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Friday, April 15, 2011

Politics "What If You Threw a Tea Party and No One Came?"

Posted by Goldy on Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 6:14 PM

Patriots crowd the room at the inaugural meeting of the Tea Party of Kirkland, Redmond and Woodinville

Woodinville Patch
Patriots crowd the room at the inaugural meeting of the Tea Party of Kirkland, Redmond and Woodinville

"What if you threw a Tea Party and no one came?" That's the question Caitlin Moran of the Woodinville Patch asks after only eight people showed up at the inaugural meeting of the Tea Party of Kirkland, Redmond and Woodinville.

Although attendance was low at Monday's meeting, Woody Hertzog, the state's Tea Party organizer, said the local chapter could pick up members as time goes on.

Again, you gotta wonder if Washington State Attorney General and 2012 gubernatorial hopeful Rob McKenna hitched himself to the right wagon by embracing the Tea Party after years of honing his faux-moderate image? I mean, the Tea Party sure is beginning to look like the MySpace of politics....

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LL Bean called, they want their quilted faux riding jacket and lime green Big Shirt back. Also, Michelle Duggar says, "Are you done with my hair yet, I need it for church."

Posted by Canuck on April 15, 2011 at 6:21 PM

Is that what when the Koch stop pouring money into that patriot movement? In the picture, it looks like Dick Cheney made it to the meeting at least.

Posted by biffp on April 15, 2011 at 6:44 PM

maybe all their mothers died last night.

did ya think about that?!?

Posted by pissy mcslogbot on April 15, 2011 at 6:55 PM

Okay, so I have a suggestion. You know how Mormons have Magic Underpants, and they are about 2 months away from ruling the world? Well, if the Teaparty really wants to get ahead, I think they should wear these under all of their ill-fitting poly-blend suits:
http://www.dlisted.com/node/41601

They're called Junderwear, like Jeggings, but shorter...

Posted by Canuck on April 15, 2011 at 6:58 PM

OMG Canuck! I was just about to eat dinner, then looked at those and envisioned the pot-bellied teabaggers wearing those under their American flag shirts and now I have no appetite whatsoever.

Posted by StuckInUtah on April 15, 2011 at 7:36 PM

StuckInUtah, appetite control is just one of the services I provide. The next time you are tempted by a Ben & Jerry's Cherry Garcia bar, just let me know, and I will hook you up with an appropriate photo. :)

Posted by Canuck on April 15, 2011 at 8:07 PM

Right now it's the pint of Coffee Heath Bar Crunch sitting in the freezer...
I'd offer to hook you up with the magic undies in return, but I lack the temple recommend and all the other fun stuff required to get them.

Posted by StuckInUtah on April 15, 2011 at 8:49 PM

Myspace of politics for the win. I've always thought it funny when people assume that the Tea Party will become a permanent part of politics, or any time a fad is viewed as forever.

Let the Tea Party become the Zubaz of politics!

Posted by Y

on April 15, 2011 at 10:11 PM

I really wanted the Tea Party to stick around forever, splintering off into their own party, disenfranchised for all time.

Posted by Andy on April 15, 2011 at 11:03 PM

"the myspace of politics". bra-fucking-vo, goldy. bra-fucking-vo.

Posted by Adrian Ryan on April 16, 2011 at 12:55 AM

I don't want to be at any party where no one comes.

Posted by TotesFierce

on April 16, 2011 at 12:59 AM

No, they're just breathing hard after their big shopping trip to Costco to get big boxes of Corn Dogs.

Posted by Karlheinz Arschbomber

on April 16, 2011 at 1:05 AM

Ahhhh, Goldy, playing the amateurs game. Yes, McKenna has to play to the wackos for the primary but it's the general election that counts. All politicians play to the lunatics like you and the teabaggers, bit cone election day and governance, it's us in the center that counts. It's our votes they seek. You? You're irrelevant once your man is in office; didn't you notice Obama kicked you overboard the day he got elected?

Posted by At least my vote counts on April 16, 2011 at 8:23 AM

"Back in August, only about six people showed up for the first meeting of the Sammamish-Issaquah-North Bend Tea Party, Hertzog said. Now, he says, that chapter has the most members out of any Tea Party group in the Seattle metro area."

So...nine?

Posted by Cow on April 16, 2011 at 8:27 AM

Funniest photo of the week.

Posted by Fnarf

on April 16, 2011 at 8:53 AM

that in a publicly funded meeting hall? like a school?

Posted by aardvark on April 16, 2011 at 10:20 AM

13 just because you are apart of the generally brilliant 8% of undecideds doesn't mean you are right about any of your views. get over yourself asswipe.

Posted by aardvark on April 16, 2011 at 10:23 AM

Now if we could just get the media to quit reporting their every move, and givng la palin air time, we'd be taking a giant step back to sanity....

Posted by refusetofear on April 16, 2011 at 11:43 AM

top story on faux news tonight, with no reporting on the low attendance - followed soon by a special feature and a running crawl on CNN and MSNBC (morning joe, sponsored by STARBUCKS!!!!, only)

Posted by amandaruth on April 16, 2011 at 2:16 PM

I don't get it, since every American is a patriot, why didn't they all show up?

Posted by LiberalPatriot on April 16, 2011 at 2:27 PM

How come the Koch Brothers did not offer a door prize, like a $1000 or year's supply of oil?

Posted by LiberalPatriot on April 16, 2011 at 2:30 PM