The TeaParty movement dissected (newsweek article)

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**gorgon**

I showed up to one in my '00s-style "militia" gear, and I was soooooo embarrassed. Talk about last season.

I'm still holding onto my vintage '80s "survivalist" outfit. When that comes back around, I'm gonna be da bomb at that party.

**dogma**

reds8n wrote:Did you have to provide your own suit or did they provide the uniform for you ?

Only hair gel was provided. My long, lustrous locks caused quite the row at party headquarters.

But seriously, never in my life have I seen a group of young adults so obsessed with their own masculinity. And I played football for 10 years.

**Nurglitch**

dogma:

You don't get out to gay bars much, do you?

**dogma**

Actually, I spent a lot of time in gay bars in college. Experimental men are hilarious.

**mattyrm**

dogma wrote:Actually, I spent a lot of time in gay bars in college. Experimental men are hilarious.

I went to a gay bar in the Boro cos it was 99p a pint. Id go again too. Unless shagging the patrons becomes an entry requirement i will happily continue drinking anywhere that sells booze that cheap!

**dogma**

Dude, gay bars are the bomb. Where else, as a man, can you expect people to buy drinks for you?

Plus liberal women love men who are secure in their sexual orientation.

**Nurglitch**

dogma wrote:Actually, I spent a lot of time in gay bars in college. Experimental men are hilarious.

I'm just saying that, like college conservatives, gay men seem to be very concerned about masculinity.

mattyrm wrote:I went to a gay bar in the Boro cos it was 99p a pint. Id go again too. Unless shagging the patrons becomes an entry requirement i will happily continue drinking anywhere that sells booze that cheap!

Wait, it's not an entry requirement?!

Happy memories of $2 beer nights too...

**dogma**

Nurglitch wrote:
I'm just saying that, like college conservatives, gay men seem to be very concerned about masculinity.

I'm agreeing with you.

**Nurglitch**

ag...ree...ing?

**Kilkrazy**

dogma wrote:
reds8n wrote:...

...

But seriously, never in my life have I seen a group of young adults so obsessed with their own masculinity. And I played football for 10 years.

The women too!!???!?!!!11

**dietrich**

Tri-corner hats have been all the rage since Privateer Press released the Gun Mage models....

**Orkeosaurus**

Their villain list includes (...) James Cameron

WHERE'S MY POWDERED WIG?

**Wrexasaur**

Indeed. *extends pinky*

**dogma**

Kilkrazy wrote:
The women too!!???!?!!!11

Margaret Thatcher is the proper response here.

**JEB_Stuart**

dogma wrote:Ann Coulter is the proper response here.

Fixed

**dogma**

She isn't quite as manish as old Maggie, though still illustrative.

I would also have accepted Michele Malkin.

**Wrexasaur**

She is at least a runner-up. Wait... oh well, she is not in the same competition.

I think she is in the middle of saying fiddlesticks. Not too sure though...

**JEB_Stuart**

dogma wrote:She isn't quite as manish as old Maggie, though still illustrative.

I would also have accepted Michele Malkin.

Malkin? Nah, she ain't that masculine. Now Elizabeth Dole is a surefire candidate to boot out the Iron Lady

**dogma**

I didn't mean to insinuate that Malkin is masculine. I meant to insinuate that she's a shrill moron who is obsessed with masculinity.

**JEB_Stuart**

Ah, well played sir

**Frazzled**

ShumaGorath wrote:
Frazzled wrote:I like how a group of people who would never darken the doors of Republican meeting, much less a Tea Party protest, are discussing the merits of the Tea Party, based on an article from the rag Newsweek.

I have a fair number of conservative friends, and I've had them for quite some time. Living next to (what used to be, Bush shut it down) the largest naval air station in the northeast for 19 years does that to you. I've never been to a liberal meeting either. I didn't know they had those.

Translation: I'm not racist. Some of my best friends are INSERT GROUP HERE.
Thats utterly irrelevant.

