Posted on 12/07/2011 5:42:03 AM PST by Libloather
Tea Party Leaders: Why 'Occupy Wall Street' Doesn't Compare
By Jenny Beth Martin and Mark Meckler | US News – Mon, Dec 5, 2011
Two groups, one "Day of Action," vastly different results.
According to the New York Times, more than 240 Occupy Wall Street protesters were arrested in New York City on November 17; some for felony assault. As New York Mayor Bloomberg said, "some protesters today have deliberately pursued violence," resulting in injuries to seven police officers officers. How did the Occupy Wall Street protestors pursue violence? One threw a "star-shaped glass object" at a police officer, cutting his hand so badly it required twenty stitches. Another protester threw a corrosive liquid into the faces of four police officers. And a mob of 'Occupy' protesters tormented a group of "little school kids trying to get to class" chanting "follow those kids!"
By contrast, Tea Party Patriots across America visited our local representatives on the same day for what we called a "Deal in the District." The purpose of our civilized meetings with our local representatives was to remind them that the deadline for the "super committee" to find $1.2-$1.5 trillion in cuts was November 23, and that We the People want real cuts to government overspending, not fake cuts.
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I thought there weren’t any Tea Party leaders?
If they were smart they wouldn’t even engage in the press’ stupid attempt at comparing a real movement with actual political accomplishments to a bunch of deadbeats living on the street. The deadbeats don’t deserve any mention.
Of COURSE they’re the same!
We’ve been told by CNN, CBS, NBC, MSNBC, ABC-Disney, FOX, and NPR.
How can they all be wrong?
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