Why does the media give them a free pass? It seems that the media itself has some expaining to do with regards to their racial & gender biases. Why doesn't the main stream real people seem to have a voice here?

The Tea Party and the Media are owned by the same people. Look at this protest the Media was not covering it, but they cover a Tea Party event with 10 people.

Because the criminals who own and manipulate the MSM don't want someone like Bernie Sanders who is very intelligent, extremely focused, and very well informed with actual solutions ... that don't benefit the criminals!

The teabags are controlling Congress; effectively eliminating any jobs or progress of any kind.

A few kooks with signs don't control anything, let along the entire legislative branch of the US government.

Your comment is so misinformed and wrong... I don't even know where to start.

Bottom line: the so called 'Tea Party' was entirely birthed and financed by the billionaire Koch brothers who are indeed... staunch Rethuglicans. Wake up.

The 'kooks and signs' you mention... aren't the TEA PARTY any more than the kids who joined the nazi brown shirts were Adolf Hitler. The angry white folks marching with signs are simply the ignorant tools the extremely rich and powerful are using to manipulate the truth and the entire narrative.

Well, you can start by showing me some legislation that the "Tea Party" has gotten passed through Congress (either the House or the Senate) to prove to me that the Tea Party controls Congress.

If you want to say the the Koch Brothers control Congress, well that's something we could possibly debate, but a few kooks taking pictures while holding anti-Obama signs is not proof of them controlling anything.

Stop watching Fox News and in a day or so you will realize that the Tea Party is controlling Congress. They are controlling the speaker of the House, Obama thinks something will be passed then the speaker changes his mind, that is the Tea Party controlling things.

I don't watch Fox News I don't even watch teevee period.

"Obama thinks something will be passed then the speaker changes his mind, that is the Tea Party controlling things."

That may be believable if there was some evidence to prove such a statement, such as a letter from the "Tea Party" demading the Speaker of the House to do this or to do that.

Until I see such evidence, or some legislation that was written and passed by the "Tea Party" you guys are just blowing conspiracy theory bubbles in my book, and that's saying something coming from a conspiracy theorists like myself.

Maybe you should watch a little TV, sometimes I cut it off for a day or so. I sure wouldn't pay attention to any asshole on the radio especially a Preacher. My neighbor about a 1/2 mile away is against Obama she's 53 years old and listens to Hagee, and she thinks he is the best person living. He's an idiot and has a cult following him to Hell.

Google Rick Santelli rant.

Teabags & hags control the republicans at this point and there ain't (and can't be) any denying!

These "kooks" as you put it have a possibility of taking over our Country and destroying the future of the World and our Earth.

Come on. I'm a devout Progressive AND I disagree with Obama on multiple fronts but his skin color is irrelevant. I think it was high time the USA had a black President.

I just wish he could come to grips with the fact that you can't compromise with bullies. You can either let him continue to make your life hell OR you can break his nose with your fist.

I agree that his skin color is irrelevant, or should be anyway. But I was a Hillary supporter in 2008, I was called a racist more in that one year then I had ever heard anyone called the prior 40 years put together. And this year's election looks to be even uglier, guessing by his approval numbers. I'm afraid we'll be seeing a lot of stories of this ilk. I hope not, but I'm a cynic by nature.

You must have an IQ of about 50.

LOL - "platform of ....fiscal responsibility". Kind of like how the Bush Tax Cuts and the Wars in IRAQ and Afghanistan were completely paid for right? Which is why we DON'T have a huge deficit right now, right?
http://articles.latimes.com/2010/feb/01/nation/la-na-budget-deficit2-2010feb02

http://www.newsreview.com/chico/whats-really-causing-the-federal-deficit/content...

Kenyan is a race, just as Mexican is different from Spanish, or South Korean is different from Hmong. Thanks for displaying your ignorance better than anyone could have done for you.

Regardless of the facts, which you won't read, and even if you do, you'll view them as "lies".
Because FACTS have no place in your life over your "beliefs".
Whereas a wise man is pursues the truth, and takes all facts into account, regardless of beliefs.

FACTS:
1. The Bush Tax cuts have been in effect for over ten years.
2. Government regulation of the financial and housing sectors were reduced.
3. Taxes for the wealthy have been continually reduced and UNPAID FOR.
4. The results of 1,2, and 3 have resulted in record unemployment, thus increasing the amount poor, those dependent upon government, while the view of Republicans has been to tax the poor MORE, while defending the higher income earners a.k.a. "Job creators". Those who do actually create jobs, create them overseas in China, India, and other slave-wage earning countries.

5. You are ignorant to these facts, in that you IGNORE them. Because you "feel" so strongly about your political "beliefs" it keeps you from using the logical and problem-solving part of your brain to see the problems as they are, and to deduce the logical conclusions.
The lack of wisdom, cognitive reasoning skills, and lack of empathy based on your beliefs, holds you back...while the rest of us will always accept and adapt to change.

Rom 8:28
God allows the change in your life, so He can shape and direct us. In fact, to fight against change is to fight against the sovereignty of God. God can take a negative change and change it into a positive one. His character never changes and His desire is that we receive His same character and nature and change into His image.

I see you've never been the victim of racism.

You wrote... "Not to be too blunt about it but, the sign in the lead article above is NOT racist. There is no mention of race on it. Kenya is a country, not a race."

You don't really believe that do you? That's like saying there's no mention of race on the sign at Auschwitz. You can keep groping for excuses but racism is racism. If there's ever a question of IF IT IS RACIST... IT IS.

