Janeane Garofalo Calls Republications 'Tea Bagging Rednecks': Is she right?
Former comedian and actress Janeane Garofalo said that any one who participated in one of the 700 tea parties held across America is a 'tea bagging redneck.'
Janeane Garofalo said:
“It’s not ...
Former comedian and actress Janeane Garofalo said that any one who participated in one of the 700 tea parties held across America is a 'tea bagging redneck.'
Janeane Garofalo said:
“It’s not about bashing Democrats, it’s not about taxes, they have no idea what the Boston tea party was about, they don’t know their history at all. This is about hating a black man in the White House. This is racism straight up. That is nothing but a bunch of teabagging rednecks.”
But critics claim that Janeane Garofalo is wrong, that her argument is banking on the fact that President Barack Obama is black. One stated: "Does she make a valid point as to why our ridiculous tax rates are needed and just? No."
What do you think? (more)
Janeane Garofalo said:
“It’s not about bashing Democrats, it’s not about taxes, they have no idea what the Boston tea party was about, they don’t know their history at all. This is about hating a black man in the White House. This is racism straight up. That is nothing but a bunch of teabagging rednecks.”
But critics claim that Janeane Garofalo is wrong, that her argument is banking on the fact that President Barack Obama is black. One stated: "Does she make a valid point as to why our ridiculous tax rates are needed and just? No."
What do you think? (more)
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I think she's a damn idiot...for crying out loud all she has are Leftist talking points...she doesn't know American history, politics, or culture...she's lost her damn mind..
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i think that tatted up piece of shit needs to go away..who gives a shit what she thinks..shes garbageI think...
she's an ass! She's the racist! Think about it. Doesn't she know that calling everyone a racist "REDNECK" is no difference then calling a black man the "N" word! Or a jewish person a Kyke! She's the racist! And just to clarify things "REDNECK" is a racist word used towards "POOR WHITE SOUTHERNERS" Not anyone else. So her making that comment is no difference then calling blacks nigger's and jew kyke's. Who's the racist? Sounds like she is! And yes I said it! It's okay for everyone else it's should be okay for me!Janeane Garofalo is wrong, Republicans are not racists...
She is a dumb bitch whos frontal lobe is pushing against the front of her brain.I think...
Everyone keeps making this about democrats and republicans (well, not everyone) but most of everyone. Democrats did this! Well Republicans did that! Who cares. No one in politics is blameless. And the Tea parties WERE relevant. I mean, the majority of the hosts CLEARLY stated that Bush was just as responsible as Obama and Visa Versa. We are all tired of all the spending! And since when is spending MORE money an answer for decreasing a deficit? I don't know. The way I was taught is, DON'T SPEND MONEY YOU DON'T HAVE! DAMMIT!Janeane Garofalo is wrong, Republicans are not racists...
I know Black people that went to the TEA Parties. How can they be racist against Obama? Garofalo is a stupid woman talking out of the side of her neck. I'm a Christian, Republican, African, Irish, Scott, English, Cherokee American and I don't have a racist bone on my body. Being against rampant government spending has nothing to do with "race" or politcal party. After all, Democrat voters are sick of government spending and stupidity also.i am a republican conservative. i am far from being a racist.
we cant keep spending chinas money and expect to become financially independant. this worries me more than anything. you cant buy a bentley when you havent made your last 3 mortgage payments.
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People who attended the tea parties should sue her for slander. She is mouthing off making claims about people she doesn't know and she needs to be taught a lesson - so sue her for slander/lies. All she has done is create a bigger divide among Americans........ It is people like her that need to be silenced.I think...
That she has some valid points. But the actuall agenda of the tea baggers is also valid. I don't agree that it is a grass roots uprising though. Fox news sponsered it after all so how could it be. But all of that aside, the argument that we have some unfair tax's in this country is true. But it seems the polorizing effect was the election of Barack Obama. Why would that be?? Racism could be the answer.The timing of the TEA (Taxed Enough Already) was held on April 15th the tax filing/payment deadline. So it was quite poetic actually. The war has cost us money, but it's more the STUPID spending the Reps. and Dems did while we were at war and before we went to war and is still going on with the many earmarks in this new stimulus package. Our politicians don't seem to learn to quickly and WE are paying the price for it.
And I was not talking about the day of the TEA parties. I wanted to know why THIS year why THIS president?
Anyway, "why this year and this president", because he's proposing trillions of dollars in spending in a stimulus package with countless earmarks (which Democrats supposedly hate) that will drive up TAXES for US to pay. That's why. His skin color has nothing to do with it. I think it helped him get elected and even my own black family members that are AGAINST abortion voted for him and the Black vote was up substantially. Why is that okay and not racist but opposing him is? By the way, a former BLACK congressman of Oklahoma opposes Obama's plans. Is he a racist? And Michael Steele is Black and is Chairman of the Republican Natio... I haven't forgotten Osama. I also haven't forgotten that we are also at war with any country lending aid and sanctuary to terrorists. I guess you didn't hear about the yellow cake that was shipped out of Afghanistan (?) to Canada. Our military found it. I heard the news about that last year. Oh but CNN, NBC and MSNBC probably didn't report it. And please leave Bush alone. His administration and the Democrats that voted in support of the war, all looked at the same information and draw the same conclusion. The Bush administration is merely the whipping boy because the liberal media and the Democrats that are trying to save face are making it that way.
Anyway, "why this year and this president", because he's proposing trillions of dollars in spending in a stimulus package with countless earmarks (which Democrats supposedly hate) that will drive up TAXES for US to pay. That's why. His skin color has nothing to do with it. I think it helped him get elected and even my own black family members that are AGAINST abortion voted for him and the Black vote was up substantially. Why is that okay and not racist but opposing him is? By the way, a former BLACK congressman of Oklahoma opposes Obama's plans. Is he a racist? And Michael Steele is Black and is Chairman of the Republican National Committee; he speaks out against Obama all the time. Is he a racist?
