Posted on 04/17/2009 8:57:08 AM PDT by Turret Gunner A20
The left most certainly didn't like the spectacle of the tea parties and FairTax rallies on tax day. Liberals would much prefer that you just file your tax return and shut the hell up. After all .. this protesting government thing is something that rightwing extremists do, right? I think that we all knew that the left would try to find ways to denigrate the protests ... and here you go.
Princess Nancy has come forward with her own theory as to how these rightwing extremists came to be protesting our government spending habits and our tax code. You'll love this. Nancy Pelosi actually believes that these tea parties are supported by ... ready for the class-warfare card? ... "the high-end." That's just another way of saying the evil, filthy, disgusting rich. Here's her quote:
"This initiative is funded by the high-end. We call it 'astroturf'; it's not really a grassroots movement. It's astroturfed by some of the wealthiest people in America to keep the focus on tax cuts for the rich instead of for the great middle class."
So there you have it, folks. Rich people were behind this. They're somehow using the masses to protest taxes so that the evil rich won't have to pay their "fair share" of taxes.
Why is it only the "great" middle class that is deserving of a tax cut? Is Princess Nancy implying that the evil rich don't actually work to earn any of that money? Hmmmm. You know, of course, that she actually does believe that. Oh .. by the way, Nancy and her husband are worth in the tens of millions.
Why the "Astroturf" word? Well ... and let's see if we can follow this: The tea party movement is not true grassroots. It's fake. Fake because it's promoted and financed by some rich people .. and Fox News, of course. Fake grass = Astroturf. Get it? Unusually clever for liberals, I'd say.
Oh and by the way, guess who happens to be known as the master of "astroturfing" in Washington? Obama's chief strategist David Axelrod. Basically what it happens is a corporation or political party creates the impression of something being caused by spontaneous "grassroots" behavior .. when in fact it is very much manufactured. So this is what Nancy Pelosi believes the tea party movement to be all about. And therefore, your anger and your frustration is not worthy of her time because it is coming from an artificial source.
I don't think there was anything false or manufactured about what happened on April 15th. Do you? But that's how the Democrats are going to get around this ... by pretending that your actions aren't fueled by genuine concern for your children's future.
Wouldn't you like to see Pelosi just reduced to another one of the 435 members of the House of Representatives? What a day that would be ... and that day only comes around when the actual productive people get off their duffs and actually vote when the next election comes around.
If the left believes this was heavily funded and organized by some conservative groups, then surely they they won’t have any problem providing some evidence.
Surely there must be a record of all the buses rented to bring protesters in. There must be lots of evidence of mass produced signs etc.
Will be waiting.
Wealthy enough to shelter their forture from the tax man.
I like it!
It's your patriotic duty to be a voluntary slave, so get off your computer and get back to work you slacker, and get a second job. The democrats base needs to feed again. Do it for ....your country....and the children. Yeah. That's it - The children.
Now get back to work.
Check out post #2!
Put your head in the sand at your own risk, 9% Nancy.
If there ever was a case of the pot calling the kettle black, that is it.
Pelosi has been taking orders from George Soros for so long, she wouldn't recognize a genuine political sentiment if she fell over it.
Liberals = disingenuous projectionists.
Hey, how do you think she feeds and cares for all those winged monkeys? They are expensive.
There’s got to be an “afroturf” joke in there somewhere ...
Taxes are the symptom of the disease that we were out there protesting. Many Americans know why they were out there, and I believe this 10 minute video is the reason. It explains types of govt, and I urge all to watch it if they have not already. If you have seen it, please accept my apology for posting this all over. I think it is really important to get the word out, since they don’t teach this in school anymore, and parents need to show their children. The last 2 minutes are extremely relevant, but the video sets it up very well so please view the whole thing. Thanks!
http://www.marchforliberty.org/multimedialinks.html
The worst part is the fact that, not only are we funding ourselves, our money is stolen by government to fund our ACORN opposition.
there you go, and that was quick. How about astroturf on our signs as I am not up to sewing anything anymore.
Someone should astroturf her face!...It would look better!
Nah...just roll some out and cut a hole for your head...astroturf poncho, ta-da!
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