Tea Partiers to rally at Washington on anniversary of MLK's march

**Valigarmander** · 08-29-2010, 07:37 PM

Beck says he wanted to reclaim civil rights 'from politics' - CNN.com

Spoiler Below

Do you think they realize that MLK was a socialist?

Metal Man · 08-29-2010, 08:04 PM

I think publicity stunts are their forte.

**Valigarmander** · 08-29-2010, 08:12 PM

Also, I guess it already happened.

Apparently being away for a couple days really messes up my sense of date.

Metal Man · 08-29-2010, 08:14 PM

Yeah.

According to estimates I've seen, less than 100,000 people attended it, and a number of them were (ironically) curious liberals wishing to see what craziness the Tea Partiers had in mind.

Sim Kid · 08-30-2010, 09:40 AM

Psssh - Most conservatives don't know that George Orwell was a socialist either, and that 1984's message was "This is not Socialism".

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Metal Man Fairy-Slaying Maniac Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: 1592 Miles Away From Here Gender: Posts: 18,062 Thanks: 148 Thanked 683 Times in 482 Posts	I think publicity stunts are their forte.

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Valigarmander The Bee's Knees Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The land of rain and trees (Oregon) Gender: Posts: 29,755 Thanks: 1,649 Thanked 5,700 Times in 2,580 Posts Blog Entries: 20	Also, I guess it already happened. Apparently being away for a couple days really messes up my sense of date.

08-29-2010, 08:14 PM	#4
Metal Man Fairy-Slaying Maniac Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: 1592 Miles Away From Here Gender: Posts: 18,062 Thanks: 148 Thanked 683 Times in 482 Posts	Yeah. According to estimates I've seen, less than 100,000 people attended it, and a number of them were (ironically) curious liberals wishing to see what craziness the Tea Partiers had in mind.

08-30-2010, 09:40 AM	#5
Sim Kid Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: The state of Denial Gender: Posts: 8,884 Thanks: 80 Thanked 198 Times in 122 Posts	Psssh - Most conservatives don't know that George Orwell was a socialist either, and that 1984's message was "This is not Socialism".