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From: kurtus@citywest.ca
Looks like America is full of retarded. Basically all European countries
have a universal public heath care system while America has people dying on
the streets.
Kurt Knoll.
"RichTravsky" wrote in message
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> Lady Liberty wrote:
>>
>> As many as 2 million protesters attend 9/12 Washington, D.C. Tea Party
>> Rally
>>
>> September 13, 1:08 AMColumbia Independent ExaminerDarren Pope
>>
>> Saturday's "Tea Party" rally in Washington, D.C. far exceeded almost all
>> expectations. Local police agencies estimated around 1.2 million people
>> attended the rally, but several news outlets, including ABC and Fox
>> News, said the crowd was nearly double that, with an estimated 2 million
>> people in attendance.
>>
>> Several different groups combined to organize the rally, including Glenn
>> beck and his 9/12 project and former Congressman Dick Army and the
>> FreedonWorks Foundation, but most of those in attendance came on their
>> own and said they had never taken part in any type of protest before
>> Saturday.
>>
>> On Friday the White House claimed they had no idea the rally was even
>> planned. A ridiculous assertion that shows how dismissive the Obama
>> administration and the Democrat-led Congress are of those who oppose
>> their agenda. It is impossible to believe that President Obama knew
>> nothing of the event. The denial is a perfect example of why the
>> President is losing the trust of many Americans. He stretches his
>> credibility to its limits, and beyond.
>>
>> In any case, I'll bet Obama and Democrat Party leaders are aware of it
>> now. What difference it will make remains to be seen. In recent weeks
>> the tea party protesters have been called everything from tea-baggers to
>> Nazis by the left. What will be the consequences of continuing to attack
>> and dismiss a growing movement that seems to be gaining considerable
>> steam and refuses to be silenced?
>>
>> It will be interesting to see how the President and Congressional
>> leaders respond to the stunning turnout for Saturday's rally. It is
>> highly possible that President Obama won't make any public comment, and
>> likely won't be asked to do so by the mainstream media.
>>
>> It's hard to imagine that Nancy Pelosi and other Democrats on the Hill
>> will be able to ignore it, or to hold their tongues. I expect their
>> defiant tone will continue, but it could be at their own peril. While
>> Pelosi, whose Congressional district includes ultra-liberal San
>> Francisco, has no fear of losing her seat in the 2010 election, many
>> other Democrats are definitely in danger. If they doubted that before,
>> Saturday's rally should have grabbed their attention.
>>
>> Rally-goers said they are not strictly anti-Obama, or anti-Democrat, but
>> instead are fed up with big government, corruption, high taxes, and
>> runaway spending. They said they have had enough of politicians who
>> don't listen to their concerns and are more afraid of special interests
>> than they are of the voters. Many in the crowd said they were Democrats
>> or independents. The protestors were clearly from across the political
>> spectrum, young and old, black and white, male and female. It will be
>> hard to dismiss them as being only angry Republicans.
>>
>> Those taking part in the "Tea Party" movement will more than likely be
>> extremely encouraged by Saturday's numbers, and it's easy to believe
>> that it will only grow stronger as the 2010 mid-term elections draw
>> closer. Can you envision the effect a crowd of this size, or even
>> bigger, showing up in D.C. next September would have on the campaigns of
>> incumbent Democrats seeking to remain in office? I'm pretty sure we'll
>> find out.
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