http://orrinjohnson.com/2009/07/04/from-the-reno-tea-party/ In search of the Unified Theory of Conservatism Sun, 14 Mar 2010 07:28:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://orrinjohnson.com/2009/07/04/from-the-reno-tea-party/comment-page-1/#comment-6800 Genrewonk » On the nature of astroturf. . . Wed, 22 Jul 2009 12:05:47 +0000 http://orrinjohnson.com/?p=1016#comment-6800 [...] that the Soddom and Gommorah of modern crypto-fascist neocon pro-corporatist ideology are Vegas and Reno.  At least our brave representives from Virginia, and Missouri know how to deal with these threats [...] [...] that the Soddom and Gommorah of modern crypto-fascist neocon pro-corporatist ideology are Vegas and Reno.  At least our brave representives from Virginia, and Missouri know how to deal with these threats [...]

]]> http://orrinjohnson.com/2009/07/04/from-the-reno-tea-party/comment-page-1/#comment-6782 Nevada 2010 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:28:28 +0000 http://orrinjohnson.com/?p=1016#comment-6782 Had a great time! Got a fantastic sunburn on my face! Had a great time! Got a fantastic sunburn on my face!

]]> http://orrinjohnson.com/2009/07/04/from-the-reno-tea-party/comment-page-1/#comment-6780 Orrin Johnson Wed, 08 Jul 2009 08:24:15 +0000 http://orrinjohnson.com/?p=1016#comment-6780 I didn't do a very good job getting crowd pictures - my pics don't come close to doing it justice. I didn’t do a very good job getting crowd pictures – my pics don’t come close to doing it justice.

]]> http://orrinjohnson.com/2009/07/04/from-the-reno-tea-party/comment-page-1/#comment-6779 lipton Wed, 08 Jul 2009 07:44:01 +0000 http://orrinjohnson.com/?p=1016#comment-6779 We live some distance outside of Reno so were not able to make this one but it looks like a good time was had. Thanks for the great article. Couldn't really see a thousand people in your pictures though. I really liked the last picture and the slogan - liberty a stimulus we can afford. Sums it up well. We live some distance outside of Reno so were not able to make this one but it looks like a good time was had. Thanks for the great article. Couldn’t really see a thousand people in your pictures though. I really liked the last picture and the slogan – liberty a stimulus we can afford. Sums it up well.

]]> http://orrinjohnson.com/2009/07/04/from-the-reno-tea-party/comment-page-1/#comment-6775 Jackie Waldie Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:46:15 +0000 http://orrinjohnson.com/?p=1016#comment-6775 Lyn went to the RC tea party. He took Seth- their never too young you know! Lyn went to the RC tea party. He took Seth- their never too young you know!

]]> http://orrinjohnson.com/2009/07/04/from-the-reno-tea-party/comment-page-1/#comment-6774 Brad Mon, 06 Jul 2009 09:04:45 +0000 http://orrinjohnson.com/?p=1016#comment-6774 The photo of someone holding a copy of “Atlas Shrugged” got my attention. In my experience, the vast majority of people who claim to be fans of Ayn Rand either haven’t really read any of her work or don’t understand it if they have. They simply repeat what others have told them and incorrectly believe the entirety of Ayn Rand’s philosophy is, “Capitalism is good. Big government is bad.” It’s much more than that and one who latches on to only that part of what she said clearly does not understand her arguments or chain of logic. Other of her conclusions get far less publicity because they would be difficult, if not impossible, to incorporate into the mainstream Conservative agenda. For instance, she said the initiation of force against others is immoral (so by her logic the invasion of Iraq was immoral), she was pro-legal abortion, against censorship of any kind, and anti-religion. I hear none of this when being preached to about how “pro-conservative” she was. For the record, I do like her writing and for those with patience and a lot of time she’s worth reading. Also for the record, I don’t agree with everything she espoused. It’s a matter of deciding which is the bath water and which is the baby (Orrin, you better figure that one out soon!). The photo of someone holding a copy of “Atlas Shrugged” got my attention. In my experience, the vast majority of people who claim to be fans of Ayn Rand either haven’t really read any of her work or don’t understand it if they have. They simply repeat what others have told them and incorrectly believe the entirety of Ayn Rand’s philosophy is, “Capitalism is good. Big government is bad.” It’s much more than that and one who latches on to only that part of what she said clearly does not understand her arguments or chain of logic. Other of her conclusions get far less publicity because they would be difficult, if not impossible, to incorporate into the mainstream Conservative agenda. For instance, she said the initiation of force against others is immoral (so by her logic the invasion of Iraq was immoral), she was pro-legal abortion, against censorship of any kind, and anti-religion. I hear none of this when being preached to about how “pro-conservative” she was. For the record, I do like her writing and for those with patience and a lot of time she’s worth reading. Also for the record, I don’t agree with everything she espoused. It’s a matter of deciding which is the bath water and which is the baby (Orrin, you better figure that one out soon!).

]]> http://orrinjohnson.com/2009/07/04/from-the-reno-tea-party/comment-page-1/#comment-6772 Instapundit » Blog Archive » TEA PARTY UPDATE: GARY TIETJEN SENDS THIS PHOTO FROM ALBUQUERQUE and reports, “This demonstration w… Sun, 05 Jul 2009 02:04:56 +0000 http://orrinjohnson.com/?p=1016#comment-6772 [...] a report, with photos, from Reno. And Alex Bensky emails from [...] [...] a report, with photos, from Reno. And Alex Bensky emails from [...]

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