This was on Talking Points today:
Please be advised that over the coming weeks, as the National Tea Party Convention draws near, we will in all likelihood be invaded by liberal trolls looking to disrupt the site.
Rachel Maddow joined this morning and we banned her 7 minutes after she joined. I have little doubt she will mention this on her show.
Per our FAQ's:
Note to Prospective Liberal Trolls: TPN does not tolerate liberal trolls. If your sole purpose is to join this site in order to disrupt the flow of constructive dialogue against liberalism,you will find your time here very short. You can and will be banned for being a liberal. If you wish to debate the virtues of liberalism (as though there were such a thing), there are many other sites on the web who will tolerate you. TPN is not one of those sites.
Tea Party Nation reserves the right to ban anyone for any reason we feel necessary to ensure the well being of the site and our members.
When they show up - ignore them, report them and we will ban them.
Thank you all for your patriotism and support!
Tea Party Nation
You know I am guessing the NTPN could save a lot of time and trouble if they would just have an IQ test for all of those who try to join their site. So if you score over a 70. you are simply not allowed to join.
"Sorry you have too many of them there....uh...brain shells...so..uh...we don't want you here ...uh..corecting our gramma..and such. Just take yore intel..uh..your..intallig.....uh...yore damn big ole brain...and git!"
But do you want to hear the funny? Rachel Maddow DIDN'T APPLY!
"I used to be an activist, too, so I understand the strategy of using the name of a well-known person to try to get publicity," Maddow told TPMDC in an email.
"Of course, this idea of me trying to join their listserv is completely made up, but still -- I'm flattered the Tea Party folks think I'm well known enough to help their cause," Maddow wrote. "I wish them all best luck with their conference."
Now that my friends is funny! Gee it kind of makes me wish I could find a group of teabaggers to mess with today. Hmmm now where would I find such a group?
Maddow has CLASS!
ReplyDeleteIsn't this the day that the Teabaggers (a/k/a The Barracuda Brigade) are supposed to be messing with members of the third branch of government - and trying to get their ruling changed in the Bristol / Levi custody dispute?
ReplyDeleteToilet paper Nation is now in the process of banning the heck out of people. Plus they are deleting whole threads! LOL Paranoid much? They think it's a psyops thing. ZOMG the libruls are invading! LOL Morons.
ReplyDeleteI was so confused when I read TPN was against Liberal trolls! I, of course, was thinking TPM. Nice to see they are creating a new american tradition - banning anyone who disagrees with you from your organization. How novel.
ReplyDeleteYou should go sign up with the username Keith Olbermann LOL that should make their day
ReplyDeleteI thought this was the bunch that was so gung-ho for "free speech".
ReplyDeleteFinal line of their screed:
ReplyDelete"Thank you for your PATRIOTISM and support..."
Ummm, do Teabaggers know what it is that patriots fight for?
Hint: Rhymes with "Weedom"
(Maybe they think it's Freedom to be Stupid.)
NTPN= NON THINKING PALIN NATION
ReplyDeleteLying is a natural as breathing to these people.
ReplyDeleteThere is talk that Sarah requires between 75,000 and 100,000 to attend.
ReplyDeleteThat is funny. She is charging them to burnish her credentials as a valid candidate???
IDIOTS!!
I am so proud, so humbled, and so moved: I just now joined TPN.
ReplyDeleteLet's see how long it takes the TPN Gestapo to figure out that I live in a notoriously liberal/progressive--and politically active--enclave here among the cornfields of central Ohio.
About the t-baggers (no, I will not call them tea party, I still like their original name, they had it right the first time).
ReplyDeleteThe irony is that when they hold up their hate-filled placards showing Obama as Hitler, they claim their rights under "freedom of speech." But, asked to accept other people's right to exercise their freedom of speech, they are intolerant.
We just had eight years of "my way or the highway." Voice a view contrary to GWB, and one was declared a traitor. Yet these people utter some really nasty stuff against the current president; they let their racism show at every opportunity.
