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Friday, April 15, 2011

2012 / Politics Rob McKenna Addresses His Base

Posted by Goldy on Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 4:52 PM

WA Attorney General Rob McKenna addresses his base at todays Tax Day Tea Party rally.

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WA Attorney General Rob McKenna addresses his base at today's Tax Day Tea Party rally.

Literally dozens of "average taxpayers" showed up at today's Tax Day Tea Party rally in Bellevue to hear Washington State Attorney General Rob McKenna speak. Who knew that "the majority of people" amount to fewer than a hundred? Though I guess it's not fair to make fun of the light turnout at today's highly publicized event, considering that unlike most union members, teabaggers have "families to raise, jobs to do and businesses to keep afloat."

That said, you gotta wonder if McKenna might want to rethink his political calculus of running to the hard right when he compares the turnout at today's Tea Party, um, tea party, to the crowds at last week's labor rally?

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The same guy with the same sign was in front of Mount Si High School today protesting the Day of Silence...saw him on my way to work....weird.

Posted by SnoquAlmie on April 15, 2011 at 4:59 PM

I wonder though, what the voting participation of the two groups is?

Posted by Steven Bradford

on April 15, 2011 at 5:00 PM

Same guy with the same sign was in front of
Mount Si High School today. I saw him on the way to work. Weird.

Posted by Snoquality on April 15, 2011 at 5:03 PM

I thought most teabaggers were either unemployed or government workers.

Posted by Fnarf

on April 15, 2011 at 5:07 PM

From what I've seen of their "rallies", I'd say most of them are retired...

Posted by COMTE

on April 15, 2011 at 5:09 PM

Did these brainiacs forget that tax day is posponed to April 18 this year?

Posted by Matt from Denver on April 15, 2011 at 5:21 PM

Funny how being gay = destruction, but the only people trying to destroy anything are the people against it.

Posted by erly on April 15, 2011 at 5:21 PM

@ 7 - Excellent comment.

Posted by merry on April 15, 2011 at 5:56 PM

They held a similar rally in Olympia today. The line stretched about a block long. It was smaller than my graduating HS class. Their signs were sure big! (Paid for by the Heritage Institute or the Koch bros, no doubt.)

Posted by Some Old Nobodaddy Logged In on April 15, 2011 at 6:01 PM

To go by their signs, Democrats are concerned about things that actually affect them, like jobs, and Teabaggers (sorry, Chicago Fan) are concerned about things that don't affect them at all, like the gay "lifestyle."

Posted by Canuck on April 15, 2011 at 6:05 PM

Ron Paul fucked the Tea Party when he went after Medicare.

Posted by six shooter on April 15, 2011 at 8:46 PM

and 50% of that turnout was incredulous media, curious freak-watchers, and embarrassed third parties caught at the wrong place at the wrong time. betcha 5-bucks.

Posted by Adrian Ryan on April 16, 2011 at 1:00 AM