Obama’s Secretary of Labor Calls out ‘Tea Baggers’
by F. Vincent VernuccioAt the Florida Democratic Party State Convention over the weekend, U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis insulted members of the Tea Party, referring to the activists as “teabaggers.” Teabagger is a pejorative term used to refer to a certain sexual act. Liberal talk show hosts such as Rachel Maddow brought the phrase into the mainstream in 2009, using it as a tongue-in-cheek insult.
As reported by Tallahassee Democrat and Sunshine State News, after voicing her support for large federal programs, Solis warned, “I’ll be darned if I’m going to set that aside now because a few teabaggers want to somehow muzzle my voice,” Solis said. “We don’t have to sit back and allow a minority in the Congress, known as the tea party, to dominate the discussion in our households.”
Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz echoed Solis’ sentiment, telling the crowd of Democratic partisans, “the unfortunate thing is that the problem, in fact, stems from a brutally fanatic right wing group of extremists, who put politics and ideology above principles and people.”
“These fanatics are destroying our state and our country and the contrast between their agenda and ours has never been more stark,” continued Wasserman Schultz.
The comments coming from the head of the Labor Department are striking because of the recent attacks from heads of unions on the Tea Party—this despite the fact that many union members are also members of the Tea Party.
While opening for President Obama at a Labor Day rally, Teamsters President James P. Hoffa declared war on the movement. The union head said that the Tea Party has “got a war, they got a war with us and . . . we’re going to win that war.” He added, “President Obama, this is your army. We are ready to march. Let’s take these son [sic] of bitches out and give [sic] America back to an America where we belong.”
Earlier this year, Secretary Solis made headlines after she admitted her bias toward unions at the Democratic National Committee’s winter meeting. After announcing the “fight is on” and pledging to aid unionized workers in Ohio, she told the DNC, “Admittedly, I am a little biased . . . because . . . I come from a union household.”
However, the Florida convention is not the first time prominent Democrats have gone after the Tea Party.
On August 22, Rep. Maxine Waters (D., Calif.) told supporters in California (many dressed in purple SEIU t-shirts), “[As] far as I’m concerned, the ‘Tea Party’ can go straight to Hell.”
In August, Rep. Andre Carson (D., Ind.) told the Congressional Black Caucus, “Some of them in Congress right now of this Tea Party movement would love to see you and me . . . hanging on a tree.”
Vice President Joe Biden went so far as to compare the Tea Party to terrorists, and at a Labor Day speech he told a union audience that they are “the only folks keeping the barbarians from the gates.”
The Tea Party vs. unions and Democrats divide will become even more striking as the 2012 election heats up. However, insults such as the ones used by Secretary Solis have no place in civil political discourse.
** The Department of Labor was not immediately available for comment.
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Question for big spenders like this Solis character:
Obama wants to spend more money. He spent almost a trillion. He believes that government spending is the only way to get jobs going.
Obama is pulling the troops out of Iraq by the end of the year. Dems are thrilled because they say we have spent a trillion dollars on the war and it hurts the economy by wasting tax dollars.
Where does the bulk of that trillion dollars for the war go?
If spending that trillion dollars on the war is BAD for the economy, how is Obama's new spending scheme good?
I mean, the bulk of that trillion bucks on the war is to US companies and contractors.
Why is THAT trillion bad.
But earmarked money for union jobs good?
A government dollar injected into the US economy is a government dollar injected into the US economy. How can tax dollars spent on the war be bad for the economy, but tax dollars earmarked to Obama supporters be good for the economy?
“These fanatics are destroying our state and our country and the contrast between their agenda and ours has never been more stark,”
Yep, trying to destroy the country by restoring what made it successful. More politics of fear. Does the left know of anything else?
Keep it up progressive/socialists/communists you are about to walk into the wall of ordinary American people and a black eye is the best you can hope for.
First they ignore,
Then they ridicule you
Then they fight you
Then you win
Stage 2 is upon us.
"who put politics and ideology above principles and people"
Um, "ideology" means the same as "principles". But I guess for the fascists, it's YOUR "ideology", MY "principles".
That Hilda Solis dude looks gay.
Maybe He was just looking for a set of Chin Nuts?
"Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz echoed Solis’ sentiment, telling the crowd of Democratic partisans, 'the unfortunate thing is that the problem, in fact, stems from a brutally fanatic right wing group of extremists, who put politics and ideology above principles and people.'”
By golly, replace the "right" with "left" and it sounds like the dim, socialist, progressive party rather than the TEA party movement. Come on 2012.
