IT'S JUST AN AMUSING HYPOCRISY...:

Tea Party Express Makes Way To State Capitol (CHRISTOPHER KEATING, 9/12/09, The Hartford Courant)

For more than two hours, and at times in driving rain, the tea-baggers stood outside to hear the speeches about state and local politics.

Former state Sen. Joseph Markley, a longtime conservative, said all five Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut need to be defeated in 2010.

"Above all, above everyone in America, we've got the No. 1 man in America that has to be retired — right here in Connecticut," Markley said. "You know who I'm talking about? ... If we can't get rid of Chris Dodd next year, we don't deserve to be in America anymore."

Another rally will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday in Waterbury on the town green. On Oct. 18, Markley will be leading a "Dump Dodd" rally in Hartford.

Dodd's campaign manager, Jay Howser, said that the tea-baggers have nothing to offer.

"The great thing about the far right wing, extreme group of tea-baggers who have entertained us throughout the summer is that their idea of free speech is akin to shouting down opposition, drowning out debate, and in Connecticut, encouraging Sen. Dodd to commit suicide with painkillers and alcohol," Howser said. "No responsible American, regardless of their political beliefs, thinks that this fringe element has anything valuable to offer to our country's discourse or debate."

...when the queer party engages in homophobic pejoratives like tea-baggers and pretends it's reasoned discourse, but it makes the press seem partisan.

Posted by Orrin Judd at September 13, 2009 5:59 PM