WHERE ARE THE LOONS?

Ordinarily I use “Where are the clowns?” to caption tripe such as this, but “clown” just isn’t adequate to describe the darkness of this conspiracy theorist.

With the notoriously conservative Tea Party movement gaining steam, is it time to take the ‘United’ out of ‘United States’? ... Their arguments have the potential to divide the country along titanic lines not seen since the bloody days of the Civil War.

Oh, my. Would anyone care to remind this young gentleman of the protests of the Viet Nam era? By his side?

Think I’m exaggerating here? The Tea Party movement is an incredibly dangerous concept, fuelled by the usual gushes of sycophantic support from the conservative news media (here’s looking at you, Fox).

I get it: Conservatives bad. Liberals good.

Can you imagine the potential for chaos if some of these ‘protesters’ decide to exercise the Second Amendment and bring their weapons to these rallies? There’s a thin line between peaceful protest and bloodthirsty patriotic fervor, especially if those protesting are used to being on the side of the mighty status quo.

Of course. Jim Bob, Billy Joe, and Cooter are going to exercise their Second Amendment rights in camouflage and with assault weapons.

President Obama was elected democratically, according to the doctrines set forth by the Founding Fathers.

And of course former President Bush wasn’t elected democratically.

The Tea Party movement represents a real danger to the tenets of democracy Americans have embraced for centuries.

Uh, have you heard about the First Amendment? Freedom of speech and all that? Oh, it only applies to your side?

[The author] is an unabashed atheist who says he's doomed whether or not the world ends on December 21, 2012. But that doesn't stop him from taking a dark interest in all things apocalyptic. Join him as he explores the various signs that portend the End of Days.

Seems to me that he missed his mark by about 3 years and 11 months.