Leads You Will Never See

The Times did some polling on the Tea Party; their lead:

Poll Finds Tea Party Backers Wealthier and More Educated 

By KATE ZERNIKE and MEGAN THEE-BRENAN

Tea party supporters are wealthier and more well-educated than the general public, tend to be Republican, white, male, and married...

I await the day we see a Times story that opens "Obama supporters are poorer and less well-educated than the general public, tend to be Democratic, darker-complected, female, and single...".  Even though it might be true.

Comments

[Danube of Thought]

Once again: they are remarkably like the crowd at a Stones concert or a Garrison Keillor recital.

[nathan hale]

Kind of like this, DoT, in the LUN

[hit and run]

Tea party supporters are wealthier and more well-educated than the general public, tend to be Republican, white, male, and married...

Yes,but tea party protesters are much more likely to be female than the population at large.

Lamentably, topless protests haven't caught on with the tea party crowd.

But the day is young!

[Danube of Thought]

Kind of like this

What is the "this" that the crowds are like?

[Danube of Thought]

Tea party supporters are wealthier and more well-educated than the general public, tend to be Republican, white, male, and married...

I would bet my last dollar that they are also more likely than the general public to pay federal income tax, but I not that Ms. Zernike did not think to inquire.

[Neo]

Poll Finds Tea Party Backers Wealthier and More Educated

Define their definition of “Backers” … people who support the effort more than others.
Well Duh.
Since when has any effort, name one, been “Backed” or supported by the poor or poorer using this definition.

It’s sort of like waking up one day and realizing that people with money .. donate.

... or that newspapermen tend to write more news stories.

[nathan hale]

But wait didn't she previously say, they were all unemployed, and the Coffee Party is the
salvation of the nation (doublethink is so
hard)

[Danube of Thought]

Anybody hear anything about how these things are shaping up today, particularly in D.C.? Nothing on Drudge yet...

[Rob Crawford]

Once again: they are remarkably like the crowd at a Stones concert or a Garrison Keillor recital.

That's harsh, man.

[Health Insurance]

Interesting blog article and Good Luck on what you are gonna be doing.

[Ignatz]

--Lamentably, topless protests haven't caught on with the tea party crowd.--

Hit I suggest you file your grievance with these two czarinas:

They may consider new policy suggestion.

[Frau Pfui!]

narciso, I wrote Ms. Asimov who wrote the SF Chronicle article about the "dumpster diving" students finding Palin's papers in the trash. Her article made *no* mention of the fact that the students went into the office of the vice president and removed papers. I'm waiting for her answer and correction (but not holding my breath).

[nathan hale]

Thanks Frau, Erika Bolstad, who started out with the Herald, is spreading the same garbage
in the AD News, which of course makes it back
to the Herald, the Mercury News, et al

[scott]

One time at the otter cliff in Acadia I stumbled on a bunch of college girls participating in an outdoor club climbing class (all female girl power! type event).

At some point they all started feeling their oats, and some adrenaline, and ripped their tops off and all start high fiving and what not. I was the only guy there. Man, it was beautiful. They were still collecting gear and some had over the shoulder slings bandolier style... Hawt! as Soylent would say.

What a fond memory for a middle aged dad on tax day.

Go Tea Party!

[Dave (in MA)]

"INITIAL JOBLESS CLAIMS JUMP 24,000 — unexpectedly."

Swings 2x4 in direction of head. <bonk>. Ow! That was "unexpected".
Swings 2x4 in direction of head. <bonk>. Ow! That was "unexpected".
Swings 2x4 in direction of head. <bonk>. Ow! That was "unexpected".
...
Eventually a pattern emerges. Hopefully it can be detected and acted upon before too much damage is done.

[Ragspierre]

"Tea party supporters are wealthier and more well-educated than the general public, tend to be Republican, white, male, and married..."

Or, more succinctly, "Producers".

Or "The people who make the country work."

[Danube of Thought]

Great Scott. Look at this from PPP (a Dem outfit):

Our monthly look ahead to the 2012 Presidential race finds Barack Obama more or less tied with all four of the leading candidates for the Republican nomination. He trails Mike Huckabee 47-45 and Mitt Romney 45-44, ties Newt Gingrich at 45-45, and leads Sarah Palin 47-45. This is the weakest performance Obama's posted in these 13 monthly surveys and a pretty clear indication that passing health care has not done anything to enhance his political standing, at least in the short term.

[Dave (in MA)]

passing health care has not done anything to enhance his political standing

Um, ya think?

