[kj] OT: Tender, moving YouTube video

[The Exorcist]

You judge before you hear of anything I have to say? I expected more from you.

By attacking something that does not exist as a means of trying to 
defeat it, you simply emphasize
the point of a certain group of people not being able to hear 
anything out and go around with their
blinders on.

At 01:16 AM 4/18/2009, Brendan Quinn wrote:

>The other side's protest is a manipulation from the top down made to 

>look like a grass roots movement though, that pretty much renders 

>anything you're going to say suspect in my book. It's a shame 

>because any legitimate debate they might have is sullied when you 

>know their method is deceptive.

>

>

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>Subject: Re: [kj] OT: Tender, moving YouTube video

>

>I was merely quoting your words. Maybe I put to much emphasis on words that

>people say and should've thought "maybe he means protest or demonstrate"?

>I did, but then wondered why the choice word of riot came up. I 

>guess that sometimes

>I'm just not so quick on the button. You'll have to forgive me.

>

>I'll be responding to the astro-turfing in a bit.

>

>It is amazing, however, that when one side protests is all for valid 

>reasons. When they other side protests

>it's all because they are a bunch of losers.

>

>Will write more later (though I promise not to turn this into 

>another 800 response email thread)

>(Twisted the fuck outa my ankle and gotta ice it down right now. And 

>on the first NICE day of 2009!)

>

>Cheers Oli!

>

>

>"> Since the Obama administration has cut taxes for 95% of Americans,

> > including the working and middle class, but has promised (yet has not

> > yet delivered) to raise taxes on income over $250,000 - to raise these

> > taxes to LESS THAN THEY WERE UNDER REAGAN, it means we are living in a

> > socialist, totalitarian society. So we gotta riot.

> >

> > -Oliver"

>

>

>At 10:35 AM 4/17/2009, B. Oliver Sheppard wrote:

>

>Who said there were tea party "riots"???

>

>I never did. I just pointed out the truth, which is that they are 

>'astro-turf' (fake grass roots), corporate directed anti-Obama 

>events designed to give vent to sore losers from the 2008 POTUS election.

>

>

>As far as the teabagging fests, which looked like the worst Sarah 

>Palin rallies from last year, this man is my hero:

>

>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkOwsIIIe5I

>

>

>He 'infiltrated' a tea party and actally said something that was 

>true. He's got big bals for doing that, because most of the people 

>at them are nuts. Accordingly, he gets booed.

>

>-Oliver

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