Seattle suburban Tea Party holds first meeting; total attendance = 8

[Newsjock]

Source: The Stranger

"What if you threw a Tea Party and no one came?" That's the question Caitlin Moran of the Woodinville Patch asks after only eight people showed up at the inaugural meeting of the Tea Party of Kirkland, Redmond and Woodinville.

Although attendance was low at Monday's meeting, Woody Hertzog, the state's Tea Party organizer, said the local chapter could pick up members as time goes on.

Read more: http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2011/04/15/what-if-you-threw-a-tea-party-and-no-one-came

[Wilms]

1. Looks like Cheney on the right.

Probably not, though. No wires are attached.

[Drale]

2. Its so sad that they actually think they represent the people

[Kurovski]

22. Most of Corporate media does its best to make them think they do.

Still: they are very gullible, much more than most of us.

[QED]

3. Wonder how Fox would report it?

80? 800? An overflowing crowd?

[gratuitous]

5. Well, I count 4 in that picture, and they're reporting 8

So, let the number padding begin!

[alittlelark]

7. It has to be at least 480.

FAUX told me so.

[Bozita]

9. Tell 'em to scrunch together for a close-in shot. It'll look like brazillions!

We had a Teabagger demo in Lansing yesterday. The crowd was estimated at ~200.

The local teevee news showed the close-in shots.

The day before, 5,000+ gathered in the same spot. They WERE NOT Teabaggers. One local news station said the crowd was only half the size of the one that demonstrated the Wednesday before.

Anyway, the local teevee gave equal time to both the Wednesday and Thursday rallies. ... How's that for fairness?

[sakabatou]

4. LOL

[Old and In the Way]

6. No one wearing tri-corner hats?

What kind of tea party is this?

[wickerwoman]

8. Well, Seattle's always been a coffee town.

You don't f' with Starbucks on their home turf.

[gateley]

10. I'm so proud of my City! Get the fuck out you interlopers! It's actually

almost sad. Had to pay for the hall, the sign, probably coffee and cookies.

Some great comments at the Stranger link:

LL Bean called, they want their quilted faux riding jacket and lime green Big Shirt back. Also, Michelle Duggar says, "Are you done with my hair yet, I need it for church."

And someone pretty much nailed it:

Is that what when the Koch stop pouring money into that patriot movement?

[LynneSin]

11. Hell I could host an impromptu DU party this weekend in DE and get more than 8

and that's not even trying.

[blondeatlast]

12. I'm scared...

of snakes.

[Contrary1]

13. "...the MySpace of politics", and for added enjoyment; here's one of the comments:

LL Bean called, they want their quilted faux riding jacket and lime green Big Shirt back. Also, Michelle Duggar says, "Are you done with my hair yet, I need it for church."

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[brewens]

14. Fake! The sign is spelled correctly. n/t

[gateley]

15. Bwah!!! nt

[chollybocker]

16. Maybe they ran out of free donuts.

Or something shiney happened.

[EC]

17. And now that these 3 see how lame it is

they'll not be to another meeting of the tea party.

[laconicsax]

18. Well, in their black-and-white, or binary, way of thinking, that's 1000 people.

[bhikkhu]

19. Three were there to infiltrate, two were working on books

two more go to every meeting in town that offers refreshments, and one was trying to find a bathroom.

[pnwmom]

20. Ten years ago, this was largely red country.

But that was in the days when the phrase "moderate Republican" wasn't a contradiction in terms.

[Cresent City Kid]

21. Dude

Place was fuckin' packed!

[Kurovski]

23. Wow.

:D

[Cresent City Kid]

28. I could have put a few more by the door

but it looks like a fire exit, and dozens could have been trampled.

[barbtries]

24. good to see.

that's one party that should not last.

[JI7]

25. is that guy black or some other minority ?

maybe that's why some didn't attend

[Trajan]

26. Too few for a porta potty rental price break !

It looks like Cheney showed up to bump up their number(s) ...

[Bigmack]

27. Simple explanation...

Redmond is home of Microsoft... Kirkland is a rich suburb.... and Woodinville used to be in the sticks, but now it's a bedroom community for the rich suburbs and Microsoft.

Fewer dumbshits in that group.