Speaking Tea Bag

NPR published an animated cartoon mocking the tea party movement as a bunch of stupid people who don't understand the terminology or issues so they simplify things down to socialism and Obama is a Nazi.

I'm trying to recall their cartoon mocking the anti-war/anti-Bush crowds who called him a Nazi. Hmmm? Can someone send me a link to it?

Considering that a recent poll had the Tea Party ranking higher in the esteem of the American public than either the Democrat Party or Republican Party, I wouldn't be so quick to ridicule them. Or perhaps that's why the left/media are doing so.

I had the opportunity to speak at a Tea Party rally, and the people that attended were true blue, patriotic Americans who understand the issues very well, thank you very much Mr. Hoity-Toity East Coast Elitist Cartoon Guy!

This cartoon is just another example of the elitist mindset of the cocktail party liberals. Conservatives, in their view, are too simple-minded to grasp such complex issues. We're not nuanced and educated enough (The New York Times' designated "Republican" David Brooks recently labeled the liberal media as "The educated class" -- like conservatives are toothless hicks who never made it past the 4th grade).

But really, are the issues that complicated? The free market, with proper oversight (not over-control) brings us products and services we want with competition that keeps prices in check. That's a pretty simple concept, and it works everywhere it's tried. Low taxes spur more investment in business, creating more jobs and, therefore, more tax revenue to the government. A certain president named Ronald Reagan proved that model to work quite nicely. Pretty simple. And health care works best when I get to deal with the doctor of my choice to make the health decisions for me and my family -- and it would be even better if I could comparison shop among doctors and health insurance providers (with any company based in any state) to make sure I'm getting a good value.

So, yes, I'm a simple-minded Tea Party member. Mock us at your peril.