BTW, isn't Solis a La Raza fan?
Food for thought:
http://mexicanoccupation.blogspot.com/2010/07/oba...
I think Hilda is the "teabagee".
Hilda Solis – hussein's labor-union secretary – her TAX CHEAT husband didn't pay about $6,400 to settle tax liens against his business — liens that had been outstanding for as long as 16 years – until the day before her confirmation hearing!
She's an unethical, TAX CHEAT, lying, reprobate d-cRAT socialist. But then, aren't they all?
You can't even make-up something this good…
USNEWS, By Paul Bedard, Posted: August 31, 2011
"To show her support for American workers, President Obama's labor secretary, Hilda Solis, has junked the standard black limo and purchased a new Chevrolet Equinox to ride around Washington in. The problem: the crossover SUV is built and assembled in Canada from parts also made in Canada."
Actually the teabaggers themselves coined the term to describe their movement and Griff Jenkins of Fox News was first to put it on the air.
"Muzzle your voice?" Teabagging Obama is what makes you hard to understand, lady!
Our government is over run with these cockroaches, Obama and his administration need to be stood up to now and held accountable NOW!
I swear – I saw that pic and thought, "What the hell does Roseanne Barr have to do with the Labor Department?"
When in the history of political theater have public servants EVER attacked the private sector and gotten away with it? When the man in the Oval office says it's okay.
No Maddow used it first there "FLEABAGGER"
Hilda Solis is another trash lawyer who sold out Latinos for the Marxist slave driver who wants to keep them poor and accepting whatever welfare gets thrown at them, keep them underachieving and helpless so Soros types can use them at will.
Solis is a COLLABORATOR. You got sold by Solis, Latinos! Soros and the rest don't want any competition for the real wealth.
Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz.
Can you believe that Hilda Solis sold herself and her own people so cheaply for a pig like Schultz? Wasserman Schultz won't let you step out of line, Hilda, or she'll do you in. Debbie hates you and all Latinos. You are just economic cannon fodder to Wasserman Schultz, Soros, and the other Marxist slumlords.
“These fanatics are destroying our state and our country and the contrast between their agenda and ours has never been more stark,” continued Wasserman Schultz……
echoing the sentiments of sensible conservative patriots everywhere.
Ann
….Debbie the blabermouth has no idea of how correct she is…in her starkness,,
OT, but pertinent in the scheme of things: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-10-31/ener1...
and http://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2011/10/31/do...
Looks like two more recipients of federal loan guarantees are ready to bite the dust. More democrap money laundering schemes.
Military personnel tend to vote Republican.
Union workers tend to vote Democrat.
More explanation needed?
"After announcing the 'fight is on' and pledging to aid unionized workers in Ohio, she told the DNC, 'Admittedly, I am a little biased . . . because . . . I come from a union household.'"
Good for you, lady. You represent fewer than 10% of Americans.
To be fair, she cheated the least of anyone who was offered the job. They knew someone who actually had principles would never qualify…
Sorry Ministry of Truth intern, can't rewrite that history. Too well documented.
Who are the tea baggers? Are they the ones that are defecating and stinking up Wall Street, committing crimes and not contributing to society. Oh wait, those are the Obama supporters. Sorry.
" Solis warned, “I’ll be darned if I’m going to set that aside now because a few teabaggers want to somehow muzzle my voice,”
It would take more than a muzzle, more like two bags. Doesn't the current administration and it's roster full of tax cheats, commies, islamists, and whack jobs make you proud?
Muzzle we much!!!
Okay, when is the head of the RNC going to get out there and call the Democratic liberals the true "fanatics" and in the "extreme". I'msick and tired of Democrats calling conservatives such horrible names, get away with it, and no repercussions from Repubs. Get on the offensive for a change!!!
I just showed Grandpa and Grandma what U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis called them,they want her fired and are writing their elected reps,then Grandma is making Grandpa take her to the firing range tonight.Grandma is on the phone telling all her friends what this woman who is paid with tax dollars said.I don't think I've ever seen Grandma this angry.
Yes, she is somewhat reminiscent of "Boy with Balls on Chin", aka "Ball Chin Boy", or "Chin Ball Boy" of South Park. From this point forward Hilda Solis shall be known as "Butters"!
“I’ll be darned if I’m going to set that aside now because a few teabaggers want to somehow muzzle my voice."
The Tea Party doesn't want to muzzle your voice but, I would like to put a bag over your face.
