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Tea Parties are for sissies...
Hokay.
So I was on my way home from work yesterday and I approached a beat-up Chevy truck on the highway. First thing I notice are the metal balls swinging from the trailer hitch. P.S. I want to come outside of myself, purchase an AK-47, and gun down the person who created this "fashion statement." Anywho... I also noticed two signs attached to the rear window (which I assumed with signs advertising that the truck was for sale), but when I got closer I read, "Proud Tea Party member" and "Obama can kiss my redneck @ss!"
::blank stare::
In response to a growing movement among Americans, Republican congresspeople have created the Tea Party Caucus which promotes "fiscal responsibility, adherence to the Constitution, and limited government."
So I took to the interweb to gather more information on the topic and came across a photo of a Tea Party protestor... 60+ white female, dressed in red, white, and blue, holding a sign with an American flag on it and the slogan, "Teabagging 4 Jesus."
Yes, amanjay, I did find one photo of a protestor holding a sign that said, "Revolt against socialism." 
::Blank stare::
The Christian radio station I listen to while working provided some statistics on Tea Party movement members gathered by the PRRI. 47% of members say they are part of the religious right; 81% identify themselves simply as Christians. 63% say abortion should be illegal in all cases and 82% don't support gay marriage.
So... The Tea Party movement is just a bunch of p!ssed off Republicans? Why do they need a movement? Just nominate a viable candidate in the next election and support him or her. Please dear God, don't pick Sarah Palin or else you'll be shooting yourself in the teabag before your campaign ever gets off the ground.
This movement makes me want to give America the side-eye.
Thoughts?
Re: Tea Parties are for sissies...
Me too, man. How some people are so stupid is just amazing to me, frankly. What a terrible representation of religion they claim to be.
Incidentally, while we're fussing about people, I almost got into it with another atheist the other day. He's this guy who thinks he knows everything, and is one of those people who wants to force his beliefs down other people's throats, which I DESPISE in anyone, even if their beliefs happen to be the same as mine. So he was making all these dumbass statements about how religion should just not exist and how people are less intelligent if they "need" religion in their lives (which, just to make this clear, I profoundly do not agree with). Yeah, buddy. It must be nice to just know all the answers and be better than everyone else.
While I was in DC with the bestie on 9/11, we unwittingly stumbled into pretty much the Mother of all Tea Parties. It was HUGE, and go figure: We were both wearing OU t-shirts, so people thought we fit right in! It was a very interesting perspective to be immersed in this when neither of us agree with what they have to say.
What amazed me most I think was the signs these people were holding. A sampling of them are in a Facebook album (and yes, my current profile picture was from the same day.. hehe). I am all about people expressing their beliefs, regardless of whether I agree with them or not. That's part of what our country is based on: the ability to do this. But some of these signs were just so bad it was ridiculous.
On the other side, since they assumed we were part of their group, people were very friendly. I will definitely give them that.
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Thoughts?
My first thought is that I love you JLimberg! You rock!
I assume that because of religious differences, you and I may have some micro-differences of opinion on certain issues (who doesn't, right???) but I will always respect you for using logic and rational thought to work through challenging topics, even if we come to different conclusions on occasion...and I totally want another Bin31 night with you since I saw a post on appetizers the other day.
By the way, I totally thought of you last week when I gave a lecture on Social Security called, "FDR is a socialist and other Fun Facts You Should Know about Dead White Men."
Yeahhhh truck nutz!
I cannot take a person's beliefs seriously when their truck has testicles.