tea-hee.....Fox blames weather for weak turnout ("just dozens") at tea party rally

[kpete]

THU MAR 31, 2011 AT 02:00 PM EDT
Fox blames weather for weak turnout at tea party rally
byJed Lewison

Tea party organizers had high hopes for their rally today in Washington, DC—high enough hopes that they arranged for Fox to give it live coverage.

Then something sad happened. Just a few dozen people showed up. And Fox, naturally, blamed the weather:


CNN poll: Tea party unfavorables at all-time high
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/03/30/961519/-CNN-poll:-Tea-party-unfavorables-at-all-time-high



more - with video:
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/03/31/961938/-Fox-blames-weather-for-weak-turnout-at-tea-party-rally



FOX News Has Lost 21% Of Its Audience This Year
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/glenn-beck-ratings-fox-q1-2011-3#ixzz1ICo2qyYl


http://www.businessinsider.com/glenn-beck-ratings-fox-q1-2011-3#ixzz1I8G5bZRA

[Sabriel]

1. Hmmm, they're a pretty weak lot

Remember the big snowy rally in Madison? We were freezing, despite the layers.

Maybe they need something stronger than tea to fortify themselves.

[arcane1]

4. Indeed, it makes a huge difference when you stand FOR something! n/t

[Angry Dragon]

2. You know those electric chairs don't work well in rain

[hatrack]

3. Depends what you mean by "work" . . .

I'm just sayin' . . .

[hatrack]

5. Weather.com - Cloudy, 42F . . . BRUTAL weather

:rofl:

[freshwest]

15. That's short sleeve t-shirt and shorts weather here. I truly feel their pain...

:sarcasm:

[sarge43]

31. The Humanity

:eyes:

[Uncle Joe]

6. That's a nice graph.

Thanks for the thread, kpete.:thumbsup:

[gateley]

7. Didn't stop those wonderful people in Wisconsin, did it? Wimps. nt

[Jackpine Radical]

10. Aw, c'mon, Gately. Wisconsin has a tropical climate,

what with those palm trees and all.

[gateley]

21. Bwah! I forgot about those palm trees!! nt

[Peacetrain]

8. I started a thread in GDP wondering about this?

I could not find a thing on the tv about it. Yesterday they were talking about 100's of thousands coming to DC to rally the legislators.. :rofl:

[Thunderstruck]

9. Regardless of how puny the "rally" was, it got airtime on Andrea Mitchell. And speaking of

Mrs. Greenspan, how does this woman stay on the air? She can barely talk. She can barely read the teleprompter. She stumbles over every other every-day word she says. I mean words we all say at some point every day she just cannot seem to get them out without fucking them up.

Yea, yea, I know how she stay's on the air. It was a rhetorical question.

[Shandris]

11. 'Just dozens'?

Isn't that a GOOD turnout for these freaks? I vaguely seem to recall a few 'Tea Parties' with substantially less than that. I think the one in my hometown got about 4 people. :P

[Peacetrain]

13. "spewing coffee on monitor"

Good one..

[Bonhomme Richard]

12. Be fair. Not that many baggers have jackets with racist comments on them. n/t

[Drale]

14. I can not believe that any

Democrats or "Liberals" look favorably on the tea party at all.

[louslobbs]

The Koch Klan didn't provide buses, booze and a bag lunch this time, after all

the Kochs used the baggers, got what they wanted (2010 elections) and now have thrown them under the bus instead of letting them ride in it to a fake, Koch sponsored, FOX GOP sponsored bagger event complete with a $10 dollar freeplay gambling voucher good at any local casino or for a bottle of booze at any Piggly Wiggly lol.
Lou

[freshwest]

16. Ah-ha! But if it WAS the weather, then God is NOT on their side, right? Can't have it both ways!

[louslobbs]

18. Right, holy cow, I forgot the god angle in all of this, I just figured the Kochs and Fox were their

God. Thanks for the Ah ha freshwest so the "real" god is not on their side after all, what will Palin and Bachmann do? What about poor C street/the family, they've got a god on every street corner including all street corners in Africa. And who will they all worship at that "prayer" meeting since their god has failed them? This whole sad situation, god help us lol
Lou

[freshwest]

29. Indeed. Maybe someone with a strong stomach should check Pat Robertson's weather forecast!

Remember he prayed for bad weather during the Democratic convention to drive those evil 'demonrats' away and failed.

[JoePhilly]

17. Citizen's United made them no longer necessary.

The Tea Party was created by the GOP, and now its no longer needed.

[Shadowflash]

19. Heh...

I guess the estimate of 27 attendees that I gave in another thread was not far off the mark.

Morons.

[pacalo]

20. Hahaaa! Someone commented, "Their sheets were in the laundry."

:rofl:

[Initech]

22. Could it be people are waking up to how dangerous the tea party is?

[Mimosa]

23. Their 15 minutes was up a few months ago

The racism and ignorance displayed by Tea Partiers earned them contempt from decent, sane people. Praise God! ;)

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

24. They'll blame the pitchforks on the ironworkers union.

Hoist meet petard.

[simonisme]

25. Teabagger stays at home because of bad weather

<>

[get the red out]

26. In all fairness

They will melt, like Sarah Palin, ugh, I mean the Wicked Witch, did in the "Wizard of Oz".

[Dawson Leery]

27. Rain is not stopping the protesters in Wisconsin.

Rain did NOT stop the anti-war protests either.

[Motown_Johnny]

28. Doesn't that mean that God doesn't want them to rally?

I mean, God sent the bad weather to ruin their rally. It therefore stands to reason that God hates the Tea Party.

Right?

[and-justice-for-all]

30. I do not think that the teahadist are as numerous as

we are lead to believe.

[bluedigger]

32. Kochroaches abhor the light.

Their work is best accomplished anonymously in dark of night.

[Mr. Sparkle]

33. It looks like the party is nearly over !!!

:party: