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SpookyTurtle
Jun 13, 2003

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TPC doesn't know the difference between an image macro and a meme, but goddamn, do they love churning them out and recycling rehashing them. Here's another take on a crowd favorite:



I'm waiting for my enthusiastic account to get busted so I can start on a more entertaining gimmick

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SpookyTurtle
Jun 13, 2003

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These gun-worshiping idiots treat the Waco siege like their own personal Alamo:







Oh, and how many lives were lost during that mess? Accounts above vary, but the TPC doesn't get too concerned about tiresome details like facts. (Wikipedia says 82 :ssh:)

SpookyTurtle
Jun 13, 2003

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Mitchicon posted:

I know we're nowhere even remotely near fascism, but these people really are frightening. They are consistently rewriting history, treating the Constitution like holy scripture, and looking at the forefathers like Jesus Christ.

Like DongsMcMurphy said, their influence is on the wane. Their particular brand of crazy is just getting concentrated as it evaporates into obsolescence. The TPC is a lingering pocket of the stuff in purestrain form.

And anywayyy, boys will be boys.

SpookyTurtle
Jun 13, 2003

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They still don't know the difference between a macro and a meme. Or a lot of other things. But hey, at least they aren't racist?




Also, holy poo poo Otisburg, that is AMAZING.

SpookyTurtle
Jun 13, 2003

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Going for a silver medal in this year's Mental Gymnastics is TIO LOCO, performing a tricky gun regulation routine:



(Answer: The government should do nothing)

SpookyTurtle
Jun 13, 2003

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Liz Dudley has important advice, but it seems like overkill to me:



If a gimmick meet a gimmick, coming through the rye:

SpookyTurtle
Jun 13, 2003

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"...deported to Texas." :what:
Ken Brownfield on child discipline: "You are excommunicated to your room!"

SpookyTurtle
Jun 13, 2003

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Lame. I caught an IP ban for posting as "La Li Lu Le Lo" - not for debating anything, just being agreeable with my fellow Patriots and endorsing keeping government out of pretty much everything.

Caught this glimpse of genius before I was banished, though:


: Don't worry, we'll fix it.

SpookyTurtle
Jun 13, 2003

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looking.glass.eyes posted:

Nevermind the fact that if the tea party had their way, they would be the "They" in the original text:

"First they came for the communists,
and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a communist...

I decided to run with this idea in majestic Comic Sans, and the results are probably my proudest accomplishment in my time loving with the TPC:



So proud, I just want to puke and puke. They have no self-awareness nor stupidity filter.

SpookyTurtle
Jun 13, 2003

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HackerJoeGuy posted:

Probably because they consider the military the "good guys" when it comes to government and think that, if there is some sort of revolution, the majority of the military will fight on the side of the Tea Partiers/Real Americans.

Not just "probably" - they literally think that is how their coup against the False Emperor would play out:


And if dividing the US into red/blue zones seems like it might just invite Civil War II, they could always found their own seastead ISLAND PARADISE:

SpookyTurtle
Jun 13, 2003

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DrManiac posted:

Where's the supposed hypocrisy here? is the president supposed to say a dude who shot a baby in the face looks like what he would imagine his son to look like? Is he supposed to take personal responsibility for every crime a black person commits?

Well, YEAH, obviously. Since black people are the real racists, they all voted for Obama, so he's not just their president, he's their unified spokesman. All orders to kill white babies come directly from him, and he is answerable for their crimes.

This doesn't apply to Tea Partiers, however, who can claim "Not My President!" and continue to worship the Eternal Reagan.

SpookyTurtle
Jun 13, 2003

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The Tea Party's zeal to restore America to more prosperous times isn't limited to the realms of politics and religion. They also have some charming ideas about medicine!



Who needs Obamacare when we have GMO frankenfood Victory Gardens in our own back yards?

SpookyTurtle
Jun 13, 2003

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0rganDonor posted:

I made this for your deep covers;



Goonspeed.

