On Tue, 21 Sep 2010, Vincent Wolodkin went:
As I recently upbraided some friends about their persistent use of the term "teabagger" to describe those who associate with the Tea Parties, one might wonder where that term started? I think it was Chris Matthews and Rachel Maddow, those gleaming icons of objective journalism;-)
That's not the way I remember it. I'm pretty sure it was like this: <http://theweek.com/article/index/202620/the-evolution-of-the-word-tea-bagger> |The grassroots movement didn't always consider "tea bagger" a slur: |Early Tea Partiers innocently embraced the term until they discovered |its vulgar connotations.... --David Epstein [email protected] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=5026 or send a blank email to leave-5026-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
