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Thread #127888 Message #2875225
Posted By: Genie
29-Mar-10 - 09:44 PM
Thread Name: BS: The Coffee Party
Subject: RE: BS: The Coffee Party
I hope the "news" media will give fair attention to the Coffee Party. They're already giving the "T E A Party" more coverage than their size or message warrants, IMO. But in the one "news" story I did hear (radio) about the Coffee Party, the 'reporter' just hadda throw in something (beyond the cursory mention of the organization) about the Coffee Party members "getting together over cappucino." Aarrggh!
The attempt, of course, seemed to be to paint this organization as 'elite, latte-drinking, Berkinstock-wearing intellectual' city folks, when there's absolutely no reason to think that's the kind of people who make up the bulk of the members. From what I can see, the Coffee Party people are as representative of the working class and the middle class -- salt-of-the-earth Americans -- as the TEA Partiers. Plus, I don't think the Coffee Party is funded behind the scenes by billionaires, as the TEA Party is.