A new talking point is emerging in the ongoing leftist offensive against the very same protest tactics that they themselves pioneered and polished for decades. In addition to the claim that protesters should all shut up because they are just hired and paid for (which combines badly with Moveon.org’s new efforts to hire legions of “grass-roots” organizers to, um, show that they are the real honest for-hire agitators, I guess (h/t to commenter Jay_C on this one)), the new claim is that the protesters should shut up because they were minorities in the last election (from TPM):
One thing that should be noted, despite the right-wing chants of “You work for us,” and “Hear our voice,” is that both of these districts are overall heavily Democratic. Carnahan’s district voted 60% for Obama, and Castor’s district voted 66% for Obama.
So let’s get this straight — if you lose the election, you’re not allowed to protest anything the winner proposes afterward.
Where was TPM after during all the thousands of left-wing protests after liberals lost in the 2000 and 2004 elections?
Oh. Yeah. They were protesting.
UPDATE: This collection of photos shows you the terrifying breed of conservative protesters that are provoking the faux rage on the left.
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