Review of Revolting Teabagging Event in OKC (updated)

My friend David attended and got some pics and other impressions, which I posted earlier.

But he also was brave enough to do an interview with the local event organizer and challenge on his (David’s) premise that Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh would feel right at home with the teabaggers (sic).

David managed to top that, though, by being interviewed by the local ABC affiliate during their coverage, and his soundbite brought a rare moment of sanity to today’s proceedings. (That clip isn’t available on KOCO’s web site, alas.)

Another citizen journalist/photographer, Flickr user 1980Andrew, posted some great photos with brief commentary. He got some very good shots of some of the signage, which included such highlights as “Abort Obama, not the Unborn” Stimulus Equals Slavery,” “Taxes Are Stealing,” and my personal favorite from OKC: “No $$$ for Illegals,” which really crystallizes the whole subtext (other than the sexual one that “teabagging” provides) of this sad, deluded “movement.”

My favorite from the whole day (see update below) was a picture I saw linked on Huffpo of a woman who had parked her folding chair securely on a nice level sidewalk, so she could safely and comfortably hold her sign reading “Zero Taxes.” I give you the American conservative, ladies and gentlemen.

Here’s the definitive post that debunks any residual notion that this “movement” is in anyway “grassroots,” courtesy of Jane Hamsher.

And finally, with that knowledge, Keith Olbermann on his show tonight gave the perfect smackdown to those stupid enough to (once again) be used by the rich and powerful in their continual campaign to keep themselves rich and powerful by deluding the masses through the media they own and control — Damn! They don’t have it on the videos, I’ll quote from the transcript when it’s available. (it’s the third and final item in “Still Bushed,” starting at 1:40 I’ve replaced the video with one that just uses the pertinent segment, which I got from this DKos diary, where a transcript and other relevant info on the topic can be found):

Update/correction:

Okay, I’ve got a new favorite teabagger .

This is surely an image that will rival the infamous “Get a Brain, Morans” pro-war protester at an anti-Cindy Sheehan event in 2005.