California Tea Party to California GOP: Smackdown
Something hugely significant just happened here at the Sacramento Tea Party. Organizer Mark Meckler singled out GOP opportunists who wouldn’t give him the time of day weeks ago — and then wanted to hitch their wagons to the Tea Party bandwagon at the last minute.
Meckler said he heard that California GOP chair Ron Nehring was in the audience. Meckler invited him to say hi to the crowd — and then ripped him for waffling on the massive tax hike ballot measures (particularly Prop1A – $16 billion tax hikes).
Massive boos from the crowd of thousands here against the Calif. GOP establishment.
Will this make the MSM coverage? It doesn’t fit the narrative. But it’s yet another demonstration that this movement is not partisan and equal opportunity when it comes to holding politicians’ feet to the fire for fiscal irresponsibility and fecklessness.
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As a CA resident, all I can say is…
The CA GOP deserves it.
Not many things in this world I enjoy more than a politician (of any party) smackdown.
“My fellow Americans, I’d like to begin by saying ” THWAP!! Ha Ha Ha!!!
I bet that was much more cathartic than phone calls and e-mails. Nehring won’t be jumping on any coat tails so quick now. Ha!
I would have paid good money to see that.
The GOP has an establishment in California? Must be at an unlisted address.
You can find their group photo on milk cartons in many grocery stores.
I wish you had video of that Michelle. I went to the Daily Ko’s website and read comments, the left does not get this and they have to be restless over it. Many independents have joined in the delivery of this message. Good work today.
Some bimbo on CNN got her knickers in a knot covering the Chicago tea party–did anyone else see that? What an eejit–I’m sure she was one the droolers looking at Obama’s trousers…
I saw that… and she seemed to be “Armed” with Freshly handed out Democratic party (Tax) Talking Points & Propoganda directly from the Obama Nazi camp too…
I heard on TV (of course, not the most reliable source these days…) that Michael Steele was denied permission to speak in Chicago, because the organizers didn’t want the GOP to hijack the event.
Might as well make it official: merge the Democratic Party and the “other” Democratic Party together so we can stop pretending that we have a two-party system. So what did all that “reaching across the aisle” bipartisanship get you GOP? I hope you like your new friends because they don’t like you either.
The last nail in the GOP coffin in California. I’m voting NO.
30 pcs of silver said:
With $16 billion in tax hikes, those who did see it are certainly paying good money. I wonder if it took 30 pieces of silver to get politicians like Arnold and Ron to support the California tax hikes and betray their party.
Last week, Abel Maldonado, the ranking CA Republican who was the only CA Republican to speak ant the GOP Convention last year, and the deciding (sellout) vote on the CA budget, made the rounds of local radio talk shows to sell Prop 1A and was smacked down hard each time. Doug McIntyre had him sputtering.
I’ve said it many times, there are plenty of Republicans in CA but no Republican Party.
Way to go! These a$$hats need to be the one’s listening, not on the podium spouting their lame old talking points on how they voted. This is OUR movement not theirs and WE will decide who speaks, and who gets to keep their jobs when the next elections role around.
I lived in CA for over 30 years before bailing 6 years ago. I left for a variety of reasons, but one was that I got tired of all the free-loading liberals living off the efforts of the producers. It’s worse now than it was in 2003. Good riddance.
From my experience the CA GOP is like the Loch Ness Monster and Bigfoot: there have been reports of sightings from time to time, but there is no firm evidence that it really exists.
I can’t wait to see the YouTube of that! I’m about to pack up the kids and get out to our Party myself.
30, I’m with you. I would pay to see an aisle jumper get dumped in the middle…does that sound vindictive, if so, good,it’s suppose to.
This is mainly an American conservative movement…you don’t see many if any dems ever pushing for tax cuts, not since JFK. But he was old party democrat, still looking out for America…a dead bread, not dieing, dead.
Jonathan Hoenig, the Capitalist Pig, also gave the GOP a smack down at the Chicago protest pointing out Bush’s abandonment of the free market system.
That’s what Barry Bonds used to get when he came to bat. The anti steroids in baseball revolution has more support than the anti (never exactly articulated) crowd.
A typical Obama rally would draw twenty thousand people.
I heard Fox mention 100,000 people nationwide at tea rallys. That’s 2000 per state. We’re talkin’ high school play turnouts.
fiscal irresponsibility and fecklessness, they name is C.A.Republican
It hurts my head to say:
“fiscal irresponsibility and fecklessness”
Those words should have never been said of our once great republic.
Look who showed up for more abuse.
