9-12-09 Storming the Capitol.

XGRaViSmOrSX · 09-13-2009, 06:32 PM

went to the tea party in D.C. yesterday w/ my mom. were easily a hundred thousand or so people there, too many to count.

here are a bunch of the pics i took:

here are some yummy compressed panorama's:

tons and tons of people from all over the country. i guess we were all paid to be there by republicans and drug companies....

i will say this though, it was awesome to see this many fellow americans out there demonstrating and showing why this country is so great.

Puma1077 · 09-13-2009, 06:38 PM

great pics

XGRaViSmOrSX · 09-13-2009, 06:46 PM

the entire crowd at one point started singing the national anthem. it was absolutely epic hearing all those voices from every direction.

Siegler · 09-13-2009, 06:46 PM

I guess I can say it's nice to see people standing up for what they believe in, even when I don't agree with their views. However I still think this tea party is being overdone by the media by guys like Glenn Beck supporters who do it just to oppose Obama because they're racists.

XGRaViSmOrSX · 09-13-2009, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Siegler

I guess I can say it's nice to see people standing up for what they believe in, even when I don't agree with their views. However I still think this tea party is being overdone by the media by guys like Glenn Beck supporters who do it just to oppose Obama because they're racists.

the whole obama race thing is hilarious

i guess those blacks who were there to march and speak were also racist.

and yes i agree the media is playing it up a bit but its better than the mainstream media (cnn, msnbc, abc...etc.) denying that there is an uprising amongst the population and constantly saying were all racist and just out to get the black man in office.

most of the people there were white, but guess what...? America is white, were just so used to all these special interest groups being the vocal majority. now its time for the majority of americans to be the vocal majority. but with that said there were people from all walks of life there, and most of em hate both republicans and democrats they want all the corruption and lifers in congress out of there.

Siegler · 09-13-2009, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by XGRaViSmOrSX

the whole obama race thing is hilarious

i guess those blacks who were there to march and speak were also racist.

and yes i agree the media is playing it up a bit but its better than the mainstream media (cnn, msnbc, abc...etc.) denying that there is an uprising amongst the population and constantly saying were all racist and just out to get the black man in office.

most of the people there were white, but guess what...? America is white, were just so used to all these special interest groups being the vocal majority. now its time for the majority of americans to be the vocal majority. but with that said there were people from all walks of life there, and most of em hate both republicans and democrats they want all the corruption and lifers in congress out of there.

I agree with the fundamentals of the tea party, but we did see how Fox news went all over it in Florida a while back and how the other stations sided against it. I really believe though there is still a huge racist issue with our President being black, and any excuse to oppose him people will do it. No one did this shit when Bush was spending trillions on killing people overseas, and now people are rising up against Obama who's spending fractions of that money on trying to save people here. Yes, it's a race thing.

FknTkn · 09-13-2009, 06:58 PM

1. I would have snatched that sign with all the dollar bills over it.

2. Your mom hasn't changed one friggin bit. Now tell her ass to send me some meatballs and pasta.

3. I do not pay any attention to politics/news, so please explain what all is going on with this tea party shit.

4. I wish I would have went, I would have fucked you on the white house lawn.

XGRaViSmOrSX · 09-13-2009, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by FknTkn

3. I do not pay any attention to politics/news, so please explain what all is going on with this tea party shit.

for me the marching shows the govt that were all not a bunch of paid cronies for the republican party trying to get rid of obama because he's black. it was getting the point across that most of those in congress are corrupt and not representing the will of the people for which they are supposed to represent. not to mention the fact that the president seems hell bent on passing legislation and wasting time on issues that arent really THAT much of a concern for the avg american. its all about bringing america's control back to the people, not the special interest groups and lobbyists.

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Originally Posted by FknTkn

4. I wish I would have went, I would have fucked you on the white house lawn. :heart:

omg yessssss

FknTkn · 09-13-2009, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by XGRaViSmOrSX

for me the marching shows the govt that were all not a bunch of paid cronies for the republican party trying to get rid of obama because he's black. it was getting the point across that most of those in congress are corrupt and not representing the will of the people for which they are supposed to represent. not to mention the fact that the president seems hell bent on passing legislation and wasting time on issues that arent really THAT much of a concern for the avg american.

And this is being called the Tea Party?

XGRaViSmOrSX · 09-13-2009, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by FknTkn

And this is being called the Tea Party?

i guess they think were storming british ships in boston harbor...

