Captain America Takes on the "Tea Party"

[Dusty Ayres]

^^^And they know they are, too-they just won't admit it.

 

[bigdaddy]

Can democrats not wear/love The Flag?

FUCK NO! YOU SHOULD KNOW BETTER THAN THAT! ONLY TEA BAGGERS LOVE THEIR COUNTRY!!!

 

[Bad Bishop]

Which is why it kind of baffles me that they would apologize for it now?

Maybe they're apologizing because they know it's wrong to slander Tea Party folk as racist hoodlums.

But they are racist hoodlums!

^^^And they know they are, too-they just won't admit it.

It must be all those pickup trucks that they own.

 

[Sci]

Maybe they're apologizing because they know it's wrong to slander Tea Party folk as racist hoodlums.

But they are racist hoodlums!

^^^And they know they are, too-they just won't admit it.

It must be all those pickup trucks that they own.

That's completely unfair. I know there are plenty of kind-hearted people who own pickup trucks who aren't the least bit racist and would never join the Tea Party, and I'm sure there are plenty of people who drive expensive cars and wouldn't know the first thing about how to drive a truck who are viciously racist and Tea Party supporters.

 

[Bad Bishop]

It must be all those pickup trucks that they own.

That's completely unfair. I know there are plenty of kind-hearted people who own pickup trucks who aren't the least bit racist and would never join the Tea Party, and I'm sure there are plenty of people who drive expensive cars and wouldn't know the first thing about how to drive a truck who are viciously racist and Tea Party supporters.

The definition of "racist" has been unilaterally expanded by liberals. They now use the word to describe anyone who opposes out-of-control government spending, high taxes and overregulation. If that's the case then we should all be racists.

 

[Sci]

It must be all those pickup trucks that they own.

That's completely unfair. I know there are plenty of kind-hearted people who own pickup trucks who aren't the least bit racist and would never join the Tea Party, and I'm sure there are plenty of people who drive expensive cars and wouldn't know the first thing about how to drive a truck who are viciously racist and Tea Party supporters.

The definition of "racist" has been unilaterally expanded by liberals. They now use the word to describe anyone who opposes out-of-control government spending, high taxes and overregulation. If that's the case then we should all be racists.

I don't think people who oppose government spending are racist, I think people who have signs like "OBAMA'S PLAN: WHITE SLAVERY," or "THE AMERICAN TAXPAYERS ARE JEWS FOR OBAMA'S OVEN," or "STAND IDLE WHILE SOME KENYAN TRIES TO DESTROY AMERICA? HOMEY DON'T PLAY THAT!," or "WHERE'S THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE?" are racist.

And yeah, that means Tea Party members.

 

[Bad Bishop]

I don't think people who oppose government spending are racist, I think people who have signs like "OBAMA'S PLAN: WHITE SLAVERY," or "THE AMERICAN TAXPAYERS ARE JEWS FOR OBAMA'S OVEN," or "STAND IDLE WHILE SOME KENYAN TRIES TO DESTROY AMERICA? HOMEY DON'T PLAY THAT!," or "WHERE'S THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE?" are racist.

Well, that only covers a few openly hostile people. What about the vast majority, some of whom are Democrats?

 

[Sci]

I don't think people who oppose government spending are racist, I think people who have signs like "OBAMA'S PLAN: WHITE SLAVERY," or "THE AMERICAN TAXPAYERS ARE JEWS FOR OBAMA'S OVEN," or "STAND IDLE WHILE SOME KENYAN TRIES TO DESTROY AMERICA? HOMEY DON'T PLAY THAT!," or "WHERE'S THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE?" are racist.

Well, that only covers a few openly hostile people.

Uh-huh. Sure.

 

[Gojirob]

It's a fact of life in politics : When you fail to in any way distance, denounce or expel elements like the caricaturists and 'Obama Eats Kittens' sign-holders (and I am far from convinced that they are just a fringe) you get painted by their brush.

 

[Thestral]

Like I said in the TNZ thread, this whole tempest in a teapot gave me an idea.

I'd like some writer/artist combo to show the Teabaggers what it really means to be insulted by comics. Say some villain uses brainwashing or mind control on them to do villainous deeds and is hiding out among them. Or not brainwashing/mind control... anyway, send the most patriotic heroes you can think of, including of course Steve Rogers, BuckyCap, Nick Fury, Patriot (though he'll have to come in late or wear some kind out disguise because, y'know...) to go after them and the villain.