Don't worry about it. Once again, the fine patriots of the TPC have their macros locked and loaded, with more JPG artifacts and bigotry than you could muster.

SpookyTurtle
Jun 13, 2003

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HEGEL SMOKE A J posted:

They have at least three bronies on the site. :v:

I suppose that depends how you count them, and how they count themselves.

SpookyTurtle
Jun 13, 2003

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plaguedoctor posted:

I'm just saying -- people named Kim are bad news.

Here's a riddle for you: How do you make a post by Paul Guzda even worse?

Answer: Let Kim Thomas Potter respond to it!



E: I just noticed that Kim Thomas and Kim Potter are, in fact, separate people with equally deplorable views.

SpookyTurtle
Jun 13, 2003

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Tea Party people are individually scary, but collectively ridiculous.

Remember how critics of the Occupy movement said (rightly) that OWS lacked a coherent message? And contrasted that (wrongly) to the unified front of the Tea Party?



Not only is the TPC unable to agree on what their talking points are, they can't even reach a meaningful consensus on whether those differences even exist or matter.


I also find it interesting how they latch on to Conservative Personalities with religious conviction, then abandon those icons at the first sign of compromise liberal weakness.



Chris Christie is no longer conservative enough for the TPC.
Ann Coulter is no longer conservative enough for the TPC.
Rand Paul and Marco Rubio are currently in favor, but can they ride that capricious beast until the 2016 elections?
Sarah Palin still holds their adoration, but she's safely spewing rhetoric from the sidelines.


And finally, a symptom of the bad economy of Obama's America: The Tims have reduced their ambitious fundraising goals from $30k to $10k, with unlimited time.

SpookyTurtle
Jun 13, 2003

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I Fought The Mom posted:

I'd guesstimate that there are maybe a few hundred real active users, but most of them don't check the site daily.

Yeah, I'd be curious to learn how many of the "100,000+!" users claimed have logged in during the past... say, 3 weeks.


Also, in the wake of that trainwreck of a poll "If a marriage does not produce children, is it still a valid marriage?" I thought this was an interesting spin:



Near-unanimous support! So, can we conclude that TPC is more opposed to homosexuality than traditional religious adversaries?
The one dissenting vote comes from noted shithead Nathaniel Hamrick - congrats on being the worst of an embarrassingly bad lot, Nate.

SpookyTurtle
Jun 13, 2003

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I love how they can't agree on anything, except A=A (where you can substitute either A for your choice of Obama, gays, Muslims, liberals, athiests, commies, and Satan, because they're all interchangable).



Secession is Constitutional! It's unconstitutional!
It's in the Declaration of Independence! Therefore it's in the Constitution!
Also, separate options for "maybe" and "not sure" votes, why not.

SpookyTurtle
Jun 13, 2003

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MustelaFuro posted:

I had three goals as Lorraine: 1. get them to say horrible poo poo I could screen cap, 2. use Christian ethics to claim views they don't agree with, 3. attempt to cause massive arguments whenever possible, and 4. get banned without ever coming out as a troll.

Sorry, man - the sharp wits of the TPC were hip to your game the whole time. :colbert:



They're impossible to fool; might as well get used to the fact that all our trolling has been futile and they are immune to any further attempts of deception. Which is not to say that they're paranoid! No, just vigilant, like ever-watchful civilian militia border patrols.

SpookyTurtle
Jun 13, 2003

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Guys, here's a shocking revelation: our cherished Birther conspiracy is being threatened by shadowy forces from the OBOT conspiracy!



But if Judy can just get some handouts bootstraps, she can take the fight to us directly!

SpookyTurtle
Jun 13, 2003

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romeo x-ray posted:

Ugggh. I feel stupid for wasting so much time there, and kinda dirty or something. And my mind hurts.



Well, you seeeeeee, Obama was DEMOCRATICALLY elected as president, so the majority-rules system allowed him to STEAL the election... TWICE. First from The RINO Formerly Known as McCain, then from Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan, but mostly Paul Ryan.


