"yankee doodle dandy" began as a song of derision made up by british soldiers & mercenaries to poke fun at their colonial adversaries. as the americans got a little better at the fighting arts, they began to sing the song "right back at" their pompous-assed british opponents, as a "take that, smart asses" sort of a deal.
kind of a "how do you like them apples" thing.
i am given to understand that the term "teabaggers" was used originally as a term of derision against those americans who initiated the resistance against oppressive governmental policies, and against onerous taxation and the resultant ruinous spending habits of an entrenched leftist hierarchy.
and, it was thought a fiendishly funny turn of the phrase much to the prejudice of the "tea party folks" by its originators, the leftist obama minions in politics and the media.
i am a "tea party" type, a little bit on the radical fringe, because i see (with a certain amount of resignation) that this whole thing is going to decay into a shooting war between the societies comprising the left and the right, who unfortunately live within the same geographical confines, which become ever more unlivable. the left wants to dominate, and the right wants to be left alone to boss its own interests.
and, so it goes.
i have no idea what the joke originally was with the word "teabagger."
and, i don't really give a shit, to put the matter bluntly.
what i do know is that the term is used against people like me by people on the left, who are either part of the oppressors, or who enable and apologize for the oppressors. i now wear the term as a matter of pride.
i am a "teabagger," if by that you mean someone who opposes the obama/reid/pelosi left, and who is willing to take to his guns to protect his liberties, and who is willing to take to his guns to protect his right to keep, possess and bear them, if necessary.
in short, just like the early "yankee doodle dandies," i wear the term with pride. i am a "teabagger," and if the left doesn't like it, well then, fuck them.
the term also serves another very useful purpose, whose utility transcends all squabbles over where the word comes from. this is, because every person who uses the term "teabagger" in a pejorative sense, (you can just see the condescending scorn drip from their noses), is instantly self-identified as a member of the oppressors.
in short, those who use the term are instantly identified as the enemy. it renders an otherwise sometimes difficult process as very short, sweet and simplistic. some people will describe this mental process as less than sophisticated.
well, stick a feather in your cap, and call it macaroni. i call it "yankee doodle dandy," and very handy.
john jay @ 12.12.2013
p.s. buy guns. buy ammo. become proficient with your firearms. and, be damned jealous of your rights and liberties, and damned prickly about asserting, acting out and protecting them. by whatever means necessary. keep your powder dry, you flints in good order, and fresh powder in the frizzen.
JJ,
Being a University of Texas alumni, and even there is no longer the annual turkey day football brawl, there remains a long standing rivalry between UT students and Texas A&M students. Somewhere along the way, Aggies began referring to UT students as "Tea Sippers," out of respect for the sophistication of most UT students as compared to goat-roping rodeo star wantabe Aggies. I feel that "Tea Sipper" is akin to a term of endearment rather than an insult.
You do know that this term, "Tea-Bagger" is a most derogatory one? It is a gay term for boys (and, possibly, bull dykes) who suck on scrotums for sexual pleasure and/or profit.
Because I am rarely shy with sharing my political inclinations, on more than one occasion, some left-wing cocksucker referred to me as "tea-bagger". It was an unforgiveable social faux pas and resulted in a violent reaction.
For whatever reason, few liberals expect to be held directly accountable for their actions and what they do or say. And when they are called on their behavior, most are bewildered that they may have to fight for their honor. I think it is safe to say the pudd-knockers will hesitate using a pet phrase on another white haired conservative.
Well, that's pretty much what I have to say on that.
Posted by: Citizen Patriot | December 12, 2013 at 06:44 PM
citizen patriot:
laughing my ass off. rolling on the floor, laughing my fucking ass off, even.
well, i don't care.
let the damned leftists think that they are being cute when they use the term, (and i should think that the leftists in congress, and our current dip shit president, should most probably be personally familiar with the term and any practices it may encompass), as far as i am (and remain) concerned, it just helps to identify the sons of bitches to be on the look out for when the days of reckoning come about.
i am glad you pasted the ass hole, however, and wish more people would follow their inclinations in such matters. i loved it, for instance, when the wiry old astronaut punched that son of a bitch who got in his face about the moon landing being faked on a hollywood stage. a quick upper cut to the chin of the fat bastard.
speaking of u tex. i am a duck. we are playing in texas on 12.30.2013. want to put a small, and i mean, very small, wager on the outcome?
my ducks sorta fell off the end of the world at the close of the season, and texas had a rough go of it all year long, so it is kind of interesting to see which team responds to the bell. maybe both. could be a hell of a game. last year oregon state seemed to have texas in the bag, and them let em out.
who knows?
john jay
p.s. maybe next time, the guy accidentally falls on your knees with his nuts, on his way to the ground. who knows, accidents happen.
i saw lots of em, in 25 years or so of criminal law practice, keeping them out, putting them in.
Posted by: john jay | December 12, 2013 at 07:10 PM