Or make it a minor crossover, let Stargirl and Liberty Belle join in with the guys. Blonde-haired blue-eyed white girls, the villains would never catch on until too late.

 

[Mistral]

It must be all those pickup trucks that they own.

That's completely unfair. I know there are plenty of kind-hearted people who own pickup trucks who aren't the least bit racist and would never join the Tea Party, and I'm sure there are plenty of people who drive expensive cars and wouldn't know the first thing about how to drive a truck who are viciously racist and Tea Party supporters.

The definition of "racist" has been unilaterally expanded by liberals. They now use the word to describe anyone who opposes out-of-control government spending, high taxes and overregulation. If that's the case then we should all be racists.

Pardon me, but, WHAT? What liberals thinks racism covers anti-regulationists, government budget cutters, etc.? Last I checked, racism was exercising discrimination against an individual or group based on their ethnic background. Where are you getting your information? Rush Limbaugh? Last I checked, he and his ilk are pundits, not reporters. I wouldn't give too much weight to what any pundit, liberal or conservative, has to say. And before making sweeping concrete statements like that I'd do some fact-checking and maybe supply a few sources.

 

[Turtletrekker]

And before making sweeping concrete statements like that I'd do some fact-checking and maybe supply a few sources.

Yeah, right, that'll happen.

And as for "liberals re-defining "racism" (And this coming from someone who re-defines "liberal" at will on regualar basis to fit in with whatever BS claim he tries to make against liberals at any given time.), I think someone is confusing "racism" with "bigotry". The word "racism" would seem to be narrowly defined to the oppresion or hatred of others due to the color of a persons skin or their country of origin. The word "bigotry", however, would cast a wider net and can be applied to religion, sexual preference, or any other stupid thing a hate-monger wants to irrationally hate.

 

[Bad Bishop]

And as for "liberals re-defining "racism" (And this coming from someone who re-defines "liberal" at will on a regular basis...

Do I? I don't know what you're talking about.

... to fit in with whatever BS claim he tries to make against liberals at any given time.)...

Either the word "racist" has been truly redefined, or liberals are just using their favorite slur to attack ordinary Americans who oppose runaway government spending and deficits. Take your pick.

... I think someone is confusing "racism" with "bigotry". The word "racism" would seem to be narrowly defined to the oppresion or hatred of others due to the color of a persons skin or their country of origin. The word "bigotry", however, would cast a wider net and can be applied to religion, sexual preference, or any other stupid thing a hate-monger wants to irrationally hate.

"Racism" is the preferred word right now, if you've been paying any attention to your buddies Matthews or Olbermann on MSNBC. They are both pathologically obsessed with the issue of race, and always bring it up when they talk about the Tea Party movement. For example:

Olbermann to tea partiers: C’mon, admit that you’re racist

 

[Mistral]

And as for "liberals re-defining "racism" (And this coming from someone who re-defines "liberal" at will on a regular basis...

Do I? I don't know what you're talking about.

... to fit in with whatever BS claim he tries to make against liberals at any given time.)...

Either the word "racist" has been truly redefined, or liberals are just using their favorite slur to attack ordinary Americans who oppose runaway government spending and deficits. Take your pick.

... I think someone is confusing "racism" with "bigotry". The word "racism" would seem to be narrowly defined to the oppresion or hatred of others due to the color of a persons skin or their country of origin. The word "bigotry", however, would cast a wider net and can be applied to religion, sexual preference, or any other stupid thing a hate-monger wants to irrationally hate.

"Racism" is the preferred word right now, if you've been paying any attention to your buddies Matthews or Olbermann on MSNBC. They are both pathologically obsessed with the issue of race, and always bring it up when they talk about the Tea Party movement.

Never met those two-no buddies of mine.

Please define "normal Americans". Would you be referring to the ones that work at Target so they can pay out 1/4 of their income to day care and 1/4 for health insurance, with 7/8 of the rest going for rent? Or the ones like Paris Hilton, who spend 22,000$ on three days worth of tanning sessions so they will look good at the Oscar ceremonies? Are you referring to the ones who have to pay a $1500 deductible for their 3 yr old son to see a pediatrician when he gets the flu, while mom is keeping the family barely above water with her unemployment check-which constitutes less than half of what she used to take home before a bunch of idiots loaned mortgages out to people who couldn't pay them on homes that weren't worth what they were assessed for, only to lose her job when those self-same idiots collected multi-million dollar bonuses while the housing market crashed? Which "normal" Americans do you speak of? Please, tell me!

