It was good to be at the Greensboro Tea Party once again, and to mingle and visit with various conservative friends.
One of the most fascinating things I learned tonight is about the production of those smart, cool online videos circulated by Conservatives for Guilford County. I have posted at least several of them here. Who is the person that possesses the knowledge and technical skill to produce those videos?
It turns out they are the handiwork of 13-year-old Addison Riddleberger, who is an 8th grader at Greensboro Academy, the charter school on Battleground Ave. Addison, the son of Barrett and Jodi, derives much enjoyment from attending meetings of the Guilford County Board of County Commissioners.
Fred Gregory shared with me some photographs of the Tea Party event, including one that features local blogger Sam Spagnola alongside a fairly dissheveled-looking guy (click to enlarge):
Thinly veiled racism, I tell ya!
Posted by: Noteen F. Diversity | October 14, 2010 at 09:30 PM
Noteem you are a despicable slug. Crawl back under the rock you slithered out from under.
Oh, and ESAD dork
Posted by: CaptainAmerica | October 14, 2010 at 10:34 PM
Oh and Roch aka Noteem chew on this study by a UCLA as reported in the Washington Post, that there was very little evidence of, if any, racism at TEA parties. So GFY, Nobrain.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/13/AR2010101303634.html?wprss=rss_nation&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+wp-dyn/rss/nation/index_xml+(washingtonpost.com+-+Nation)
Posted by: CaptainAmerica | October 14, 2010 at 10:47 PM
Same dark hair. About the same height. Last names end in vowels. Gotta be two Sicilians.
Posted by: Spag | October 14, 2010 at 11:10 PM
Sam, I suspect you might be right. Uncanny, isn't it?
But it appears that one of these guys does Casual Fridays in his office every day; and the other probably cannot get by with that... :)
Posted by: Joe Guarino | October 15, 2010 at 06:38 AM
Are you guys from Big Stone Gap?
Posted by: Jon A Firebaugh | October 15, 2010 at 08:40 AM
I don't think so, Jon. Not anywhere close. :)
But our ancestors were from places not unlike Big Stone Gap.
Posted by: Joe Guarino | October 15, 2010 at 09:03 AM
Addison has put together the next 2 videos in our "NOT ANOTHER CENT" campaign...
#2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cw8zPldDzqo
#3 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9rv_Y6v2l4
Posted by: Jodi Riddleberger | October 15, 2010 at 11:08 AM
A good word from a justifiably proud mom.
Thanks, Jodi. Will be checking them out.
Posted by: Joe Guarino | October 15, 2010 at 12:49 PM
I am a bit of a proud Mom, Joe... I can't deny it.
Here is #4 -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twT0flXsBDA
... and a proud wife... I can't help it.
Posted by: Jodi Riddleberger | October 15, 2010 at 02:40 PM
He's doing a great job as are all of you at G4GC. Thanks for your energy.
Posted by: Jon A Firebaugh | October 15, 2010 at 03:26 PM
Thanks Jon...
Like I have said before there is a definite learning curve and we won't hit the nail on the head everytime. But, the fear of making a mistake will not hold us back or quiet us down. There is just too much to be done.
Posted by: Jodi Riddleberger | October 15, 2010 at 04:27 PM
Why we NEED THE TEA PARTY...TONY.. An American of Siciilian descent. And Proud Of It. Don't you wish you were one?
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As Nancy said, "We have to pass it to find out what's in it."
What does this have to do with health care? Cuts in Medicare funding but $15 billion is hidden in the ObamaCare to support a Civilian Defense Corps
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kx3Rw8skOHs
Go to this YOUTUPBE SIDE. It will explain why we NEED A TEA PARTY.
Posted by: Tony Racina | October 16, 2010 at 05:19 PM