A double standard for the media
Start here:
Cincinnati Enquirer:
Tea Party condemns Driehaus protest
The Cincinnati Tea Party said today it is not organizing the planned protest Sunday at Rep. Steve Driehaus� home � and that it opposes it.
Their statement:As you all know we are not involved in the protest at Congressman Driehaus� residence this weekend.
Please do not support this in any way � including a drive by for curiosity.
Please direct media concerns to me if they arise.
Says spokesman Justin Binik-Thomas: �The Cincinnati Tea Party and The Cincinnati 9/12 Project have been made aware of a protest at the Congressman�s home this weekend. We strongly believe that it is not appropriate to engage an elected official outside of their official capacity. We are urging our members and supporters to show the same respect to his family that we expect for our own.�
As you remember, Driehaus is the guy whose office
got a rock through the window. His office is on the 30th floor.
We are hearing a lot of complaints from the left about violence being visited on them. Most of these are later found to be complete fabrications.
Now go here:
Jammie Wearing Fool - Saturday, March 21, 2009
Media Outnumber Mob Protesters on AIG Bus Tour
and this gem:
Funny, though, after the Democrats whipped up such hysteria this week all they could get to turn out was 40 lonely protesters and they were outnumbered by the media.A busload of activists representing working- and middle-class families paid visits Saturday to the lavish homes of American International Group executives to protest the tens of millions of dollars in bonuses awarded by the struggling insurance company after it received a massive federal bailout.
About 40 protesters � outnumbered by reporters and photographers from as far away as Germany � sought to urge AIG executives who received a portion of the $165 million in bonuses to do more to help families.
"We think $165 million could be used in a more appropriate way to keep people in their homes, create more jobs and health care," said Emeline Bravo-Blackport, a gardener.
And then, go here:
Washington Post - September 16, 2008
Unions Protest Outside McCain's Va. Condo
A quick-fingered concierge clicked the glass doors locked before protesters could file into the lobby of John McCain's Arlington condo complex today.
The 50 labor organizers and workers who had gathered to call attention to McCain's economic policies and multiple residences then proceeded to march in a tight circle around the maple tree out front.
"They are blocking our driveway!" snapped the desk attendant, impatient for the police watching outside to jump into action as the crowd chanted, "One, four, seven, ten, how many houses do you have again?"
The carefully choreographed demonstration -- one protester held a sign reading, "Can I crash on one of your couches?" -- was meant to tap economic anxiety in a week of frightening financial news.
And then, go here:
San Francisco Chronic - March 29, 2004
Demonstrators take protest to Rove's doorstep
Springtime in the nation's capital brings cherry blossoms, tourists, and this year, swarms of protesters to the home of White House adviser Karl Rove.
"We don't wait around, we go straight to the people in power," said Tracy Van Slyke, communications officer for National People's Action, an advocacy group based in Chicago.
A bit more:
More than a dozen yellow school buses filled with demonstrators paid a house call to Rove on Sunday afternoon. The boisterous group gathered in the yard of his tony northwest Washington home and sent a delegate to knock on the door.
They were there to highlight what they termed Bush administration foot-dragging on the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act, or DREAM. The bill, now languishing in the Senate, would allow young immigrants who have lived at least five years in this country to apply for legal residency after they graduate from high school.
What an incredibly stupid idea -- DREAM. How about these mokes apply for citizenship. It is hard yes but lots of people have done it.
These stories go on and on and on. The conservatives have to tread on their tiptoes and issue all sorts of statements about not visiting politicians houses (as well they should) while the moonbats on the left treat this as one big onanistic party.
Circle-jerk at Rove's house -- pass it on.
Get stoned. Sing Kumbaya. Speak power to the MAN only they don't realize that
the progressives are now the MAN.
Posted by DaveH at March 26, 2010 8:07 PM