Ford Paying Tea Partiers to Protest Detriot Motor Show

cosmo20btt · 12-01-2010, 05:06 PM

I will give way to Alan Mulally for thinking outside the square.
http://www.legitgov.org/ford_pays_te...rs_070110.html

Fev · 12-01-2010, 05:27 PM

Tea Partiers? What do they do? Setup a little picnic?

**Luke Plaizier** · 12-01-2010, 05:42 PM

Protestors against Big Government bailouts and stimulus packages.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea_Party_protests

Lukeyson

auxr · 12-01-2010, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Fev

Tea Partiers? What do they do? Setup a little picnic?

Starting in February 2009, a very small group of people held "tea parties" across the U.S. in a supposed attempt to protest the policies of Barack Obama - the movement just grew from there.

g220ba · 12-01-2010, 05:46 PM

how is a tea party a protest?

auxr · 12-01-2010, 05:59 PM

84ltd - an extract from wikipedia should be of assistance.

The name "Tea Party" is a reference to the Boston Tea Party, and the protests have sought to evoke images, slogans, and themes from the American Revolution. The letters T, E, and A have been used by protesters to form the backronym "Taxed Enough Already."

Protesters and conservative commentators promoted Tax Day events on blogs, Twitter, and Facebook. Reaction to the tea parties included counter-protests expressing support for the Obama administration, and dismissive or mocking media coverage of both the events and its promoters, including the Fox News Channel.

Kamshaaft · 12-01-2010, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by 84ltd

how is a tea party a protest?

I don't really know if it's ultra peaceful form of protest imagined, or more along the lines of a Boston style Tea Party. I can't imagine the former doing any good, even if it were somewhere where it slightly impeded pedestrian traffic at the motor show (which is about the most I reckon it could achieve).

Kamshaaft · 12-01-2010, 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by auxr

84ltd - an extract from wikipedia should be of assistance.

The name "Tea Party" is a reference to the Boston Tea Party, and the protests have sought to evoke images, slogans, and themes from the American Revolution. The letters T, E, and A have been used by protesters to form the backronym "Taxed Enough Already."

Protesters and conservative commentators promoted Tax Day events on blogs, Twitter, and Facebook. Reaction to the tea parties included counter-protests expressing support for the Obama administration, and dismissive or mocking media coverage of both the events and its promoters, including the Fox News Channel.

Hah! That's what I was thinking. Snuck in there while I was writing my post, you slippery eel.

auxr · 12-01-2010, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Kamshaaft

Hah! That's what I was thinking. Snuck in there while I was writing my post, you slippery eel.

Ha - shaken, but not stirred - one lump or two with your tea sir

ps apologies to OP (gone a bit off track)

g220ba · 12-01-2010, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by auxr

84ltd - an extract from wikipedia should be of assistance.

The name "Tea Party" is a reference to the Boston Tea Party, and the protests have sought to evoke images, slogans, and themes from the American Revolution. The letters T, E, and A have been used by protesters to form the backronym "Taxed Enough Already."

Protesters and conservative commentators promoted Tax Day events on blogs, Twitter, and Facebook. Reaction to the tea parties included counter-protests expressing support for the Obama administration, and dismissive or mocking media coverage of both the events and its promoters, including the Fox News Channel.

Fair enough

g220ba · 12-01-2010, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by auxr

84ltd - an extract from wikipedia should be of assistance.

The name "Tea Party" is a reference to the Boston Tea Party, and the protests have sought to evoke images, slogans, and themes from the American Revolution. The letters T, E, and A have been used by protesters to form the backronym "Taxed Enough Already."

Protesters and conservative commentators promoted Tax Day events on blogs, Twitter, and Facebook. Reaction to the tea parties included counter-protests expressing support for the Obama administration, and dismissive or mocking media coverage of both the events and its promoters, including the Fox News Channel.

Fair enough

g220ba · 12-01-2010, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by auxr

84ltd - an extract from wikipedia should be of assistance.

The name "Tea Party" is a reference to the Boston Tea Party, and the protests have sought to evoke images, slogans, and themes from the American Revolution. The letters T, E, and A have been used by protesters to form the backronym "Taxed Enough Already."

Protesters and conservative commentators promoted Tax Day events on blogs, Twitter, and Facebook. Reaction to the tea parties included counter-protests expressing support for the Obama administration, and dismissive or mocking media coverage of both the events and its promoters, including the Fox News Channel.

fair enough

cosmo20btt · 12-01-2010, 06:37 PM

Mulally is cashing in on the fact that a lot of people were buying ford products as an in your face way of telling your Gov that you are unhappy with them as giving loans to those that cannot repay ( or deemed never will ), so he is just reminding the US public of the bailout.

**Luke Plaizier** · 12-01-2010, 10:02 PM

It's knife edge stuff sponsoring a Tea Party protest though. If the sentiment is widespread enough it will be a popular move. If enough egotistical reporters get hold of some sort of 'big corporate anti-spin' angle it could go sour.

If it were in Australia at the moment we know it would definitely go bad, as the media always seem to want to dish crap on local manufacturers, with Ford now getting the most of it following the demise of Mitsubishi.

Lukeyson