tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post8977524261807834842..comments2024-03-18T17:01:07.165-07:00Comments on The Provocateur: What Do the Tea Parties Want to Accomplishmike volpehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02999118519606254362noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-20099747392316927982009-03-10T18:09:00.000-07:002009-03-10T18:09:00.000-07:00Hey everyone, get your Tea Party t-shirts at http:...Hey everyone, get your Tea Party t-shirts at http://www.shirts4freedom.comshirts4freedomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16967841863531970824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-80622678685937857312009-03-01T10:52:00.000-08:002009-03-01T10:52:00.000-08:00McCain was born on an American ship because his du...McCain was born on an American ship because his duty was serving in the Navy when John McCain was born. That would be different than an American being in another country when Obama was born.mike volpehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02999118519606254362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-80116727187933871532009-03-01T10:45:00.000-08:002009-03-01T10:45:00.000-08:00I only ask because McCain was born in the Canal Zo...I only ask because McCain was born in the Canal Zone, and I'm not sure that counts as US territory.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-41902905746236731742009-03-01T10:16:00.000-08:002009-03-01T10:16:00.000-08:00I think you aren't right about citizenship. He wou...I think you aren't right about citizenship. He would have to be born in America to run for President, however, those that claim he isn't really an American citizen are conspiracy theorists, and it is beneath me to even acknowledge them. I feel foolish even acknowledging them in responding to you. <BR/><BR/>Folks that claim that President Obama isn't eligible to run for President prove that being a total loon has no ideology and that there are plenty on both sides.mike volpehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02999118519606254362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-79474322668916860532009-03-01T10:05:00.000-08:002009-03-01T10:05:00.000-08:00Mike, does it bother you when people keep bringing...Mike, does it bother you when people keep bringing up the allegation that Obama isn't a natural born citizen? It just doesn't make sense. All it means to be a natural born citizen is that you were born an American. In that respect, even if Obama's Hawaii birth certificate isn't real, that doesn't change the fact that his mom was American. As long as that's the case he could be born on Mars and still be considered natural born.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-7386726861189387192009-03-01T07:03:00.000-08:002009-03-01T07:03:00.000-08:00I was at the Lansing tea party.There were 300 men ...I was at the Lansing tea party.<BR/><BR/>There were 300 men women and children who showed, even in the face of windy, cold weather. Most of these folks have jobs they took time off from, distances they had to travel (I traveled 200 miles each way)for an hour of gathering.<BR/><BR/>This was pulled together by a GM retiree and a school board member in three days. <BR/><BR/>http://michigantaxes.com/wordpress/?p=1410<BR/><BR/>The commonality for all who attended was pretty clear.. We merely want government to get its hands off what we have and are working so very hard for. It has no business taking from one to give to another,to "equalize" or share results.<BR/><BR/>These folks who showed will do so again in a heartbeat.<BR/><BR/>BTW, we also had a failure of any politicians wishing to speak. Some of them may well be asked to join in the future events. If they decline it will be noted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-7109221387458329852009-03-01T04:17:00.000-08:002009-03-01T04:17:00.000-08:00Yes, I'm stunned that Frank Rich is against the te...Yes, I'm stunned that Frank Rich is against the tea parties. Rich isolates one poll. Who cares?<BR/><BR/>The key is not polls, but intensity. Polls don't measure intensity. Polls on this issue, like most issues, are all over the place. Yet, you aren't going to find too many people that are passionately in support of the bailout, the stimulus,etc. The only reason that any of them have any popularity is because of the Presideant's popularity. <BR/><BR/>The fact is that the support for most of Obama's policies is lukewarm. The opposition to it has lots of passion.mike volpehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02999118519606254362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-29514111381831329902009-03-01T04:04:00.000-08:002009-03-01T04:04:00.000-08:00Well Mike, the tea parties have been mentioned in ...Well Mike, the tea parties have been mentioned in the New York Times!!!<BR/><BR/>Hold on a second...that isnt right???<BR/><BR/>http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/01/opinion/01rich.html?_r=1&ref=opinion<BR/><BR/>"G.O.P. pseudopopulism ran riot last week as right-wing troops rallied around their latest Joe the Plumber: Rick Santelli, the ranting CNBC foe of Obama’s mortgage rescue program. Ann Coulter proposed a Santelli run for president, and Twitterers organized national “tea parties” to fuel his taxpayers’ revolt. Even with a boost from NBC, whose networks seized a promotional opening by incessantly recycling the Santelli “controversy,” the bonfire fizzled. It did so because — as last week’s polls also revealed — the mortgage bailout, with a 60-plus percent approval rating, is nearly as popular as Obama."