Geoff Simpson Vs. the Teabaggers, Vol. II: Now With Twice the Fake Outrage
Yesterday, we told you about how a misunderstanding over a statement made by Rep. Geoff Simpson had drawn the ire of Tea Partiers.
Rep. Simpson: glutton for punishment.
The short version: Simpson's 90-year-old, WWII-veteran neighbor had referred to the anti-tax activists as "teabaggers." Simpson merely repeated this comment, which led one angry citizen to demand an apology. Simpson's response: "If the shoe fits, wear it."
Would the manufactured outrage end there? Of course it wouldn't.
Today we have Jim Walker, founder of conservative site Orbusmax.com, jumping in on the demented dog-pile.
If you've never heard of Orbusmax, just imagine a Drudge Report for the Pacific Northwest. Orbusmax has the same bare-bones, link-heavy look, the same hard-right lean and the same ability to drum up controversy where there is none.
Walker, well-aware of the traffic a public fight with a politician could attract, sent the following e-mail:
If you model yourself after this man, you might want to rethink your priorities.
Still waiting for an apology from you, sir, for using a pornographic word during televised debate, to describe patriotic Americans. In addition, you also need to apologize for describing the Tea Party as racist and sexist. You obviously have never been to a Tea Party rally, or else you would have not made such an slanderous, idiotic statement.Pornographic slurs? Slanderous, idiotic statements? For the love of everything that is holy, people, he was repeating what someone else said. This is like getting pissed off at a stenographer for recording someone else's testimony.Also, still waiting from the leadership (Reps Chopp and Debolt). The leadership shouldn't condone this language, and should take necessary action to censure/reprimand.
Rep Simpson, please apologize for both slurs ASAP. If you issue a statement of apology, I will be happy to post it.
Thanks,
Jim Walker
Orbusmax.com
Anyway, I'll let Simpson fight his own battles. Since he seems so willing to do so.
Dear Jim -The takeaway from this whole convoluted mess: now we all know the alternate definition of "teabagger."I don't think it's patriotic to fly airplanes into buildings as one of your tea party members recently did. I find your movement to be infected with the same selfish, hate-spawned and dangerous ideas that have plagued civilization from time to time, only to be quelled when appeals to man's more patriotic attributes of selflessness, kindness, compassion and peace have prevailed.
I was puzzled by your objection to my recounting the words of my 90 year old decorated WWII veteran constituent until I heard the more obscure alternate meaning associated with the term teabag. I believe my friend was using the term to describe angry, predominantly white, anti-government individuals who have recently been made prominent by the media highlighting their hate-filled rhetoric toward all things progressive.
Indeed, it is well documented that the originators of your movement themselves adopted the names "teabag" and "tea bagger" to describe their anti-government antics. Your manufactured outrage toward me for using the term that the fathers and mothers of your movement coined for themselves is tiresome.
I will apologize to you for recounting my friend's puzzlement about the selfishness of your movement when you apologize for your hatred, your selfishness and your lack of compassion toward others.
Thanks,
Geoff
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