Be there!

This is the Real DEAL we've been working for: here are the 10/2/10 events around our country - http://www.onenationworkingtogether.org/pages/local_events.

You only say the tea party is divisive because its not what you believe in... why does it have to be that way

The Tea Party is beyond divisive, it's bankrolled by sociopaths. Political parties can shove it until they actually represent a majority, If you believe in harm directed at your fellow citizens, or citizens around the world, the Dick Armey crew is where it's at.

Tea Party funded by Sociopaths? Look in the mirror. Look at the list of endorsing organizations for this OneNation rally. Go to http://www.onenationworkingtogether.org/, scroll to the bottom and click Endorsing Organizations. This is why mainstream America is abandoning the Democratic Party in droves. You guys *must* purge your party of these types or your going to absolutely implode...it will take a generation to recover. America needs the Democratic Party...but not one like this...it's blatantly un-American.

- Communist Party USA
- Democratic Socialists of America
- Socialist Party this...
- Communist Party that...
- And

Fundamentally change America? Not on our watch. You're going down for a long time because you got in bed with the American political terrorists.

Since I live in DC I have no excuse for not going to this thing.

Still it's disturbing less than a week before the event to see a headline stating that it is just being planned.

The Left ought to look back to the various committees that coordinated the anti-war demonstrations of the sixties. Transportation, accommodation, and a range of rallying points and centers of activity were laid on well in advance for those things despite the non-existence of the secret Communist (today read Terrorist) organizing bureau for which the FBI etc. looked so furiously in vain.

Direct action was supported by an ad hoc but extensive and highly effective infrastructure. A conscious effort should be made to recreate this in a form appropriate for our time.

Looks like we have some Glenn Beck followers in our midst... typical Glenn Beck. The right-wing and the tea party can stage events in D.C. all day long, but God forbid the left should organize one rally. He's done nothing but rip the hell out of this rally. I hope a couple of hundred thousand people show up. If I could make it to D.C. this weekend, I'd be there. Anyhow, I agree with those who say there should be a traveling equivalent of the tea party express- a group of progressive leaders going around the country organizing rallies and town hall meetings. The left has sat idle for far too long while the tea party has been blanketing its far right-wing message for far too long. We have work to do, and this is a good start.

To Tea Party Funded By:
How dare you call me a socialist or communist! As far as I'm concerned, your right-wing whackadoodle words are ones I take seriously. I take them seriously enough to know that people like you want this country to be a christianist fascist police state in which the rich have it all and the rest of us are dirt poor, and you want this country to return to the Bush/Cheney era in which that was the direction this country was going. If you aren't rich, you obviously are stupid enough to vote against your best economic and social interests. If you are rich, you obviously hate common working men and women of this country!

A few points:

1. These Right-Wing posters have no clue what the term "Marxist" even means.

2. The actual American terrorists--Timothy McVeigh, Eric Rudolph, Scott Roeder, etc.--are Right Wingers.

3. The biggest financial collapses in American history have occurred on the watches of laissez-faire Republicans--Herbert Hoover and George W. Bush.

4. The people who have the highest standards of living in the world are those in Europe, Australia, and Canada, all of which are further to the Left, politically, than the U.S. is:

Highest Standard of Living (2009)
1. Norway
2. Australia
3. Iceland
4. Canada
5. Ireland
6. Netherlands
7. Sweden
8. France
9. Switzerland
10. Japan

The U.S. ranks 13th.

Beware, Capitalists are in your midst. Regarding Fascism, see the balance description on Wikipedia. Fascism is normally described as extreme right, although some writers have found placing fascism on a conventional left-right political spectrum difficult. There is a scholarly consensus that fascism was influenced by both the left and the right. A number of historians have regarded fascism either as a revolutionary centrist doctrine, as a doctrine which mixes philosophies of the left and the right, or as both of those things.

Most leftists today are not Marxists. Most leftists in both Europe and North America support free enterprise (capitalism), but they also believe in checks and balances such as regulation, workers' rights, and environmental protections--and they oppose plutocracy (the disproportionate political influence of the wealthy).

Hey, Pubs, why did you let the racist-fascist whackjobs take over?

Why did you nominate the likes of Sharron "Second Amendment Remedies" Angle, Rand "Turn Back the Clock on Civil Rights" Paul, and Christine "Wicked Witch of the East" O'Donnell?

Do you think the current administration and congress are anti-business? anti-capitalist? Is it possible to have too much regulation? Too many worker rights? We all want clean air and water...that's not a left or right possession. Shouldn't we enforce the corporate and environmental laws we already have on the books instead of making new laws that choke our economy just so a politician can say they did something new? Doesn't Marxism just lead to a different kind of ruling class? Another political elite? See Russia, China, Europe, e.g. Wouldn't smaller government and higher individual freedoms reward those who work harder? How many have immigrated to America and changed their family history profoundly in a mere generation?