The same goes for the Sarah Fan Site that sounds like a liquid waste product. It is too bad that they cannot tolerate any other point of view except their own. Like their flawed hero, they cannot accept criticism.
It is worse than just having a thin skin and not allowing another point of view. When it comes to a judge's ruling that didn't favor Bristol in the custody suit, they act like children, throwing a tantrum, having a demonstration to protest the judgment, as if that is the correct legal procedure.
The good news is that the more extreme their behavior, the more the t-baggers and peepee's attract only the base, scaring away any moderate or independent thinkers.
What kind of legitimate political organization uses the word "troll"? They make it too easy to dismiss them out of hand.
ReplyDeleteI have never owned a gun in my life, but the only way I'd go to an event with that many crazy violent people who be to be dressed like Pancho Villa. Mind you, I'm totally against violence but one must take dire measures when attending an event such as this.
ReplyDeleteGeneric Congessional Ballot poll
ReplyDeleteRepublicans...44%
Democrats.....35%
That looks like a shitstorm a comin'
I just read an interesting article at Huffington Post. It seems that the Secret Service is taking a serious look at some of the birthers. Orly Taitz found some of her "believers" at a machine gun rally, which attracted military types, and some of their comments and actions have inspired visits from the Secret Service.
ReplyDeleteIt is good to know that the Secret Service does take these threats to the President seriously. The tea party people had better watch their language!
Completely off topic but major props to Gryphen, looky what's appearing in the Chicago Sun Times!!!
ReplyDeletehttp://www.suntimes.com/news/nation/1978737,bristol-palin-sets-up-pr-firm-010710.article
I am on the email list.
ReplyDeleteGuess I'm not famous enough to ban. But I am smart enough to recognize incomprehensible gibberish when I read it... and trust me, friends... there's lotsa palinspeak coming from the teabaggers.
The teabaggers are fighting for Freedom of Speech! Mind you, that right isn’t for everybody, for it says in the Declaration of the Constitution that, “All men are created equal, but some are more equal than others.” They are exercising their GOD GIVEN right to criticize liberals and if you question that, then by God, then they will exercise their GOD GIVEN right to silence you!
ReplyDeleteOnly a Kenyan, Hawaiian, or some other foreigner would question their right to engage in “constructive dialogue against liberalism.” The teabaggers merely want to freely engage in discussions regarding the denial of rights for others. Can’t you understand that it’s all about freedom?
Brought to you by the same folks who thought the leader of ACORN had a secret meeting with the White House.
ReplyDelete"If your sole purpose is to join this site in order to disrupt the flow of constructive dialogue against liberalism, you will find your time here very short. You can and will be banned for being a liberal."
ReplyDeleteI know. I'm wasting my breath. I'm preaching to the choir, here...
but I feel compelled to express it:
George Washington and Thomas Jefferson were liberals. The Founding Fathers authored the Constitution, which is a liberal document. Had those, then, young men not been liberals, given a damn about learning, knowledge and the value of education, America would, right here, right now, be a monarchy.
...as to the, "You can and will be banned for being a liberal," part? If those young men were alive today and were to read that statement, my guess is that they might have a thing or two to redress in front of the TPC. It might start out a little something like this:
Okay, you intellectually lazy fools, you eat, drink and sleep ignorance and love to wallow in and flaunt your stupidity...
...and so on and so forth....
And in conclusion, although you will no doubt lack comprehension of its meaning, we need to warn you that those who cut off their nose to spite their own face never know how really bad they smell.
Now, if you will excuse us--we need to step out for a breath of fresh air, because you folks stink to high heaven.
Oh, that is hilarious, especially Rachel Maddow's response. I'm such a big fan of hers.
ReplyDeleteJeez, do those guys take themselves seriously or what.
