The original Tea Party was to protest taxation without representation. The US currently has taxation with representation. Thus, using tea is an inappropriate action that accomplishes nothing except pointing out which people are not clever enough to research what they are protesting about.Clutch9800 wrote:The "movement" is called the "Tea Party" movement.
After the Boston Tea Party.
I also find it amusing that the original Tea Party is known as the Boston Tea Party, but no-one in the modern Tea Party movement calls their supposed predecessor event by that name. Ever.
When you go around talking about how you are going to 'tea bag' people, you don't get to complain when people call you 'teabaggers.' That's just how English works; people who swim are swimmers, people who run are runners, people who tea bag are teabaggers.They were given the name "TeaBaggers" by thier political/idealogical enemies on the Left.
What do you mean 'we,' white man? I like taxation just fine.9800 wrote:After the war was over it became apparant pretty quickly that while Americans didn't like Taxation Without Representation, it was mainly the fact that we just don't like Taxation period.
But perhaps more tellingly, when the Tea Party protests were at their height, the Bush budget was still in effect. Obama's budget included significant tax relief, and taxes are still as low as they've ever been in 50 years. So... what are they protesting again?