White House: “The Tea Bags” Are Stupid People On An “Unhealthy” Mission Who Misdirect Their Anger About The Economy At Saintly Obama – With Video
Apr 20, 2009 35 Comments ›› Pat Dollard
Alright ladies and gentlemen, look how long this has lasted in the news cycle. If you wondered whether or not ACTIVE operations could truly make giant national waves and engender all the consequences that come with them, this test run by the tea parties answers your question, loudly and clearly.
WASHINGTON (CNN) – Senior White House adviser David Axelrod on Sunday suggested the “Tea Party” movement is an “unhealthy” reaction to the tough economic climate facing the country.
Axelrod was asked on CBS’s “Face the Nation” about the “spreading and very public disaffection” with the president’s fiscal policies seen at the “Tea Party” rallies around the country last week.
“I think any time you have severe economic conditions there is always an element of disaffection that can mutate into something that’s unhealthy,” Axelrod said.
Axelrod appeared to backtrack when pressed on whether the movement is unhealthy.
“Well, this is a country where we value our liberties and our ability to express ourselves, and so far these are expressions,” he said.
“The thing that bewilders me is that this president just cut taxes for 95 percent of the American people,” Axelrod argued. “I think the tea bags should be directed elsewhere because he certainly understands the burden that people face.”
Democratic strategist James Carville disagreed with Axelrod on CNN’s “State of the Union” when John King asked him if it’s unhealthy for “an American to go out and hold a sign and say ‘I think my taxes are too high.’”