Just because we vote them into office doesn't mean they can do what they want when they get there. They should stick to their platform and when they stray, we should be able to have better recourse against them than simply not re-electing them. (more)
I am not sure you understand that most "pro choice" are not baby killers. Have you heard some of the horrible stories told by women before abortion was legal? The traveling so called doctors? The dirty twisted hangers? Women purposly making themselves sick trying to dislodge the life? These are the reasons I am pro choice. Women have had abortions in some form or another probably since they realized this or that plant would help them. What we need more then to stop the act is to educate people on it's practicle and necessary use's. It is not about taking a life, it is about preserving those that are here now.
I am glad to see that we agree the man is a man and neither a God or a Devil. He like the rest of us must go with what he thinks is best. I do know that congress is the one who drafts the bills, but he is the one who gives them direction. As for Clinton? At least he left Bush better off financially then Bush left Obama. The media does have alot of control over what we know of the goings on in our government. The solution? C-SPAN. Smiles!
But yes we agree on the fact that Obama is human and he isn't perfect. Clinton leaving Bush better off fin... Yes I have heard horror stories about abortion before it was legal and I've also heard horror stories about abortion since it's been legal. If you've never had an abortion, you really can't understand what a woman goes through emotionally afterward. I used to be pro-choice like you. Then I realized that Abortion IS taking the life of an innocent human. If the baby is in the womb, the baby is here now. FYI, Federal law states that if you destroy the egg of the American Bald Eagle, you can face up to one year in a federal prison and a $100,000.00 fine. Yet we can Is that fair? n If a woman decides to terminate her own pregnancy and kill her own baby, that is totally on her. But with legalized abortion, it's on the government and the doctor as well as the woman. Planned Parenthood is one of Obama's pet's and their entire adjenda is to eliminate as many babies of ethinic origin as they can. Margaret Sanger was totally in favor of murdering unborn babies of ethnic women as well as poor women and if there was a suspected birth defect. As a 'mixed' American, according to her, I should have been killed before I was born. Even Obama fit the criteria for being aborted in her mind.
But yes we agree on the fact that Obama is human and he isn't perfect. Clinton leaving Bush better off financially came at the price of bringing down our military to the point that it took a great deal of money to bring it back up the the level it needed to be to protect us. Bottom line is this. We can all play armchair quarterback, but until you face the challenge of that office, it's not fair to lay all blame on the president. Congress does have to give up or down votes like they did in FAVOR of the war. I'm glad that our president isn't a stand alone authority. That's how we stave off a dicatatorship here in the U.S.
Conservative vs contemporary. Well, I'm traditional indeed in my morals and values. And since morals and values are time honored, I feel good about being conservative.
The best thing about this exchange between us, is that we have disagreed some and agreed some. But neither one of us has stooped to the level of Janeane Garofalo. So I guess we're mature people and maybe she isn't. I don't like to see people viciously attacked and I'm sure you don't either. :) (more)
I have personally been to a Planned Parenthood and it is nothing like that. I don't know about Margerat Sanger. I only know about the people I talked to while I was there. They do ALOT more then abortions. I was there getting my yearly check up because they are cheaper then regular doctors. I had a friend who wanted to know her options since she was pregnant. The doctor sat her down and told her all of her options. It IS ultimatly left up to the woman to decide. They just give her a clean safe place to do it in.
As far a Planned Parenthood goes, I know that they do more than abortions, but they are the largest abortion provider in the world. They also falsify documents and deliberately cover up statutory rape cases. This happend in Memphis Tennessee recently. Just because they do some good, doesn't mean they don't also do great harm. Did they give this person you're talking an ultrasound so that she could see her baby? The ability to see that you have a human life growing inside you has been shown to change minds. There are too many couples that can't have children naturally and they seek to adopt babies. They can't if we keep killing the unborn. The woman's mistake shouldn't mean a death sentence for the innocent baby. Less than 2% of abortions come about because of ra... Since times change and we certainly agree that they do, should morals change? Is it right to persecute someone because they have different beliefs and opinions? I'll tell you this, eventhough we disagree on abortion, no one would dare persecute you if you were with me. The persecutor would be dealt with and would walk away with tail between legs. No one has the right to persecute anyone. But morals should not change with the times. Adultery is always wrong, murder is always wrong, lying is always wrong, stealing etc.
As far a Planned Parenthood goes, I know that they do more than abortions, but they are the largest abortion provider in the world. They also falsify documents and deliberately cover up statutory rape cases. This happend in Memphis Tennessee recently. Just because they do some good, doesn't mean they don't also do great harm. Did they give this person you're talking an ultrasound so that she could see her baby? The ability to see that you have a human life growing inside you has been shown to change minds. There are too many couples that can't have children naturally and they seek to adopt babies. They can't if we keep killing the unborn. The woman's mistake shouldn't mean a death sentence for the innocent baby. Less than 2% of abortions come about because of rape or incest. Just saying because people usually throw that one out there. Anyway, we disagree on this and I hope no one else treats you badly because of your opinion. That's just the wrong way to handle it. I respect your right to have your own opinion. :) (more)
I agree the big ones will stay the same, other wise our race would really kill itself off. But consider that at one time it was considered morally sound to preform human sacrifice for the good of the community. Good thing that one changed huh?
Ok you have a point. They didn't "Host" they "Covered". Symantics man! You don't think more people showed up Because Fox was there??