Jun 24, 2009 2:37pm
Iranian Flags Outside White House Gates
EmailABC News' Ann Compton reports: On the street infront of the White House, a small group rallied in support of those in Iran challenging the presidential election. More than a dozen people held posters showing pictures of what appeared to be the violence in the streets of Tehran.
(Photo by Ann Compton/ABC News)
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It’s good to report on this subject. But I gotta ask:
Where was ABC when the citizens of our nation protested in D.C. on April 15th Tea Parties? There were many more than 12 people at the D.C. Tea Party despite the attempts to block and disburse them by government officials. How about all the the upcoming Tea Parties on July 4th? Will ABC report on how many citizens are protesting the audacious government spending and upcoming tax hikes to pay for it? Unlike the groups supporting Obama Care (do the research on who is paying for these) and despite Pelosi’s charges that they are ‘astroturf’ the Tea Parties are private citizens motivated by what the government is doing and paying for protests out of their own pockets… no very unlike those protesting in Iran.
Will ABC report the Tea Parties on July 4th?
Posted by: Sadie | June 24, 2009, 3:06 pm 3:06 pm
“There were many more than 12 people at the D.C. Tea Party despite the attempts to block and disburse them by government officials”
Wow a whole dozen.
“‘astroturf’ the Tea Parties are private citizens motivated by what the government is doing and paying for protests out of their own pockets… no very unlike those protesting in Iran.”
Yes the Tea Parties (FoxNews trademark pending) are just like the protesting Iranians.
Right wingers have no shame.
Posted by: Ryan C | June 24, 2009, 3:07 pm 3:07 pm
Does the Iranian group have it’s permits in order? Or is it ok for them to be there since they are not a Tea Party? Are the government officials harassing them lik they did the April 15th Tea Party protest?
Posted by: Sadie | June 24, 2009, 3:08 pm 3:08 pm
“There were many more than 12 people at the D.C. Tea Party”
They only got a few hundred because not FoxNews celebrity was in attendance.
“despite the attempts to block and disburse them by government officials”
Let’s see first they don’t get a permit then some right wing moron threw a package over the WH fence.
Given the right wing propensity for violence, the Secret Service had to check it out.
Posted by: Ryan C | June 24, 2009, 3:12 pm 3:12 pm
“Does the Iranian group have it’s permits in order? Or is it ok for them to be there since they are not a Tea Party? Are the government officials harassing them lik they did the April 15th Tea Party protest?”
Like Pete Hoekstra and other craven right wingers before her, sadie claims angry FoxNews viewers are just like the protesting Iranians.
Posted by: Ryan C | June 24, 2009, 3:13 pm 3:13 pm
Please get your facts straight.
Fox were the only outfit willing to cover the story… and most of the Tea Parties were not covered. It was not a Fox supported movement. It started long before Fox decided to show up and cover the protests.
As for the snark about numbers…. it only took a dozen for ABC to show up for the Iranian support, but hundreds in D.C. and hundreds of thousands across the nation was not newsworthy for the MSM.
Posted by: Sadie | June 24, 2009, 3:13 pm 3:13 pm
Sheesh, I’d be embarrassed to post comments without facts to back them. But that does not seem to be the case for those who merely want to dis high numbers of ordinary citizens know how to read, do simple math, and have the common-sense to understand Obama’s plans won’t work. Having a brain isn’t exclusive to right wing people or Fox viewers.
Posted by: Sadie | June 24, 2009, 3:19 pm 3:19 pm
“Fox were the only outfit willing to cover the story”
ROFLMAO!
Fox was the only outfit willing to PROMOTE it for a solid few weeks including having their news personalities as a crowd attractions.
Every news organization covered the tea parties.
“… and most of the Tea Parties were not covered. It was not a Fox supported movement. It started long before Fox decided to show up and cover the protests.”
Long before?
The whole “tea party” concept start with Rick Santelli’s angry rant in mid February.
Posted by: Ryan C | June 24, 2009, 3:20 pm 3:20 pm
“Sheesh, I’d be embarrassed to post comments without facts to back them”
Let us know when you post some facts.