FknTkn · 09-13-2009, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by XGRaViSmOrSX

i guess they think were storming british ships in boston harbor...

ah.

don't take offense to this, but your mom's shirt reminds me of something a stoner/hippie would wear.

euro · 09-13-2009, 07:53 PM

i honestly have no clue what america is all pissy panty about. every developed country aside from the US has gov health care and it seems to work just fine

XGRaViSmOrSX · 09-13-2009, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by euro

i honestly have no clue what america is all pissy panty about. every developed country aside from the US has gov health care and it seems to work just fine

we need to allow insurance companies to provide care in all states. that will allow for competitive prices. the govt can barely run medicare god knows whats gonna happen when they try to provide care for the whole country.

Harry · 09-13-2009, 08:04 PM

seigler has a point, although I disagree with the racist thing, this is not about race, it's about policy, it's just that this policy is actually going to directly affect people, and I am a huge proponent of people taking to the streets when their government has gone too far. I'm not saying this is or isn't the case here, but it's a positive sign.

RR · 09-13-2009, 08:07 PM

99% of those white people hate Obama because of his policy, not his race.

99% of black people hate the white people who hate Obama, because of race.

mjr4189 · 09-13-2009, 08:38 PM

I wish i could have went, i really do. great pics.

Annihilia · 09-13-2009, 09:08 PM

The Tea Parties were originally an annual grassroots Ron Paul fundraiser prior to Rick Santelli's declaration of dubious spontaneity.

Today, people like Glenn Beck have attached their names to these events, and with it come his neocon followers who now believe they're "libratariuns" now (after calling Ron Paul the mayor of Crazytown during the elections for being one). Beck is an opportunist hack who is riding high on the libertarian message popularized by Paul. He is simultaneously introducing it to the masses and smearing it with his obviously non-libertarian message. What better way to discredit a classically LIBERAL philosophy by tying it to an unstable, warmongering, opportunistic piece of filth like Glenn Beck.

Annihilia · 09-13-2009, 09:12 PM

However, the idea of people upset at the government and showing it is ALWAYS good. Here's a nice clip from the event:

XGRaViSmOrSX · 09-13-2009, 09:14 PM

here is a good time lapse of the area where people met up before the march. yea there were only a "couple of thousand" there

and the national anthem video:

poweredbyhonda17 · 09-13-2009, 10:31 PM

awesome pics, thanks for posting these

Cyrax · 09-13-2009, 10:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Siegler

I guess I can say it's nice to see people standing up for what they believe in, even when I don't agree with their views. However I still think this tea party is being overdone by the media by guys like Glenn Beck supporters who do it just to oppose Obama because they're racists.

GVB109 · 09-14-2009, 01:36 AM

why werent these things covered when bush was in office...

Siegler · 09-14-2009, 02:08 AM

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Originally Posted by GVB109

why werent these things covered when bush was in office...

exactly.

XGRaViSmOrSX · 09-14-2009, 02:10 AM

were there large marches on washington when bush was in office...?

and if anything you would assume that if there were the liberal media would have been all over it.

where were all the up in arms dems bitching about what joe wilson said when bush was being booed at his state of the union speech.

see what i did there..?

its all bullshit. bush sucked, obama sucks. congress is corrupt. we all lose.

edit: just found a anti-war march from sept 07. it was covered in the media.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...091500826.html since there were arrests made......

Punisher11 · 09-14-2009, 06:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Annihilia

However, the idea of people upset at the government and showing it is ALWAYS good. Here's a nice clip from the event:

as much as i did enjoy that clip, schooling Don Lemon isnt much of an accomplishment.

I always picture Don as Tom DuBois in the boondocks

09-13-2009, 06:32 PM	#1
XGRaViSmOrSX HOnDa/SoNy SLORe Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: NY Posts: 20,319 Images: 45	9-12-09 Storming the Capitol. went to the tea party in D.C. yesterday w/ my mom. were easily a hundred thousand or so people there, too many to count. here are a bunch of the pics i took: here are some yummy compressed panorama's: tons and tons of people from all over the country. i guess we were all paid to be there by republicans and drug companies.... i will say this though, it was awesome to see this many fellow americans out there demonstrating and showing why this country is so great. __________________ Last edited by XGRaViSmOrSX : 09-13-2009 at 06:44 PM.