Actually you are wrong as is typical with you far-left trolls.
I'm a bit shocked, Solis comes from a household at all..
It's all they have.
Race card. Empty.
Class Warfare. Failing.
Ideas. Failed repeatedly.
Fear. Only working on the naive.
http://theweek.com/article/index/202620/the-evolu...
http://biggovernment.com/abreitbart/2010/04/14/im...
Wow. Aren't you quite the idiot?
Hang around. I'm sure someone will be by for your spanking.
Hey, Hilda!! You're a foul mouthed beeotch.
Obama will NEVER willing rid his regime of Hilda, Holder or any of the other despicable people he brought in. They are him, and he is them. They've turned the WH and the cabinet into a nest of scheming, slime balls bent on the destruction of our constitutional republic.
2009 comes before 2010.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLsKt4O4Yw8
You're welcome.
Early Tea Partiers innocently embraced the term until they discovered its vulgar connotations…
So, a little innocence is lost, the depraved vipers have a chuckle, and it's all at the victims' expense.
Stay classy.
The evidence you supply still contradicts your original assertion.
Fail.
Whoa. I'll make sure to be very, very polite to you at all times…!!! (wink)
I'm sure a big liberal like you has seen more "teabags" in your life than most, Ms. Solis.
You will be silenced. You will be removed from your post. COUNT ON IT.
I wonder if she got the memo about toning down partisan rhetoric.
Bullsh!t lie.
Not Over.
The term 'Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis' is a pejorative term used to refer to a female dog.
You are very free and easy with the label "Marxist," yet you designate Solis as merely a "collaborator." Why is that? Why is Solis not also a "Marxist" in your eyes?
I'm very curious.
You are very free and easy with the label "Marxist," yet you designate Solis as merely a "collaborator." Why is that? Why is Solis not also a "Marxist" in your eyes?
I'm very curious.
You know what the real shame is? Many of our old guard Republican operatives would agree with her, including Boehner, Rove, et al. The Tea Party candidates have been a thorn in the side of the mostly moderate Republican caucus and the RNC is working to make sure they run someone against them in the primaries. If you value your Tea Party conservative congressman/woman you had better make certain you spend some money on their campaign and burn a little shoe leather this next year. Newt Gingrich, in 1996, used the same tactic to get rid of many of the congressmen swept into office in the 1994 Republican Revolution because they were holding his twinkie toes to the fire regarding the Contract With America.
Actually, I think BO started it, and he continues to egg them on. I've never seen so many elected govt 'officials' be so disrespectful of so many of us – the taxpayers who pay them. Someone needs to remind BO that he is supposed to represent ALL of the American people. I find the BO administration to be disgusting. 2012 can't get here soon enough for me!
Actually, I think BO started it, and he continues to egg them on. I've never seen so many elected govt 'officials' be so disrespectful of so many of us – the taxpayers who pay them. Someone needs to remind BO that he is supposed to represent ALL of the American people. I find the BO administration to be disgusting. 2012 can't get here soon enough for me!
The Tea Party used the term first? Even if true, what does that prove? It proves it takes the far left to twist an otherwise innocent use of the term and draw attention to some extremely obscure reference it has to some perverted sexual act that only sexually perverted minds would know about. (Cue Maddow and the far left perverts.) So basically what you're proving is that thanks to the perverted left, most of us normal people now share in a little of your disgusting world. So what have you proved again? The left is at least good for enlightening the rest of us about the sexually perverted. You should be proud.
I agree! The good news is that I expect the voters to show these arrogant dems the door in 2012.
The Tea Party used the term first? Even if true, what does that prove? It proves it takes the far left to twist an otherwise innocent use of the term and draw attention to some extremely obscure reference it has to some perverted sexual act that only sexually perverted minds would know about. (Cue Maddow.) So basically what you're proving is that thanks to the perverted left, most of us normal people now share in a little of your disgusting world. So what have you proved again? The left is at least good for enlightening the rest of us about the sexually perverted. I'm sure you're all proud.
Been said before. Why are Marxist women so damn ugly.
This coming from a double bagger! What a hoot!
Also: Illegal Aliens vote Democrat (illegally).
“These fanatics are destroying our state and our country and the contrast between their agenda and ours has never been more stark,” continued Wasserman Schultz.
Wrong Debbie. Look back to about 1860. We tried it once your way. Are you ready for a rematch?
Barry has never seen a tea bag he didn't want to suck the juice out of.
