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Liberals cheer racism, repudiation of U.S. sovereignty at tea party protest (Daniel Tencer) - 11/16/2009

... isn't known, but neither Glenn Reynolds nor Pajamas Media nor FreedomWorks nor other usual suspects promoted them; this illustrates once again that those pulling the strings on the tea parties movement are libertarians who at the least are weak on immigration if not outright open borders loons. 2. The "partiers" bend over backwards to point out that their movement isn't just f...

Carly Fiorina supports massive skilled immigration ("There is no job that is America’s God-given right anymore") - 11/06/2009

Former Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina recently announced her candidacy as a Republican for senator from California; she's trying to unseat Barbara Boxer. While the latter is a highly worthy goal, she appears to be a globalist, profits-at-any-cost supporter of massive immigration at least of the skilled variety. Her position on low-skilled immigration isn't known, but generally speaki...

Lindsey Graham: GOP isn't going to be "party of angry white guys" (+more ineffective townhall ranting) - 10/13/2009

... amnesty. And, for even more stupidity, Glenn Reynolds links to the HotAir page (pajamasmedia.com/instapundit/86703) and just says it's "not a surprise" that Graham would be heckled. Yes, it's not a surprise. But, that doesn't make it effective. Both Instapundit and Allahpundit are great with the cutesy quips, but not so great with the thinking.

Good news: Glenn Reynolds realizes it would be "too mean" to delude poor people into thinking they were getting government money - 10/07/2009

Good news: Glenn Reynolds is either not a sociopath or at least is somewhat self-aware. At pajamasmedia.com/instapundit/86368 he links to this story about mayhem in Detroit where "thousands... lined up... to seek out housing aid from the federal government" (link). He then discusses a dream he has where someone plays a prank, spreading a rumor that a politician is giving out "stimul...

Jim Geraghty, Glenn Reynolds promote anti-intellectualism (10/7/09 edition; Steve Israel townhall) - 10/07/2009

... get civil and get effective? Glenn Reynolds quotes the bit about shouting (also below) and says "Just in case you thought people had grown resigned to this whole operation" (pajamasmedia.com/instapundit/86351). And, Jim Geraghty of National Review offers "Those Town Halls Are Still Going On" (peekURL.com/zsm7spr), with a link to the Newsday article in an update, including the ...

Teen unemployment rate 25.5% in August 2009, highest since 1948. Can we enforce our immigration laws now? - 9/27/2009

... nypost.com The last was linked by Glenn Reynolds (pajamasmedia.com/instapundit/85835). He repeats Wilner's incorrect statistic and, of course, the movement he's promoted (the tea parties) has shown almost no interest in enforcing our immigration laws but instead is led by those who support massive immigration. 9/28/09 UPDATE: The NYPost has changed their report without indicating what w...

Dick Durbin probably gets a chuckle from the tea parties' ineffective and childish chants - 8/22/2009

Glenn Reynolds alerts us (pajamasmedia.com/instapundit/83880) that a crowd of protesters (pictured) formed outside Dick Durbin's office in Chicago and were chanting "no more Dick". They're presumably from the tea parties or allied groups, and they're presumably protesting against Obama healthcare. When he was in kindergarten, Durbin probably had other kids make the same ch...

Weren't violent confrontations at healthcare townhalls part of the plan? - 8/08/2009

... the best option. For instance, Glenn Reynolds encouraged constituents to intimidate politicians back on June 24, saying: TEA PARTIERS ELSEWHERE TAKE NOTE OF THIS APPROACH: Rep. Tim Bishop (D-NY) Runs from Constituents. As Jim Geraghty noted, you can make a big impression by showing up in person at things like congressional district meetings. Then, just a few days ago but before the violence, he s...

Tea partiers meet Rep. Lloyd Doggett; grown-up high-level debate, intellectualism ensue - 8/02/2009

... display is being promoted by Glenn Reynolds, who says: "Remember, protest is patriotic!". Grow up.

"Operation Embarrass Your Congressman": OK, but better questions please - 8/02/2009

Like human ancestors emerging from the primordial ooze, the tea parties might be growing a brain. Someone who appears part of that overall movement has started a new campaign called "Operation Embarrass Your Congressman" (link) which is highly similar to my two-and-a-half year old plan outlined in the question authority summary. Since February 2007, I've spent countless hours urging...