09-13-2009, 06:38 PM	#2
Puma1077 Bow Down to WA Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Sea-Town Posts: 22,875	great pics __________________

09-13-2009, 06:46 PM	#3
XGRaViSmOrSX HOnDa/SoNy SLORe Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: NY Posts: 20,319 Images: 45	the entire crowd at one point started singing the national anthem. it was absolutely epic hearing all those voices from every direction. __________________

09-13-2009, 06:58 PM	#7
FknTkn Shift_Vtec Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Alabama Posts: 8,818 Images: 2	1. I would have snatched that sign with all the dollar bills over it. 2. Your mom hasn't changed one friggin bit. Now tell her ass to send me some meatballs and pasta. 3. I do not pay any attention to politics/news, so please explain what all is going on with this tea party shit. 4. I wish I would have went, I would have fucked you on the white house lawn. __________________ 2002 Honda s2000 "The definition of stupidity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." — Albert Einstein

09-13-2009, 08:07 PM	#15
RR Molon Labe Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: South Carolina Posts: 21,216 Images: 74	99% of those white people hate Obama because of his policy, not his race. 99% of black people hate the white people who hate Obama, because of race. __________________

09-13-2009, 06:46 PM	#4
Siegler Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Montvale, NJ Posts: 23,494 Images: 1	I guess I can say it's nice to see people standing up for what they believe in, even when I don't agree with their views. However I still think this tea party is being overdone by the media by guys like Glenn Beck supporters who do it just to oppose Obama because they're racists.

09-13-2009, 07:53 PM	#12
euro Platinum Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 9,152 Images: 7	i honestly have no clue what america is all pissy panty about. every developed country aside from the US has gov health care and it seems to work just fine

09-13-2009, 08:04 PM	#14
Harry Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,369	seigler has a point, although I disagree with the racist thing, this is not about race, it's about policy, it's just that this policy is actually going to directly affect people, and I am a huge proponent of people taking to the streets when their government has gone too far. I'm not saying this is or isn't the case here, but it's a positive sign.

09-13-2009, 08:38 PM	#16
mjr4189 FUUUUUUUUUUUU Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,251	I wish i could have went, i really do. great pics. __________________

09-13-2009, 09:08 PM	#17
Annihilia The Redeemer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: South Brrrrrlington, VT Posts: 10,865	The Tea Parties were originally an annual grassroots Ron Paul fundraiser prior to Rick Santelli's declaration of dubious spontaneity. Today, people like Glenn Beck have attached their names to these events, and with it come his neocon followers who now believe they're "libratariuns" now (after calling Ron Paul the mayor of Crazytown during the elections for being one). Beck is an opportunist hack who is riding high on the libertarian message popularized by Paul. He is simultaneously introducing it to the masses and smearing it with his obviously non-libertarian message. What better way to discredit a classically LIBERAL philosophy by tying it to an unstable, warmongering, opportunistic piece of filth like Glenn Beck. __________________

09-13-2009, 09:12 PM	#18
Annihilia The Redeemer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: South Brrrrrlington, VT Posts: 10,865	However, the idea of people upset at the government and showing it is ALWAYS good. Here's a nice clip from the event: __________________

09-13-2009, 09:14 PM	#19
XGRaViSmOrSX HOnDa/SoNy SLORe Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: NY Posts: 20,319 Images: 45	here is a good time lapse of the area where people met up before the march. yea there were only a "couple of thousand" there and the national anthem video: __________________ Last edited by XGRaViSmOrSX : 09-13-2009 at 09:33 PM.

09-13-2009, 10:31 PM	#20
poweredbyhonda17 Gold Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: connecticut Posts: 4,765 Images: 15	awesome pics, thanks for posting these __________________

09-14-2009, 01:36 AM	#22
GVB109 Cause Redheads are better Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Billings, MT Posts: 5,555 Images: 11	why werent these things covered when bush was in office... __________________ Actually I was implying that waffles were greater then pancakes, but your logic works too.

09-14-2009, 02:10 AM	#24
XGRaViSmOrSX HOnDa/SoNy SLORe Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: NY Posts: 20,319 Images: 45	were there large marches on washington when bush was in office...? and if anything you would assume that if there were the liberal media would have been all over it. where were all the up in arms dems bitching about what joe wilson said when bush was being booed at his state of the union speech. see what i did there..? its all bullshit. bush sucked, obama sucks. congress is corrupt. we all lose. edit: just found a anti-war march from sept 07. it was covered in the media. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...091500826.html since there were arrests made...... __________________ Last edited by XGRaViSmOrSX : 09-14-2009 at 02:16 AM.

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