PhotOh! Tea Baggers, circa 1950 vs. 2010

By GottaLaff

My Twitter pal Geoff9cow posted a Twitpic that I had to share. Compare and contrast:

Circa now:

The more things change, the more things stay racist.

H/t: VNDNBRG

PhotOh! Tea Bagger signs from Tupelo, Mississippi

By GottaLaff

Let's take a peek at the Tea Tantrumers at Fairpark in Tupelo, Mississiissississippippippi, courtesy of my Twitter pal JenciTN.

Fairpark is a new development that includes the City Hall and a collection of shops and condos.

The crowd of about 500 (the estimate at the time she attended) brought lawn chairs, tents set up for many of the candidates who are running for office, and was chock full-o'-vendors selling buttons and shirts.

Jenci wandered around for about an hour taking pictures and was kind enough to share them with us.

There were three large tour buses "wrapped with the Teaparty Express stuff". Jenci left shortly after the Pledge of Allegiance and National Anthem.

Here are her snaps (click on images to enlarge):

This is my fave:


The very special and always popular Obama swastika sign:


Yet one more lovely, kid-friendly, yet oh-so-fashionable Obama tee:


Introducing the slavery theme again, the Tea Tantrumers don't play the race card at all, nope:


And finally, this one was from he front page of the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal:


Another day, another batch-o'-memories.

H/t: Jenci

Palin/McCain rally: "I'm real disappointed they didn't talk about the Mexicans overrunning Arizona."

By GottaLaff

J.D. Hayworth, Russell Pearce (R-Mesa), Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Andrew Thomas (Maricopa County Attorney)
(about a month ago)

The poster reads, "McCain/Palin betray the Tea-Party"
Mesa, AZ rally


The video of Ron Paul war protesters is a little shaky, but at least you get a glimpse.

My dear Twitter pal Tiggrr1 attended the Mesa, Arizona Palin, er, McCain event. That would be the very same event where a heckler got roughed up for practicing free speech.

He e-mailed me with some observations of that, and a couple of other things.

Tiggrr got to the Mesa rally just as the police released the two kids who had been forced out.

He grabbed a quick snapshot (see above) before the crowd started looking, er, askance at him.

He took some video (I'm not sure if I'll be able to get my hands on it), but one included a man with a sign that said, "Pull your head out Sarah". [Added note: Tiggrr tells me that the guy at the beginning of the video was the one holding the sign, including a slash through his McCain picture.]

He also shot some footage of Ron Paul supporters protesting the Afghan war (above).

Other video moments included a few pro-forced pregnancy advocates at a nearby Catholic church.

Tiggrr also encountered some anti-immigration protesters who decided to spontaneously blurt out their feelings to him. They were disappointed with Speaky McHellNo, and were angry that she is backing, as they call it, "pro-immigrant McCain". And he quotes:

"I know that Palin doesn't want these illegals in our country."

That from a man who was carrying a Going Rogue book.

Another said:

"I'm real disappointed they (McCain & Palin) didn't talk about the Mexicans overrunning Arizona."

Tiggrr decided to ask some of the Tea Baggers who they considered to be their Arizona hero. The answers: Pearce, Thomas, Arpaio, and J.D. Hayworth... for standing up to illegal immigration (see top photo)

As Tiggrr tells it, he "has lived in Arizona for 50 years, growing up with Hispanic immigrants in Mesa. There was a farming town in which many immigrant children were born, and are U.S. citizens."

But, he goes on, now these same hard working people are portrayed as "illegals, dope dealers, and gang members by the GOP and the Tea Baggers." He wonders "how many Hispanics have they been around? My guess is they don't see American Hispanics as equals."

As we all know, one of the next big issues pending in Congress is immigration.

It's going to be a very long year.

PhotOh! Debunking Eric Cantor

By GottaLaff

My pal VNDNBRG had an interesting comment under the Cantor: I Didn't Know Shot Was Random Until After My Presser post.

Cantor is a liar:

It was a nondescript building (no signage at all), bullet through 1st floor window (Cantor used 2nd floor for meetings once in a while), and building was not in his district (Richmond is in Bobby Scott's 3rd district). It was a threat all right!

Yeah, a threat to whoever was located on the first floor.

VNDNBRG was angry enough to do a little poking around.

He struck gold.

Here's a photo of the building that was hit:

The round struck with enough force to break the windowpane but did not penetrate the window blinds.” The building, as you can see from this picture, does not show any visible sign that it belongs to Cantor.

Here is a map of the district in question via Bobby Scotts homepage. The dot on Richmond closely corresponds with the Google map of building address:

(click on image to enlarge)

Here's a closer look:


Now check out the address at the bottom of Cantor's own page (click to enlarge):


That's right. Eric Cantor doesn't refer to the building that took the bullet. The address for their Richmond office:

March 25, 2010

The Richmond Police Department is investigating an act of vandalism at the Reagan Building, 25 E. Main St., Richmond, Virginia.

How does he dress himself in the morning? He apparently doesn't even know his own office address. And if he does use that other office, it must be only occasionally, because he forgot what floor it was on.

Maybe his advisers could remind him:

There is no sign identifying the light-green building as the campaign headquarters for Cantor, although its principal occupants, Ray Allen Jr. and M. Boyd Marcus Jr., are well-known in the political community as advisers to Cantor. It is identified as the Reagan Building.

Reminder of what Cantor said:

"Just recently I have been directly threatened. A bullet was shot through the window of my campaign office in Richmond this week, and I have received threatening emails," Cantor said, citing the fact that he is an elected official, and that he is Jewish.

