The headline says it all; "Modern-Day Tea Parties Give Taxpayers Chance to Scream for Better Representation" at FOX News. It's actually a much better headline than the reliably biased FOX might've expected, since the word "scream" almost perfectly captures the shrill, panicked stupidity and gullibility of the "teabaggers" (go ahead and snicker at that word, I'll wait). These people don't protest, they don't demand, they just freak out. The only way this headline could've been better is if it had said the protesters "shriek."
FOX has been shameless in promoting the "Tea Bag Protests" to be held tomorrow on tax day. This isn't much of a surprise, since these protests are pure astroturf -- put together by conservative front groups and corporate lobbyists. No doubt, many of the protesters themselves are sincere, but there's just as little doubt that many of the protesters themselves are chumps. In the conservative movement, you never have much trouble finding gullible fools to dance around angrily for TV cameras. If you can convince someone that handing out federal money to capitalists is "socialism," you can convince that person of anything. You have to tell your average movement conservative what they're supposed to be angry about, because it's a sure bet they wouldn't know without the heads-up.
"The grassroots phenomenon, while largely ignored in the mainstream press, has caught fire on the Internet, where platforms like Facebook and Twitter have served as launching pads for demonstrations," says FOX's article. The truth is that if it weren't so heavily promoted by right wing media, it's likely few would know about it... [CLICK TO READ FULL POST]
