Video: GOP rep who voted for TARP booed mercilessly at tea party

Hot Air ^ | April 18, 2009 | ALLAHPUNDIT

[Jet Jaguar]

Emphasis on mercilessly, especially when he says, “I have devoted my life to the conservative cause.” The Palmetto Scoop caught it all, and no wonder: Barrett’s been eating crap from South Carolinians for his TARP vote for months so everyone knew what was coming here, right down to the guy screaming “Go home!” for the full six-minute duration. Believe it or not, according to CNN, Barrett’s planning to run for governor next year. Don’t get your hopes up, Gresh.

Normally the sight of a Republican being booed off a stage would be instant “Daily Show” material, but Stewart’s naturally got his own narrative for the tea parties. They’re about Obama, Obama, and nothing but Obama. Just ask Cody Willard.

[Jet Jaguar]

Ping

[dfwgator]

BOOOOOOOO!

[Terpfen]

Wow, finally a reasonable post from Allahpundit. I wonder when Ed Morrissey will finally kick him out.

[wolfpat]

When we take over, we're gonna have to get rid of some of us too!

[Man50D]

The socialist Republicrat one party system is increasingly falling into disfavor with the public. It could be we are witnessing the formation of another party through the tea parties that will restore the two party system.

[Jagdgewehr]

Uh...Nice of you to join the party Republican politicians, but your wake up call was some time ago. You can’t have it both ways.

[calcowgirl]

Wow! Ya think he got the message?

Direct link to video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QsY2r7HbTM

[manapua]

Good for the great folks from South Carolina! The worst thing that can happen to the Tea Party movement is for the wretched GOP to coopt and suck the life out of it.

[Jim Robinson]

Woo hoo!! Teabagged!!

[exist]

Ha ha I can’t believe they voted for TARP and had the nerve to go.

[goat granny]

Now that is funny.........LOL

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

AMEN!!!!! Politicians are the LAST people I want to listen to at our tea parties. It’s time for them to listen to US, dammit!

[tobyhill]

Good vote the RINOs out. They've done us no favors and at this point in time it doesn't matter if the GOP is 1 down or 450 down in the Congress.

[chuckles]

Well, at least a pol that voted FOR all this mess shouldn't have been invited. Ron Paul did pretty good down in Texas. The Party I spoke at had only a judge speak that was in any way connected to politics. He more or less went through about 20 minutes of why EVERYTHING we do now is unconstitutional.

Anybody that invited a pol that voted for any of these bills, especially the ones they didn't read, didn't understand this wasn't about Obama.

[CindyDawg]

But...but...the woman on FOX today said these Tea Partys were Republicans finding their voice (or something like that)

[neal1960]

Two ladies in front of us asked us not to turn our backs on Barrett. They said he made "one mistake". Their pleas fell on deaf ears. Nearly half the people around us turned around and booed the whole time he was speaking. It was great to finally see a RINO face the music from the public. I hope this keeps up and we send a message that the American people are fed up with RINO's and Socialist politicians. Here's a pic of people turning their backs. Hope it is not too small.

[RetSignman]

Politicians shouldn’t even show their faces at these events but, in this case, I wish the next speaker had been Lindsay Graham.

The message is spreading.

[mowowie]

You won’t be seeing this on the 6 o’clock news any time soon.

[ken5050]

I don’t know anything about the guy, or his voting record, but I do admire him for standing up and taking it...not many polswould even show their faces..