Dick Armey, chairman of the conservative Freedom Works group, described the tea parties as "the shot across the bow as taxpayers defend themselves against out of control government spending."
Except some of them don’t even know that’s what they’re protesting about.
"My money is disappearing," said one protester, Marilyn Henretty 70, a retiree. "We are tired of being taxed without representation."On New York's Staten Island, about 100 people waved flags and placards. "Read my lipstick: no new taxes," one read.
Marilyn, you need to go sit down somewhere and think.
"What is happening now is unfair," said Alice Broich, who was organizing a protest in Palm Springs. "When you see mom and pop businesses going under and people losing their homes while these big businesses and CEOs are getting bailed out, it's wrong."
Now, that’s what we’re talking about. The tea party thing really just confuses the Marilyn Henrettys of this country. And that’s just where the organizers like them to be. Ignorant masses, easily led.
My second TeaBagger sighting was a very rotund family decked out in the skins of dozens of ruthlessly slaughtered American flags, as they were about to enter the Charles T station. I wanted to ask them how they felt about taking taxpayer-subsidized public transportation to an anti-government rally, but they were so stupefied by the fare machines that it hardly seemed right to confuse them further.
Word is that they're going to organize more "teabagging" July 4.
I’m not even going to discuss the term “teabagging”. You can entertain yourself with that.
....but hey, do what you want....you will anyway.
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