Glenn Reynolds stoops to promoting giving politicians "bunny ears" - 7/12/2009

Glenn Reynolds promotes the following picture at pajamasmedia.com/instapundit/81724, and it's difficult to find the words to describe just how pathetic it is. The picture shows someone wearing a Tucson tea party t-shirt standing behind Rep. Raul Grijalva and holding up two fingers in a "bunny ears" sign. In a way this is emblematic of the tea parties: rather than engaging their oppo...

Tea Parties for July 4th: locations, live coverage for Independence Day - 7/03/2009

... however. UPDATE 4: As could be expected, Glenn Reynolds links to some of the events (link). There are more here - including someone apparently promoting Alex Jones' Infowars - and here. Explaining to the loons what's wrong with some of those signs is left as an exercise. UPDATE 5: Sign from the Austin, Texas party: "Change is what Germany wanted in 1932" (link). I'm going...

More tea party stupidity from Jim Geraghty - 7/02/2009

Glenn Reynolds links to this further example of tea party stupidity from Jim Geraghty: But if I may make a recommendation, try to walk away with something of a plan (after attending one of the tea parties). As (Instapundit) and I have noted, chanting and waving signs are great, but if you really want to influence the way government works, you have to put yourself in front of the folks who make the...

"Where the Congressman Isn't", or more tea party briliance (Mark Kirk, cap and trade) - 6/30/2009

Glenn Reynolds directs our attention [1] to a report [2] from Marathon Pundit. It's one more example of just how clueless the leaders of the tea parties are (bolding added):

Rep. Alan Grayson pushes camera of someone trying to ask him a lame question - 6/27/2009

Glenn Reynolds links [1] to a video from Moe Lane (affiliated with RedState) [2] featuring Democratic Rep. Alan Grayson pushing the camera of someone who tried to ask him a question. There are two main aspects to this story: Grayson's actions, and the continuing stupidity of the Instapundit/RedState axis. On the video, the cameraman keeps saying, "can I ask you a question" as Grayso...

Glenn Reynolds, RedState promote anti-intellectualism and intimidation (completely ineffective protest against Tim Bishop, tea parties) - 6/24/2009

... of that is being promoted by Glenn Reynolds [1] and by Brian Faughnan of RedState [2]. The only appearance on the video by Bishop is as he enters; someone yells at him, asking whether he has something to say to his constituents. The same person then says, "stop spending our money". That's it; they didn't even have a good question that could be shouted at him. Once again: I can...

Well, that's curious - 6/18/2009

... brilliant political strategist Glenn Reynolds seems to be doing something new, something I've never seen at his site before. If you a) care, and b) don't know what the salmon color link signifies, see this entry. The salmon-colored link is to Amazon. If you c) really care, feel free to speculate what's going on here. Did someone wise him up to something? Was he sent the link in tha...

Someone apparently in Knoxville TN is leaving nastygrams in replies to my comments about Instapundit. Whoever could it be? - 6/13/2009

... determine who's more of a hack: Glenn Reynolds or Andrew Sullivan. Althouse is, of course, a Reynolds partisan. I left a comment [1] on the poll that was critical of both (albeit more critical of Reynolds). Someone then left a pseudononymous nastygram reply [2]. Thankfully, that polling software includes the first three digits of the poster's IP address. And, it looks like the person wh...

0.005% of Los Angeles' population turns out for massive tea party ("GayPatriot" doesn't approve comment) - 5/18/2009

As the world goes to heck, the tea parties continue on whining at a heretofore unseen pace, with a massive protest in Westwood, California momentously occuring yesterday. The world-changing protest featured a whopping 150-200 people, equivalent to 0.005% of the population of the city of Los Angeles. That will hold back the forces of Antonio Villaraigosa and Arnold Schwarzenegger! Their iron-fisted...

Ask Obama questions in Albuquerque on May 14, 2009 - 5/11/2009

... to do that in the right way; Glenn Reynolds illustrates how to do things in the wrong, counter-productive way [1]. Instead of doing things the Instapundit way, you have to be smart about this: 1. Only "friendlies" will be called on. So, if you're wearing an "Obama is a Communist" t-shirt, you probably aren't going to be called on. 2. Instead of asking a general quest...

Tea parties continue mostly helping Obama at new, relaxed pace - 5/10/2009

... engaging in rants. (link via Glenn Reynolds at pajamasmedia.com/instapundit/78371). * Returning to standard form, those in Albuquerque 'are planning a “sizzling” welcome' for Obama's visit on May 14. That will consist of forming a "demonstration line" in an attempt to "shut down" their city. They'll also be wearing red shirts. The much smarter thing to ...