Yeah. Like in Europe where they had to give a free concert to get thousands to show up? Let him stand out there on his own and you might get a thousand people to show up – most of them scoffers. I wish Blindmule was here to show us a picture of you in your pink cheerleader outfit.
I bet the auto unions and smokers are having second thoughts.
Only you would not have a problem with a midnight vote for $3.5 trillion budget for 2010.
I could go on but suffice to say, you are the King of Idiots. Does Obama bow to you? Oh, sorry, he does not bow to a King and certainly not the King that you had a problem with when Bush met him.
Idiot
Let the games begin
Ditto.
Yeah, but lots of conservatives have to work. /snark
The Lansing event drew 4,000, but consider there were 9 other events scheduled in the state on the same day.
The official capitol speaker said it was the biggest attendance number that they could remember in years.
At Carson City, NV, Rep. Dean Heller got lots of applause – he voted against TARP, etc.
Also strong against illegal immigration and against amnesty, et al.
GREAT function – now on to the Harry Reed protest in Reno, where 3 Republican(sic) mayors are honoring him at a dinner tonight!!!
lgm, it appears your calculation is based on 50 states, Odoepy says there is 57 plus states, which is it?
1/2 million plus is a lot closer to reality, once again you have no idea what that is.
The obvious, but avoided, point being that these Tea Parties are just regular people coming out with a common kvetch, while a “rally” is an organized event with bussed in people, union “voluntary” participation, and other leftwing entitlement groups.
It is obvious too, that you are an Obama licker, and the gigantic deficit and likely Zimbabwe style inflation that Obambi is forcing down the country’s throat (no apology to Barney Frank), which will put us in economic thrall to China among other, is perfectly fine with you.
You are math major. Run the numbers and get back to us.
There fixed that for ya. Now,
So let me see, 100,000 is greater than 20,000, right lgm? Good to see your math skills are being put to good use. At one of those rallies for Obama, he was the one doing the talking. Now he has 100,000 people telling him and the Congress something. Do you suppose anyone is listenng??
Zing!
What has happened in my home state of CA is the future of whole country. Tax more and spend more, tax more and spend more, tax more and spend even more. We must stop the cycle!!! CA Republicans with the likes of Tom McClintock are regulated to a voice in the wilderness, but his statements are so true.
On April 15th, 2009 at 6:21 pm, lgm said:
Afraid the tea partiers are gunning for your government paycheck LGM?
Awww, don’t worry, you’re a good little collectivist parasite, I’m sure you’ll find SOMEONE SOMEWHERE to suck the life out of once we’re through with your public edu-ma-cation job.
Yeah, lgm, 20,000 lazy, welfare addicts who are looking for Obama to give them a “piece of the pie”. These people would instinctively loot if given half a chance. Just like you instinctively embarrass yourself by your brainless “contributions” to this blog. Oh wait. Pigs have no shame, nevermind.
Check this out, a CNN Reporter who looks uncannily like Marcy Darcy from Married … with Children confronts tea party participants by spouting DNC propaganda at them.
Great crowds considering these are the working folk
WAKE UP LGM!!! This is an Obama rally!!!
it’s also an excuse to go RINO hunting.
Let’s see if Odumbo will draw 20,000 people at his re-election campaign. I think by then people will have woken up, etc., if he’s not impeached by then.
On another note, regarding CA, hopefully I won’t be donating my money to the welfare recipients of this state when I finally move into NV.
And they say people aren’t leaving the state. Yeah, right.
Numbers derived using Farrakhan’s Million Man Math.
I figure the GDP went down some today because so many of the “productive” citizens of this country went to the tea parties …
No objective reporting of the news by that reporter. She has nothing but contempt for the people.
Numbers derived using Louis Farrakhan’s Million Man Math.
a note to the CRP-RNC-GOP here in CA—and to Tom McClintock – whom many of us supported….you betrayed us !!!!! and we thought-tom – that you were different….CRP-no more VOTES for LOTES—you keep betraying us toooooooo!!!
we will be fooled NO LONGER!
C-CS
lgm should be: (Take your pick)
1. Best suited to play a drooling, endomophic character on the cartoon, The Ren and Stimpy Show;
2. Best suited to wearing a brown shirt, swastika armband, spouting Obama propaganda, and answering to the name Eichmann;
3. Playing “pool boy” on MADTV.
4. Ignored.
Ok lgm
How about this math, you say 20000 for a obama rally? Let’s divide that by 50 states also. 20000/50=400.
That is much lower than 2000 just so you know. Don’t you ever tire of making yourself look like an idiot?
And Sharacuda would draw thirty five thousand. What is your point?
There were 700 in Warsaw, Indiana alone, LGM. Do the math.