I do like Lady Rose's idea of tweaking with them. If the Wonkette people get wind of this... the floodgates will be open and the Dam will burst.
ReplyDeleteAre they against ALL women or just certain women..? Hmm
Maybe Michelle Bachman or Ann Coulter need to sign up... by somebody.
And speaking of Ann Coulter....Craig Ferguson had her in his monologue. Was she in a scuffle at the airport recently or did Craig make that up to fit the Joke. As the joke was told... he says Ann is against those ' full-body scanners ' at the airport. The reason why..... she doesn't want them to see her 'Penis '. I found the clip on Mox News. Maybe you could use it. http://moxnews.com/?p=226
That's what I did .. I messed with someone who might as well try and join the Tea Party Party ... I sent the Democratic "I quit to be a Republican" (and now they don't want him much) representative from my district, the less than illustrious Parker Griffith a nice note (not) with a tea bag in each envelope!
ReplyDeleteGryphen:
ReplyDeleteI'm a regular reader and fan of your blog.
I'm also the mother of a teen with Down Syndrome and I have to object to your comment that "NTPN could save a lot of time and trouble if they would just have an IQ test for all of those who try to join their site".
People with Down Syndrome are developmentally delayed and in almost all cases, have an IQ of less than 70.
My daughter with Down Syndrome is a staunch supporter of Obama (and Kerry before that). She is most definitely a liberal, in spite of having a conservative father! My daughter insisted on watching the election returns right until Obama's late night victory speech from her hospital bed the night before she underwent a pulmonary valve replacement.
So please don't categorize the tea baggers with her. It is such an insult to my wonderful child!
No wonder they're having Sarah address their convention. She is a firm supporter of banishment, too. Wasn't it just 2 weeks ago that 3 Alaska bloggers were banned from attending her free, public event?
ReplyDeleteOh my. Seig Heil, anyone?
ReplyDeleteIt's so reminescent of 30s Germany...
I hope all the news sources (except for the usual suspects, of course), send their most liberal reporters. : )
Rachel, you're a better and smarter person than most of us out here, for sure.
Grandma68
Funny stuff since Gryphen bans folks left and right that have the termerity to disagree.
ReplyDeleteThese are grown Americans right? They hold sway over children, their Elders and infirm? Frightening.
ReplyDeleteThey show about as much class, decorum and aplomb as our own former, self-removed half term First Family.
I couldn't imagine conducting myself in this manner toward conservatives. This is embarrassing.
I am a 64 yr old vet, and I am fed up with everyone complaining about everything. If you don't like where you live, LEAVE. If you don't like someting, FIX IT or, explain HOW you would fix it. As the Eagles sang, "get over it." Sarah offers nothing but "bith'n a fit, get over it".
ReplyDeleteThey should be tired of making fools of themselves by now, but they never learn. Each of the times that the WH has released visitors' logs, they've made false accusations and drawn false conclusions. One year after I lost my application to have the tags on my cars renewed, I had the clerk at the tax office look up my name in the computer. There were pages and pages of people living in GA with the same name. It is difficult for some conservatives/teabaggers to understand this.
ReplyDeleteThese people definitely do not know Rachel Maddow. If she had signed up for the site and had been rejected, she would have made it her business to mention it on her show. No shrinking violet is Rachel Maddow.
So much for the big tent that Steele says is the Republican Party. The teabaggers have made it official. They are purists. No dissent/different opinions allowed. The head of Tea Party.org told Steele in a Fuchs Noose interview yesterday that he is not welcome to participate in tea party activities. On the previous day, Steele had followed Senator DeMented's lead and had welcomed them into the Republican Party.
Thanks for this post, Gryphen. It made my day. It has begun snowing here, so I'm going to make a hot cup of coffee and enjoy watching it fall.
