Tea Party Rally in SC fizzles out (only about 30 attend--great pic)

Tea Party Rally Fizzles in South Carolina
Though as many as 2,000 people were expected at a Tea Party rally in South Carolina, just 30 showed up (looks like only 2 to me, lol) after Donald Trump cancelled his appearance with Gov. Nikki Haley (R), according to the Columbia State.

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2011/05/20/tea_party_rally_fizzles_in_south_carolina.html

The picture from the rally is priceless.

30? They must have counted the staff and security.:rofl:

Oh, the lady bracing the lectern is the Governor, Nikki Haley.

The rest of the crown may be scouring the Capitol Grounds looking for the elusive Porta Potties. That, or hanging at Dunkin' Donuts down the street.

I'm surprised George didn't walk off and just leave.

if not just completely embarrassed by and somewhat for her.

I would hope that this is as illegal in SC as it sounds. (political organizing within the governor's office)

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being hypocrites.. GET THE GOVT OUT OF MY MEDICARE!11111!!`

These guys need a lot of this:

what kind of roach clip does that take?

:hippie:

he declared the rapture at 6:00 pm EDT. So I'm not going to wash windows or the car until tomorrow! lol.

I'm going to a party!

to watch our country die because some imbeciles in the general public and in congress decided to pander to a fake revolution of deluded, racist, uneducated fools -- a fake revolution that was inflated by the stupid & bought media empire. i'm so disgusted that i wish i could leave the country but don't have the damned $ or job to do it.

Tea Party Patriots, Tea Party Express, Tea Party Nation, National Tea Party, or whatever

Or maybe the Tea Party of Judea.

:rofl:

:-)

Well there's the roads...

and giving some semblance of order, they've DONE NOTHING!

... and appreciated.

Right?

How else would they be able to afford those fancy fold up chairs.

bought at WalMart?

... to its existence, up to the point where you've received benefits equaling your contributions. After that, however...

:D

Anything that puts their pets, Michelle, Sarah, and others in a bad light is simply not news.

n/t

Shows where the Tea Party's heart truly lies - making sure that no corporation is ever held accountable for its actions.

Tackling the two biggest issues facing average people: tax cuts for the super rich and punitive damages in lawsuits.

Glorious and pathetic at the same time.

Glorious and pathetic at the same time.

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Speaks volumes, if you ask me.

... of the contributions to the various rallies by outside groups (i.e. Fox News, Americans for Prosperity, etc), looking for a correlation with rally attendance. I'm confident that the Fox-stoked, AFP-driven protests will have a markedly higher participation than any of the true "grassroots" protests. This year's "tax day" protests were a great example, the only protest with any significant attendance was in Wisconsin, where photos captured a podium decorated with an AFP logo.)

than 30 people to show up for an ultra left wing speech in even the reddest of states. All i need is a marketing team, i will forego the stylist.

the stylist...you need that pretty bow on the package! I'll do it...cash, under the table, OK?

edit for typo

especially if you have been having a problem paying your taxes ;)

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"Those are some kick ass seats."

"Please, no pushing or shoving, stay in line, patience everyone, patience – keep the clapping to a minimum..."

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It's almost poetic.

Wow. More people turn out for a dwarf-tossing event.

for 2-1/2 years. Live and learn..

when you expected a big crowd? I think I would have turned it into a friendly visit.

Just tell the 30 baggers to move their lawnchairs up closer.

god these people are dumb.

I love how, in the two pics above, the only people there are standing far apart. I wonder if all 30 attendees are similarly scattered.

Or stayed for the entire thing. Were there 30 people at any one time?


See what happens when you don't offer punch and pie!

Great pic. I was hoping when I clicked the link that Haley would be there, and there she is!!!

Awesome!

Thanks!!!

Will pacify huge segments of the Tea party.

They have loaded feelings that are invoked just by saying it will happen on some day.



It would be like if someone said to you that the check is in the mail, or that you will be getting a bonus next quarter, or that something will be happening.

Your mind moves from the work of the now, to that event in thought.


It is to take people out of the Now. and make them ineffectual. Really basic psyops. Been going on since money paid to build centers to teach that stuff a few decades ago.


The way to defeat that delusion is to know until something occurs, you live in the state of Now, and when it occurs, then you will live in that state. And not chasing the carrot.


It is a complex mind version of Charlie Brown, Lucy, and the football.

before the big rapture to heaven tomorrow...

unless Fox or CNN tell them, this is the only place that I have ever lived that has a Church on every corner, after living here I can understand why, because all the sinners live in the county that I live in. I once looked at a box of stainless steel screws at a store here and the price was $49.00 because my name was in their files I got the screws for $19.00. I have never gone into this business since this happened. How can these people sleep at night when their stealing from everyone.

the American Gothic couple from the painting by Grant Wood. Put the couple in chairs with their backs to the 'camera' (like the tea party couple) - with the pitchfork between them.

result of the attack on medicare.

I expect it's more a result of Fox News and Americans for Prosperity, having achieved extension of the Bush tax cuts and gaining control of the House, having no immediate need for mob action, and refraining from funding and stoking any protests.

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Three minutes in to the speech. The old man and woman got up. Folded up their chairs and walked out.

Two minutes after that. George Washington followed them.

Shortly after that. They pulled the plug on the microphone and turned out the lights.

A lonely voice calling out from the darkness.

You know they have just got to be tea baggers when some thing like this happens.

to the fact that they're pandering to...who?

Only because I would be curious if their reasoning for being there would have been the same as mine...
Having seen no one turn out, it would have been fun to watch the train wreck

Those two need to attend a Democratic Townhall meeting to get their blood pumping again.

Would be an interesting question.

I think the Tea Party may not be happy with the Republicans?

Only the godless are left. The Democrats can win in 2012 there after all!

This reminds me of the freeper rally from some years ago (surely some DU member still has that photo).

How shallow Tea Partiers are.

Looks like two grumpy people showed up. Where's the other 28? The "tea party" is a creation of the Kochs and a media who loves them.

We got almost no coverage of our marches against war in DC in 2002-03, with 100,000+.

In many ways, I too despise the media.

and their governor

That's 5

on edit: Maybe there are statues we can't see
Maybe the press included themselves in the count

Nope.... her parents.

Obviously not all of the "30" baggers arrived or departed at the same time.


Unless the "crowd" count was based upon who was there per half-hour and then all of the half-hours were added together?

Looks like a tea-for-two party.