[Clarice]

http://drwes.blogspot.com/2010/04/when-states-tie-conditions-of-licensure.html

Docs will be slaves In Mass--law would make their participation in Medicare/Medicaid (with fees set by the govt0 a predicate for getting licensed.

[Porchlight]

Can't tell you how many times I've heard educated liberals brag about the socioeconomic status of Dem voters, to the effect of "see, smarter, better educated and more successful people vote Democrat."

Of course, these same people will look at this information and conclude that when a similar demographic backs the Tea Party, that is a bad thing.

[Clarice]

Of course. Hi, Mom! I hope you're getting some sleep.

[Porchlight]

Doing great, thanks! Knock wood but the kid sure seems to enjoy sleeping. At least for now.

Hope you are all having fun in DC. I haven't been able to keep up, but I read about Jane and Caro's Scott Brown encounter (wow) and I hope you and the rest of the JOM folks are getting the chance to hang out and socialize, too. I wish I could be there!

[bgates]

He trails Mike Huckabee 47-45

If this country makes me vote in successive elections for John McCain and Mike Huckabee, I'm staging a coup.

[Porchlight]

Yeah, bgates, that would be a huge drag indeed. Also, imagine if he won. I believe anyone would be better than Barry, but still.

[nathan hale]

Seriously Bgates, although how quickly would he lose his lead, if he was subject to 1/100th
of what Sarah has been subject to, in nearly
two years?

[scott]

Nice to hear that you and your boy are doing well Porch. A baby that sleeps well portends good things.

"The palm trees fall into the sea,
It doesn't matter much to me
As long as you're safe, Kimberly.
And I can gaze deep
Into your starry eyes, baby, looking deep in your eyes, baby"

- Patti Smith (about her baby sister Kimberly)

I'm thinking about baby's too much - yikes!

[Captain Hate]

Nice to hear that you and your boy are doing well Porch. A baby that sleeps well portends good things.

Hear, hear (that's correct, isn't it?)

Btw, I didn't go to the tea party today for a variety of reasons, most of them related to Mrs Hate feeling dragged out.

[nathan hale]

Somebody tell him Deep Impact and Armageddon were movies

[Ann says Obama Sucks!]

Captain:

Don't feel bad. I didn't make it to a tea party either. Fell on my right knee going up stairs holding a laundry basket. S.T.U.P.I.D.

I have had a bag of ice on it. Time to put some of the ice in a glass with some expensive pain killer, if you know what I mean.

I am just so mad because there were two excellent tea parties to go to in Ohio today. They even had one at the capital in Columbus.

Hope someone reports in from JOM for us.

I am so happy for Jane and Caro getting to meet Sen. Brown and for all the JOMers that met for dinner.

Anyways, Hannity said they sold 10,000 tickets to the event in Cinti., tonight. We can watch his show at 9:00pm, wave our flag and pretend. :)

[Captain Hate]

Don't feel bad. I didn't make it to a tea party either. Fell on my right knee going up stairs holding a laundry basket. S.T.U.P.I.D.

Eh, accidents are accidents. I would've liked to have attended the Cleveland one although the website of the local fishwrap indicated it wasn't very well attended. Since that's the place of employment for the bovine second Mrs. Sherrod Brown (no conflict there, no?) they aren't exactly an unbiased source. Mrs H told me yesterday that all the editors are on the chopping block; that hope and change hasn't turned out so well...

[Ann says Obama Sucks!]

So much for Hannity, Captain:

Fox News yanks Sean Hannity from Cincinnati Tea Party rally he was set to star in

[Sue]

Ann,

That's odd. The story says they knew yesterday morning, but as late as this afternoon on Hannity's radio program he was still talking about attending the event.

[Captain Hate]

That story's strange; it's hard to believe that Hannity wouldn't have cleared it or that he hadn't done similar on-location things before. Somebody's gonna look really bad out of this when the dust has settled.

[Ann says Obama Sucks!]

Well, it is the LATIMES.

Tune in and give him the ratings regardless.

The left has really gone after Hannity lately trying to besmirch his credibility with his Freedom Concerts. Those reports were all made up and bogus.

Looks like he is back in New York. Damn it!!!

[Sue]

Well, Hannity is on and it doesn't look like he is at a Tea Party rally. Must be some truth to it. Thompson twittered earlier today he would be joining Sean on his show at the Cinci tea party.

[Captain Hate]

LUN for just when you thought Toonces couldn't be more classless.

[Sue]

I absolutely hate this president. I don't hate easily. Very few people actually get my hate.