All I have seen is a bunch of freeper conspiracy worthy of von brunn.
Posted by: Ryan C | June 24, 2009, 3:22 pm 3:22 pm
I am surprise POTUS Obama has not put the Iranian flag on top of the White House.
Posted by: WilliamTell | June 24, 2009, 3:34 pm 3:34 pm
Sadie:”Fox were the only outfit willing to cover the story.”
The facts can be easily referenced by anyone willing to look at the archived pages of any of the mainstream media sites from that day. Every one covered it. The teaparties actually made a good conflict story line and received more coverage than the Obama house parties for healthcare that occurred around the same time with similar attendance numbers (a dismal failure actually considering their much larger established base).
Those are facts and I invite anyone to check out the archive section of your favorite MSM site to verify.
Posted by: jhw539 | June 24, 2009, 4:11 pm 4:11 pm
To the the first comment I have to say1- Iranians as a nation always been in favor to pretect the Inocents and always defending humman’s rights, especially Blacks
2-jUST BECAUSE MINE AND YOUR GREAT GRANDS WASHED THEIR CLOTHS IN THE OUT DOOR SINK, DO YOU THINK THAT YOU AND i SHOULDN’T USE WASHING MASHINE?
3- iRANIAN’S DON’T ASK US COME TO THEIRE RESCU,NEITHER ASK PERESIDENT OBAMA TO BE THEIR SAVIORS, SIMPLEY ASKING TO SPEEK LIKE A LEADER OF FREE WORLD,NOT TO INVITE AHMADYNEGAD TO HIS PARTY, IF HE DID; IT IS LIKE SLAP TO YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN OF IRAN WHOM GAVE THIRE BLOOD FOR FREEDOM[THE BASIC RIGHTS OF HUMAN]+ WHO WOULD INVITE KILLER TO THEIR HOME, THAT WILL BE INSALT TO UN WHAT IS IT STAND FOR, IT’S NOT UNITED GOVERMENT{ UNITED NATIONS] TO PRETECT INOCENT OF ALL NATIONS AROUND THE WORLD, iRANIAND AROUND THE EUOROP AND CANADAAND INSIDE THE US TEARED WHEN HEARED P OBAMA’S SPEECH IN PRIMERY SAYING i AM SORRY IF i AME NOT THE PEDIGERY YOU WANT,300.000 IRANIANS ALL CROSS THE US WOTE TO GET HIM IN THE OFICE,IT IS NOT ABOUT IRANIANS ,JUST ABOUT THE HUMAN BEEING.
Posted by: Noci-A | June 24, 2009, 4:41 pm 4:41 pm
Posted by: jhw539 | Jun 24, 2009 4:11:40 PMosted by: Ryan C | Jun 24, 2009 3:20:40 PM
All I can say is: Right, the MSM who did cover it called the citizens names and made lewd sexual jokes. Only reason they acknowledged the protests was to make fun of Fox and disregarded who the protesters were.
As for the Tea Parties.. join one and you’ll quickly find out the truth about them and that it was first started by a woman in Seattle and spread from there.
This is the last time I will answer your charges. Do your homework.
Posted by: Sadie | June 24, 2009, 5:16 pm 5:16 pm
Noci-A | Jun 24, 2009 4:41:56 PM
Unfortunately Obama has some extremely important matters that cannot be postponed for any reason to discuss with whoever is in control of Iran right now.
Posted by: Skip | June 24, 2009, 5:24 pm 5:24 pm
“All I can say is: Right, the MSM who did cover it called the citizens names and made lewd sexual jokes. Only reason they acknowledged the protests was to make fun of Fox and disregarded who the protesters were.”
While MSNBC did have a grand ole time with their ideological rival (who is at this moment trying to create a conspiracy theory between MSNBC, GE & Cap & Trade), most of the rest of the media reported it fairly straight forward.
“As for the Tea Parties.. join one and you’ll quickly find out the truth about them and that it was first started by a woman in Seattle and spread from there.”
