Boston Tea Party on The Common

[JohnnyD]

Originally Posted by JohnR

hehehe - so tell us, what did you like?

It was a very interesting experience. I agree with a lot of what the Tea Party Movement stands for at its core - fiscal responsibility. On the other hand, I think the message is lost within the people that make up the movement, who for the most part come off as complete nutjobs.

As much as I hate to say it, Karl Rove put it best:
"If tea party groups are to maximize their influence on policy, they must now begin the difficult task of disassociating themselves from cranks and conspiracy nuts," Rove wrote. "This includes 9/11 deniers, 'birthers' who insist Barack Obama was not born in the United States, and militia supporters espousing something vaguely close to armed rebellion."

Also, regardless of you opinion of Obama being a socialist or not, Socialist has been yelled about and thrown around so much that no one cares about the word any more and people have grown numb to it.

Originally Posted by scottw

were you there to support limited government and low taxes and adherence to the Constitution...or to count how many non-whites showed up because you happened to be in the area on business?

Before pulling onto Boylston St, I didn't even know the Tea Party was taking place. A handful on here preach about the Tea Parties and what the Tea Parties stand for, yet I bet they haven't attended one. I wanted to see, in person, what all the hoopla is about - not some filtered, polarized version shown on FoxNews.