Karl Denninger on BlogTalkRadio: Tea Parties and Partisan Politics

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BlogTalk Today 4/20 - 3:30 Central - IMPORTANT SHOW

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/marketticker

We're going to cover IN DEPTH the "Tea Parties"; PASS THIS ONE AROUND ON OTHER BLOGS AND SITES.

Folks, we MUST stop the bullshit partisanship on this OR THIS ATTEMPT TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM WILL FAIL. The "establishment" is playing "Divide and Conquer" ONCE AGAIN and we MUST NOT LET THAT HAPPEN.

Either we act now or we lose. Its that simple.

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It is my contention that the looting of US taxpayers via bank bailouts is not NOT a Dem or Repub issue - although both sides and the media have been using citizens' anger (via "tea parties") for their own agendas - this is an American issue.

That's what Denninger's program today will be about.

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1. Just a note for those who don't know:

Karl Denninger runs TickerForum - http://tickerforum.org/cgi-ticker/akcs-www

He called this crisis about 2 years ago and has railed against The Bailouts (along with Mish of http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/ - Mish and Karl post on each others blogs frequently).

He voted for Obama this last election, despite being Republican for many years.

[CoffeeCat]

2. We know that these tea parties...

...are being leveraged and pushed by the haters in right-wing radio. They are goading their sheeple audience members
into participating and they are inflaming these people with hateful, partisan rhetoric.

These tea parties are not grass roots. They are being highly pushed by upper management.

I totally agree that the old Us vs Them bullshit only takes our eye off of the ball.

These bastards who are looting the Treasury, stealing our future and transferring so much wealth from "We The People" to the
corporations---want us distracted.

If we fight with each other---and if they divide us--we will become confused about who the real enemy is.

It's just like an abusive alcoholic family head. Anyone who has lived in this kind of family understands that the abuser
goes to great lengths to pit the children against one another. This creates disharmony among the siblings and other
family members, weakening the power of the family and decreasing the chances of the abuser losing power.

Abusers manipulate their children. They'll often pick a favorite. Designate one as the "bad child" or scapegoat. This
creates jealousy and rage among the ranks--which only strengthens the abuser's power position.

This is exactly what is happening with these tea parties. They robber barrons want us divided and focusing on our hate
for each other---while they continue to abuse.

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6. IT's more important to hate Obama's handshakes then

to keep the sheeple informed of banks and corporations looting of tax payer dollars!

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7. no matter who is pushing them

These TEA parties are indeed 'grass roots', excepting only a small handful run for show by people who are trying to profit off the movement.

I went to one to see for myself what the deal was. There was no media, no politicians, no rich sponsors at the one I saw, just a bunch of really pissed off working people tired of getting ripped off. No professionally printed signs, but hundreds of hand-drawn ones.

Yeah, if you go to Hannity's bastardized version, then yes, that one is a scam. But the hundreds of others going on around the country are quite sincere, and as grassroots as you get.

Obtain the evidence first-hand for yourself and you will see the truth of the matter. Word has it that either Memorial Day or July 4th there will be more.

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10. I don't remember ANY anti-war protest that was hyped by

the MSM for WEEKS before it occurred.

Hell, the biggest protest EVER was
IGNORED by the NYT, until bloggers
exposed the scope of it.

I must admit I took great pleasure
in rolling down my window and yelling
"GET A JOB", at our local tea-baggers!

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3. I so hope that many others "get" Denninger....

His column is the reason I did not lose my retirement and savings funds.
His column is the reason we sold out and moved in 2005.......jeez, was it that long ago?

And he points out that it was not just "wingnuts" that were protesting the BS of the bailouts
at the protest on the 15th.
He also has steadily written WHY Geithner is so horribly wrong for the country.
He has pointed out that what is wrong with the economy is not really a left or right issue, but a
"banker" issue.

And Max Keiser says the same thing, loudly and often.
( He called the US economy " the leprous hand with the most fingers" a few weeks ago)

K&R

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4. I went to my local Tea Party on the 15th.

Small town, county courthouse. It was posted in our local paper as a non-partisan event. 200 people showed. I was surprised at the turnout.

I met republicans, democrats, independents and the non-political.

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5. I suspect many people are surprised to hear that..

the left make such a yowl about this being a freeper only controlled turnout.

Actually, now that I think about it, it was quite cleverly done.
Freeper publicity, controlled by whoever controls Faux, and made any legitimate protest against the Gov. a charade.

The Dems should have protested the financial issue this months ago..in the millions.

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8. If you don't have access to the board rooms..

and we don't, you have to take it to the streets to get their attention. Patting us on the head and saying just be patient doesn't cut it!

Telling GM to get a better deal from the Unions is Union busting ala Regan. How much more can we afford coming from this administration? Insolvent banks have no problem getting billions. We the people get $12 more per pay check! Gee, thanks. That should take care of every thing.

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9. Karl is the primary reason I have lost a bunch of friends.

It was pretty easy to see what was going on regarding the personal debt loads people were taking on. What didn't make sense, was why the lenders were so eager to supply the capital.

Karl D. was one of the first to make the case on a global basis.

As for the former "friends".....The "for sale" signs in front of the empty homes speak volumes.

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11. There's a very important distinction when it comes to the GOP and Tea Parties.

Have the Republicans TRIED as hard as they possibly could to turn them into pro-GOP, anti-Democrat rallies? Of course.

The question is whether or not they SUCCEEDED. And aside from a few events that were so thoroughly infected with Fox News that their tactics actually worked, the information I've seen tells me that the answer is no.