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Briefing: White House Press Secretary Jokes About Conservative Tea Parties
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyAt today's White House press briefing, Press Secretary Robert Gibbs was generally dismissive of the "Tea Party Movement," re-dubbed "Tea-bagging" by Fox News' Griff Jenkins and flogged by MSNBC. He also tossed out a strange joke:(Transcript)Q Thanks, Robert. Tomorrow is tax day and a number of conservative groups are organizing these so called "tea parties" across the country; there are going to be grassroots uprising revolts against the administration's policies so far. Is the President aware that these are going on and do you have any reaction to this? MR. GIBBS: I don't know if the ...
At the Tea-Baggers' Meeting: Brainwashing Devices Are Coming
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyI was all set to write about how the media's mockery of the "Tea Party Movement," re-dubbed "Tea-bagging" by the sexual-slang-ignorant Griff Jenkins, is threatening to turn the sac-obsessed revolutionaries into sympathetic figures. I mean, we get it. Tea-bagging has 2 meanings. Actually, it really only has one.But then, Political Machine trollbuster Cube sent me this video, which is too good to pass up. I'll scold my fellows tomorrow. Today, we feast on tea-baggy awesomeness. The fun really starts at about the 3:30 mark.I guess the guy did't get the memo, or he's also accusing ...
Conservatives Tea-Bagging Capitol Hill
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyI'm not sure if you've heard of the Tea Party Movement, but as near as I can tell, it involves conservatives sitting down at tiny tables with their Paddington Bears, Strawberry Shortcake dolls, and the ambitious ones load their Teddy Ruxpins with Rick Santelli's anti-homeowner rant, and they sip a bitter concoction from tiny cups. Or it could be some kind of protest against "out-of-control government spending" that just took 8 years for them to notice. In any case, these bonneted freedom sippers have been causing headaches for security personnel on Capitol Hill, reports Politico: ...
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