Collecting Those "Teaparty" Photos
Via davidwilford, theweaselking, and fortysevenbteg (although, ahem, I had to track down the actual flickr sites myself; I'll go into my giving proper credit rant later).
Click on the pictures for the whole photo set. I admit that each photo represents the most egregious of their bunch, so if that's all you're after don't bother, but it's still illuminating to see the other photos, and the comments they provoked.
From wools (Flickr) in Houston.
From cometstarmoon (Flickr) in Madison.
From bsmechanic (DailyKos) in Chicago.
And a final word from Paul Krugman in the 12 April 2009 New York Times:Last but not least: it turns out that the tea parties don’t represent a spontaneous outpouring of public sentiment. They’re AstroTurf (fake grass roots) events, manufactured by the usual suspects. In particular, a key role is being played by FreedomWorks, an organization run by Richard Armey, the former House majority leader, and supported by the usual group of right-wing billionaires. And the parties are, of course, being promoted heavily by Fox News.
Click on the pictures for the whole photo set. I admit that each photo represents the most egregious of their bunch, so if that's all you're after don't bother, but it's still illuminating to see the other photos, and the comments they provoked.
From wools (Flickr) in Houston.
From cometstarmoon (Flickr) in Madison.
From bsmechanic (DailyKos) in Chicago.
And a final word from Paul Krugman in the 12 April 2009 New York Times:Last but not least: it turns out that the tea parties don’t represent a spontaneous outpouring of public sentiment. They’re AstroTurf (fake grass roots) events, manufactured by the usual suspects. In particular, a key role is being played by FreedomWorks, an organization run by Richard Armey, the former House majority leader, and supported by the usual group of right-wing billionaires. And the parties are, of course, being promoted heavily by Fox News.