2009 origin of "teabagger"? Teabaggers and Griff Jenkins of Fox News

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http://www.politicususa.com/en/olbermann-teabagger

An Obermann clip giving the full source in March 14, 2009.

[ejpoeta]

1. yeah they called themselves teabaggers til they found out what it meant.

i honestly had never heard it before and had no idea of the sexual connotation.

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2. Fox News is going to do a number on this in a minute, attacking Obama for his use of the term, so .

it's good to get our facts in order.

Here's a Dec. 2009 article on the subject of the Teabbagger's creation of the term by Jay Nordlinger, "Rise of an Epithet
‘Teabagger'":

http://nrd.nationalreview.com/article/?q=Mjk1YmRjNzIxNmUwMTI0ZWYxZWU4OWU2MzFiOWJmNDE=

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The first big day for this movement was Tax Day, April 15. And organizers had a gimmick. They asked people to send a tea bag to the Oval Office. One of the exhortations was “Tea Bag the Fools in D.C.” A protester was spotted with a sign saying, “Tea Bag the Liberal Dems Before They Tea Bag You.” So, conservatives started it: started with this terminology. But others ran with it and ran with it.

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Shuster went on to say that Fox News personalities were “looking forward to an up-close-and-personal taste of teabagging.”

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[Kerrytravelers]

3. My dad asked me why Mr. kt and I were laughing so hard at "teabagging."

Have you ever tried to explain such a thing to your 70 year old father?

:scared:

Damn those teabaggers!

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4. They oriiginally pretended (or were) so proud if "teabagger" when they found out what it meant.

Now, like all else from this "party of personal responsibility" and their friends . . .

[tabbycat31]

10. I told my dad "it's a slang term for oral sex"

I was not about to go into any details

[Kerrytravelers]

11. I did my best to dance around the description.

I think he got it. He was too busy laughing at my squirming to know for sure. :rofl:

[underpants]

5. Thanks-I was looking for the THE original stories

if they don't use spell check they sure as hell don't google anything

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6. Incredibly, Dick Morris just used "teabaggers" for tea party members in Fox News.

It was between 8:10 and 8:13 EDT, May 5, 2010. The same day they were trashing Omama for using the term!!! Incredible.


Listening Keith? Rachel?

[tavalon]

7. Yeah, I was annoyed when they tried to change it and we started to follow their framing

I've stayed with teabagger. They created it and they get to live with it.

[704wipes]

8. Teabaggers suck scrotum

nt

[Caretha]

12. here here

they called it, they own it, and I for one will ever fuckin shout it in their stupid faces.

[ThoughtCriminal]

9. Teabaggers discover Political Correctness

These are the same people who complain that they are persecuted by "Political Correctness" because their racist, sexist bigoted language is not acceptable. They think they should be able to use offensive expressions when talking about race, gender and sexual orientation, but are outraged when a term they no longer like is directed at them.