Behind the News

I went to a teabagging party and all I got was an anti-Obama sticker

Well, I didn’t personally go. I have a friend in the hospital, which seemed a little more important at the time. But citizen journalists from around the nation did attend today’s teabagging events. And I think they were a little disappointed, too:

Ybor City Stogie has a nice slideshow of the Tampa teabagging party.

Wonkette does a nice re-cap of the D.C. protest with pithy captions.

Did you know that some of the teabaggers still think Barack Obama is not really a U.S. citizen? NO WAY!!! The same blogger also chased by teabaggers in Cleveland.

Rumproast.com has a particularly chilling video of a tea bag protest planning party featuring a conspiracy theorist convinced that the TV’s conversion from analog to digital is part of Obama’s master plan. Actually George Soros’ master plan. Actually .. nevermind, just watch it.

A Pensacola progressive blogger takes the mic at a teabagging event. You have to watch this.

Texas threatens to secede. Obama, can we let ’em?

I’ll have more after my neck stops twitching.

Behind the News

Quick hits: Rush Limbaugh, teabagging tax day party, IRS audit suggestions, mascot recession and cougars on Facebook

I’m a little bogged down with applications, resumes and a friend in the hospital, but in the interest of being a regular blogger, I thought my readers should check out these links:

Frontline’s executive producer David Fanning, political commentator Cokie Roberts and local journos galore!

Tomorrow, “teabaggers” rally across the state. (h/t to Blast Off! for the teabagging reference and check out Pushing Rope’s analysis on a certain Florida politician)

Did Rush Limbaugh give away his show for free to gain top ratings?

For all my procrastinators: Consumerist gives 16 ways to get the IRS to audit you. Now that you’ve successfully wasted 10 more minutes, here’s how to get an extension.

From now on, if you plan on getting arrested in Polk County, don’t keep any money in your wallet.

The recession hits sport team mascots. There goes my next dream …

Journalist: “This is America. Pound Sand.”

Gina Vivinetto joins the “Will Report for Food” club. Again.

And finally, cougars are taking over Facebook. At least 10Connects.com thinks so.