Even the error made in describing the situation with “the guitar player” highlights both the superiority of the medium AND the messenger – note that TL James NOT ONLY commented on the response by the individual involved, but acted quickly to correct the mistake IN THE ARTICLE itself.

Try that with a newspaper or television broadcast – if you can even reach the reporter at all, and if he/she cares to do anything about it, you MIGHT get a correction buried on page A17 or a 10-second blurb on the lunchtime broadcast…

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And while I too could give a hoot about the manufactured outrage of the Michael Huttners of the world, that kind of negative coverage poisons the well against the real message of the Tea Parties (fiscal responsibility and small government) for those who are open to these ideas but are hesitant for now to get involved.

Such casual use of the symbol tends, in my opinion, to trivialize the evils which it ultimately came to symbolize…and I think much the same thing about casual use of the hammer-and-sickle.

To compare Obama (or Bush, for that matter) to Hitler or Lenin is not to directly relate to their historical fame (i.e. mass genocide), rather to the threat of such similarities in policy. When our political leaders push for totalitarianism, history shows the consequences. I am not blaming Bush or Obama for genocide – rather warning that all cases of Social Collectivism and Totalitarianism have led to historically grim results. We need to stay aware of historical trends… which is precisely in line with the theme of the Tea Party – that large government, intrusive government, and government aimed at targetting political dissidents is dangerous.

I shared these same concerns with anyone questioning my sign – though those photographing from a distance were free and likely to draw their own preconceived notions about the intent of such propganda at a rally. My opinion, perfectly in place. Thoughts?

(Roll Call) — Roll Call newspaper reports that House Democratic leaders on Wednesday “shrugged off” efforts to turn April 15 into a day of “nationwide ‘tea parties’ aimed at protesting tax hikes and wasteful spending.”

In an interview on FOX TV in San Francisco, “Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) chalked up the GOP grass-roots effort as ‘AstroTurf.’ … ‘This initiative is funded by the high end; we call it AstroTurf, it’s not really a grass-roots movement.”

The story goes on to report that one senior Democratic aide “has been circulating a document to the media that debunks the effort as one driven by corporate lobbyists and attended by neo-Nazis.”

The tea parties are “‘not really all about average citizens,’ the document continues, saying neo-Nazis, militias, secessionists and racists are attending them.”

Funny – I was at the Tax Day Tea Party in Denver, and didn’t observe a single Neo-Nazi, militia member, secessionist or racist. Maybe they were stealthily infiltrating the crowd while disguising their true identity and affiliation?

Oh, wait – that was the Leftists! My bad…