Excellent work, Agent VNDNBRG!

PhotOh! Billboards of hate against President Obama

By GottaLaff

My pal John over at the Daily Beast sent me a link to what freedom of speech means to some people via a post by John Avlon.

I'm including samples of the handiwork, but please go here for the rest:

As the leaked GOP PowerPoint prompts outrage, its scare tactics are field-tested on America's highways. John Avlon—author of Wingnuts: How the Lunatic Fringe Is Hijacking America, [...] on the grassroots campaign to poison the president.

[T]ake a tour of just one dozen examples of what happens when Obama Derangement Syndrome imposes itself on roadside America. Warning: Wingnuttery Ahead.

This classic from on U.S. 63 near West Plains, Missouri.

This sign appeared in Henderson, North Carolina—the hometown of PBS’ Charlie Rose—until public outcry led the owner to take it down in October ’08. Obama won the state.

Wheat Ridge, Colorado

[This] appears to have been endorsed by the Lafayette County Republican Central Committee—cause nothing says patriotism like overturning democratic elections with an armed insurrection.

PhotOh! CPAC edition

By GottaLaff

TPM has an excellent photo gallery of CPAC. Here are a couple of my favorites:

Photos by Jeff Malet / maletphoto.com

The words "insane asylum" come to mind.

PhotoOh! The Other "Miss Me Yet?" Billboard

By GottaLaff

I assume you're all familiar with this billboard by now:



Now there are spoofs! Lots and lots of spoofs! 9 more here. This was my favorite:

PhotOh! Laffy's Excellent San Francisco Adventure

By GottaLaff

Since it's a relatively slow news day, I thought I'd post a few snaps that I took in San Francisco, and on the drive home.

I don't take typical photos of typical things, as you can see. I hope you like 'em. We had a fantastic time:

(click on images to enlarge)

(this one was taken through a rainy car window)






The hula dancer is my bouncy little dashboard ornament, Don the Ho.
The Segways were everywhere; it was like they were having a convention.

Driving home... These were taken though the car window going a million miles an hour, so I'm surprised they came out at all:

And then it started to pour.

PhotOH! White House Party Crashers

By GottaLaff

(click on images to enlarge)

Per Michaele Salahi's Twitter profile: "Loving, Passionate, Energetic, Charismatic, Giving, Beautiful, Always Positive, Faithful, I see the good in everyone, Love Fashion, Polo & OASIS Champagne"... And! I shook hands with the president at a party and may face charges for being an extremely uninvited guest!

Won't that make a swell reality show premise?

And check out this rundown of other famous people the Salahis have shaken hands with, including John McCain, Donny Osmond, Charlie Rangel, Prince Charles and Matt Damon.

More here on who these people are.

PhotOh! Protesters: Global warming is a hoax! Al Gore's a carbon whore!

By GottaLaff

One of my Twitter pals, TexBetsy, forwarded this e-mail to me. I just had to share the (not global) warmth and love!

Infowars
November 15, 2009

An Infowars reader sent the following photographs of the protest against global warming scammer and opportunist Al Gore in Florida. As usual, the corporate media under-reported the number of protesters.

While Al Gore spewed his Global Warming lies in an outdoor arena we did our best to chant and educate on the TRUTH about the global warming scam! We could be heard during his lecture… and we just kept getting louder. Sufice to say I bet he’ll never do a lecture in an outdoor venue again! Also there was not 1,000 people in attendance – no way more like half of that!

Yeah, boyoboy, we'll show that crazy Gore whore! Why... why... I bet he'll never ever eat an alfalfa sprout-laden lunch in this town again! That'll show him! HA! Yeah! I bet... Boy...

Now for the pretty pictures that further depict their good sense, exquisite etiquette, and savoire faire:

That Marine reservist who beat a Greek priest? Here's the racy sequel

By GottaLaff

Is it hot in here or is it just Jasen? (Original post here)

Check these out. Here's a sample:

Is that a tire iron, or are you just happy to see me? Whew! Semper fi, indeed.

Too bad he's a violent, racist thug.

H/t, or should I say "hot" tip: Joeyess and TPM

PhotOH! Atlanta Tea Party: "Is Obama a naturally born citizen?" Crowd screams no

By GottaLaff

One of my Twitter pals, emokidsloveme, is at an Atlanta Tea Tantrum. She's a brave woman (click on images to enlarge):

Another tweet:

Some woman from patriots heart network asks, "is Obama a naturally born citizen?". Crowd screams no.

Typical. And how appalling is it that this is "typical" of anything?

Thank you Emokidsloveme, for braving such hostility. She'll be posting more photos and video on her Twitter page soon.

PhotOH! Tea Partyless in D.C.

By GottaLaff

Via my Twitter pal Strawberry Blonde, we get a libs-eye-view of the Gigantic Overhwelming Not-Million-Schmuck Tea Party that went on during the House health care debate. She tweets:

"Crowd of abt 150 at e front of capitol. Or 500K using teabagger math."

(click to enlarge)

Tea Bagger PhotOh! Meet the Foxers

By GottaLaff

Admitting you have a problem is half the battle:

Unfortunately, these are not admissions. These are boasts.

Tea Party PhotOh! "Seniors: Sign up for your body bags"

By GottaLaff

Click on photos to enlarge. These are from the San Diego, CA Tea Tantrum. See how not hostile and not irrational they are?