Congressional Rep. Michelle Bachman invited the "tea partiers" to descend on the Capitol today in an effort to scare (her words, not mine) lawmakers against voting for Obama's health care reform.
True to form, they showed up, though not in as many numbers as in the past.
But what they didn't have in numbers, they made up in crazy. Sorry but I can't be nice to people who have no problem with holding up the following images:
A closer view of the picture is here:
The sign supposedly reads “National Socialist Health Care: Dachau, Germany – 1945”
So, using images of the unfortunate souls who were murdered by the Nazis in concentration camps is now the work of patriots?
I have a friend who constantly whines how the tea party people are being misunderstood. He says that they are unfairly being labeled as a nasty unruly mob of ignorant people led by the nose by demagogues like a farmer would lead a herd of oxen to the slaughter.
I say that the above description of tea baggers is being too nice.
And before you all not think that there is no lgbt connection to the above monstrosity, think again. According to various sites, not only did Bachman invite these folks but other members of Congress welcomed them with open arms, including Tom Akin and Steve King.
I've talked about Akin and King (along with Bachman) before.
They were three of the 52 Congressional leaders who signed that ugly lying letter against Obama appointee Kevin Jennings, falsely accusing him of overlooking the sexual abuse of a child.
King's office, you will remember, orchestrated the letter and sent it out even after being informed that the charge was false.
In addition, the three Congressional leaders not only attended an anti-gay right-wing conference called "How to Take Back America" but also took pictures with Brian Camenker, the head of the anti-gay hate group, Mass Resistance.
In all fairness, I don't think Bachman or Congressional leaders who supported the tea baggers knew of or advocated the above image.
But is it right to encourage folks who have that type of mentality?
I seriously doubt they scared lawmakers, but they are scaring the hell out of me.
This entire blog is the epitome of hypocrisy.
ReplyDeleteDid you have a problem with the people after the 2004 election in San Francisco who burned dummies of President Bush, held up anarchy/communism signs, or burned American flags?
It's both sides. Wake the fuck up. This blog terribly disappointed me today.
Dear Alex,
ReplyDeleteI want you to know that I will be up all night ruminating over your disappointment.
Seriously though, this blog wasn't around in 2004.
In your ramblings, you do have a point. Hatred on BOTH sides should be condemned. However please point out where Congressional leaders were actually encouraging folks to "scare" people with their opposition to Bush's election. I don't remember seeing Fox News pushing the anti-Bush protestors up like they have done to the teabaggers.
The point is about access. The tea baggers are being led by the nose and in some cases encouraged by people who should know better, who have more influence and access.
And rather than taking this point in, folks like you try to minimize the danger of this sort of thing by saying "well THE LIBERALS did it too, so THERE!"
It's like talking to a child rather than an adult who should and probably does know better.
I haven't heard of anyone in Congress who encouraged messages like this.
ReplyDeleteYes, congressmen supporting health care "reform" should be scared. America does NOT WANT what Obama, Pelosi, and Reid want.
But no one in Congress has encouraged images like this.
Some folks pretended as if they didn't see the signs, which is an ugly form of tacit approval
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty sure the signs were in the minority.
ReplyDeleteBut I wouldn't mind if they weren't.
The Nazis were the National SOCIALIST Party.
They were leftists.
They took over the car industry, the banks, and health care.
Alex, I'm not going to get into an argument/discussion about what the Nazis did. The point is even if it was only one sign, it still shows a serious lack of taste. How can anyone take this movement seriously if they are doing things like this?
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