Enough at Tea Time - Common Sense with Paul Jacob

April 20, 2009
Paul Jacob has offered
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Enough at Tea Time
On April 15, more than 2,000 Tea Parties were held across the country,
many with thousands in attendance. These weren’t dainty luncheon
ceremonies. They were protests, named after our revolutionary Boston Tea
Party.
In Washington, D.C., it rained like the dickens, but people still came
out to say “Enough.” Regular folks sounded off. They work hard, and
they’ve had enough of paying the bills for politicians and favored political
radio stations throughout
the United States, as well
as on computers and
interests.
Some big media personalities and major political figures showed up.
Governor Rick Perry of Texas spoke at the Austin, Texas event. He’s called
the federal government “oppressive.” In South Carolina, Governor Mark
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Sanford told folks that “Real change begins in the hearts and minds of
The easiest way to get
people who are willing to stand . . . against an ever-encroaching
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government.”
Meanwhile, much of television news media behaved badly, trying to
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marginalize or even demonize the protests as “anti-government.” CNN
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correspondent Susan Roesgen was particularly argumentative, suggesting
to one guy that he should be grateful for the $50 billion President Obama
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was sending to his state.
When a woman protester accused Roesgen of slanted coverage, she
asked the woman why she was there. “We’re here,” the woman responded,
“because we are sick and tired of the government taking our money and
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spending it in ways that we have no say in. We have no say whatsoever.”
And that’s what has to change. The people must be heard. Not just on
one day, but every day.
This is Common sense. I’m Paul Jacob.
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