If You’ve Got Money, and You Know It
Wednesday, February 18, 2009 at 4:55 pm
This photo spread from a thinly attended anti-Obama protest in Mesa, Ariz. is worth a scan. First: guys, when you’re going after a man who draws crowds in the tens of thousands, try to assemble more than a couple hundred retirees and confused-looking children. Second: the grand irony of this protest is that all of these people (assuming none make more than $150,000 a year) are getting tax cuts, thanks to the stimulus package.
Third: I don’t know how to interpret the sign “I want a free Harvard education, too,” that’s been placed in the mitts of a sad-looking white kid. I really hope it’s not about affirmative action.
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6 Comments
Comment posted February 18, 2009 @ 3:50 pm
Protesters seem like a case of “What's the Matter with Kansas?”-syndrome….
Comment posted February 19, 2009 @ 10:13 am
Now why is it the Left is always obsessed with race? 'white kid' 'affirmative action'? Lefties are the racists, not only obsessed with race, but always trying to reaffirm their own superiority by seeking accolades for lifting the sub-human inferior minorities. The Left have convinced minorities that somehow they are inferior and that they cannot succeed without your benevolent generosity. Get a clue Lib & stop looking down your nose at people of color; skin color does not make anyone more or less of a complete human being. Conservatives care about character, not the color of skin. Sound familiar? It should – MLK was a Conservative.
As for my grandson, the sign wasn't placed in his mitts, he wasn't sad and he made the choice to be there. His school offered extra credit to participate in the rally (see his sister's sign) although I think the school assumed we'd be inside.
You're a perfect example of how the nasty hateful little liberal mind works. My 7-year old grandson probably has more of a grasp on reality than you do. He understands personal responsibility and the idiocy of grown adults begging for everything to be handed to them. Had you asked him, he would have told you we weren't protesting the President, we were mocking the beggars and the lunacy of freebies attached to the new administration. He's only 7 and already knows you work for what you want & you take care of what you have. Yes, he earns his own money at 7, which already puts him ahead of most liberals. If you doubt he has any knowledge of Harvard, google their Soccer standing and then try to wrap your mind around an ambitious 7 year old who's already planning a soccer career. BUT not to worry, we probably won't be taking away any public funds from the lefties who will discover at about age 17 that college actually costs money and their self-absorbed parents failed to plan for their futures. My grandson already has a 529 plan from Grandma and college savings bonds from his Great-Grandmother.
Comment posted February 19, 2009 @ 10:31 am
Oh by the way, MSM didn't report accurately and that was another point of the protest. We knew going in that it would be either ignored or down-played.
It wasn't a handful of retirees and children – according to the Mesa police there were more than 2,000 people of all ages and all races in front of the school plus a couple hundred more down on the Alma corner on only 2 days notice.
There were also about 100-150 Obama supports out front as well, and probably about 25-30 'Pro illegal alien / Hate Sheriff Joe' people and 1 lonely 'Code Pink' senile senior and a single 'Vagina Warrior' moving up and down the nearly 1/2 mile of sidewalk.
Imagine how many might have been there with 3 days notice?
Comment posted February 19, 2009 @ 6:13 pm
Now why is it the Left is always obsessed with race? 'white kid' 'affirmative action'? Lefties are the racists, not only obsessed with race, but always trying to reaffirm their own superiority by seeking accolades for lifting the sub-human inferior minorities. The Left have convinced minorities that somehow they are inferior and that they cannot succeed without your benevolent generosity. Get a clue Lib & stop looking down your nose at people of color; skin color does not make anyone more or less of a complete human being. Conservatives care about character, not the color of skin. Sound familiar? It should – MLK was a Conservative.
As for my grandson, the sign wasn't placed in his mitts, he wasn't sad and he made the choice to be there. His school offered extra credit to participate in the rally (see his sister's sign) although I think the school assumed we'd be inside.
You're a perfect example of how the nasty hateful little liberal mind works. My 7-year old grandson probably has more of a grasp on reality than you do. He understands personal responsibility and the idiocy of grown adults begging for everything to be handed to them. Had you asked him, he would have told you we weren't protesting the President, we were mocking the beggars and the lunacy of freebies attached to the new administration. He's only 7 and already knows you work for what you want & you take care of what you have. Yes, he earns his own money at 7, which already puts him ahead of most liberals. If you doubt he has any knowledge of Harvard, google their Soccer standing and then try to wrap your mind around an ambitious 7 year old who's already planning a soccer career. BUT not to worry, we probably won't be taking away any public funds from the lefties who will discover at about age 17 that college actually costs money and their self-absorbed parents failed to plan for their futures. My grandson already has a 529 plan from Grandma and college savings bonds from his Great-Grandmother.
Comment posted February 19, 2009 @ 6:31 pm
Oh by the way, MSM didn't report accurately and that was another point of the protest. We knew going in that it would be either ignored or down-played.
It wasn't a handful of retirees and children – according to the Mesa police there were more than 2,000 people of all ages and all races in front of the school plus a couple hundred more down on the Alma corner on only 2 days notice.
There were also about 100-150 Obama supports out front as well, and probably about 25-30 'Pro illegal alien / Hate Sheriff Joe' people and 1 lonely 'Code Pink' senile senior and a single 'Vagina Warrior' moving up and down the nearly 1/2 mile of sidewalk.
Imagine how many might have been there with 3 days notice?
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