tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450026683608056510.post2775583191069657797..comments2023-06-15T05:00:37.701-05:00Comments on Jill Sixpack: Tea-Baggers Aren't the Only Ones with GunsOrdinary Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05967266466238236424noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450026683608056510.post-53734906835910256302010-09-19T14:17:19.011-05:002010-09-19T14:17:19.011-05:00James,
The reasoning of the 'Tea Party' i...James,<br /><br />The reasoning of the 'Tea Party' is ignored by you and others. You focus on signs and clothing. How about the points they are bringing up?<br /><br />When you cannot fight their arguments- Resort to name calling.<br /><br />You are acknowledging defeat in the arena of ideas.sofahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05980976047602693896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450026683608056510.post-80191495300602289372010-09-17T01:51:57.332-05:002010-09-17T01:51:57.332-05:00Whatever, Deekaman. I'd pay the tea PARTIERS ...Whatever, Deekaman. I'd pay the tea PARTIERS some respect if they deserved any. And there is no high ground for them to claim. They clearly wanted to use "tea bag" as an insult, and it backfired. <br /><br />It will be interesting to see if the tea party will heed Glenn (tea party "outsider" HA!) Beck's call for them to stop dressing outrageously, and stop holding James Greenleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05236516115418262727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450026683608056510.post-13878568794600041502010-09-16T04:33:05.702-05:002010-09-16T04:33:05.702-05:00@James: Good "tolerance" you have there...@James: Good "tolerance" you have there. Call us all the names you want. We don't care any more. I just wanted to make sure to call all of you out for your hypocrisy.Beer, Bicycles and the VRWChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08976779901265528597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450026683608056510.post-52171278920783188272010-09-15T22:48:48.883-05:002010-09-15T22:48:48.883-05:00I use "tea baggers" because a) it's ...I use "tea baggers" because a) it's funny, b) it torques them off, and c) because they used the term first--intending it to be offensive--and had it turned back against them. <br /><br />"Tea Bag the Dems Before They Tea Bag You!" was an early sign at a rally with a freerepublic.com endorsement. The turnabout of the insult is the key here. Plus, tea partiers nearly James Greenleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05236516115418262727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450026683608056510.post-40727315254631379072010-09-14T17:17:48.833-05:002010-09-14T17:17:48.833-05:00So, Jill...if I use a racial epithet toward the mo...So, Jill...if I use a racial epithet toward the more fringe elements of say, Black society, you are ok with that, right? Like New Black Panthers. I can call them...? You can't be serious.Beer, Bicycles and the VRWChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08976779901265528597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450026683608056510.post-39910730783152114552010-09-14T09:22:27.791-05:002010-09-14T09:22:27.791-05:00Interesting discussion.
When I was in Spain year...Interesting discussion. <br /><br />When I was in Spain years ago, I saw an old man with a beanie sitting outside a cafe; but he had no coffee. I walked up and asked him if he was a socialist, and he said he was. I asked him if I could buy him some coffee in exchange for a discussion. He agreed. And it was a wonderful afternoon, to truly see what he thought about the world, people, and America.<sofahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05980976047602693896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450026683608056510.post-84712407762788952272010-09-14T09:21:57.772-05:002010-09-14T09:21:57.772-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.sofahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05980976047602693896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450026683608056510.post-10269127859065822922010-09-14T09:21:08.720-05:002010-09-14T09:21:08.720-05:00"...the constitution has been amended over th..."...the constitution has been amended over the years to allow greater powers for the federal government (like an income tax, for instance). The reality of the Civil War also established greater powers for the federal government. You may not like it, but it is the system we have."<br /><br />Is that the same reasoning the Quislings used during WW2?<br /><br /><br />“Never forget that sofahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05980976047602693896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450026683608056510.post-3933994448882222352010-09-14T08:46:06.789-05:002010-09-14T08:46:06.789-05:00regarding the "fringe" ...