The contempt which Washington Democrats hold for ordinary working citizens of America is palpable, with the disgusting name calling, in particular the disparaging anti-gay term, teabagger. The ease with which the elected officials of congress and the senate heap scorn and insults on the taxpaying public, who they are sworn to serve is, very telling. There is no respect. I don't know how these lying bigots think they'll ever get reelected.
The contempt which Washington Democrats hold for ordinary working citizens of America is palpable, with the disgusting name calling, in particular the disparaging anti-gay term, teabagger. This insult flows from their lips with such ease, it's obvious that they loathe the very people whom they are sworn to serve. Washington Democrats have no respect for the citizens of America. Don't let them get away with it. Vote them out of office in 2012.
Stage 3 seems to be looming very close though.
"“These fanatics are destroying our state and our country and the contrast between their agenda and ours has never been more stark,” continued Wasserman Schultz."
Hold that thought, darlin', you ain't see NOTHING YET! We're coming, and we are coming for you and Solis and every single member of the CBC and the liberal squish from the septic field of Congress. Take a not, Mr. West, and get on the good foot. You DO NOT BELONG IN THE CBC. Get out of there, NOW.
"“These fanatics are destroying our state and our country and the contrast between their agenda and ours has never been more stark,” continued Wasserman Schultz."
Hold that thought, darlin', you ain't see NOTHING YET! We're coming, and we are coming for you and Solis and every single member of the CBC and the liberal squish from the septic field of Congress. Take a note, Mr. West, and get on the good foot. You DO NOT BELONG IN THE CBC. Get out of there, NOW.
"“These fanatics are destroying our state and our country and the contrast between their agenda and ours has never been more stark,” continued Wasserman Schultz."
Hold that thought, darlin', you ain't see NOTHING YET! We're coming, and we are coming for you and Solis and every single member of the CBC and the liberal squish from the septic field of Congress. Take a note, Mr. West, and get on the good foot. You DO NOT BELONG IN THE CBC. Get out of there, NOW.
Hey Hilda! …I got your tea bags dangling.
We are just getting started Hilda, 2010 was the beginning of the firings.
He is embracing the term "teabagger"
Trust me , it will take more then a couple of proud patriots to shut you big mouth !
They love trashing the Tea Party in Fla because they are so afraid to loose the state in 2012
The Tea Party is very strong here in Fla as well as the 9-12 groups , no sense attacking them in NYC or Washington
Just another Owebama Drone spewing the same manure.
You'll have to give me a time index. I took all I could of hearing Maddow use the perverse term, and no one else, too many times.
I felt so strongly about this I sent a letter to my Representative, both Senators and the DoJ, Office of Proffesional Responsibility. Oh, and a letter to Ms. Solis herself at talktosolis@dol.gov
No stupid, the video is mocking you idiots who were using it. If you're too stupid to understand that then don't blame us.
Oh I don't know that Maddow's use of the term was TONGUE in cheek exactly…smirk
I find it fascinating that someone paid by my tax dollars not only uses a gay term as a pejorative toward at least 50% of Americans–the small govt faction, she doesn't even notice she's doing it. Since she isn't capable of utilizing the English language any better, I don't think she is smart enough to say anything that matters
Our real nickname could have been paper baggers?
"Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz echoed Solis’ sentiment, telling the crowd of Democratic partisans, “the unfortunate thing is that the problem, in fact, stems from a brutally fanatic right wing group of extremists, who put politics and ideology above principles and people.”
Doesn't she mean OWS? She has her wings mixed up.
As the Left acts out like children, name calling, lying and bending the facts, the right majority and Tea Party quietly waits until the time is right to prove the whole lot of them wrong and voted out of office. Silent and swift, they won't know what hit them…
But is Solis a Marxist, herself? Inquiring minds want to know.
We can only hope!
Ann
The "teabaggers" are the ones you've made you entire "career" stealing from, you stupid whore.
I take exception to teabagger being a perjorative for a sexual act it is not sexual act it is a perverted act by perverted degenerates and we should not allow another word be degraded by these sickos. I remember when gay could be used in respectable company
Naw. Butters is cool. Don't smear his good name by associating it with this skank.
You don't understand.
A trillion dollars to THEIR CRONIES is good. Money spent on non-cronies is horrible and evil and must be railed against as "corporate greed" or "corporate welfare" or who knows what other terms.
Of course, not good for the economy as ordinary people will never see a dime of that money.
I'm surprised she even knows how to read. Being a leftist and all.
