Posted by
Andy Zarowny on Thursday, April 16, 2009 11:07:39 PM
The Main Stream Media and
the Department of Homeland
Security must have been in
a 'tizz' on Wednesday as a
wave of spontaneous anti-CNN
rallies were held across the
nation. Right-wing extremists
of all shapes and genders
railed against CNN, and maybe
even MSNBC, too. Hehehe!
No, actually it was the 2009
version of the Tea Party, with
T.E.A. standing for Taxed
Enough Already. Estimates
of some 800 to 2300 rallies
nationwide were held. Crowd
estimates range from 200,000
to 300,000, though some put
the number at well over a mil-
lion.
The MSM scoffed at the whole
affair. CNN video-stenogra-
pher, Susan Roesgen, talked
with those at the Chicago rally.
When an attendee tried to ex-
plain that he was protesting
against the increasing size of
government and National Debt,
Roesgen injected that why
should he be upset? He's
going to get $400 from Uncle
Sugar, after all! Somehow,
the reality that he and his
infant now owe an additional
$68,000 escaped her view of
reality. Roesgen dismissed
his answer and told the audi-
ence and CNN anchor that
the crowd is anti-CNN and
was promoted by the evil
Fox News.
The rest of the MSM treated
the rallies in similar fashion,
in some cases more vulgar.
They trotted out pundits who
added that the rallies were
just angry millionaires who
aren't patriotic enough to pay
their fair share of taxes. Or
right-wing gun nuts and pro-
life freaks, whom should be
feared according to the DHS
report distributed to police
departments last week Tues-
day. The report warned how
returning veterans from Iraq
and Afghanistan might be
coerced into joining extremists
and become a national threat.
The New York Times ignored
the Tea Parties completely,
though they did cover a rally of
300 Afghan women protesting
against restrictive laws. On
MSNBC, a camera crew
covered a protest of a few
dozen ACORN protesters in
front of the AIG headquarters.
Such was how the MSM
reacted to the ground swell
of public angst to big govern-
ment.
Many rallies had over 10,000
participants. Atlanta's was
perhaps the largest, with over
20,000 attending. Most of the
rallies forbid politicians from
giving speeches. The theme
of the day was that wasteful
spending from both major
political parties had to stop.
That the nation's march to-
wards Socialism would not
be tolerated.
In Texas, Governor Rick
Perry did speak at three such
rallies. He repeated his call
from this Tuesday to support
legislation in the Texas state
house to invoke the 10th
Amendment. Perry is against
accepting some of the Obama
stimulus money due to the
conditions attached. The
stimulus requires changes
and new programs, but only
funds these for one year.
The MSM claims that Perry
is advocating that Texas will
secede from the union. But
all Perry is doing is reminding
Washington that the Federal
government is an agent of
the 'several states', not the
other way around.
New rallies are planned for
July 4th. Where these will
lead and what impact they
will have in future elections
is unclear. What is certain
is that the mood in the coun-
try is not good for Obama or
the Congress. But wiith
Obama losing a percentage
point a week in favorables
and Congress even lower,
we may in fact see some
REAL CHANGE, soon!