G20 & TeaParty Protestors

[Citizen85]

This video has something for both ends of the political spectrum.
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-october-1-2009/tea-partiers-advise-g20-protesters

A John Oliver report (Daily Show) on why the liberal G20 protesters could use some pointers from the Tea Party groups. Some cheap shots both ways don't flame me over it I just thought some people would find it amusing.

[DAL]

There were some Tea Party types at the G20 protests, but I think they were intelligent enough to recognize that they would get better publicity by making their point peacefully. I do not think that the general public is swayed in favor of rioters these days.

[Citizen85]

No most definitely not. I think protests have become way too common, the scary thing is what people will resort to now that protesting falls upon deaf ears. Getting a single guest on a T.V. show can get you more coverage and actually get your ideas out a better than getting 50k people to protest.

I just thought the video was kind of funny. Reminded me of the Penn and Teller Bullsh*t episode about environmentalism.

I had to add after re-reading your post DAL, and I am really not trying to pick a fight here, but a protest and a riot are wholly different things.

[tony.o]

There were some Tea Party types at the G20 protests, but I think they were intelligent enough to recognize that they would get better publicity by making their point peacefully. I do not think that the general public is swayed in favor of rioters these days.

So what are you saying? That a Tea Party 'type' (conservative) went to Philadelphia with the intention of obstructing traffic, smashing out windows and rolling a dumpster into police and then changed their minds when they got there.

[tony.o]

Did anyone notice the absence of any remarks or effigies of Obama. That collection of rejects, communists, socialists and anarchists know they have their 'man' in the White House.

[DAL]

So what are you saying? That a Tea Party 'type' (conservative) went to Philadelphia with the intention of obstructing traffic, smashing out windows and rolling a dumpster into police and then changed their minds when they got there.

Perhaps you are inferring that, but I certainly did not say that. I presume that they went there to protest peaceably, which is what they did. I also reject your characterization of Tea Partiers as conservatives. Many are libertarians and reject socially conservative positions.

I did see a video, however, in which a person said to be Tea Party organizer appeared to have been exhorting police officers not to follow the orders given by their superiors. I do not know whether the description was accurate, although someone was definitely shouting a police officers to disobey their orders. It is entirely plausible that a libertarian would do that.

[Citizen85]

Did anyone notice the absence of any remarks or effigies of Obama. That collection of rejects, communists, socialists and anarchists know they have their 'man' in the White House.

I dunno Tony that guy at 1:50 is pretty sure "Barack Obama is C.I.A." ;)