[Sue]

Okay, doesn't Hannity have to address this at some point tonight? Everyone who listens to his radio show tuned in thinking we would see him at a tea party rally. So far, no word as to why he isn't there. If I didn't know, I'd be scratching my head thinking I had misheard him today.

[Bill in AZ]

I'm at the Phoenix Tea Party. James T Harris is MC and he is awesome! And he is - oh noooohhhs - an American of African descent. I thot we were all racists.

[Bill in AZ]

Bummer about your knee Ann. Its a lot of fun. Got to meet JD Hayworth, sign his petition. One of my sons is here too

[nathan hale]

Hope your feeling better, Ann

[Ann says Obama Sucks!]

Ditto, Sue:

The more the American Republic shows their distaste for Washington, the more he laughs and disregards our laws.

Obama Gets His Trotsky, Takes The *High Road* To Union Labor

Thanks, Bill in AZ. Go JD Hayworth!!!

[Sue]

One of the local Cincinnati stations is reporting he was forced to cancel because they charged a fee. Party organizers announced he had an emergency.

This whole thing is very odd. Hannity was talking about the fee on his radio show today saying none of the money went to him. I swear I wasn't dreaming it, but I was only half listening. At what point today did Hannity pull out? Thompson tweeted today he would be with Hannity in Cincinnati.

[Ann says Obama Sucks!]

Thanks, nathan hale:

I'm fine just miserable I not out fighting like the rest of JOM.

[Ann says Obama Sucks!]

Nathan:

You will love this sign:

[Sue]

Charlie Crist is going to run as an independent. Connie Mack has just resigned as his campaign chairman. Over the veto of the bill that would have made it easier to fire teachers. Insiders think that was a signal he was going to run as an independent. Mack quitting supports that theory.

I have to say, it's hard to gripe about it. The same thing happened to Lieberman and we screamed go Joe go.

[Sue]

http://michellemalkin.com/2010/04/15/crashers-they-came-they-saw-they-failed/>Check out Malkin's site. I wish I could post pictures. Charlie posted about this last night. What to do if you see one of the crashers. And boy, did they handle him well. Go look. Now! ::grin::

[Sue]

Ann,

I love that sign. I may put one up in my front yard.

[nathan hale]

I'm not surprised, Sue, I've developed a stark indifference to him over time, only
big surprise is for Cornyn, how many times
do you have the football removed away from you.

In more serious news, a whole passel of republicans, including Chambliss, McCain and Brown are now for the banking bill

[Sue]

I'm still pissed at Cornyn for voting yes on Geithner. Or maybe it was Holder. Either way, I'm still pissed for some reason at Cornyn.

I am not surprised that republicans are supporting the banking bill. I would be more surprised if they didn't. I really don't know what is in it, but then, they probably don't either so...

[nathan hale]

No he voted for Geitner, for reasons passing understanding, he also bet on Specter, and
tried to even get Ridge, a lobbyist for Albania, living in Maryland, anybody but Toomey.

Yes it's 'box of chocolates' as Forrest Gump would say

[Captain Hate]

I have to say, it's hard to gripe about it. The same thing happened to Lieberman and we screamed go Joe go.

It's not exactly the same. Joe's only act of apostasy was on the war; other than that he was a solid lib on everything. Crist is a squish on a variety of issues including being a big-spending douche that openly shilled for the porkulus bill.

[Captain Hate]

Either way, I'm still pissed for some reason at Cornyn.

Maybe because he's stepped in it at least twice on saying the HCR shouldn't be repealed and then stated he was misquoted or taken out of context? Perhaps he should just stfu to remove the possibility of pulling a hat trick of dumbassery....

[Janet]

So are the wealthy and well educated rabble rousers up and about yet? How's your back Jane?
...and how did the Tea Parties go for Captain Hate and DoT?

LUN are some pictures...the ones in the 50s are interesting!

[centralcal]

Sue, per Mediabistro, re Hannity:

"Fox News never agreed to allow the Cincinnati Tea Party organizers to use Sean Hannity's television program to profit from broadcasting his show from the event," EVP of programming Bill Shine, tells the Times.

I read elsewhere that the Tea Party organizers were selling higher priced tickets for seats next to the Hannity set. I think FNC probably did the right thing, but it is too bad that it couldn't have all been worked out well beforehand.

[Janet]

and Clarice, LUN is the WaPo page for Courtland Milloy. The latest columns list skips the March 24th "Congressmen Show Grace..." article with the knock their teeth out reference.
I can still access the article at WaPo if I specifically look for it, but his page doesn't list it.

