF BAILING OUT FAILED BANKS AND COMPANIES AND FAILED PROGRAMS. DO US ALL A FAVOR AND KEEP CALLING THE THOUSANDS THAT ATTENDED THE TEA PARTIES REDNECKS, IMBECILS, ETC - IT DOESN'T ENDEAR YOU TO THE REST OF US. P.S. OBAMA IS A EUROPEAN SOCIALIST - FOR THOSE OF US THAT CHERISH OUR FREEDOM, HE IS AS MUCH A SCORGE ON AMERICA AS BUSH WAS.

The Media and the Obama Administration have good reason to believe that the Tax Day Tea Parties are only the beginning of a grassroots movement that is opposed to the massive bailouts and $3.6 trillion federal budget.
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Here is another inspiration for a Tax Day Tea Party protest sign:

The Second American Revolution - Silent No More

http://www.youtube.com/user/Funbobbasso

Why Not Post the 10 BEST Posters,As Well?

Fox News donated at least $500,000 in free advertising to promote tea parties, according to a Daily Kos analysis of a new report by Media Matters.

The Media Matters report revealed that Fox aired at least 107 free advertisements for tea parties from April 8 through April 15. Based on Nielsen viewership numbers reported by Media Bistro's TV Newser, a CPM (cost per thousand) of $4.06 for a 30-second advertisement (source: SNL Kagan), and adjusting the CPM for 10-second promotional ads, Fox delivered $659,617.37 worth of advertising.

The details of the Daily Kos analysis -- which is limited to Fox's free ads and does not include the heavy coverage given to the tea parties by Fox's hosts -- can be viewed here.

Given the inherent lack of precision in generating this analysis, it is conservative to state that Fox donated at least $500,000 in advertising to promote tea parties.

That was it? Those signs were offensive? Check out the signs at any of the "anti-war" rallies if you want to see offensive signs.

Well said Mindy, most of the people on the site don't know what communism is Obama is not only over his head he is out of his head. All's well that ends well and it is their is no way this guy will push his sick agenda much longer. Their's way to many really smart people in America that will stop this childish
bull. If not Obama will destroy America before the year ends. He's a danger to our country.

Uneducated Goobers from Dogpatch USA A.K.A. The RepubliClown base in action. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

The most offensive word I know is DEMOCRAT !!!!!!

Yes, I am a educated, republican and proud of it!! What is your problem with that? By the way, media matters was started by the Clintons, and funded by the left. Please educate yourself.

It's really getting difficult to support President Obama. Especially when he is supported by some of those one sided individuals who made comments on this article. That includes the author.

Dems and Reps, I Love ya Both! Sometimes your both full of shit, but I still love ya!

Peace
and
BoNg!

The whole Tea Party issue would have had more impact if people stayed with the tax issue. Bust the racist comments...attacks on Acorn...teleprompter comments made it into a three ring circus! Besides people who are truly concerned about the tax issue, it brought out many nutty folks.


GOD BLESS AMERICA!

THE TEA PARTIES WERE'NT JUST ABOUT TAXES,SILLY STATISTS- THEY WERE ALSO ABOUT THE TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN DEBT YOUR MESSIAH IS GIVING OUR CHILDREN; THE ATTACKS ON THE CONSTITUTION;THE SLIMY ATTEMPTS TO TAKE AWAY OUR RIGHTS; THE NEVER-ENDING SUPPORT HE GIVES ACORN;HIS CONTINUOUS WORLD APOLOGY TOUR;AND SO ON.
ISN'T IT INTERESTING THAT THE LEFT CAN PROTEST AND CRITICIZE AND MOCK ALL YOU WANT BUT THE RIGHT CAN'T?
TYPICAL WHINING, HYPOCRITICAL VICIOUS, LEFTIST CRAP.
YOUR'E ALL PISSED BECAUSE 62 MILLION-48 % OF AMERICANS DIDN'T VOTE FOR YOUR FACIST AND IS SHOWING IT.
THE TIDE HAS TURNED AND LIKE CHILDREN-YOU ALL CAN DISH IT OUT BUT YOU CAN'T TAKE IT LIKE THE PATHETIC EXCUSES YOU ARE.

of course the teabaggers weren't utilized by republican corporate sponsors.
it's just that republicans are now claiming ownership of the teabaggers.

and hey what was the name of that republican politician who just 3 days ago was on the news saying that the GOP needs to acquire another network besides just Fox?