Dogma was in the the Republican club in college. 1. Don't believe it; 2. Who cares, thats college. Thats like saying I was in the chess club in elementary school.

Might point stands excellently.

**ShumaGorath**

Frazzled wrote:
ShumaGorath wrote:
Frazzled wrote:I like how a group of people who would never darken the doors of Republican meeting, much less a Tea Party protest, are discussing the merits of the Tea Party, based on an article from the rag Newsweek.

I have a fair number of conservative friends, and I've had them for quite some time. Living next to (what used to be, Bush shut it down) the largest naval air station in the northeast for 19 years does that to you. I've never been to a liberal meeting either. I didn't know they had those.

Translation: I'm not racist. Some of my best friends are INSERT GROUP HERE.
Thats utterly irrelevant.

Dogma was in the the Republican club in college. 1. Don't believe it; 2. Who cares, thats college. Thats like saying I was in the chess club in elementary school.

Might point stands excellently.

Insofar as any irrelevant logical fallacy can. There are plenty of things you've never been and plenty of meetings you've never attended. Should I list them off in every thread related to them?

**Frazzled**

ShumaGorath wrote:
Frazzled wrote:
ShumaGorath wrote:
Frazzled wrote:I like how a group of people who would never darken the doors of Republican meeting, much less a Tea Party protest, are discussing the merits of the Tea Party, based on an article from the rag Newsweek.

I have a fair number of conservative friends, and I've had them for quite some time. Living next to (what used to be, Bush shut it down) the largest naval air station in the northeast for 19 years does that to you. I've never been to a liberal meeting either. I didn't know they had those.

Translation: I'm not racist. Some of my best friends are INSERT GROUP HERE.
Thats utterly irrelevant.

Dogma was in the the Republican club in college. 1. Don't believe it; 2. Who cares, thats college. Thats like saying I was in the chess club in elementary school.

Might point stands excellently.

I noticed you didn't address the charge. Of course I am assuming you're even old enough to vote at this point.

Insofar as any irrelevant logical fallacy can. There are plenty of things you've never been and plenty of meetings you've never attended. Should I list them off in every thread related to them?

**Wrexasaur**

What Frazzled is trying to say, is that none of us are qualified to make judgments of a opposing political party (excluding Frazz himself). Only people that are actually involved, and as such, likely will not pass any substantial judgment, can do so.

Makes perfect sense... wait... no, it doesn't.

**Kanluwen**

So we can't judge Hamas or Al Qaeda if we haven't attended meetings?

**Wrexasaur**

You're clearly a terrorist Kanwulen, we all knew that already.

**ShumaGorath**

Kanluwen wrote:So we can't judge Hamas or Al Qaeda if we haven't attended meetings?

Thats what the man said.

**Frazzled**

Wrexasaur wrote:What Frazzled is trying to say, is that none of us are qualified to make judgments of a opposing political party (excluding Frazz himself). Only people that are actually involved, and as such, likely will not pass any substantial judgment, can do so.

Makes perfect sense... wait... no, it doesn't.

Not quite. What I am trying to say is that the people commenting are their political enemies. Its like Dick Cheney and Glenn Beck discussing a Rush Limbaugh missive on the Democratic Party.

**Wrexasaur**

Not quite. What I am trying to say is that the people commenting are their political enemies. Its like Dick Cheney and Glenn Beck discussing a Rush Limbaugh missive on the Democratic Party.

And? I am still not sure I follow...

I have a feeling we aren't in Kansas anymore...

**Frazzled**

Wrexasaur wrote:We are clearly dealing with some form of strawman here, as the points brought up by Frazzled barely pass for contextually appropriate.

bs.

You're discussing a Newsweek article about the Tea party. You should stop right there if you want to have a balanced, informed discussion. Newseek isn't either.

Check out actual Tea Party information or at least less biased secondary sources.