But in happier news, Sue S. is enjoying some vicarious good times through her daughter.

SpookyTurtle
Jun 13, 2003

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Fellow Patriots, I agree that education is important, but is there some way I can outsource the labor of instructing my children? I simply don't have the time or inclination to teach them myself.



Maybe we could pool our resources to establish a communal learning center, where specialists could impart some fundamental skills directly?

SpookyTurtle
Jun 13, 2003

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romeo x-ray posted:

Ken has assured us that the rate of TPC's growth [...] the movement is NOT DYING! And furthermore, treasonous socialist Marxists. And not racist.



NOT RACIST (because we don't use that one word)

SpookyTurtle
Jun 13, 2003

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It's adorable to watch the TPC try to distance itself from their like-minded counterparts in the Westboro Baptist Church.



Let's see:
  • WBC members are socialists
  • WBC members aren't Real Christians™
  • WBC is going to get smashed for protesting the Boston Marathon funerals
  • WBC is a false flag organization to make Real Christians™ look bad
  • WBC members are trolls

Never let a crisis go to waste. :smuggo:

SpookyTurtle
Jun 13, 2003

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Tiberius Thyben posted:

img: RINO blood in the water

Holeeeeey poo poo, this is peak purestrain Tea Party, right there. I wonder how many more conservative role models they will manage to turn on, chew up, and ultimately reject for impure ideological purity between now and the next presidential election.

And they're so loving sure that their batshit fringe views are held by an influential voting majority of the country, while simultaneously they're a persecuted minority. The doublethink is spectacular to behold. :allears:

SpookyTurtle
Jun 13, 2003

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Red Crown posted:

Question for those in Deep - has Roger Wicker, the Senator who just had a poison laced letter sent to him, been mentioned in any way on that site, ever?

One screencap was already posted in response to this, but here's a later one with a few more comments included:

SpookyTurtle
Jun 13, 2003

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John McCain - current Senator of reddest, rightest Arizona, who opposed Marxist Muslim Obama in 2008 and gave rise to Tea Party darling Sarah Palin - is not conservative enough for the TPC.

SpookyTurtle
Jun 13, 2003

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romeo x-ray posted:


This is the worst of it for me. There are some nasty individuals out there making the effort to regularly create this poo poo, and however many idiots on TPC, facebook and wherever else liking the poo poo out of completely false, inflammatory, hateful trash.

You're missing the point.



The point is, there can be only one point, and it can be viewed only one way. Stop with your hypocritical liberal interpretations!

SpookyTurtle
Jun 13, 2003

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Spacedad posted:

There's something that rubs me horribly the wrong way about bigots that wear cowboy hats. Not regular people who wear cowboy hats - bigots specifically.

It's like the hat becomes a cardboard symbol of being gleeful and nostalgic about genocide. (Ask the Native Americans what they think about immigration and the 2nd amendment!)

What are you talking about? Trun Patroits of the TPC oppress all swarthy heathens equally.



Wait, maybe these noble savages are okay, because they have come to understand their place, firmly beneath the collective bootheel of the righteous White Man.

SpookyTurtle
Jun 13, 2003

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Hazo posted:

:geno:: "Hey fyi your post has no proof behind it and it even says so in the article"
:downs:: "*posts a bunch of identical or irrelevant links*"
:downs:: "Do your own research, I've already made up my mind."
:downs:: "Blocked, troll"

They just believe what they want, even if there's no evidence for it. It's textbook childish stupidity and it's part of the reason they had to create their own little clubhouse in TPC, because normal people see how stupid/insane they are and want nothing to do with them.

They manage some impressive doublethink to convince themselves that they've won any disagreement, no matter who threw in the towel first.
:downs:: "Blocked, troll!" :owned:
:downs:: "The troll gave up and left, so I get the last word!" :owned:


Meanwhile, Tim Sr. keeps it classy:

SpookyTurtle
Jun 13, 2003

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Hazo posted:

Wait, isn't TPC itself full of people who think the whole thing was a false flag or frame operation? Why are they suddenly disparaging people who think that way?

