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Report: Tea Party's Favorite Snake Needs Government Aid

Aug 28, 2011 19:37

Since the tea party movement rose to prominence in early 2009, the yellow "Don't Tread on Me" flag has been a ubiquitous presence at everything from health care protests to campaign stops. It features the Revolutionary War-era slogan, along with a coiled rattlesnake, because, as Benjamin Franklin explained, the rattler "never begins an attack, nor ( Read more... )

libertarian party, environmentalism, animal rights

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arisma August 29 2011, 16:58:27 UTC

I DON'T CARE IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANY FUCKING FEET BOOTSTRAPS YOU SLITHERY MONEY-GRUBBER!

hammersxstrings August 29 2011, 17:24:09 UTC

never begins an attack, nor, when once engaged, ever surrenders."

does that mean we eventually are going to have to cut off the tea party's head with a shovel? cause i'd like to volunteer for that...

also tea party, why the eff can't you come up with something original, instead of always stealing shit from people who lived over 200 years ago? bets are on that some of the founding fathers would've slapped a few of you right in the face

/rage

kittymink August 29 2011, 17:35:32 UTC

I always liked this flag because it had a snake on it and I like snakes. Sucks that Teahaggers claimed it for themselves.

The bear on the California flag is a grizzly which are *extinct* in California. Having a bear on your flag is badass but not so much when you've killed them all. Poor bears. I like bears too.

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lady_deirdre August 30 2011, 08:07:53 UTC

That'd be a hoot.

sankaku_atama August 29 2011, 17:50:03 UTC

..."Agenda 21," which they fear will force humans to live in designated areas and turn the rest of the planet into protected biosphere reserves.

And this is a bad thing? Oh, wait; ruthlessly and irresponsibly exploiting the world's resources is our god-given right. How silly of me to forget.