More people probably saw anti-Tea Party video than attended 9/12 DC march

Posted Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 12:18 pm

The number of people who attended the 9/12/09 tea parties march in Washington DC is still open to debate. Was it as high as 738,915? I ask because that's the current view count on this anti-Tea Party video. Now, certainly, many of those viewing that video already had their minds made up one way or another, but no doubt many others were undecided and some or most of those came away with a negative view of the "movement".

If I were a tea party organizer, I would have responded by pointing out how the two videomakers (Chase Whiteside and Erick Stoll) were cherry-picking and the like. For instance, the former appears to have misstated the impacts of a bill. For an example of what I would have done, see the post about Max Blumenthal's tea party video. However, a search for Whiteside's and Stoll's names individually with tea party shows no contrary information in the first fifty or so results.

That shoudn't be that surprising: other than community organizing and cashing checks from their benefactors, the tea party leaders haven't shown much competence. I don't want them to become competent; I just want to point out to their followers that their leaders aren't competent in the hopes that the non-Randroids among those followers might decide to concentrate on more important matters such as immigration.

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Comments

Fred Dawes (not verified)

Wed, 09/30/2009 - 21:02

its what happens in third world country just wait until obama gets his 100 million third world monkeys here. and yes obama needs to murder all movements that would threaten his political race power over other people and other ideals its normal if you have a third world leader in power.

hiscross (not verified)

Thu, 10/01/2009 - 01:07

I've finally figured this site out. It's a liberal poison. Sorry, you lose. Rand was right. Liberals are looters. Who Is John Galt? You'll find out.

Fred Dawes (not verified)

Thu, 10/01/2009 - 08:22

Yes John Galt think's he is God and yes people are both good and evil at the same time so whats new?

hiscross (not verified)

Thu, 10/01/2009 - 14:59

John Galt wasn't God, but a person who knew what he needed to do and didn't care what others thought or felt. He was good at what he did and didn't need some liberal to tell him that he should share, or give away his brain to non-thinkers. I find is humorous that liberals talked about being open minded, but can't stand a producer. You put the perfect looter in the White House and now you are seeing the fruits of his ability to produce. That is non-ability. All of us are bad by nature, but we all have the ability to do what is right and just in God's plan for each of us. You see to do good, you can't be a liberal or a closed mouth conservative. You must produce.

Fred Dawes (not verified)

Fri, 10/02/2009 - 03:22

Any real American will never follow the monkey into hell, sad to say this nation has few Americans in it that is why this nation is so fuc@ up. No Real American needs a PHD In front of his or her name to understand facts in front of his face. ( F.Dawes 2009 )

Mike (not verified)

Mon, 10/05/2009 - 19:53

Such selfish bastards those idiots that go to the tea parties. Republicans really are the party of NO. I hate those idiots. They are so damn selfish. The sad part is that they consider themselves Christian when they are some of the worst type of people in this world. They are always talking about their tax dollar and their hard earned money. Instead of thinking about your fellow man you bitch and moan about the costs of the plan. You know that 50000 people die because lack of health insurance. Maybe if the republican's kids, spouses, parents started dying due to such cause things would change. We are the only democratic nation left without such a basic institutionalized health care. Doesn't that sound weird. If it did destroy countries why is everyone besides us doing it. We rather support our greedy ass insurance companies that wish you die fast instead of supporting your fellow American. The next douchebag that calls me a communist will get bitch slapped. I just love my fellow man and in a country as powerful as ours this should have been done a while back. Its time to unite, not as republicans, democrats and independents, but as Americans wanting a better life for our children.