The original Progressive Party in 1912 was started by a split in the Republican party. The term progressive republican is solid, not an oxymoron, and describes many ineffective republicans currently holding office. You should look into your own history. Wikipedia has a descriptive page on the progressive party.

"We all want clean air and water...that's not a left or right possession"

Why, then, did Joe Barton and other Republicans apologize to BP when Obama held it accountable for the Gulf Catastrophe?

The GOP has been doing everything in its power, since Reagan's time, to undermine environmental protections. Wake up!

Great to see this Rally in Washington!

The Progressive Party hasn't even existed since the 1930s.

And in TODAY'S world the term "progressive republican" is definitely an oxymoron.

THIS RALLY SHOULD BE HUGE!

BIG MOMENTUM FOR PROGRESSIVES!

COME JOIN US!

One seriously major irony is that Barack Obama is a constitutional scholar. He taught con law at the University of Chicago--one of the best universities in the world--for a decade. These know-nothing tea-party types have something to teach him about the subject? Guess again!!

The fact that the Tea Party was nowhere to be found during the Bush year points to the true nature of the TP; a republican/corporatist ploy to create a faux party that would present itself as an "outsider party" allowing sleeper republicans to get elected. The fact that glen beck is one of the premere chearleaders of the right wing is further proof. Well, you guys havent fooled anyone, and the REAL real Americans will be out in force this weekend.POWER TO THE PEOPLE!!!

looks like all the commies are coming out. your supporters seem to be mostly Marxist. just look at who's helping put this together,the American Communist party, the American workers party,the green-party, unions,black panthers, and many other socialist Communist organizations.who are mostly thugs. we are watching you and your organizations. the wackos are taking back government so we can fire all the blood suckers who want a free ride. long live the 2nd.amendment

"Who is arguing for Marxism in America?"

Strange that no one in this forum has recognized the Marxist-based organizations in the list of OneNation web site under Endorsing Organizations. It's an erie silence.

"WHY don't Tea Party lovers of the Constitution condemn the destruction done to it by the Bush/Cheney team?"

I think because Bush/Cheney didn't try to nationalize everything in sight. Take the health care bill. How can it be constitutional for the government to force a citizen to buy anything? And, don't give me the car insurance analogy...one can choose not to own a car...and the insurance requirement is to insure the other guy...not you.

And the fines!? According to CBS, nearly 4 million Americans will have to pay a penalty if they fail to get health insurance when that element of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul law kicks in. The penalties will average a little more than $1,000 apiece in 2016 (the Congressional Budget Office). The vast majority of people paying the fine will be middle class, which would violate Obama's 2008 campaign pledge not to raise taxes on individuals making less than $200,000 a year and couples making less than $250,000. Americans who don't get qualified health insurance will be required to pay penalties starting in 2014, unless they are exempt because of low income, religious beliefs, or because they are members of American Indian tribes. The penalties will be fully phased in by 2016.

"One seriously major irony is that Barack Obama is a constitutional scholar."

Go to FactCheck.org...he was a "senior lecturer" and not "professor." as he has frequently claimed. But, he did teach there for over 10 years. Oh, right...there is that famous photo of Obama "professing constitutional law" and writing on the blackboard...oh wait...he's teaching about how to redistribute wealth.

"Actually, Bush, Jr. was to the Right of Ronald Reagan."

Bush signed the Medicare drug benefit bill that resulted in the greatest expansion in America's welfare state in forty years. And TARP. Reagan would have never signed those.

"There's a Right-Wing Troll out there..."

I've got all the time in the world to prevent you guys from going any step further. Do you all really believe that the Dems are going to "win" in November? It's going to be a defeat of historical proportions. The only win would be to not lose as many seats as they thought. And all because the party has allowed itself to be taken over by Marxist extremists....that's right, extremists...the party is so far left that than moderate conservative principals look right-wing. The Dem party used to share some of those principals, but it moved far left...and the Republicans moved a little left with them with one eye on the national polls. They are all getting a clear message on this one...you're fired.

Hey right wing whackadoodles? What's it like being ignorant and stupid, and does it feel good to call people who want decent wages, a fair tax system in which everyone contributes on a progressive tax level, a strong defense, good education, health care as a right, and a strong business climate where real small businesses aren't eaten up by mega-chain stores MARXISTS?
All you Tea Gaggers obviously want to incite a civil war, and Glenn Beck even has said we are to have one, so you must believe him and want one. I say bring it on if and when, and believe me, you will discover there's a lot of pissed of Progressive Liberal people out there in the Real America, and we aren't Marxists or Copmmies, but you are right-wing nut jobs!

"teleprompter"

Obama did not require a teleprompter to wipe the mat with McCain in 3 debates.

Aw, Glenn Beck and his followers seem to have their panties in a twist because the Left is taking to the streets.

Truth is power.

