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90-percent

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13. my sept 12, 2011 sign

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Sat Apr 18, 2020, 06:30 PM

Apr 2020

i displayed at the tea party demonstration at the capital building in hartford.

TEABAGGERS ARE ASTROTURF PUPPETS OF FASCIST CORPORATIONS

I was one lonely counter-protester, let me tell you for sure!

There was about 3 TP chartered busses and I was suprised so many mistook me for an agent of George Soros.

in the belly of the beast kinda like a "will work for food" hunter thompson. days later I learned why the term "teabaggers" should not be used in polite society.

-90% Jimmy

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Charles Pierce re: supposed spontaneous demonstrators [View all] kpete Apr 2020 OP

Just like those Koch sponsored tea party rallies! kimbutgar Apr 2020 #1

trinitron enid602 Apr 2020 #5

Especially the participant suckers who think they are the Real America. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2020 #2

DeVos funded sham demostrations are what they are. So many gullibles out there. brush Apr 2020 #3

Bused in too or paid, like when he announced in 2016 ffr Apr 2020 #4

They showed every sign of being staged, BUT the paid agents Hortensis Apr 2020 #6

They're clearly preplanned and orchestrated. dalton99a Apr 2020 #7

Paid for and staged by the DeVos Family. cayugafalls Apr 2020 #8

Hmmmmmm?????? MyOwnPeace Apr 2020 #12

I was just saying something similar in another thread subana Apr 2020 #14

Crisis Actors. Sneederbunk Apr 2020 #9

Perfect! scarletwoman Apr 2020 #10

AstroTurf, not grassroots. Marcuse Apr 2020 #11

my sept 12, 2011 sign 90-percent Apr 2020 #13

It will take another massive spike in Covid19 cases to even begin to register. Evolve Dammit Apr 2020 #15

These demonstrations are the children of the Brooks Brothers riots. (eom) StevieM Apr 2020 #16

MASSIVE ASTROTURF campaign behind the "reopen" movement Danascot Apr 2020 #17