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Report from the LGBT Boston Tea Party Reenactment on Apr 15.

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Join the Impact MA staged a spirited reenacment of the Boston Tea Party at Long Wharf on April 15th. Members of the grassroots group, many in colonial attire, threw mock federal tax forms into Boston Harbor to protest unequal federal tax treatment of same-sex couples. About 100 people turned out for the presentation. As one blog commentator had predicted, the costumes were fabulous. The music alternated between America patriotic standards and popular dance music from colonial days, as the focus shifted between past and present.

The New York Times made this observation about the Boston LGBT tea party in an article about the (historically uninformed) right-wing tax day tea parties: “The only organization in Boston re-enacting the original tea party – a gay rights group – was not associated with the other demonstrations. Its protest was that in Massachusetts, where same-sex marriage is legal, married same-sex couples cannot file joint federal tax returns.”

The best article was in BU’s

Daily Free Press: http://www.dailyfreepress.com/…

Join the Impact MA used the event to continue the mobilization of a new generation of LGBT activists committed to exporting same-sex marriage to the rest of the country. The group has sponsored several rallies since the nationwide November 15, 2008 protest against passage of Proposition 8 in California.

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    • to snickering at this

      As one blog commentator had predicted, the costumes were fabulous.

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      p>But then, I believe there’s a little fabulous in us all.  Heck, I’m listening to Spandau Ballet as I type this…

      • my point was that regular Americans went out and protested yesterday about something they cared deeply about. The MSM had either ignored the existence of the hundreds of thousands of tax protestors (like the Boston Globe) or made sexual jokes (tea-bagging…) about them on shows like Maddows. They were fodder for all to abuse… except nobody would dare say anything about these tax protestors if they were LBGT. M point was being LGBT gives them a pass.

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        p>I appreciate you baiting me into saying something anti-gay so you and others could open up a can of gay-supporting whoop-ass on me, but if anything I am for equal treatment of gays here even to the point of suggesting equal ridicule by the MSM (at least the ones who cared to report on a huge American social/political event.

        • only a bigoted asshole would infer that LGBT people aren’t “regular Americans”.  you didn’t really say that, did you JohnD?  no, of course not.

          • Regular Americans did go out and protested (made up of Republicans, Democrats, conservatives, liberals, gays, straights, blacks, whites and every other “slice” of America).

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            p>Do you have any comments on the actual issue or was your sensitivity radar just on high alert? Don’t be so over-fucking-sensitive!

            • In your time here you’ve attacked blacks, gays, and Jews, while whining like a baby anytime anyone dares criticize you.  

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              p>I think the description is perfectly accurate.  No over-sensitivity involved. Or fucking.

              • Surely my net was cast wider than these groups. Did you forget I made remarks about people from Dorchester, government officials, politicians, some bloggers here, foreign countries, police officers, news anchors, Democarts, Republicans… Maybe you need to stop being such a wimp when it comes to people exercising their first amendment rights. I can criticize to my heart’s content.

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                p>You on the other hand simply want me muted. I picked the Mass Pike a few days ago to write a diary on. You couldn’t wait to try to pick my diary apart, make me sound foolish, defend the Pike and administration officials… we’ll I guess you looked pretty stupid on that one. Of course you will go to your grave saying “there is no proof the Pike did this on purpose.. blah blah blah” but that is your personality disorder which doesn’t allow you to admit mistakes.

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                p>I do make mistakes, everyday. But I have opinions about people, blacks, whites, Jews, Catholics, Irish, Italians, gays and straights… But because of your oversensitivity about some of those groups you will pull out some of my thoughts and define them as “attacks”. I want criticism since it makes me ponder my thoughts more. And if you or other think my 4+4 remark adds up to 9 then I will say your wrong (or whine as you say).

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                p>I particularly like your recurrent remark about me attacking Jews. AS I recall, in the past I have stated that there are many questions I want answered but few people have the balls to discuss. One of them is why is there a disproportionate amount of Jews who are Doctors, Lawyers… vs. the rest of the US population? I think it’s a valid question and for the life of me I don;t understand how you equate this to an “attack”. I am also a staunch supporter of Israel.