Who would have thought that our government would call taxpaying citizens such a hateful term? Yet they still don't mind taking our money. F**k you Obama, Biden, Pelosi, Reid, and all of your underlings.
some of the parts are interchangeable with the ones from Obama's Canadian built bus.
False and a Lie. Anderson Cooper on CNN pulled that word out first. Not anything like that ever came out of the Tea Party.
Yes I call you a liar. To. Your. Face.
Truth hurts doesn't it?
I hate to say this folks, but it's looking more and more like the Left is going to try and throw a real and physical fight into our laps whether we want it or not. Brush up on your aim and pray we can avoid it. But if we can't, plan to win.
If we loose this one, Freedom and the USA will both die.
While your showering tomorrow morning with your friend Bill Mahr, make sure you remind him his show was switched to Saturday night.
and falling fast.
Think RINO
No explanation needed, leatherneck.
I guess my problem is that the hypocrisy is so overwhelming, yet so ignored.
A government buck in the economy, is a government buck in the economy. If in fact the trillion spent on the war has been BAD for the economy…..then that is proof positive that stimulus does not work.
And, conversely, if stimulus works…then the trillion spent on the war has to have been good for the economy.
It can't be that war dollars hurt the economy but Obama stimulus dollars create jobs.
The economy doesn't KNOW where the bucks came from….it just knows if they are there or not…..either government spending works or it doesn't. Selectively saying 'this' spending works, and 'that' spending doesn't should expose you as either being economically illiterate….or a liar.
Or, if you are Obama…..both.
From Boeing to illegal aliens, Solis is so wrong for America.
She still carries the torch for the progressive movement, even though the 2010 midterm confirmed that America doesn't have the stomach for it.
Military spending on increasing or retaining personnel actually does, in fact, create jobs. Whether or not they're needed is a matter of conjecture, and they cost taxpayer dollars every time…
Did you catch this line…? “We don’t have to sit back and allow a minority in the Congress, known as the tea party, to dominate the discussion in our households.”
So she advocates supressing the "minority"? I bet if she were the minority, she would be complaining about how nobody is listening to her.
But the bulk of the money is spent on supply and logistics…..and CONTRACTORS. Those jobs go away. The revenue generated by the companies supplying the military goes away and producing the products and goods consumed goes away.
Jobs go away.
I am not arguing to continue the war. I am just saying that the DEM argument that the war has cost us a trillion tax dollars and is bad for the economy is hypocritical when they also tell us we need more stimulus.
Financing the war IS stimulus.
"…a brutally fanatic right wing group of extremists…"
Wow, so many adjectives. If it weren't for the "right" you'd have though she was talking about our current administration.
How does anybody but you 'dominate the discussions in your household'?.
If you can't get past extremely simple metaphysics, there's no hope for you Hilda.
Absolutely.
Hilda should have been wearing her horns while she was singing that garbage for the Dept. of Labor's last act.
-Last Act if we get a true conservative at the helm, along with true conservative majorities in Congress.
There are a myriad of names that could be thrown at the Secretary of Union Labor, Ms. Hilda and her bud, Debbie Watercarrier "I know nothing" Schultz…..but I refuse to stoop to their level.
hrm did those teaparty congressmembers just kinda spring up in congress all on thier own?? uhhh seems to me that the public sent them to washington in a landslide. so i guess shes bashing the public now – those are our reps shes insulting.
They always telegraph those who scare them the most!
Go Tea Party! Let's run Obama and all his marxist pals so far underground, they'll never dig out.
And let's make sure the RINOs go with them, while we're at it.
lol
Feb. 27, 2009
At the first anti-stimulus "New American Tea Party" rally in Washington D.C., a protestor carries a sign reading "Tea Bag the Liberal Dems before they Tea Bag You!!" The Washington Independent's David Weigel calls it "the best sign I saw."
March 2
Americans for Prosperity, an anti-tax group, is one of the first Tea Party organizations to advocate sending tea bags to elected officials to protest the stimulus package. Several other lobby groups follow suit.
April 1
Several Tea Party protest sites encourage readers to "Tea bag the fools in DC." Jay Nordlinger at National Review Online later admits: "Conservatives started [using the term]… but others ran and ran with it."
April 9
Rachel Maddow is the first to mock the Tea Party's use of the phrase on her left-leaning MSNBC show. "Even Governor Mark Sanford of South Carolina is getting in on the hot tea-bagging action," she says, stifling laughter. (Watch Rachel Maddow joke about the "tea baggers")
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