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President Obama, Speaker Pelosi, and others owe 1.2 Million Tea Party Patriots an Apology
Tea Party Patriots/Mark Mechler ^ | 5/2/2009

Posted on 05/02/2009 6:51:32 PM PDT by GVnana

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
CONTACTS: Elsie Gufler (650) 697-1964
Tea Party Patriots

http://teapartypatriots.org

President Obama, Speaker Pelosi, and others owe 1.2 Million Tea Party Patriots an Apology.

The American people deserve better from their Elected Representatives and are beginning to demand It.

Among the political class it has apparently become acceptable, and even fashionable, for American politicians from the President on down to mock the citizens they represent. In a development that can only further denigrate the discourse necessary to any effective democracy, politicians and the "serious" news media are now mocking citizens regularly and with impunity. Supported by mainstream journalists on MSNBC and CNN, who themselves use sexual slurs on national television to mock and attack the same citizens, the politicians openly demonstrate their feelings of superiority over those they were elected to represent. They now candidly express their disdain of a significant portion of the American population without the threat of reprisal by the mainstream media.

On the morning of the April 15th Tea Parties, the American public was informed on national news by one of the President's economic advisers, Jared Bernstein, that the President was "unaware" of the Tea Parties taking place in over 850 cities across the nation! On April 29th, the President informed a Town Hall meeting in St. Louis that he had just now become aware of the Tea Parties, but only from "certain news channels on which I'm not very popular." He referred disdainfully to the one million plus Patriots who came out in legitimate and constitutionally protected demonstrations of free speech on April 15th as "folks waving tea bags around..." While he collects royalties (last year about $2.6 million) from his books, "The Audacity of Hope" and "Dreams From My Father", the President has the audacity to imply that we the people have nothing legitimate to say about high taxes, wasteful spending and corporate bailouts. The President also seems to believe that it is appropriate to mock millions of Americans who are expressing their opinions publicly in a peaceful manner. Perhaps he feels that by mocking the Tea Parties and the Patriots who attended, that he can marginalizes them. But we know that real Patriots cannot be marginalized, and that they will continue to make their voices heard in ever greater numbers," says Elsie Gufler , San Mateo County Tea Party Coordinator and Tea Party Patriots National Leadership Council Member.

This sort of condescending approach to the Grassroots is a hallmark of politicians all across this land. We, the Grassroots are mocked by the President as "folks waving tea bags around"! Discussion of our legitimate complaints and concerns is avoided through the use of derogatory and condescending rhetoric. We've heard similar rhetoric from the Speaker Nancy Pelosi who says the Tea Parties are an "Astroturf initiative," and "contrived events backed by those who like tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans." Rep. Jan Schakowsky (IL), called people who attended the Tea Parties "despicable" and "shameful," "corporate interests" and said the events were created by "Republican lobbyists and politicians". At every level, the President and the majority of politicians nationally refuse to discuss the issues head on, and refuse to acknowledge the fact that a huge, non-partisan, Grassroots movement has coalesced around limited government, fiscal responsibility and lower taxes. As politicians, they are simply interested only in taking and spending more and more of our money, and in leaving our children to inherit the burdens of their excess. They mock, deride and oppose anyone who objects to what they are doing!

At this time, the President, and all other politicians who demeaned the protestors, Speaker Pelosi (CA), and Rep. Schakowsky (IL) included, owe 1.2 million Patriots an apology. If our politicians are truly interested in dialogue with the people they claim to represent, such a dialogue must begin with respect for the citizens of this country. That show of respect will begin when the politicians acknowledge that mocking and demeaning well-intentioned, peaceful Tea Party Patriots who love their country is the height of arrogance, and a terrible mistake. The American people deserve better from their elected representatives, and they are beginning to demand it!


TOPICS: Activism/Chapters; Editorial
KEYWORDS: apology; bho44; democrats; smearcampaign; teaparty
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Agreed.
1 posted on 05/02/2009 6:51:32 PM PDT by GVnana
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To: GVnana

Apology? Nah, pick a spot. Let’s have it out... winners take all.


2 posted on 05/02/2009 6:53:30 PM PDT by DTogo (Time to bring back the Sons of Liberty.)
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To: GVnana
President Obama, Speaker Pelosi, and others owe 1.2 Million Tea Party Patriots an Apology

Don't hold your breath waiting for it.

3 posted on 05/02/2009 6:55:11 PM PDT by Joiseydude (Kate Smith - God Bless America http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCavKL2zdjM GREAT visual interpretatio)
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To: GVnana

NAH...they just owe us $1.2 TRILLION!!!


4 posted on 05/02/2009 6:56:57 PM PDT by goodnesswins (WE have a REPUBLIC.....IF we can KEEP IT!!!)
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To: DTogo
ditto
5 posted on 05/02/2009 6:56:59 PM PDT by tomkat
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To: DTogo
I am with you 100% on that idea!

Americans and communists battle it out.

I know who would win.


6 posted on 05/02/2009 6:59:28 PM PDT by Prole (Please pray for the families of Chris and Channon. May God always watch over them.)
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To: GVnana

Why should she? Why should anyone in congress apologise??


7 posted on 05/02/2009 6:59:44 PM PDT by mirkwood (1985 ford thunderbird 5.0)
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To: Joiseydude

You took the words right out of my mouth. YOu can bet I am not holding mine!


