The memo has definitely gone out to use the word “teabagger.”
But this too shall backfire.
Most Tea Party participants had no idea of the meaning of that word. It does not have any power to “hurt” or “offend” people who choose not to feel offended.
But using it does illustrate what the “reporters” are willing to do to bash conservatives.
One day in Kingston, a (demented) Jamaican was yelling at me, using every nasty word he could remember, and I just laughed at him. The words were not meaningful to me as an American. (I was also sitting in a locked LandRover) so I didn’t fear for my life!)
Jake Tapper was on Hannity radio Friday, crying that media was shut out of Tea Party function. Hannity explained that media has made fun and said ‘teabaggers’. Jake/Katrina/Media still do not get it, calling Americans Nazis and teabaggers will only fire them up more.