"CodeRed": angry renters, tea partiers descend on Tucson city council meeting (Instapundit misleads) - 5/06/2009

Here's what Glenn Reynolds says (pajamasmedia.com/instapundit/78071): MORE LOCAL ACTIVISM: Tucson Tea Party sends 1000 activists to City Council Meeting. I don't need to tell you that the truth is a bit different: 1. The page he links (tucsonteaparty.org/?p=6) says that more than 1000 turned out, yet the two MSM reports linked only say more than 700. The third doesn't give a number....

Jim Geraghty/NRO's idiotic ACORN-style plan (+ his idiotic email reply) - 4/23/2009

Last week, Jim Geraghty of National Review's "Campaign Spot" weighed in on where the tea parties should go next and offered the following idiotic, ACORN-style plan (link, bolding added): If 100-1,000 people show up at a rally, the event may or may not get media coverage, and that coverage may or may not be snarky or dismissive. Congressmen may or may not notice, and the President�...

Baby steps: Instapundit finally pushing my two year old idea to ask politicians tough questions on video - 4/19/2009

Since February 2007, when I attended an Obama rally and unsuccessfully tried to ask him a tough question, I've spent endless hours trying to get others to do something similar with him or other politicians; see the question authority page for the overview and an action plan. Basically it's a Joe the Plumber type of idea, albeit with JTP replaced by "Pete the Prosecutor" or &quo...

Jan Schakowsky: tea parties are "despicable". Here's how to affect her political career - 4/18/2009

... and "shameful." Now, Glenn Reynolds informs us (pajamasmedia.com/instapundit/76900) that she'll be making an appearance at the Peoria County Democratic Women's May Day Dinner on May 3 (link), saying: I WONDER IF ANY “TEA PARTY” PROTESTERS WILL SHOW UP?... There were 3,000 Tea Party protesters in Peoria. They might take exception to her calling them despicable and shameful....

Tea party turnout number: should you trust Pajamas Media or Silver's MSM-based estimate? - 4/18/2009

... Silver, or Pajamas Media and Glenn Reynolds? Silver says that a bit more than 300,000 turned out for all the tea parties (link). And, he does that by linking almost 400 events in cities across the nation to local reports with their estimates of the turnout. On the other hand, pajamasmedia.com/instapundit/76884 links to pajamasmedia.com/blog/pjtvs-crowd-estimates-for-tea-parties-still-climbing: Th...

Hartford tea party draws 3000; Instapundit thinks that would worry Chris Dodd - 4/15/2009

Glenn Reynolds opines (pajamasmedia.com/instapundit/76738): "Hartford Courant: Hartford Tea Party Draws Thousands. That can't make Chris Dodd feel any better" and links to the contention that 3,000 turned out at that event (link). Obviously, letting Instapundit be the Grand Strategist for the tea parties was a huge mistake. There are about 1 million people in the general Hartford ar...

Tax Day Tea Party open thread: turnout numbers, pictures, sanity... (UPDATE: "They wanted to be like Code Pink") - 4/15/2009

... be far under that figure. And, Glenn Reynolds shows exactly where the movement is coming from (pajamasmedia.com/instapundit/76692), highlighting this picture from the Cincinnati protest: 4pm UPDATE: Have they realized how dumb this idea was yet? For an example, here's video of one from Eureka in Humboldt County, CA: link. The fact that 1200 to 1500 supposedly turned out in a city with 28,00...

Instapundit chats with tea party "facilitator" from Koch-linked group - 4/08/2009

Over to Glenn Reynolds (pajamasmedia.com/instapundit/75986) for the latest on the "grassroots" tea parties: PJTV: I talk with PubliusPundit - and Tucson Tea Party organizer - Robert Mayer, and with Tea Party facilitators Matt Kibbe of Freedomworks and Chris Bond of Americans for Prosperity about tea parties and where they should go next. Click their name's link for more on the AFP; ...

Winner! Tea party in deep blue district draws 300 where Dem Rep. got 103,033 votes; 0.2% of all those who voted - 4/04/2009

... have taught us, it's that Glenn Reynolds is not a math professor. The "parties" are using a technique - street protests - that rely on sheer numbers. Yet, the numbers just aren't there: there are only so many "kulaks" [1] in the general population. Instead of working smarter and asking politicians tough questions on video, they're working mindlessly and thinking...