Democrats, Independents, Libertarians and Republicans see that this event is a manufactured gathering.
It's unfortunate that the organizers who have lined up your buses, made your signs and bagged your lunch are mocking you for being such willing followers who will never question your handlers. Your free will is being taken from and they have dumbed you down so much that such a fate doesn't bother you. Peace.

Here's my opinion, all of the leftist out there will no doubt label me a whackadoo, but I've been called worst. I will agree with liberals that we need to provide help for our fellow citizens, but only certain ones. 1. Elderly, respect your elders, help them as they those before them and have earned it. 2. Children 0-18 or 22 if in college( this doesn't mean all of those who are ages 22-26, you are an adult, act like one),these are our children and our future. 3. The disabled. This should be a no brainer.

As for size of gov't, small is better, tax cuts across the board are for the best, especially on small business. Think of it like this, if a business pays less Capitol gains tax, it can expand, hire more employees, if it hires more employees unemployment goes down. If unemployment dropped 5% that means 12,000,000 Americans are now paying taxes and paying into the system and not taking, that means more for those who actually need it.
Disagree if you want, call me names, whatever makes you feel good, but admit, this makes sense

The best way to downsize the federal government is by cutting the Offense Budget.

Currently, 50 cents of every tax $ goes to the military, and the U.S. spends approximately as much on its military as the rest of the world combined. This makes no sense. I do believe in a strong military, used with absolute discretion. What we have, though, are a bunch of reckless adventurers thriving on the backs of American workers. Eisenhower warned us of the dangers of the military-industrial complex. When will we heed that warning?

An eye-opening list of American military adventures:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_United_States_military_operations

Liberals, btw, believe in *efficient* government and using our resources for the good of the people, not the destruction of the world. Less is indeed often more.

Republicanism and the misbegotten chimera we in the U.S. call "conservatism" are entirely negative and outmoded tendencies in society.

The goal of moderate and progressive politics should be to render these anachronisms extinct.

After all, who now insists on having a "conversation" with the Guelphs or the Ghibellines?

Looks like the Democrat party is teaming up with other Marxist groups for a little Lib fest today. Ought to be a big hit with Ed Schultz leading the way; he will bring all his 29 viewers.

Well have fun. Just please pick up your trash when you leave. Your groups cost taxpaying Americans enough already.

Here are some sources showing that approximately .53-.54c of every US tax $ goes to the military:

www.warresisters.org/pages/piechart.htm

www.commondreams.org/view/2010/04/13-4

www.redicecreations.com/article.php?id=10574

Of course, you could do your own research, 17:41, but that would require initiative instead of schoolyard insults--which is all you Limbaugh/Beck types know, isn't it?

Tens of thousands of people in the streets of D.C.! Union members, environmentalists, peace activists--the real heirs of MLK's dream and the true representatives of American progress.

Also, please compare the diversity at this rally to what we saw at Beck's self-aggrandizing pseudo-event . . .

American Workers need to go back to work. The right/tea baggin' d-bags says they care about you, but they don't give a flying monkey's ass about you, us.

Outsource these slobs from office, see how they like it! Give 'em a taste of their own poison.

All I see from the right are starch-shirt "rich kids" that are about the 3rd or 4th in a line of million and billion dollar "family inheritances." They have absolutely NO conception of "reality," people!!

They want the 2% to thrive even more, ONLY THEY, get it? They want the rest of America jobless, homeless, fat and stupid! They want the "other 98%" of society to not have addresses, so they can't receive a voter's card, get it?

This is serious business! Get off your asses, or we are doomed!!

Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself.

You guys are right...we don't need a strong defense. If we're nice to other nations then they will be nice to us. We should trust everyone. I'm pretty darn sure that if we eliminate our nuclear weapons that all other nations will follow our lead. If any do not or behave badly, we will respond with the full force and might of the United States’ arsenal of adjectives” such as “reckless, reprehensible, objectionable, senseless, egregious and condemnable.” In the most extreme cases, we will even use adverbs.

The world is still a dangerous place people. There is still good and evil. The problem is that your ideology is based on the US being evil, so you are trying to destroy it and fundamentally redefine it. You are the radicals...mainstream America doesn't wants it. You tried this back before WW2 when Hitler came to power, but you had to go underground. You need to go underground again...for a long, long time.

www.usdebtclock.org

It's not the defense budget people. Look at the "Largest Budget Item"....entitlements are more than twice the defense budget. Then, look at "US Unfunded Liabilities" which is almost exclusively made up of entitlements.

Who will buy your free lunch when everyone runs out of money?

Hmm....looks like you guys have given up.

Even the part-socialists (Fri, 10/01/2010 - 21:01) seem to have disappeared.

Dang...it was fun while it lasted.

Largest socialist legislation achievements since LBJ and no Dem will dare run on that....would be a death nail. Dems are sounding like right wing Pubs now.