"Eighty...regarding the "fringe" ...<br /><br />"Eighty-one percent of those polled say the country is on the wrong track, while only 14 percent believe it is heading in the right direction."<br />-CBS poll<br /><br />Interesting that 14% of colonists took up arms for the King against the Americans. <br /><br />Historically then, 14% is "the Fringe".<br /><br /><br /><b>Sic sofahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05980976047602693896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450026683608056510.post-66825829643338344842010-09-14T08:13:10.072-05:002010-09-14T08:13:10.072-05:00Torries talked about 'the fringe' as well....Torries talked about 'the fringe' as well. Keep misunderstanding.<br /><br />My side has the founder's philosophy and intent.<br />Your side has Marx's philosophy and intent.<br /><br />My side ("liberals") celebrate the individual, and embraces liberty, and western civilization.<br />Your side ("collectivists") embraces mass murdering tyranies of violence likesofahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05980976047602693896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450026683608056510.post-5441568077002268022010-09-14T07:57:03.884-05:002010-09-14T07:57:03.884-05:00As in your case, my father trained me in firearms ...As in your case, my father trained me in firearms use and respect. And yes, he also taught me the concept that a gun is always loaded.<br /><br />My home is in an area where it would take police at least five minutes to respond to a 9-1-1 call. Hence, the M-1 Carbine and ammo are kept available.<br /><br />The other weapons are locked in a gun safe.<br /><br />And I don't feel I have to Tim Morrisseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457723301178870851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450026683608056510.post-69088236131367190122010-09-14T07:48:45.477-05:002010-09-14T07:48:45.477-05:00sofa, the constitution has been amended over the y...sofa, the constitution has been amended over the years to allow greater powers for the federal government (like an income tax, for instance). The reality of the Civil War also established greater powers for the federal government. You may not like it, but it is the system we have. I agree that the founders believed in the right to overthrow a tyrannical government, and I do not disagree with thatOrdinary Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05967266466238236424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450026683608056510.post-1974114854732521272010-09-14T07:07:00.108-05:002010-09-14T07:07:00.108-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.sofahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05980976047602693896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450026683608056510.post-40816536612547239902010-09-14T07:06:50.758-05:002010-09-14T07:06:50.758-05:00If King George was a homophobe, he would have used...If King George was a homophobe, he would have used the phrase "tea-bagger" as well.<br /><br />Torries don't get it.<br />They defend tyranny, when it has made itself repugnant to the Constitution.<br /><br />It turns out that "...Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes sofahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05980976047602693896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450026683608056510.post-71859592158142467692010-09-13T22:48:08.779-05:002010-09-13T22:48:08.779-05:00Thanks for the shout-out! Hey, I'm a liberal, ...Thanks for the shout-out! Hey, I'm a liberal, and I'm not anti-gun. I was raised around them, and taught how to use (and not use) them. I don't have any guns, but am not opposed to them. <br /><br />I am, however, leery of people who fetishize guns, those who act as though the only important amendment in the bill of rights is the 2nd, and who make signs like THAT guy did.James Greenleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05236516115418262727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450026683608056510.post-91316271023724738432010-09-13T21:29:17.215-05:002010-09-13T21:29:17.215-05:00Y'all clearly don't understand the movemen...Y'all clearly don't understand the movement. But you don't want to, so I guess it's ok. We will eradicate the Left....via the vote.<br /><br />Thanks for the epithet, BTW. Of all the lefties, I expected better from you.Beer, Bicycles and the VRWChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08976779901265528597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450026683608056510.post-23779072053088179502010-09-13T18:57:25.375-05:002010-09-13T18:57:25.375-05:00You might like this: If Our Historic Heroes Return...You might like this: If Our Historic Heroes Returned as Tea Party Members<a href="http://www.muddypolitics.com/2010/09/if-our-historic-heroes-returned-as-tea.html" rel="nofollow">"Mr. Gorbachev, scream at this wall!”</a>Muddy Politicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18078417383437684301noreply@blogger.com