Love me some Rachel! Halfway through the post, I thought, "Can't be--it's gotta be an avatar." And so, my instinct was correct and this "punk," so to speak, has just pitched another branch of this intolerant, ignorant group and their bigotry/hatred into the limelight for all to enjoy. Patriotism, huh? Oh, yeah, only if you're JUST LIKE THEM! Let 'em have a nice, safe little website with no discourse at all. Oh, that's right, they don't want to think--that's the Devil's work. Erg. And Rachel's statement is utter class, humor and grace.
ReplyDeletemorb320@1:23PM -- "Fuchs Noose"--ha! And the Noose keeps tightening!
Thanks for the giggle--I needed one today!!
What a bunch of freaks! They complain about being scrubbed on liberal sites but, you aren't welcomed on theirs.
ReplyDeleteHey Sarah, YOU really need to
quit making things up... ya know, for the troops!
What fun! Let's all log in and sign up as Keith Olbermann. That'll keep 'em busy.
ReplyDeleteAnd you do not ever ban anyone here?
ReplyDeleteHypocrit
If you didn't ban me
ReplyDeleteI might be a little more sympathetic
to your arguments.
You are no better or worse than TPN
Hey, Jesus Christ was a social liberal. I guess that if you registered in His name and typed in His words about feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, helping the poor, or his socialized medicine notions of healing the sick, they would ban you.
ReplyDeleteThese folks are thick as shit.
resonance, sorry hun, but Gryphen did not categorize the Teabagger's with your DS child. You DID!
ReplyDeleteAnon says...
ReplyDeleteAnonymous said...
I am a 64 yr old vet, and I am fed up with everyone complaining about everything. If you don't like where you live, LEAVE. If you don't like someting, FIX IT or, explain HOW you would fix it. As the Eagles sang, "get over it." Sarah offers nothing but "bith'n a fit, get over it".
1:22 PM
Hey there mr. Anon, you know you are free to leave this blog just sayin'....! We like to bitch about Greedy Grifter here.
Teapbaggers are hypocrites, just how do you propose we change them?
O/T Gryphen......Please give us some information abt what is happening with the custody battle today...Please
ReplyDeleteRachel has so much class!
ReplyDeleteand the TeaBAGGERS lack class along with brains!
Resonance: Thank you for pointing out the IQ issue. Those are old habits that have gone under the radar for too long. I do think that we are all much more aware of Down Syndrome and other problems because of Trig. He has broadened our world.
ReplyDeleteVery likely your daughter is using more of her capacity than most of us. The very sad things is that so many people with at least average intelligence and the benefits of public education refuse to think. We probably need a new label for that.
I'm waiting for Janeane Garofalo to tee off. She brings it.
ReplyDeleteDon't feed the trolls!
ReplyDeleteIf scarah is a troll here (she might be- hI Sarah!lol)then feeding the trolls might go directly to her thighs-- but would... see what I mean? hehe.
What to doo?
Rachel Maddow wasn't banned... Someone used her name according to Keith Olbermann.
ReplyDelete"Teapbaggers are hypocrites, just how do you propose we change them?"
ReplyDeleteOne word, wood chipper.
These people crack me up:
ReplyDeleteSarahin2012:
"if you didn't ban meee..."
Huh? How could I be reading this if she were banned?
Anon @1:06
it's "temerity", darling.. also, notice you are also not banned!
Anona @ 2:00
Also not banned.
These people are true morons.
Rachel Maddow is going to be on Letterman tonight. Think they'll talk about Palin??
ReplyDelete"Teabaggers are hypocrites, just how do you propose we change them?"
ReplyDeleteWhat happens to a teabag that gets into hot water? LOL
They're already treading it by aligning themselves with racist, gun-totin', lyin', two-grandkid-havin', whinin', Blackberry-twiddlin', quittin' Palin. We all saw what happened to the GOP after palin worked her ignoramus magic last fall--talk about having regrets the morning after the party.
The Sarah-sheep just won't see it until they've been fleeced properly and she's got the cash. Those grandkids are 'spensive, Lucy!
