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This just validates their use of that vile derogatory name teabaggers. I'm not a fan of that. However, my fav sign I've seen is "We are the Tea Party. They are the Flee Party." We should call them Flee Partiers.
My parents taught me to ignore verbal assaults with the phrase "sticks and stones can break my bones but words can never hurt me". I've never been bothered by the "teabagger" label because it is just words...it isn't who I am and doesn't represent the principles for which I stand. I wish more citizens would realize the truth in the silly little rhythm that I learned as a child.
They flee, carrying bags - hence the term FLEEBAGGER... As to the rest, it's all very well to claim moral/spiritual/ethical superiority over our socially challenged liberal brothers and sisters - but you don't go to a knife fight carrying a copy of Roberts Rules of Order.
Liberals use the most powerful in their arsenal - insult - because it is what they fear the most and because it hurts them the most. I couldn't care less what they call me, I can easily disregard the babbling of children. But - liberals - who live in their emotions rather than their heads can't ignore an insult - which makes the return of insults a justified tactic.
It's like mental Judo, use their strengths (if you can call it that) against them.
Yes, continue it's use because fleebagger accurately describes the actions of liberals while few patriots even knew what the term teabagger meant until queer nation introduced us to it...
I embrace the "Teabagger" slur. When people drop it, I tell them I can see the stretch marks around their mouths. I follow that with something like, "And our collective 'bag' is just getting bigger. How's your gag reflex, snapperhead?"
That usually leaves 'em sputtering.
"It's a base insult and meant to be taken as a provocation."
Good - it's infuriating the leftie commenters her into a crazed rage! (Not that it was much of a leap for them,lol)
I agree with the above posters.
It's shallow, immature and drags us down to their level. We wanna be the grown ups making grown up decisions? Let's do it - and deserve it.
It's immature and hypocritical. Good intelligent and morally superior Conservatives shouldn't stoop to Olbermann and Maddow's level. Even worse... Ed Schultz. Calling names, whether its teabagger or fleebagger, implies a lack of intelligence and maturity.
The term "fleebagger" serves only to legitimize the use of the term "teabagger". Of course, that term should be considered out of bounds. As someone who only in the past couple of years has begun to embrace the philosophy of Conservatism, I had thought that an aspect of our culture that we seek to preserve would be a certain level of decency in our public discourse. We on the right, justifiably objected to the use of that term when it was aimed at us- our mothers, fathers and grandparents that formed the bulk of the initial Tea Party demonstrations. It was all the more outrageous that it was not merely a term used by anonymous nobodies in blog comments, but actually had been adopted as routine by print journalists, news anchors and even our elected representatives.
For us now to adopt fleebagger, just shows a hypocrisy on our part and further coarsens our the public debate and coarsens society as a whole. And it only disarms us, as the Left's use of that term was a proof of their depravity.
I've watched our society devolve into the muck steadily since I was in elementary school in the 1980's, and this is exactly how it has played out. Something happens that is completely sick outrageous and unheard of and the public initially reacts against it, yet gradually it's accepted as now part of the norm. The next outrage is worse and the reaction is even more outrage yet that again is accepted as the norm and so on- at each stage we are define down further.
Teabagger is akin to ni$$er. It's a base insult and meant to be taken as a provocation. It's a means of completely dehumanizing your adversary by labeling him as a not a man but as a thing unworthy of basic respect. It should be out of bounds for use in legitimate debate. But now it seems we've bended to their will and once again have allowed them to define down the terms of our discourse. If that's how it's going, to be then fine-
Cheers queers!
Not only should we continue to use the term "fleabagger" in reference to the WI and IN Dems who abdicated their sworn responsibilities, but ALL Democrats who toe the maxist-union line should henceforth be called "fleabagger."
"Fallon - 13 minutes ago
I prefer `The Flee Party`"
Excellent. :)
I prefer "The Flee Party" to "Fleebagger". Though, depending on if there are any bugs in the Illinois hotels they are staying in, "Fleabagger" might also describe them...
"However, when I hear the term "fleebagger" my mind goes to the northerners who came south immediately following the Civil War and were referred to as "carpetbaggers.""
In the unlikely event that you aren't being blatantly dishonest... You're the only one.
The left is the side of the political spectrum which delights in insulting those with whom it disagrees - because it has no argument. It is the side of blatant illogic and "ad hominem" attacks. Why be like them?
That said, this may be the only one acceptable insult because it is *clearly* derived from "teabagger" and represents a good dose of "just deserts."
It is the converse of "carpetbagger". The "flee" is related to the direction of travel - away from a location rather than towards. The "bag" is a traveling item such as a suitcase. The term is a clever turn on the "teabagger" insult and wholly appropriate to the situation. It is similar to the use of "gate" to indicate any political scandal. It has no connection to sex.
Too Late , The term " FleeBagger " is part of the blog-a-sphere lexicon , so lets go with it ...
I also know that the Liberals will continue to call all right leaning Americans all sorts of names and this will not change , its their ` Modus Operandi ' THIS IS HOW THEY ROLL !
a Flea Bitten hound will wander the roads in search of shelter and a free meal , barking at all who dare to even come close to its temporary domain...When he feels its location has been compromised , he will move again - at night - undercover - without a sound , so as not to be found...How is this different from what the Wisconsin Senators are doing ?
I also thought of "carpetbagger" about half a second before I thought of "teabagger." While the term "fleebagger" is a considerably more clever and mature term than the childish sexual epithets the Left churns out, I think most people will see the terms as similar: stupid insults to hurl at your political opponents.
Personally I'd just stick with calling them "fugitive lawmakers" or "AWOL legislators." Their actions are stupid enough and damaging enough on their own. Republicans don't need to pile on with their own special word for the crybabies that can't handle the consequences of losing an election.
Only those carpetbaggers weren't 'fleeing' the north. They left for better opportunity in the south. Whereas these dem pols are 'fleeing' the state...with their bags.
Not only is it a brilliant play on their epithet still employed by the left, but it accurately describes the situation.
I agree, my first thought was Carpetbagger – but then after a second thought of Teabagger.
Dittos on what Jeremy said. The first correlation that passed through my mind when I saw the "fleebagger" tag was with the carpetbaggers from the post Civil War era and, in recent history, the New York senate race.
Syop01 seems to assume that the term "fleebagger" derived sarcastically from the term "teabagger," the derogatory term for Tea Party protesters used so infamously by the Left.
However, when I hear the term "fleebagger" my mind goes to the northerners who came south immediately following the Civil War and were referred to as "carpetbaggers." In this case, the term is describing the opposite action of going from your proper place, i.e. the Wisconsin Democrats fleeing their posts to avoid the vote.
Anyone with an adult brain recognizes the "teabagger" epithet for what it was: stupid and immature. To try to emulate that? Stupid and immature.
We should NOT continue to use the term 'fleebagger' as it tacitly condones the use of 'teabagger'.