Glad to hear about the smack down! It’s about time someone put these pandering pricks in their place.
As someone stated above it’s tough staying in the peoples republic of Kalifornia. It is also a good for all who don’t live here to see what ZERO has in store for the rest of the USA, if he gets everything he wants. Pay attention folks it isn’t nice.
Last of all don’t know if I read it elsewhere on here but LGM= Lacking Grey Matter. They show that with every post.
In lgm’s defense, you gotta go with what you’re good at. If making Biden and Gore look like Einstein and Oppenheimer is your long suit I say go with it. Maybe we can get lgm and Red State Septic to do duet – kind of like “Dueling Clueless”
I knew a Ron Nehring in college in Stony Brook who was part of the College Republicans. I just looked up this Ron Nehring. It’s the same Ron Nehring. Wow!
Crowd was estimated at 2000+ here in Wausau, Wisconsin. They weren’t expecting more than a few hundred. History was made today and I’m proud to have been there to see it. lgm, go pound sand.
The Sacbee.com closed comments on this article about the event: http://www.sacbee.com/topstories/story/1783288.html
What they won’t tell it is it was leftwing extremist doing the attacks and why comments where closed, yet they chose to leave some nuts comments about the DHS rightwing extremist comment highlighted on the webpage.
BTW sorry I missed you at the event Michelle and I am heading down to River City Cafe in Old Town if you are up for a drink.
Oh and forgot to mention they are saying the crowd was 5,000, yet it is 1/2 the size of an anti-war protest from 3 years ago that they stated had 10,000, so repeat after me there is no bias in the media.
The number and content of lgm’s comments point to one emotion.
fear
Just got back from the protest in Monterey, CA. This area went 87% to Obama.
The protest was scheduled for 5:00 – 6:00 pm. I arrived at 4:45; the news were just wrapping up their coverage, so the shots on the news were light and not indicative of the #’s that showed. In spite of that, unlike the CNN reporter, the local news coverage here was fair & balanced.
My estimate is about 600 people, which is a huge turnout for a small town. I left just before 6, and more people were still arriving — my college age kids stayed and just reported that at 6:30 pm, the protest shows no sign of abating/dispersing, in fact more people continue to arrive.
Good cross section of people — all races. Lots of union members and teachers which surprised me. Local business handing out samples to the crowd “before they get taxed out of business”. Some creative signs — a few pitchforks! Very cute group of girls about 10 -11 yr olds, chanting, “We Want Capitalism”. They’re Girl Scouts, sell cookies, and “know capitalism works!”.
Abel Maldonado is our local State rep. Several signs, Impeach Maldonado (R), and of course, Impeach Obama. “The real pirates are in DC”.
Some “alternative media” types wandering through the crowd, “confused” as to what this is all about. They genuinely don’t get it.
Much chatter in the crowd not only about the taxation, but the erosion of rights and liberty. Many comments about according to DHS, just being there makes us “terrorists”.
A very lame “counter-protest” of about 6 people across the street, holding Obama signs, “Proud American Taxpayer” and “Stop Corporate Greed, Tax the Rich”.
This movement is growing. Most people saying it’s time for term limits (“No more career politicians”), and to start voting for Independents who are accountable.
There’s NO WAY there’s only 100,000 at these. I was at one in LONGVIEW, TEXAS today – population 70,000.
There were over TWO THOUSAND people there at the rally at the county courthouse. This was at noon in the middle of the work day!
The biggest crowd they had ever had before was 250.
Mad Cow on MSNBC was showing overhead shots of San Antonio live and there had to be 20,000 there. I’m watching Atlanta now on Fox and there are 20,000 there. There’s at least 1 million in these coast to coast. Easy.
I heard and read earlier this morning that there were around 700 TPs scheduled across the country with only about 300 accounted for by Tea Party USA.
And we don’t have a billionaire Soros-type patron either.
If that isn’t grassroots, I don’t know what is.
Opps this should read:
******GAG ALERT!******
Official statement from RINO-King John Boehner:
*My correction. I’m sure he actually meant to use my corrected statement. After all, he coined the term ‘crap sandwich” for porkulus before ordering Republican congressmen to vote for it.
Big Tea Parties in Monterey and San Jose, California still in progress. I was on the road and could not attend, but have been listening in on the local radio shows. It’s so exciting!
Vicki –
There was one in Santa Cruz today, too!
With a decent turnout —
It was on the local news as well.
(KSBW, KION).
Just finished watching Hannity’s show and it was very good right up until he unleashed his country singer buddy at the very end. The dudes song was laying all the blame for poor ‘ol Detroits problems on Wall Street, NY, etc. but nothing about the greedy flea-bags in the union leadership let alone “The ONE” himself and congress (both parties).
