Comments on: Tea Party Express to stop in Walnut Creek

By: Lisa Vorderbrueggen

Lisa Vorderbrueggen — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:24:12 +0000

Tom K.

I know, I know.

This notion that every newsroom decision is made through a political lens is like the proverbial burr under my saddle.

And to exacerbate the rub, all attempts to explain the realities of daily news decisions is automatically discounted as more evidence of liberal bias.

Sigh.

By: Tom K

Tom K — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:14:13 +0000

Lisa:

You’re wasting your breath and energy. The far right simply makes stuff up. They have no sense of decency or honor. As a good mutual friend of ours often says, “the left wants to be correct, the right wants to win”.

Weapons of mass destruction, mushroom clouds, John “the coward” Kerry being swiftboated, death panels, etc. They have no standards and no class.

By: Lisa Vorderbrueggen

Lisa Vorderbrueggen — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:06:12 +0000

Ken88,

Five thousand people? C’mon. We had a photographer at the event. I just looked at the photos. The photographer estimates that no more than 300 people were at Civic Park.

The editor tells me a photo of the Tea Party stop will run in the paper but not until Friday’s paper. The event took place after our local section deadline yesterday and other news such as the introduction of a $9.4 billion water bond legislation, the closure of the Bay Bridge and the rape of a teenaged girl in Richmond took precedent in the Morning Report.

By: ken88

ken88 — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:53:29 +0000

I was there last night with 5,000 others, where was the media? No cc times , Channel 5 in a bar to see about free food. The Media is liberal and does not care about the will of the people! But we will overcome!

By: Elwood

Elwood — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:21:45 +0000

You have a case?

I hope it’s not the penicillin resistant kind!

By: Elwood

Elwood — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:03:25 +0000

Re: #13

Yo, Thersa!

What attracted you here?

Why don’t you give us the benefit of your deep thinking on some issue which is near and dear to you?

By: Tom K

Tom K — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:00:27 +0000

Thanks to Elwood for his eloquent summary and conclusion of our “debate.” Our side rests its case

By: Ralph Hoffmann, Guest Columnist

Ralph Hoffmann, Guest Columnist — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:31:04 +0000

Lisa, I covered this “Conservatives Answer To Woodstock” for you, as I assume you had something better to do. Dressed in my Red, White, and Blue, I saw a number of known GOP, including Tom DelBecarro, and David Harmer supporters. There were also a number of prominent Democrats checking things out. I got my picture taken several times as my R,W & B Tie stood out. WC police were present in uniform & plain clothes, but of course no problems. The GOP doesn’t seem to get the message about Iraq & Afghanistan.

By: Mike F.

Mike F. — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:29:11 +0000

I attended two TEA party events. I saw no violence at either. I also met democrats there, albeit in fewer numbers than republicans. Why does Lisa even mention violence in connection with the “validity” of the events. I attended at my own volition and I saw no “astroturf” inspiration. I guess this is the best the CoCo Times can do to show objectivity. Hmmm, where was that report/blog on Nancy Pelosi’s ridiculous fear of violence like she saw in the 70s? I didn’t even know this event was happening until now and I work in Walnut Creek. Geez, I hope I can get home without trouble should those TEA Party people get rowdy like those protesting the G-12. C’mon CoCo Times don’t you have another posting from Assemblyperson Skinner to post on how happy she is that no wildlife or pets were injured in the Bay Bridge accident?

By: Thersa

Thersa — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:59:19 +0000

One only need to read the posts by Tom K and Elwood to see why the right-wing attracts only idiots.