I wonder how they packed so much FAIL into 24 hours?
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The protest organizers were struggling to get the event together. They had originally planned to unload a rented truck filled with a million tea bags into [Lafayette Park], but were stopped by officials because they didn’t have a permit. A woman in charge of the protest announced that the right-wing Competitive Enterprise Institute had generously agreed to display the tea bags at its headquarters a few blocks away. She also said that there were originally supposed to be two stages with events, but the metropolitan police had blocked them from putting a stage on the sidewalk. A woman standing next to me leaned over and said, “That’s big government for you!”
And check out these patriots:
A local think tank, the Competitive Enterprise Institute, said it would allow the dumping of the tea bags in its 12th floor conference room instead. Not quite the same impact, though.
What else could go wrong? Another protest that was planned for the Treasury Department was also scrapped due to permit issues.
How much sillier can it get? Columbia, SC:
Stay tuned. They will bring more stupid, and I will find it for you.
UPDATE: Massive Teabag Turnout in Philly.
I sure would have liked to have had the Tinfoil Hat concession at one of the rallys.
Posted by: Professor Frink | April 16, 2009 at 02:18 PM
These must've been rather small, concentrated demonstrations as opposed to a usual group dynamic of a large, decentralized event. I had about 100 miles of coverage in both primary and secondary accounts and nothing much was observed except for one barbecue... and this was in the Bible Belt, for crying out loud!
Posted by: His Pontiff Lick Monster | April 16, 2009 at 03:16 PM
Demonstrations of insanity!
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Posted by: runescape power leveling | April 18, 2009 at 01:00 AM
I agreed with the majority of the Tea Party attenders. The government is spending way too much money which will result in hyper inflation, a weakened dollar and higher taxes. We cannot afford all this extra spending. I like the protest sign that said "Spread my work ethic, not my wealth"
Posted by: Glen | April 18, 2009 at 11:18 AM
We cannot afford all this extra spending.
Sure we can. It was the past thirty years of undertaxation we could not afford.
This is about the good of the people, Glen, not of the few.
Posted by: actor212 | April 22, 2009 at 09:08 AM