[Jane]

Hey guys,

We are about to take off for the airport - but thanks everyone for 3 great days of all sorts of things.

Janet - yeah those pix were great - particularly at the end.

See ya all on the flip side!

[Sue]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/15/AR2010041505658.html>Who guessed gay? Too bad for the WH she isn't black. I guess having the first gay SC justice is a coup for Obama. It has to be a first. Historic even.

[Clarice]

Thanks, Jane.
BTW the Post coverage of the tea party this time is very respectful .

[Captain Hate]

Who guessed gay?

Anybody not blind and/or deaf?

[just sayin']

I wonder if Justice Souter would dispute the "first gay" designation.

[Captain Hate]

What self-respecting gay would live in the shithole shack that Souter did that was much more "blighted" than anything in Kelo.

[Porchlight]

Trust Obama to screw up a quota pick by choosing someone in the closet. The admin is in a bind - if they trumpet her gayness they'll get in trouble for outing her, and if they don't, they (along with gay activists) won't be able to claim the "historic" win.

They're lucky Domenech is taking the heat on this one for the moment - it gives them time to consult with activists and come up with a strategy.

[Ignatz]

--Who guessed gay?--

It is a common misconception that cross dressers are necessarily gay.
Just because Kevin James

of King of Queens and MallCop fame wears women's clothes and poses as Elena Kagan, legal beagle, does not make him a lesbian.

[Janet]

A funny old Am. Thinker comment about Souter - "Souter's seat belongs to monkish men of uncertain (if any) sexuality. - who will represent THAT demographic now?!"

[nathan hale]

I guess it wouldn't surprise me, but why did Domenech have to take the point on this, we know why CBS let him. Of a bad lot, she seems
the lesser evil

[nathan hale]

btw, the Former President, being classy as always, right, in the LUN

[rse]

Speaking of a bad lot-

LUN is a story on Judge Diane Woods and her very troubling ideas on where the presumptions should lie.

Also does anyone else think Elena Kagan and Janet Napolitano look somewhat alike?

[Janet]

Also does anyone else think Elena Kagan and Janet Napolitano look somewhat alike?

I don't know because I can't bring myself to look at either one long enough to make the judgment.

[Janet]

I'd vote for a long Linux post over the above picture any day.

[Melinda Romanoff]

rse-

It's Rachel Maddow plus 150.

I thought for sure it would be Donna Shalala.

[Captain Hate]

btw, the Former President, being classy as always, right, in the LUN

Anybody that claims any residual fondness for Slick, and there are some of them at AoS, is a complete idiot that isn't able to process how that trash-heap led to our current plight.

[nathan hale]

Alright, this blog is turrning a little too Robin Givhanish, the problem is with Shalala's
statements and approach when she was dean at
some school she thought Thankgiving wasn't as
significant to her as Martin Luther King Day
because she was from Lebanon??, and Janet Napolitano has long past her Peter Principle
point of no return, those Canadian hijackers, 'man made disasters' the system worked,' 'surprised at the determination of those in AQAP'only the last was even mentioned by apple polisher Michelle Cottle

[Captain Hate]

I've always had a bit of fondness for Shalala since she was the only one to stand up to Slick during one of his almost non-existent Cabinet meetings and call him an a-hole for his Monica actions. Typically Clenis didn't take it well since his whore mother did such a demonstrably poor job of raising him, but to Stumpy's credit she stood her ground.

[nathan hale]

True, and she does seem to be doing a reasonable job at UM, I just say focus on what they say, and what they believe and less
on the potshots. I understands the digs at
Michelle, (irony) I don't really agree with them, except how poorly her advisors seem to
regard her

[Sue]

Narciso,

Clinton seems to have memory problems. McVeigh cited Waco as the reason for OKC. Not people protesting the government.

[nathan hale]

No, he knows exactly what he is doing, there
were some out there radio hosts, who were explicitly suggesting violence, like the one this Duran fellow was listening too, Ironically? almost all the recent violence,
like Stack, and Bedell, seems to be from the leftist anarchist side, Van Bruenn almost
fits because of his 9/11 denialist tropes

[nathan hale]

This is how they come to some of these inflammatory headlines, in the LUN

[Clarice]

Milloy laughably blasts CBS for publishing scurrilous rumors about Kagan. Yes, the very guy who spread scurrilous rumors about the tea party, said he wanted to punch us in the mouth and knock out our teeth and then has refused to man up and apologize for spreading lies.

[Captain Hate]

Clarice, I wouldn't apply the phrase "man up" to somebody named Courtland.