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Confessions of a Tea Party Dodger

by | 12:38 pm, April 17, 2009 | 3 Comments

Alright, I admit it. I blew it. I didn’t go to the Tea Party. I went to a ball game instead. Which, really isn’t a good enough excuse, because even Ted Williams was able to step away from baseball for a while to fight communists.

So, the question I begin to ask myself is: Should I have attended?

In the grand scheme of things, I don’t believe my attendance would make a difference. Let’s face it, there wasn’t a single crowd in which my presence would have made an actual, functional difference in American fiscal policy, public perception, or even the atmosphere of the event. Prove me wrong.

This failure to make a difference, by the way,  puts me in stark contrast to CNN “reporter”   Susan Roesgen, who demonstrated not only her inability to actually engage in the practice of journalism, but, as Michelle Malkin noted, Roesgen also managed to demonstrate her own capacity for rank hypocrisy. While I don’t imagine that her performance will affect the government’s current policy of “grow costs at all costs,” I believe that it will serve as a wake-up call to folks who think that everyone at CNN is on the level.

(Proposed contest: Best job title that would actually convey what Ms. Roesgen does, as journalism ain’t it.)

But back to me, as I am, in fact, better than and more important than Susan Roesgen. Should I have gone to the rally if I can rationally tell myself that my presence wouldn’t make a difference?

The only time I’ve ever been to a protest was walking past a crowd of hippies on campus in Boulder. The last time I wrote a letter to a Congressman, I was in the Boy Scouts, earning a merit badge. Hell, this is my first post on PPC. I’ve never seen what grassroots activism can do.

But as I watch now, I’m already seeing the effects of the tea parties.  Anderson Cooper tried to turn a serious statement about fiscal reform into a joke about balls on national TV. A CNN “reporter” flew her true colors in Chicago. ProgressNow is telling flat-out lies about the Denver tea party.

The tea parties have enemies of liberty scared. And while that’s no actual gain in liberty, it’s a step in the right direction.

So, while I know that my presence wouldn’t have made a difference, I’m certain I should have gone, if for no other reason than knowing that I was a part of the reason that the Olbermanns of the world are screaming about racism and rednecks instead of actually addressing the an argument they know they can’t win.

Hopefully others will see what’s happening, and I won’t be the only person who skipped the tea parties, but still found them an inspiration to start fighting the good fight.

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  1.   Colorado Jones
      April 17th, 2009 @ 2:30 pm

    (Proposed contest: Best job title that would actually convey what Ms. Roesgen does, as journalism ain’t it.)

    If Ward Churchill can call himself an Indian, then Roesgen can surely call herself a journalist, right?

  2.   rockthrower
      April 17th, 2009 @ 2:47 pm

    Best job title for Roesgen: how about “ReichsUnterMinister fuer Propaganda?” (or, RUMP for short…)

  3.   TJ Wihera
      April 17th, 2009 @ 3:26 pm

    The more I think about it, the more parallels I see between her and Baghdad Bob.

    Example:

    Bob: There are no Americans in Iraq.

    Obviously absurd statement, with clear evidence to the contrary.

    Roesgen: Hitler sign guy represents the general tenor of the tea parties.

    Obviously absurd statement, with clear evidence to the contrary.

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