So, if these trolls are so totally banned by Mean Ol' Evil Gotcha Media Basement Pajama Blogger Gryphen, then why are their complaints about being banned appearing on this comment list???
ReplyDelete...I know they're trying to emulate Sarah's inch deep thought process and all, but my GOD these people are dumb!!!!
Sarah 2012 never says anything worthwhile. Just one liners, (talking points mostly) so to speak, and she has been posting here for awhile. YOU LIE. Why don't you try to articulate the feelings/meanings/background of what you post and your suggestions for changing the things you are unhappy with? Otherwise, it's just more blah, blah, bl.... nevermind.
ReplyDeleteSorry, I hope it goes directly to her thighs and then her hips!
Britsy Bluebell
@Honestyingov- just wanted you to know that I am one of those Wonkette people, we did get wind of the TPN site, and have managed to get many of ourselves banned BUT we are keeping those admins busy; the site itself keeps going down!
ReplyDeleteTeabagging, baby, like it's 1999.
ReplyDeleteRachel Maddow is one classy lady!
ReplyDeleteIf you go on a teabagging expedition, be safe, go incognito! Don't wear a blacked out John McCain visor and a pair of sunglasses, someone tried that already.
Wear something shiney. They're distracted by the shiney. Don't forget a flag, also, too.
Ummm, Indy_Girl, you only see the comments and posters that Gryphen lets you see.
ReplyDeleteOther posts and people evaporate.
Haha, good show razzing the 'baggers as if they don't have enough mental issues already.
ReplyDeleteTo resonance, something struck me as oddly funny and touching about your remark, not the down syndrome child part, just that you defended a down syndrome child in reference to tea baggers...think about it.
But yes, I'd like to draw the line between developmentally disabled people and wingnuts, developmentally disabled people didn't have a choice in their disability, wingnuts do and choose stupidity. So while I'd hesistate to place any child with DS onto the wingnut express ('cept Bristol's first child errrr...Sarah's baby trig) I would like to state that generally children with DS are more emotionally mature and intelligent than your average wingnut.
That being said, did you all hear about Sarah and Biden? It seems that according to Steve Schmidt, Sarah "Naylin" Palin was so lazy in debate prep that she had this odd habit of calling (then) Senator Biden "O'Biden". So her bizare behavior along with asking if she could call him "Joe" kind of makes sense now...(Rich Lowry saw "starbursts" in his pants, I saw a moron winking).
Palin is the ultimate anachronism. Bush was a drunken son to a very prominent family whereas Palin apparently was the pretty girl in class who didn't like "learnin' and stuff". She probably passed her classes by blowing half the faculty and a quarter of the football team (we all know the type, hell when I was on the football team I dated one just like her).
The hilarious part is that tea baggers are all peaved that the gubmint spends money on "frivolous" social programs and then they turn around and spend 100k so Sarah can come talk to them (she doesn't make speeches, she says whatever is on her demented brain at that moment). Kind of places the entire movement into perspective doesn't it? money for poor people to buy food= bad, money for some lazy snowbilly to prattle nonsense= good.
By the way, I'd appreciate if you'd all come check out my inaugural blog. Comments are appreciated and updates are imminent, thanks to anyone who does check me out.
http://fullspectrumlefty.blogspot.com/
Ya know,
ReplyDeleteTHIS is a prime example of someone flattering themselves..
GRANDMAW PALIN IS A CON ARTIST..
If the T-baggers don't get it, good for 'em. Anybody with any commom sense knows that Falin will never be President. Those in this country who hold the real power, who call the shots, know this. It was NEVER a consideration.
Falin is a useful tool(for now)
And when they want to silence her? NO PROBLEM!!
That 2012 thing? PLEASE! Failin will never run for another office again. Keeping hope alive among the faithful is just a way to keep the funds rolling in.
$arah Palin = $$Glenn$$ Beck$$ Wanna$$ Be$$..