Everyone knows that.

Touche'!!!!!!!!!!! He isn't fooling anyone with a brain.

You know, if the Tea Party spent half as much time working on real solutions to real problems as they do camping out in Progressive news blogs like you do... poisoning the discussions with lies and conjecture... you people might actually come up with some answers.

You're being generous.

Actually 142 when last counted. Do you have a point or was the tourettes kicking in?

Code words, code words. Hmm, I spent some time in MI and never saw any of the words in my post listed as "code words". Do you even have any idea what you are talking about?

It seems that you are using the word "race" synonomously with "people" such as the English "people" or the American "people" which would be a homogenized group sharing a common language or history. "Race" is a group of people who share genetically transmitted similar traits such as eye shape, or hair color. Kenya happens to have some 40+ ethnic groups as well as many migrant "races" such as whites, Asian and Arab.
Kenya was the East Africa Protectorate when under British rule later changed to the Colony and Protectorate of Kenya. Would people from this area have been of the race of East African Protectorate or Colony and Protectorate of Kenyan during those times? No, Kenya is a country. There are Kenyans, people made up of different races but not a race of Kenyans, unless one is referring to a foot race made up entirely of indigenous persons from Kenya (hey I just made a funny).
Now, I almost didn't read any further than your first two paragraph due to the profound lack of education you have exhibited but I humored you (mom always told me not to belittle the less intelligent or educated) and read on.
The Bush tax rate beingin effect for 10 years is not in dispute. Yes they have been and it is not germane to my post. Nothing about Bush is in there. Taxes for everyone were reduced except for the 47% who don't pay taxes (hint-they dont pay taxes therefore we can't reduce them). Actually those brackets were reduced also. Now, you capped "unpaid for". This is the kind of fiscal irresponsibility I am talking about. I think we should reduce taxes AND SPENDING. Always said that, the Tea Party says that, fiscal responsibility says that. Anyhow, I stopped reading after that. The dim light in your post became too dim to read by.
That said, thank you for your response and to quote a friend of mine "Thanks for displaying your ignorance better than anyone could have done for you."

Actually I was recommended for hire for a position but in the words of the person doing the background investigation, "We don't have a black person to offset you". I didn't get the job. so yes I have.

My computer wond play this. Don't know what's wrong but can't see around the blue square with the arrow. I am assuming it is something to try and prove a contention that the Tea Party is racist. The Tea Party is a loosly organized group of like minded people of all parties and races. The Tea Party is also on record as asking people with derogatory or insulting signs to leave their rallies. Is everyone who attends these of the same mind as I have described, no but to say they are racist is to say that elephants are grey therefore all grey things are elephants. It vilolates common sense and fact.

Actually the sign over Auschwitz states, "Arbeit macht frei" which means "Work brings freedom". You saying that if you have to ask if it is racist then it is is moronic. Actually I did not ask if it was racist, there was no question in my mind that it was not.
Everyone knows that.

Oh we have the answers you just aren't paying attention.

Couldn't find one dumb enough?

Saw some interviews with some of the protestors. One said they wanted to dismantle capitalism. Anothor said he wanted to institute a different model rather than capitalism but when asked what he had no answer. Still another was into the redistribution of wealth thing. I'm not sure a lot of these people know why they are there but are just demonstrating to be doing something.
Oh, Mediamatters is a George Soros funded hate group. They need to have their C3 status removed at the very least.

hahahahahha
thanks for the first good LOL of my day

Do you mean like the T-Baggers who say "Get the government out of my life", and in the next breath say "don't you dare touch my Social Security or Medicare"?

The honest thing about the WALL STREET PROTESTERS is that most of them very likely do not have a horse in that race.

Why does PARATUS remind me of W_M?

Someone's been sucking on the Fox News teet a little too hard.

No, they may not be clear on what they want, but they are certain they don't want what we have. Government needs to be more responsive to the people, not to a few.

Now he's attacking MediaMatters as a "hate group"! What planet did you come from?

Right. You mean in the same way that PETA actually hates animals.

So true. These people are dumber than a bag of hammers.

I would say you are completely wrong. It is those who "stayed home" in response to the media propaganda that "voting is a waste of time" which allowed the current idiots to get the power they now use to try and crash the economy. The protesters are using the same non-violent tools that were used to gain women the right to vote and the demonstrations in the south helped bring about racial equality before the law. These are basic American values and if you disrespect them you might do better to ask why? Are you part of the 99% who are worse off now or the 1% vainly shouting "let them eat cake"?

Again, I would mildly disagree. W/o being too "conspiracy" mad, how are dogs taught to fight? They are starved and view each other as "the enemy" and they fight over bones while their "betters" eat the steaks they came from. Are we dogs or chimps? I how we have learned that we don't have to fight each other for goods as if they were scare when the rich have 5 mansions apiece! "Alice in wl) time to wake up! Human rights before profits and keep the planet alive for future generations and therefore don't allow the greed of corporations to spoil any part of the earth! Why do we gladly spend trillions in war when that same money could be use in tech and reclaim the "paradise on earth" that was earth.

"Here kid, carry the sign Mommy and Daddy made for you. And don't forget to bleat loudly; you don't want people to think you're intelligent now, do you?"

His parents are the ones responsible for this.I guess you could say they've made a monkey out of him in public.lol

Life IS like a box of chocolates.

I agree, Forrest.lol

FIre up!