Haha, you want consistent reasoning from the Tea Party.
Go back to the beginning of the thread, read through it again.

SpookyTurtle
Jun 13, 2003

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Hazo posted:

It's gotten to the point where they're so detached from reality that even their own alternate universe and bullshit talking points are becoming predictable.

I'm sure when Nietzsche said "PEOPLE," he really meant "LIEBERALS." :colbert:

SpookyTurtle
Jun 13, 2003

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gadZeus posted:

I just got economic -5.50
social -6.31

I've moved down and left somewhat.

Hey, that's great, buddy. We should compare Bullshit Internet Personality Test scores later. In another thread.

SpookyTurtle
Jun 13, 2003

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O Rapture posted:

This just in, John "Forling" Bynum is a flaming racist. News at 11.

You almost have to admire his ability to co-opt soundbites (or invented attributions) from diverse sources to weave into his lovely racist worldview.



Runes! Jesus! Constitution! Nature! Aristotle!
By your powers combined, I am Captain Conservative!

SpookyTurtle
Jun 13, 2003

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romeo x-ray posted:

Tim's enjoying his limitless power and influence in the real world on his own website.

If only kicking religious and political opposition out of America were as easy as banning obvious trolls!
But, no. The Tims fail at securing their site, and the Tea Party is equally ineffective in making any impact in the Real World. Still, credit where it's due - they muster a noisome death rattle.

SpookyTurtle
Jun 13, 2003

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Since it looks like Pepper Raleigh was banned (PBUH), I guess there's no harm in sharing a couple posts I've been sitting on.



SpookyTurtle
Jun 13, 2003

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looking.glass.eyes posted:

Pepper was one of my favorite posters. Though given the amount of sarcasm, I am kind of surprised that it took them this long to ban you.

Thanks. :hf: I was having a good time, skirting the line and goading others into overstepping. They're so eager to say stupid things, it didn't take much provocation, but Pepper ended up on plenty of users' blocked lists.

Psychlone posted:

A white screen with "You've been banned from this site" is a proxy ban, right?

An IP ban, technically. Refresh your proxy (instructions in the OP) and try again. I'm using Firefox and usually get in (albeit slowly) with Stealthy in 5 tries or so.


Anyway, here's a stupid conversation:



A day-old fertilized egg is exactly the same as an embryo! An embryo is the same as a baby! A baby is the same as a human being! A human being is the same as a corporation! And corporations need our protection!

I'd like to see them step back and defend eggs lost to menstruation and sperm lost to masturbation. Jerk off over a used tampon and watch them worship the miracle of life.




edit: ⇩ They get a lot of practice misquoting the Bible. ⇩

SpookyTurtle fucked around with this message at 01:53 on May 1, 2013

SpookyTurtle
Jun 13, 2003

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John "RUNES" Bynum, on romance:



I've field-modified the Iron-E-Meter to detect E/N bullshit, and... :irony:

SpookyTurtle
Jun 13, 2003

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The TPC focuses upon its crystal ball to predict the political landscape of The Future:

Unclear in the image below, but the WND article linked discusses a poll in which "the No. 2 position was Michelle Obama, with support from 19 percent of the respondents."


Ex-Governor and failed VP candidate Sarah Palin for Senator of Alaska!


Certainly these are reasonable, not-at-all-crazy possibilities.

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SpookyTurtle
Jun 13, 2003

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Naga Warlord posted:

Paul Ryan came out in support of adoption by gay couples. Any TPC reaction?



They're taking a cautious approach to denouncing him, but consider Paul Ryan yet another conservative role model tainted by liberal inclination.
I think their pool of Ideologically Pure icons is down to Sarah Palin and Rep. Allen West (R-Fla). Old white guys are not polling well with TPC these days, surprisingly.

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