I beg to disagree. A few months ago a liberal I know was making up some protest signs - so they would look homemade. But, in fact the words came down from "on high" and no - absolutely NO input, zip, nada, zero, none - happened at the local level.
Liberals want to look like they're all "about the people" but they aren't. Liberals hire their "protesters" - - union goons and apolitical young people who "look good" but are not allowed to give an interview at a protest. Or have a viewpoint. Or express an opinion to a reporter. They have strict "talking points" and people who deliver them..
We don't do that. Go to a tea party and you'll see. The press is looking for someone to "talk nuts" but they always get stuck with sincere American citizens talking from their heart about valid concerns. I suspect dems hire young people so the press ( a press begging to be fooled ) can babble on about how the "young" are backing dems. New York Times columnists and people like Chris Matthews fall for this every time - old former hippies stuck in the 60's - (which was half a century ago...)
So yeah, people at tea parties write some great things on their signs and they write some weird stuff on their signs, but it's THE PEOPLE expressing themselves about their concerns. It's wonderful. And it's messy. Freedom always is... Conservatives like that. Dems don't.
It's NOT messy for dems - because they're afraid of the people.
Dems do dirty tricks with signs - - ACORN had "Don't tread on me" signs made up and they were distributing them at the Washington DC tea party. The idea was to discredit the citizens protesting - try to make them look radical. It backfired. Now everyone's OK with the "Don't tread on Me" signs. Which is good.
My guess is that if you see a really offensive sign at a tea party, there's a good chance it was made by a liberal. And a liberal who's being paid to make that offensive sign . They want us to conform to the lies they've made up about us.
As we get stronger, we'll start outing those dem shills - just like we've caught them making fake calls to talk radio We know their tricks. We know they cheat.
Fake calls to ideological talk radio was hardly a problem. What bothers me is when libs flood the CSPAN republican and independent lines and say things like “I am a republican but will vote democrat because republicans oppose health care reform”. I aways think, “Why cant republicans fight like that?”
I know, you have lectured me before about that. I don't agree. I was posting exactly a year ago that we should fight covertly, and enjoy it. Work up their base to oppose Health care unless it has STRONG public option and the right to a free abortion. This is why I watch them so closely.