8 posted on 05/02/2009 7:02:07 PM PDT by seekthetruth (q)
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To: mirkwood
I'm still waiting for Don young to apologize. Alaskans need him to take his pig and leave.
9 posted on 05/02/2009 7:06:16 PM PDT by BlueMoose
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To: GVnana

For every patriot that showed up for the tea party there are a hundred tht couldn’t make the party for one legitimate reason of another.

Come election day 2010 IMHO the democrats will have a rude awakening. By then even hard core democrats will have had enough of their party and the muslim.


10 posted on 05/02/2009 7:09:57 PM PDT by chainsaw (If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what it costs when it's free! -- P.J..)
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To: DTogo

On July 4 it is not going to be a party. It is going to be a serious no-holds-barred large and loud protest to overthrow the totalitarian government of the United States. The homosexual jerks in the media will not have a chance to joke about their sexual deviations this time - it is going to be a serious and concerted protest with the objective of regime change right away. The country cannot survive the nationalist socialist totalitarian Obowma Hopechangey. Everybody knows it, here and overseas, even the Resident knows it. He better be making his money now because he will be gone soon.


11 posted on 05/02/2009 7:14:33 PM PDT by FlyingEagle
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To: BlueMoose

THROW — THEM — ALL — OUT!!

Can you picture out world without Nancy Pelosi in office? No Barney Frank or Arlen Specter? No more RINOs or Libtards?

ALL OF THEM ... OUT!!

Next election, no incumbents. Period. None!!


12 posted on 05/02/2009 7:15:09 PM PDT by DNME (Copy editor for hire.)
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To: GVnana
add Napolitano to the list tpp. It'll never happen though they have NO Honor!
13 posted on 05/02/2009 7:24:37 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country! What else needs said?)
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To: DNME

“Obama’s census,” ACORN and other various community organizers will ensure the thieves win again.


14 posted on 05/02/2009 7:28:27 PM PDT by ViLaLuz (2 Chronicles 7:14)
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To: GVnana
>"Among the political class it has apparently become acceptable, and even fashionable, for American politicians from the President on down to mock the citizens they represent."

Rush - Bastille Day

Time for a political "haircut"!!!

15 posted on 05/02/2009 7:32:32 PM PDT by rawcatslyentist (<P><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajsov1M4h50">Yes we can, Thank You Satan 1:50</a>)
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To: DTogo

My feelings exactly.
We are already WAaaaaaaaaaaayyyyy past the point where we should expect or even want respect from our enemies: they know exactly who we are and why we did what we did and why will continue doing it. It is idiotic to attempt dialogue with them, approaching them with hat in hand, imploring
Please Mr Obama listen to us! EXACTLY the wrong tack to take. This is war, and they’ve already shown us what to expect. Take them at their word. Get pissed, really pissed, and gear up for the next Tea Party, or at the very latest, the most massive 4th of July protest imaginable.
They won’t believe what hit them. I already know about two thirds of this country is on our side. I experienced a full hour of passing traffic at our tea party along a busy retail thoroughfare in Rockland County NY. THREE FOURTHS of the cars that drove by beeped their horns and gave us the thumbs up.


16 posted on 05/02/2009 7:34:29 PM PDT by supremedoctrine (The best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity---Yeats)
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To: rawcatslyentist
>"Among the political class it has apparently become acceptable, and even fashionable, for American politicians from the President on down to mock the citizens they represent."

It is certainly fashionable to mock those who disagree with you if you happen to be a liberal. Their name calling reminds me of bullys on the playground. Wonder if the olbermann's and matthews of this world were the 90 pound weaklings back then and are busy getting even now.

17 posted on 05/02/2009 7:42:54 PM PDT by Republic (Jedem das Seine)
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To: DTogo

They could shove their apology straight up their ass. The American people need to stand up and take their government away from the elitist swine and liberal scum who are destroying it.


18 posted on 05/02/2009 7:51:23 PM PDT by peeps36 ( Al Gore. Is A Big Fat Lying Hypocrite. He Pollutes The Air By Opening His Big Mouth)
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To: GVnana

Elsie from my area she is a great lady, however those two will “NEVER” give an apology for anything.
Nancy Pelosi is the biggest disgrace my state has ever had and we have had many.
Personally these people should be ashamed they are putting our country at risk and offending millions of Americans at the same time. They seem to forget Obama did not get 100% of the vote a large group did not vote for him and I do believe some of those who were on the fence now are ill with guilt............
But I doubt until pigs fly will they give an apology however we do have swine flu now so maybe just maybe they can utter the words.


19 posted on 05/02/2009 8:13:23 PM PDT by proudCArepublican
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To: FlyingEagle
"....overthrow the totalitarian government of the United States......"

I love this idea, but how exactly do you see this happening? By yelling on the National Mall? I am not trying to be offensive towards you....the Constitutional remedy is impeachment...fat chance of that happening when the commies own the congress.

If, on the other hand, you are suggesting armed revolt-well, I guess I can't think of a better cause to fight for, even at my age.

20 posted on 05/02/2009 8:13:24 PM PDT by Victor (If an expert says it can't be done, get another expert." -David Ben-Gurion, the first Prime Minister)
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