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                p>But again, you have the right to think whatever way you want but I think you should see someone about these hostile feelings you harbor. You should be happy with so many Dems in charge in MA and DC. Isn’t the country is great shape now.

                • Hence the usual mix of verbosity, obtuseness, bigotry, ignorance, and intellectual laziness.

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                  p>Is the need for attention so overwhelming that you don’t mind making conservatives look bad?

                • we all have our needs KBusch. I’m sure you have your’s (commenting to me…). It’s been awhile since I’ve  heard from you… I thought you might have been stuck in traffic on the Pike since Easter. I’d say that I’ve missed you but that would be a lie. Did you attend any of the Tax day protests?

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                  p>Congress is back in session tomorrow so it should be interesting to see how the Democrats will spend more of my money. Maybe the ground swell of frustrated Ameicans will influence the blue dog Dems from voting along partisan lines and simply say no. I can hope…

                • “your’s”

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                  p>Apparently, you couldn’t figure out what to say so as is typical wrote too much.

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                  p>Your ratings are declining.

                • as if it is destroying the “true value” and objectivity of the BMG rating system but I find it amusing that you and Huh have a virtual love affair going on with continual cross-6’s posting for each other. Is this a  “tribal” fix on your part to game the system or is it just a coincidence or then there is always “these are sincere ratings on our part…”.

        • That’s what you mean when you write “regular Americans”, right?

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          p>Are you accusing us of accusing you of being constipated?

          • but you can be at ease since after reading your posting… no more constipation. You are like a virtual laxative. But thanks for supporting Americans (of all bowel habits) rights of free speech and assembly. You could be a regular American too. Was there a Tax rally in Brookline?

        • Like teeny, tiny.

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          p>MoveOn.org alone is able to get more people to appear at demonstrations than you guys achieved.

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          p>They don’t even have a television network.

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          p>This whining is just a cry for affirmative action for conservatives. You guys hold a failed, pathetic, unfocused rallies where, in DC, you couldn’t even get the logistics right and you want us to assuage your self-esteem by saying they represented “normal” Americans.

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          p>Tell us where it hurts. Do you need some kissies? Sorry bout the hurties. Awwwww.

          • We can’t attend most rallies or there would be NOBODY to pay the taxes that we decent hard working folks pay. Half the Democrats in the country could call in sick for a month (if they aren’t already laid off) and the Federal Tax revenues wouldn’t go down $1.

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            p>Times are changing and Obama has seen his best days. Get ready for a lot of “NO’S” from people.

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            p>Did you hear Janeane Garofalo on Keith Olbermann’s joke of a show. She’s even more of a bigoted asshole than I am (Laurel’s words with Huh’s agreement, not mine).

            • No citation again. Like Limbaugh.

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              p>I can play this stupid game too: If the recent banking crisis is any indicator, no conservatives have useful jobs that create value. Neener, neener.

              • not working and who is… while you hold your breath.

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                p>BTW, I never mentioned the qualifier “useful”. I might even say there are more Democrats with “useful” jobs than Republicans, but it all comes down what you consider “useful”.

                • And like I said, I talked about people having jobs and never used the “useful” caveat. I won’t argue the subjective proviso of Republican’s jobs being less/more useful which is ironic since we probably get paid so much more money than Democrats. We’re working, we’re refinancing, we’re buying second homes and investment homes at bargain rates, stocks at giant bargains, great deals on Lexus, BMWs… but if KBusch wants to hang his/her hat on who’s more useful… I don’t know and really don’t care. When will KBusch be giving you the “6” on your comment?

                • He’s only obsessed with you and me, but if he were a more careful and thoughtful poster, he’d note we also “6” sabutai, mr. lynne, tblade, stomv, and even CMD.  

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                  p>It’s a conspiracy I tell you!

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