tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099921.post2377799721078862212..comments2023-05-03T04:30:21.758-07:00Comments on NCFocus: Notes on the Tea Party, at GV Fourth of July parade - and short Meckler Q&AAnna Hayneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15176850465809297298noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099921.post-68604162377327289212011-07-05T17:58:02.081-07:002011-07-05T17:58:02.081-07:00[One curious thing, tangentially related - it seem...[One curious thing, tangentially related - it seems like the last month or two I've been hearing a *lot* of people idly raise the prospect of violence toward government; especially people for whom it's laughably out of character (and context). Anyone else notice this?]Anna Hayneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15176850465809297298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099921.post-31189115702840696312011-07-05T17:32:54.667-07:002011-07-05T17:32:54.667-07:00Anna,
Filling the city with red shirts may not be...Anna,<br /><br />Filling the city with red shirts may not be the best image for them to be portraying!<br /><br />JohnJohn Stooshttp://www.cotks.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099921.post-44217532849744638272011-07-05T17:26:07.866-07:002011-07-05T17:26:07.866-07:00Thanks JeffP - though I have no idea what _proport...Thanks JeffP - though I have no idea what _proportion_ of the TPP attendees were nonlocal.Anna Hayneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15176850465809297298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099921.post-4938526395887653782011-07-05T16:47:15.589-07:002011-07-05T16:47:15.589-07:00Anna,
Good observation about the Sutter/Yuba TPP c...Anna,<br />Good observation about the Sutter/Yuba TPP coming to historic GV to spread their message. This is a trend worth watching, as the Territorial Dispatch (Dan Logue's "Small Business of the Year") creeps into the Foothills with the SAME message. They're coming up the hill!<br />-Jeff PellineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099921.post-4767673645710270122011-07-05T14:11:32.543-07:002011-07-05T14:11:32.543-07:00...so (following up on my above comment) the Q wou......so (following up on my above comment) the Q would be: <br />Since regulations always hamper someone's, or some corporation's, freedom, what are the criteria for deciding which regs. the TPPs should oppose?<br /><br />(and do they weigh lost freedoms against gained ones? e.g. the freedom not to have a defective microwave irradiate your unborn child)<br /><br />And then, as Frank asks, Anna Hayneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15176850465809297298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099921.post-8853465574674734822011-07-05T12:25:41.957-07:002011-07-05T12:25:41.957-07:00Thanks Frank. On the Meckler followup Qs, you'...Thanks Frank. On the Meckler followup Qs, you're right of course; I think the isolation's been rotting my brain.<br /><br />The point of an argument tree isn't for staring at, it's for developing a memory so people don't waste time rehashing the same points over and over. Every controversial issue should have the equivalent of SkepticalScience.com - and if Wrangl.com ever Anna Hayneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15176850465809297298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099921.post-30588720215337749002011-07-05T10:52:37.434-07:002011-07-05T10:52:37.434-07:00Also, the fact that Meckler insists on speaking on...Also, the fact that Meckler insists on speaking only "the Tea Party's view" should be a big warning sign that he's there as a PR talking head, not as himself.<br /><br />Some possible follow-up questions based on this: By what process does Meckler determine what the 'the Tea Party's official stand' on any issue is? (I.e. some sort of deliberative discussion among frank -- Decoding SwiftHackhttp://climategate.tk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099921.post-53236939963086108502011-07-05T10:16:49.619-07:002011-07-05T10:16:49.619-07:00"Corporations can't vote"
Well, I&#..."Corporations can't vote"<br /><br />Well, I'd mention that the Kochs through KOCHPAC like to exercise their 'right' to <a href="http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2010/10/20/124642/beck-koch-chamber-meeting/" rel="nofollow">pressure </a>their employees to vote a certain way. That's pretty close to giving corporations the vote, and it's not just one company, one frank -- Decoding SwiftHackhttp://climategate.tk/noreply@blogger.com