The stupidity of the tea parties rolls on, at much reduced rate - 3/30/2009

... in Essex County is promoted by Glenn Reynolds at pajamasmedia.com/instapundit/75093 and pajamasmedia.com/instapundit/75109. About a hundred people showed up. The Congressman for that area appears to be John Tierney, a Democrat. In 2004, he got 213,000 votes and his GOP opponent got 91,000. That means that the 100 people represent 0.05% of the votes he got, and 0.1% of the votes his opponent got. ...

Three more signs the "tea parties" are a poorly-planned and pointless waste of time - 3/23/2009

In case you needed them: 1. Glenn Reynolds and friends are currently whining about the lack of coverage that the tea parties are receiving. They have received some coverage, but mostly of the local variety (Orlando here). If the "parties" were in any way a threat to the political establishment, the MSM would be currently engaged in a seek and destroy mission similiar to what they did wit...

Instapundit now promoting loony protests but still refusing to just go Galt - 3/21/2009

... Obama supporter and so on. And, Glenn Reynolds of Instapundit is now linking to (pajamasmedia.com/instapundit/74067) wacky protests featuring loony signs, even highlighting signs featuring "John Galt", a character from the Ayn Rand novel Atlas Shrugged: pereiraville.com/scribble/?p=7104 In retrospect, the loonies at the "peace" protests were partly right about the war being a ...

Sen. Mitch McConnell now promoting Randroid "tea parties"? - 3/18/2009

... the video is being promoted by Glenn Reynolds (pajamasmedia.com/instapundit/73766). Needless to say, he doesn't say anything about where the video came from. The grassroots for sure! Assuming this is from the SRCC, does this mean that McConnell buys in to the rest of the Randroid philosophy? Will he be moving his office to Galt's Gulch? ...

Jason Mattera asks Charlie Rangel stupid question - 3/09/2009

... this question. 3/13/09 UPDATE: Glenn Reynolds links (pajamasmedia.com/instapundit/73126) to a Mattera interview by Joe Hicks of Pajamas Media; all of them pretend he's actually doing something worthwhile: pjtv.com/video/PJTV_Daily/ Exposing_Corrupt_Members_of_Congress_with_Jason_Mattera/1508 ...

Is any politician worried about the "tea parties"? (Rep. Sam Farr, Carmel/Monterey) - 3/08/2009

... envious. Yet, the only thing that Glenn Reynolds (pajamasmedia.com/instapundit/72448), Pajamas Media, and their shadowy friends have to offer is a lame street protest featuring a handful of people. Even the fact that at least one of those people was dressed as a clown isn't going to make a dent in Farr's winning percentages. I've never heard of Farr before, so I don't know whe...

"Fullerton Tea Party" was not a "tea party", don't be fooled - 3/08/2009

... about this include (of course) Glenn Reynolds (pajamasmedia.com/instapundit/72439, pajamasmedia.com/instapundit/72434) and Ed Morrissey of HotAir (hotair.com/archives/2009/03/08/fullerton-tea-party-gets-15000-protestors). There's a running commentary on the event here and a news report here. UPDATE: There's video from the rally here. And, Insty doubles-down at the first of his links abo...

"Tea Parties": an astroturfed Koch family movement (FreedomWorks, Instapundit, Rick Santelli) - 2/28/2009

... Institute... Much more at the link. Note that Glenn Reynolds has been at the forefront of this movement and even promoted that internship as I noted here. I also noted in that post his promotion of the "tea party" events. Note also my discussion of the video where Melanie Morgan ranted in Arlen Specter's office; as I pointed out, she did nothing useful. That was produced with th...

Rick Santelli is enough to make me a Democrat - 2/22/2009

... (legalinsurrection.blogspot.com/2009/02/revolt-of-kulaks-has-begun.html, linked by Glenn Reynolds). The anti-stimulus movement is marginalizing themselves by being associated with those whose views are representative of only a very small number of Americans. The effective way to oppose these bailouts is a more moderate approach that attempts to reach out to as many people as possible, that looks ...

Glenn Reynolds promotes Kochtopus, jeering of a Senator, and not fully effective protests; dismisses Katrina concerns - 2/20/2009

It's been a great week for Glenn Reynolds, aka Instapundit. In between sending people off to Amazon, he: 1. Promoted an internship position with the Charles G. Koch Foundation. That's part of the empire ("the Kochtopus") that funds Beltway libertarians ("cosmotarians"). What funding they receive from various entities is unknown, but examples of "cosmos" are ...

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