 

[Bad Bishop]

Please define "normal Americans". Would you be referring to the ones that work at Target so they can pay out 1/4 of their income to day care and 1/4 for health insurance, with 7/8 of the rest going for rent? Or the ones like Paris Hilton, who spend 22,000$ on three days worth of tanning sessions so they will look good at the Oscar ceremonies?

Are you referring to the ones who have to pay a $1500 deductible for their 3 yr old son to see a pediatrician when he gets the flu, while mom is keeping the family barely above water with her unemployment check-which constitutes less than half of what she used to take home before a bunch of idiots loaned mortgages out to people who couldn't pay them on homes that weren't worth what they were assessed for, only to lose her job when those self-same idiots collected multi-million dollar bonuses while the housing market crashed? Which "normal" Americans do you speak of? Please, tell me!

You're not asking the right questions. How will your hypothetical Wal-Mart worker and unemployed mother be helped in a declining economy with high unemployment, made worse by staggering national debt and budget deficits? What's the outlook for young Americans who will soon feel the burden of $800 billion in interest on the debt?

http://www.heritage.org/research/budget/wm2595.cfm

 

[Squiggy]

Either the word "racist" has been truly redefined, or liberals are just using their favorite slur to attack ordinary Americans who oppose runaway government spending and deficits. Take your pick.

Nope. We're just talking about the racist ones.

 

[Mistral]

Please define "normal Americans". Would you be referring to the ones that work at Target so they can pay out 1/4 of their income to day care and 1/4 for health insurance, with 7/8 of the rest going for rent? Or the ones like Paris Hilton, who spend 22,000$ on three days worth of tanning sessions so they will look good at the Oscar ceremonies?

Are you referring to the ones who have to pay a $1500 deductible for their 3 yr old son to see a pediatrician when he gets the flu, while mom is keeping the family barely above water with her unemployment check-which constitutes less than half of what she used to take home before a bunch of idiots loaned mortgages out to people who couldn't pay them on homes that weren't worth what they were assessed for, only to lose her job when those self-same idiots collected multi-million dollar bonuses while the housing market crashed? Which "normal" Americans do you speak of? Please, tell me!

You're not asking the right questions. How will your hypothetical Wal-Mart worker and unemployed mother be helped in a declining economy with high unemployment, made worse by staggering national debt and budget deficits? What's the outlook for young Americans who will soon feel the burden of $800 billion in interest on the debt?

http://www.heritage.org/research/budget/wm2595.cfm

I asked the right questions-you dodged the answer. Please define "normal Americans". and the unemployed mother-that's my wife, so tread lightly.

 

[TheBrew]

It must be all those pickup trucks that they own.

That's completely unfair. I know there are plenty of kind-hearted people who own pickup trucks who aren't the least bit racist and would never join the Tea Party, and I'm sure there are plenty of people who drive expensive cars and wouldn't know the first thing about how to drive a truck who are viciously racist and Tea Party supporters.

The definition of "racist" has been unilaterally expanded by liberals. They now use the word to describe anyone who opposes out-of-control government spending, high taxes and overregulation. If that's the case then we should all be racists.

Then where were they before 2009?

 

[Mistral]

That's completely unfair. I know there are plenty of kind-hearted people who own pickup trucks who aren't the least bit racist and would never join the Tea Party, and I'm sure there are plenty of people who drive expensive cars and wouldn't know the first thing about how to drive a truck who are viciously racist and Tea Party supporters.

The definition of "racist" has been unilaterally expanded by liberals. They now use the word to describe anyone who opposes out-of-control government spending, high taxes and overregulation. If that's the case then we should all be racists.

Then where were they before 2009?

More accurately, what were they before Obama took office(which I assume is the context from which he draws his ridiculous definition of racism.)

 

[FordSVT]

Back when I was teenager, Marvel writers routinely wore their (mostly liberal) politics on their sleeves. The Black Panther and the Fantastic Four fought apartheid, Man-Thing set close-minded book burners on fire, the X-Men were all-purpose metaphors for every kind of discrimination and prejudice, etc.

Which is why it kind of baffles me that they would apologize for it now?

What baffles me is that things like "battling apartheid" and prejudice are considered "liberal" things. Are conservatives saying they're FOR apartheid and prejudice?