Yesterday (in honor of tax day), there was a Tea Party protest against taxes on the Boston Commons. But as usual, I’m only interested in the (obvious) irony and humor. Like how the Tea Partiers were protesting on the commons (as in communist), a place paid for by taxpayer dollars. Or that Tea Party protests […]
© Tony Auth Ever get the feeling that the Tea Party is missing something? UPDATE: CBS News reports that “taxes are at their lowest levels in 60 years” following Obama’s tax cuts in the stimulus package. And yet 64% of Tea Party supporters think the administration has raised taxes, even though Obama’s tax cuts went […]
Originally they called themselves teabaggers, until they found out what teabagging was. But now they might get an even worse name: “the party of neigh”. It turns out that Carl Paladino, the Republican candidate for New York governor who is running as a Tea Partier, has been sending out off-color emails to a long list […]
© Monte Wolverton I posted this because it is humorous, but it does bring up a serious point. If we are to believe that the tea party protests are not just racist or partisan, they need to make it clear what they are protesting. As this interesting blog post points out: They say it is […]
In the wake of the passing of health care reform, bricks were thrown through windows, a gas line was cut, protesters spat on a Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, chanted “nigger” at Congressman John Lewis, and called Congressman Barney Frank a “faggot”. Faxes have been sent containing a drawing of a noose, and Congressman Russ Carnahan even […]
© Tom Toles I’ve been looking for a comic about the simmering violence underlying the GOP response to health care reform, but until now none of them had just the right amount of irony. This one is perfect. The Republican party is now controlled by their extremists, and it will only get worse. The main […]
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