Learning from the Cincinnati Tea Party
Getting a couple hundred people to show up on a brisk day in Columbus was a great start to the tea party movement here in Central Ohio. Still, the folks from the Cincinnati area had to embarass us, in a good way, by bringing out thousands of people to protest the federal stimulus bill and the ridiculous bailouts. The White House is now worried about bailout backlash, as they should be. Between 4,000 and 6,000 people showed up in Cincinnati. They’ve raised the standard and set the bar higher for future events, including our Tax Day event planned in Columbus. Instapundit has photos:
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Justin Higgins claims that the Cincinnati “Tea Party” “embarass[ed] [the wingnut right] in a good way”. Well, he should be embarrassed by the behavior of his extremist buddies, all right, but certainly not “in a good way”…
“[M]any in the crowd at Fountain Square revealed their true colors through their obnoxious behavior. One such incident involved the racially tinged mistreatment of a black woman who supported President Obama.”
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“Among a predominantly white crowd that carried signs displaying slogans of aggrieved privilege like, “Honk if I’m paying your mortgage,” was a middle-aged African-American woman waving an Obama flag. As expected, many attendees began heckling her but what was surprising was the openly racist nature of their comments, according to several people who witnessed the encounter.”
“A crowd formed around the woman, yelling in unison the word, “sucks,” each time she chanted Obama’s name. No biggie. But when that didn’t discourage her, a white woman in her 40s began following along behind her shouting “Wel-fare mom! Wel-fare mom!”"
“The ugliness didn’t end there. A young white man held up a poster depicting the U.S. presidents except Obama, as he gleefully noted to the sole dissenter. He then told her, “Let me borrow your flag for a minute. I want to wipe my ass with it.”"
“Others in the crowd chanted, “get a job,” as the black woman began to leave.”
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“The shameful behavior was in addition to parts of the crowd who physically threatened TV news crews on hand to cover the event, an incident also not mentioned by The Enquirer. The crews scurried toward police for protection.”
I am certain that Justin Higgins really does believe that Cincinnati has “raised the standard and set the bar higher” for future “tea parties”. That’s an indication of just how morally bankrupt the extremist rightwing elements in this country have become.
Tacky? yes. But what does this have to do with her race?