Yes simply go to FoxNews and I am sure they will direct you to the appropriate Tea Party (FoxNews trademark pending)
Posted by: Ryan C | June 24, 2009, 5:43 pm 5:43 pm
Noci-A As you may or may not be able to tell from these posts, we are having our own revolution of sorts against the prevailing order in the interest of securing our freedoms and liberties. It is a non-ending struggle and always changing. There are many who side with the government and many who oppose it. What is intolerable in Iran is the notion that civilians, ‘volunteers’, have a license granted or quasi-endorsed by the highest authority of Iran to go out and execute their fellows. Citizens at liberty who go out and beat, or God forbid, kill their fellows are criminals by any stretch of the imagination. Outrage at the endorsement of this kind of arrangement in Iran is only just beginning to arise.
Posted by: MarkLeavenworth | June 24, 2009, 6:47 pm 6:47 pm
so left winger, how does it feel knowing that Obama’s approval rating is going down and that independents are leaving him in droves? Obama is a fraud, just like all left wingers.
the April Tea party was a huge success and Fox jumped on it and look at their ratings! while Obama and the MSM rating goes down, Fox news and conservatives are on the rise. People wanted change, but not the Obama policies.
meanwhile, on July 4th those who love America will be celebrating the true meaning of freedom.
Posted by: jaj | June 24, 2009, 6:54 pm 6:54 pm
“so left winger, how does it feel knowing that Obama’s approval rating is going down”
Hate to break it to you but Obama’s job approval ratings has been very steady for 3 months now.
“the April Tea party was a huge success and Fox jumped on it and look at their ratings”
Non stop promotion by FoxNews (highest rated cable news station)and the talk radio frothers (Rush supposedly has 20M listeners) and appearances by famous and popular FoxNews personalities got them their largest crowd of 20,000 in Atlanta.
“on July 4th those who love America will be celebrating the true meaning of freedom.”
By going to corporate sponsored event decrying the historic low tax rates we are paying.
Give me Hannity or Give me Death!
Posted by: Ryan C | June 24, 2009, 7:25 pm 7:25 pm
It is actually surprising President Obama’s ratings haven’t gone down more.
Given the ‘honeymoon’ phenomenon, it seems only natural his ratings would go down at some point.
That the ‘right wing’ posters on here are perched and drooling over declaring this a huge victory says more about their desperate state than anything else.
Posted by: danita | June 24, 2009, 7:34 pm 7:34 pm
‘meanwhile, on July 4th those who love America will be celebrating the true meaning of freedom.’
Posted by: jaj
how,… by turning on the Hal Turner show?
Posted by: XXX | June 25, 2009, 12:43 am 12:43 am
so left winger, how does it feel knowing that Obama’s approval rating is going down
Posted by: jaj
you are going to have a lovely 8 years ;-)
Posted by: XXX | June 25, 2009, 12:45 am 12:45 am
people, civililty, please! the vitriol gets in the way of facts, it seems. boy, having been a part of the early tea parties in seattle and bellingham, wa before anyone was talking about it, i bristle at the “interpretive reality” (read: spin) that the movement is some sort of astroturf/fox news corporate boondoggle. disagree, if you will, with the tea parties, but you’ll have to keep pushing back constantly and loudly to prove that these are gop big company events. and even then your voice will tire.
i would add: for 8 years many conservatives sat back and watched as code pink acorn and whoever marched in the streets against bush, the war and whatever else. that is their right and that was fine. so please, grant me the same right to do so without smearing me, please. and if you do smear me, this great country will still allow you to live in peace. what a great country.
Posted by: Kelli | June 25, 2009, 10:19 am 10:19 am
Sit down and give your brain a long deserved rest, Ryan!
ROTFLMAO
Posted by: American Infidel | June 25, 2009, 11:37 am 11:37 am
“i would add: for 8 years many conservatives sat back and watched as code pink acorn and whoever marched in the streets against bush, the war and whatever else. that is their right and that was fine. so please, grant me the same right to do so without smearing me, please”
ACORN, Code Pink and any anti-war protesters were smeared repeatedly by not just conservative posters but the right wing media as a whole.
Bascially you hypocrites are asking to be treated far better than you treated others.
Posted by: Ryan C | June 25, 2009, 12:35 pm 12:35 pm