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-27058938730426737712009-03-01T00:19:00.000-08:002009-03-01T00:19:00.000-08:00First of all, who cares what polls say? No Preside...First of all, who cares what polls say? No President is unpopular a month into his Presidency. Bush was just as popular and frankly every President was as well.<BR/><BR/>In fact, that the Tea Parties are starting early shows just how controversial his policies are. Such a direct threat and challenge to the President, organized and from the grass roots, usually doesn't happen so early in any Presidency.<BR/><BR/>As for the second person, first, I wrote about about the ridiculous notion that these people need to be bailed out "for the sake of the economy" as well.<BR/><BR/>http://theeprovocateur.blogspot.com/2009/02/countering-mortgage-bailout-ethically.html<BR/><BR/>In fact, I hav long challenged the notion that this is necessary for the economy since it was proposed even by John McCain. <BR/>http://theeprovocateur.blogspot.com/2008/10/mccain-mortgage-bailout-recent-history.html<BR/><BR/>This has nothing to do with ego. It has everything to do with seeing raw visceral reactions to something that people simply don't agree with. Paying for someone's else's bill doesn't work, and it is isn't something that anyone who's paid their bills on time will ever stand for.mike volpehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02999118519606254362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-88191469793376258402009-02-28T22:57:00.000-08:002009-02-28T22:57:00.000-08:00"Class war" is a gross, gross exaggeration.There a..."Class war" is a gross, gross exaggeration.<BR/><BR/>There are pockets of people annoyed that they being arent being bailed out. <BR/><BR/>But the majority recognize the fortunes of, the albeit irresponsible borrowers, and theirs are intertwined with the economy. Coupled with the administrations attempt, albeit very imperfect, to make distinction between responsible and irresponsible, this shall pass.<BR/><BR/>Anyone with half a brain could see this discontent coming. Humans are very predictable. Your attempt to look like Nostradamus just shows the size of your ego.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-34486876206862231102009-02-28T20:25:00.000-08:002009-02-28T20:25:00.000-08:00He might be less popular with your "tea party" fri...He might be less popular with your "tea party" friends. But...<BR/><BR/>..judging my any poll so far, Obama is FAR more popular in his handling of the economic crisis than Republicans with Americans as a whole<BR/><BR/>So your "prediction" might be nonsense. I don't think you don't know anything more than anyone else and no more qualified to speak with authority than anyone else.<BR/><BR/>As Republicans continue to obstruct and offer nothing else other than tax cuts for the rich and spending cuts on essential services such as education and health, they will continue to slide in popularity.<BR/><BR/>Obama brilliant oratory, mass-appeal, perceived empathy and political skills will continue to bury the Republicans. <BR/><BR/>When Republicans can actually get a leader with a brain and charisma and sound ideas they dont just come across and benefiting the upper class at the expense of the lower class, they might be more popular.<BR/><BR/>The lies just aren't working anymore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-70509256162961868832009-02-28T19:13:00.000-08:002009-02-28T19:13:00.000-08:00TAXATION BY AN INELIGIBLE PRESIDENT IS TAXATION WI...TAXATION BY AN INELIGIBLE PRESIDENT IS TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION.<BR/><BR/>NO BIRTH CERTIFICATE -- WHO IS HE TO TAKE LAYERS AND LAYERS OF NEW TAXES FROM HARD WORKING AMERICANS?Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04011502155494655727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-28999145956833103412009-02-28T17:04:00.000-08:002009-02-28T17:04:00.000-08:00Save it for ten years. I predicted this would happ...Save it for ten years. I predicted this would happen in the summer with this piece, my most viewed piece by far,<BR/><BR/>http://theeprovocateur.blogspot.com/2008/11/coming-mortgage-class-war.html<BR/><BR/>Before President Obama was even President, I predicted that loan mods would turn into a class war and now it is happening. There were those then that ridiculed my assertion as ridiculous and they have already been proven wrong.<BR/><BR/>If you think that Americans will sit by while the country spends with no end, while bad behavior is rewarded, and while an economic crisis is used as an excuse for social engineering, you are out of your mind.mike volpehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02999118519606254362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-25361205986683158692009-02-28T16:52:00.000-08:002009-02-28T16:52:00.000-08:00I'm saving this link for a year from now, when we'...I'm saving this link for a year from now, when we've all seen nothing continue to happen with these Tea Parties.gabjohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17159948075393323778noreply@blogger.com