Friday, April 17, 2009
No, uh-uh, I wasn't there...not me, no...
So, the anti-Obama forces went out on tax day and had their mostly ineffectual "tea parties," at various (small) venues throughout the country. Nope...uh-uh...I wasn't there...
It's not that I disagreed with their theme...or what I believe was or should have been their main theme; that is, higher taxation is not the answer to our economic malaise.
The left was quick with their first dismissive counter punch; i.e. that the right wing loonies didn't even "get" the basis for the original Boston Tea Party. In other words, the colonists, they say, were NOT protesting paying taxes; they were simply against taxation without representation.
Of course, the organizers said nothing, thus allowing the Liberals to frame the debate. Then, the Left quickly chimed in with their "tried and true," line that higher taxes would only be on the rich...or a loosely defined interpretation of the rich. Again, not a peep from the "partiers."
However, those of us in the TRUE ideological middle understand that higher taxes on the rich only produce what I've called real "trickle down economics." The "rich" will never, never, never, never pay (their fair share of) taxes...it WILL always trickle down to the middle class...but the Tea Party organizers never offered rebuttal, (again) marginalizing their own efforts...
And if that wasn't the kiss of death to the project, Tea Party organizers then allowed, neigh encouraged the involvement of "Fair and Balanced" Fox News...
Boy, if ever the libs, or their talking heads at CNBC and CNN, needed proof positive that Fox News is in the tank for the Republican party, this was it...all the Fox folks were there...Sean Hannity, Neil Cavuto, Glen Beck, all the fellas (hmm, what do these folks have in common...oh well, more on that later...).
Back to my first paragraph...no, I wasn't there...good idea, but poor, POOR execution. One of the "demonstration" sites was Sacramento (CA), from where this blog originates. I turned on the television news stations, both network AND cable, national AND local. I must say, it was a strictly segregated fiasco. Despite the constant (hollow) assertions by the Fox "hosts," that there was "bi-partisan participation," well, no, uh-uh, I don't think so...
The demonstrations looked more like family reunions...not only that, but a family reunion in the mold of a high school reunion...in other words, the participants appeared to be getting older (and whiter) by the minute and if the Left just waits a few years...well, how many 100 year class reunions have YOU heard of?
It's not that I disagreed with their theme...or what I believe was or should have been their main theme; that is, higher taxation is not the answer to our economic malaise.
The left was quick with their first dismissive counter punch; i.e. that the right wing loonies didn't even "get" the basis for the original Boston Tea Party. In other words, the colonists, they say, were NOT protesting paying taxes; they were simply against taxation without representation.
Of course, the organizers said nothing, thus allowing the Liberals to frame the debate. Then, the Left quickly chimed in with their "tried and true," line that higher taxes would only be on the rich...or a loosely defined interpretation of the rich. Again, not a peep from the "partiers."
However, those of us in the TRUE ideological middle understand that higher taxes on the rich only produce what I've called real "trickle down economics." The "rich" will never, never, never, never pay (their fair share of) taxes...it WILL always trickle down to the middle class...but the Tea Party organizers never offered rebuttal, (again) marginalizing their own efforts...
And if that wasn't the kiss of death to the project, Tea Party organizers then allowed, neigh encouraged the involvement of "Fair and Balanced" Fox News...
Boy, if ever the libs, or their talking heads at CNBC and CNN, needed proof positive that Fox News is in the tank for the Republican party, this was it...all the Fox folks were there...Sean Hannity, Neil Cavuto, Glen Beck, all the fellas (hmm, what do these folks have in common...oh well, more on that later...).
Back to my first paragraph...no, I wasn't there...good idea, but poor, POOR execution. One of the "demonstration" sites was Sacramento (CA), from where this blog originates. I turned on the television news stations, both network AND cable, national AND local. I must say, it was a strictly segregated fiasco. Despite the constant (hollow) assertions by the Fox "hosts," that there was "bi-partisan participation," well, no, uh-uh, I don't think so...
The demonstrations looked more like family reunions...not only that, but a family reunion in the mold of a high school reunion...in other words, the participants appeared to be getting older (and whiter) by the minute and if the Left just waits a few years...well, how many 100 year class reunions have YOU heard of?
# posted by mediacopp : 9:04 AM
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