It sounded to me (IMHO) as if many in the crowd felt similarly to me, as when those who cheered when exhorted by the misguided singer (and Hannity) were much, much less enthusiastic as they were to all other guests. In fact, it also sounded like many were actually saying “boo”. Maybe just me but…
What a day this has been!!!
USA! USA! USA!
However, as seen on Fox:
Was Hannity trying to turn the Atlanta Tea Party into a Republican event? Doesn’t he get it either?
And now Greta is going to talk to the chairman of the RNC?
I’m going to bed.
Nota, that song irks the hell out of me. When it comes on, I sing that part as, while they are living it up in that New York City town, the unions are shutting Detroit down.
NotASlickFan: why are you watching Hannity anyway? He’s a RINO enabler. He still gushes every time McCain, Boehner, McConnell or any other RINO appears as his guest. He is part of the problem. He is blind to what you are complaining about.
It does not matter what the turnout was today it was impressive. What the professional protesters and MSM don’t get is the taxpayer is usually footing the bill for the ACORN, etc. protesters to show up.
Unfortunately, those of US who pay the taxes to fund those protests have to take a vacation day or leave time from work to show up in the middle of the day. I bet that when it is all said and done there were are lot more of us than of them.
Plus the fact we were “thinking globally (nationally) and acting locally” which was how we tried to “reduce our carbon footprint” instead of generating all the “greenhouse gases” to transport people to protest.
/sarc off /not really
Oh sure Michelle…NOW you are there. I looked and looked and the closest I got was to get my picture taken next to the Fox News Sattelite van. Where the heck were you guys broadcasting from?
Would have loved to have met/got picture with you. Oh well, hopefully next time you are in the area.
Wait…we have a GOP here? You mean there is someone…some organization here that should be presenting the State with a viable candidate that would beat the tar out of Pelosi, Boxer and Feinstein…and THEY HAVEN’T DONE IT?!?!?!?!?!
Gee…and people wonder why I tell them I am no longer a Republican.
Hardly. Most are just fiscal conservatives who don’t have the cajones to call themselves Democrats. If anyone wants to see what will happen to the National GOP if the “moderates” and “modernizers” stifle the conservatives, just look at California. Not pretty.
frontierguy, I agree with and like your take on the song much better than the original. I may be from Cal. but we (my family, are all Country fans–roots in the south).
Pasadena Phil, I try to view all sources for my base of knowledge, enemy, friend, and yes, even RINO’s. It’s the best way to be informed. Sticking to one line of thought leaves one open to cobwebs on the brain and unwelcome surprises.
5 years ago Commiefornia did the unthinkable. It recalled the Grey Satan and elected a Republican. GAS (Governor Ahnuld Schwartzenegger) promised to “break all the boxes” in Sacratomato.
GAS lied.
5 years later GAS has left a legacy of phoney budgets ginned up by the nearly 2/3 DemocRATic legislature, and signed into law by him. The wheels are coming off the financial train now.
Thanks to GAS, the only guy with a veto pen who couldn’t hardly use it, the state is bankrupted…The entire school system could be ended and the budget still would not balance. Every single state employee could be laid off and the budget still will not balance. This is financial Armageddon led by a RINO poser who hijacked the Republican party and helped run the state into the ground.
It’s even worse in Washington.
We have to pry the Usurper in Chief out and his minions. We have to throw the RINO’s off the train. It is up to us.
There is nobody else that is going to do it.
Starve the beast!
“Will this make the MSM coverage?”
Who cares? Why speculate about what others will do, or not do?
It’s as if we rely on the MSM to act then we react, or that we create straw dogs to tear down. Forget about it. The MSM will do what they will do, and it means diddly-squat. Report what matters most, the facts and the truth.
Complaining about what others are doing, or not doing, is an emotional exercise that does not advance the reality of the situation, but merely provides heat but no light. It is paranoia – omigosh, what are they thinking of us?
It is about the message and not the messenger. Challenge the message and victory will follow.
The coverage that matters is that which expands our knowledge of the facts and the truth, which can only be provided by the new media.
Bipartisanship disgust in Dallas as well
Went to the Tea Party in Eugene, Orygun, this evening, being as blue as it is, I was very impressed by the numbers that turned out. Very nice to see, can’t help give a person real HOPE and we are making a CHANGE with the TP’s..
Couple items I feel need doing in the future…1st, hold these again nationwide on appropriate dates, don’t let it die now it’s started. The movement will only get bigger and better.
2nd, somehow conservative ideas have to become part of the future with these demonstrations. The important issues, taxes, defense, illegal aliens(boarders), term limits, energy, putting control of the legislative and judicial branches back in the hands of the people. The social issues like abortion and gay marriage should be left to the states…at this time those issues are killing conservatives on a national level. I’m not saying submit to them, but to fight them in the states…IMHO of course.
I hope we can manage to turn this into some kind of action. I would like to see some petitions like:
1) Tell jon McCain, the Nader of the GOP, to just stay in his congressional box. A vote of “no confidence” is in order and would nip any more presidential notions in the bud.
2) Define some basic conservative values that are NON-NEGOTIABLE. Vote against them and you die (politically only folks).
3) Demand action from those currently sitting. No more rider bills. No more lifetime full pensions. No more free insurance, limosine services, junkets to play golf on the taxpayers’ dime, etc, etc.
This is the perfect time to turn outrage into action. Take the power back from the self-appointed royalty in DC. Don’t waste the momentum.
As I mentioned in the other thread, I couldn’t stand that the pictures that I posted from the Sacramento TEA Party was so small. It lost a good deal of the details and what was printed on the signs and such. Thus, I re-edited them and posted them full-sized and in High Def. Enjoy.
I still remember the morning that Melanie Morgan made the off-hand comment on the morning radio show, to recall Davis, which led to Arnold becoming governor. Im glad I only stayed a few more months after he was inaugurated.
But now Rick Perry’s my man for the day. We’ll see how long it takes him to be seduced by the party elite.
The GOP has squandered what they had, so screw them AND the Dems. Throw them all out – and unless there are a few congressmen and governors that will do as WE say, then we’ll have to start from scratch.
We need to get the mid-level bureaucrats that Obama is installing into critical positions out also. As soon as possible.
OK, posted all the rest that I had except for the few short videos I took. For some reason, WP says they don’t pass some sort of protection thing they have, so unless someone knows how to post them, that’s all I have until next time. I am interested in hearing from anyone else who was there.
And Michelle, sorry I missed seeing you…but where the hell was the Fox News Desk, anyway?
In other news, the San Francisco Chronicle described the Sacramento crowd as “tea baggers”, “mostly White”, and “Republican and conservative”.
Earth to Hearst Corporation: yes, please, sell this POS “news”paper and put it out of its misery.
Was not Dear Leader Hussein Obama at the “Million” Man March? Why yes I believe he was! I have heard, but can not prove, there we actually only 19 men at the “Million” Man March but the good news was only 6 of them had to take off work.
Which causes me to wonder just how many Tea Baggers the San Francisco Chronicle flunkies talked to. The story was probably ready to run days before the event.
according to the irs, 2% of the u.s. population pays nearly 50% of the taxes. that’s 6 million people, probably mostly white, since we are a mostly white nation, probably mostly fiscally conservative, since we have traditionally been a fiscally conservative nation, so if the “right” white conservative people showed up to voice their opposition to this crap, it could easily bring down the government
Or, how many Tea Baggers does the Chron employ (according to the definition in the Urban Dictionary).
Kalifornia Kafir–praat jy afrikaans?
There were very few reporters anywhere that could be seen in Sac. I was standing behind and around the stage for almost two hours, and in that time saw only one “Press” photog. and one news crew. The news crew was from S.F. and was, I believe, the CBS affiliate. The cameraman and I both went through the bushes to get backstage at the same time, and I even told him, “good luck” in his attempt to get through the crowd to get to the stage. There was an NBC S.F. news van driving around when I arrived, but never saw it parked. The only news truck/van I saw parked anywhere was the Fox satelite truck, of which I have a couple of pictures.
I did see one person making notes, but there was no camera present. All people I saw taking pictures were doing so with small digital cameras. Mine seemed to be the most professional looking in attendance, so I don’t think anyone claiming that these stories were written in advance is very far off the mark.
Nee.
It will never make the MSM coverage. If the story doesn’t drool over Obama, or make outrageous claims about conservatives, it’s not news-worthy to them.
How did that leftist talking-head news person put it?
“It’s not sexy and it doesn’t bleed.”
So they don’t cover it.
I was a volunteer at the Fresno Tea Party, worked the registration table. We signed up close to 7,000 and I know that many many did not sign up….some fear of government recognition there. I am pretty sure that the California GOP was not brought up….I was sort of busy talking to all the right wing extremists….from EVERY walk of life…. but I never heard booing….so I am pretty sure the GOP was not mentioned. Also worth saying …I heard not a single vulgar word….and I was on the trash pick up patrol….we could not find one bags worth to pick up….I have to fight a bit to keep down a great feeling of superiority …I mean the others are our fellow creatures….are they not?