The "Tea Bag" Revolution's Unfortunate Name Choice (VIDEO)

I am so grateful to Andy Cobb for making this video, because I was giggling left and right every time a Fox News anchor used the term "tea bag" and had no outlet for my 13-year-old humor!

Don't know what I'm talking about? Not your fault, you're probably not a government-hating Fox-News watcher. Weeks back when CNBC's Rick Santelli went nuts on the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, he called for a Chicago "Tea Party" to protest the government "rewarding bad behavior" with bank bailouts and mortgage relief.

People were psyched at the prospect of reenacting the centuries-old technique first used to protest unjust taxation, and have planned "Tea Party" or "Tea Bag" protests across the country for tax day, April 15.

Santelli now wants nothing to do with it, but diaper-wearing senator David Vitter does! As do Fox News anchors Neil Cavuto and Sean Hannity who have signed on with tea parties in Sacramento and Atlanta, respectively.

The following video probes the use of the word "tea bag" in the media coverage of the impending events. Unfortunately, it leaves you with some pretty disturbing mental images.

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[snakeman]

THEY ARE NUTS !!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!

[NTexasHillbilly]

Is this gal in the photo related to the Octomom? Strong resemblance.

[Mark Rosengarten]

We were all teabagged by Fox News and their Fairly Unbalanced programming.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vW0H59lawxY

[DestinationsUnknown]

Just proves the fact: When they appointed/elected a "C" student for our president we got a "C" nation.

I guess when we have a citizenry of "C" mentality-This is what we get ?

The USA does not even rank in the top 25 for education in the world.

[2008FedUP]

DEAR SNL, PLEASE DON'T DISAPPOINT US. I AM SOOOOOO LOOKING FORWARD TO THE TEA BAGGING SKIT THAT SURELY IS TO "COME".

[DrJohnnySkeptic]

I'm still waiting for John Stewart to run with this!!!

[seenitall]

these poor smucks have been told to send TEA BAGS...TEA BAGS...it's there stupid litte logo for crap sakes.

[seenitall]

it's THEIR stupid logo...oy.

[SmallChange]

It's a fahkahkta logo by fahkahkta people!!!

[C Guile]

There are no Tea Party websites or blogs anywhere that call the movement "Tea Bagging" or the participants "Tea Baggers"--this was first coined on MSNBC by Rachel Maddow et. al. and picked up by the media. But not everyone is calling that. You notice you don't see Barney Frank calling them "Tea Baggers", 'cus he knows what the real thing is..

[CommonSenseMom]

Tea Baggers!! Tea Baggers!!! Tea Baggers!!! Open wide Republicans!!

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA !!!!!

[DeeDeeDaGumby]

haha.. open up and say ummmm..

[K8KZ]

Sorry, but saying the "movement" is almost as funny. Nice to give Rachel the credit, but if you watched her show you would have seen all of the clips of many in the media, Fox, et all calling it TeaBagging, hence her segment on TeaBagging. Which of course was hilarious and you must find some humor in it otherwise why are you here??

[Loutwo]

Went to a tea party today and hate to disappoint you but you are kidding yourself if you think these people are anything but hard working average parents, union workers, veterans, and grandparents. The ones I was with were patriotic, polite, small town people, most of whom wouldn't know what possible lewd thing a tea bag would reference. They are busy making sure their kids are fed and clothed, attending church and helping their neighbors when they are in need. They do not believe government can handle their money better than they can and they do believe in liberty and independence. Many of you probably don't realize that people like this still exist. They do and they are attending tea parties.

[Cassandra2]

Calling this wingnuttiness a "movement" brings other unfortunate image connotations (albeit appropriate ones).

[Havnagudtim]

No, no, Rachel did not coin the term, the rushpublicans proudly came up with it their very own self! There are no websites because the few rushpubs that have a brain cell explained to the rest of them what it meant. But they have already branded themselves, denying it now won't make any difference. It's not just Barney Frank, a whole lot of people know what the real thing is. Hello Larry Craig?

[patianneb]

until now i was blissfully unaware of what "tea bagging" meant (in this context). how fabulously funny and how wonderfully appropriate.
may they all choke on it/them/?

[Cathy22]

This whole thing is just so hysterical. And yes, so appropriate for the people who thought of it.

[dukesman]

Ann Coutler is going to tea bag somebody

[SOLERSO68]

shes got some big, hulking tea bags thats for sure. how can sean hannity say his "safe work" when hes gagging to death?

[mikala]

Will we see Rush, Hannity and Beck do a threesome?? Santelli hidding because he has no tea bags!!!

[SmallChange]

He would know, you betcha!

[zerepas]

Imagine all the 'TEA BAG" costumes this Halloween!

[SOLERSO68]

on fire island

[DrJohnnySkeptic]

with sugar/sugar substitute, milk, or lemon and a spoon

[DrJohnnySkeptic]

Can you spoon while teabagging? is that physically possible?

[MosesMa]

What IS it with the GOP? They used to be masters of reframing, and now they can't seem to get ANYTHING right. From Rush wanting the country to fail, to Newt picking on a cute little puppy, to naming a movement after a sexual act. Well, I guess after years of Bush incompetence, and Republicans getting arrested in public bathrooms... it could be worse.

[guajiro]

The power of the Internet is awesome, isn't it? It's why Newt Gingrich wanted to add an amendment to the constitution that gave the Fed an ability to halt all this sharing of information via the Internet.
http://crooksandliars.com/2006/11/30/olbermanns-special-comment-on-gingrich-we-fight-for-liberty-by-having-more-liberty-and-not-less/

[MPeter]

It is funny to see Beck tea-bagging Limbaugh, Malking Tbagging Hannity and Bachmann Tbagging Newt. It is a great freak show.

[dengal]

ann coulter has to be in on it

[DrJohnnySkeptic]

I always thought she went the other way.

[MChile124]

Like a mini Aristocrats of tea-bagging! Beck Tbagging Limbaugh Tbagging Malkin Tbagging Hannity Tbagging...
In accordance with the joke I was concerned with the lack of feces, but now that I think about who are involved...

[pipetoe]

I guess conservative don't know the meaning of such slang as Tea bagging...I had never heard of such a thing. Where did this come from? Some liberal media just making it up for this occasion so they could have a SNL skit.

[mphalen]

You mean to tell me you never put your testicles in anyones mouth? But according to the D.C. prostitutes, its the conservatives that are the kinkiest. Maybe you are not really a conservative.

[pipetoe]

I think not since I don't have testicles...I don't think I trust postitues to be all that truthful....As a rule Conservatives would be more openly judgemental of such a life style...so naturally they are going to say they are kinky.

[Scott3843]

Yes, pipetoe. The "liberal" media made the term up just for this occasion.

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!

The term may be new to certain circles, but to insinuate that it was made up just to debunk these preposterous GOP tea party tax protests is laughable. The protests are useless, corporate-sponsored demonstrations created to placate the bitter voters who didn't get their lackluster candidate into office.

I don't judge anyone who hasn't heard the term before. That's fine. We all learn new things everyday. But now that everyone KNOWS what it means, you would think the GOP would have the sense to back away from using it. Oh. Wait. "GOP" and "sense" don't often go hand-in-hand.

[Lady Rose]

term has been around a very long time - you can check out the urban dictionary as a resource

also fun to look up the meaning for Tripp (the name selected for Sarah Palin's grandson) - I have a feeling Bristol knew exactly what she was doing when she named this child, but Sarah is probably clueless

[RevRick]

Yeah I suppose I could list a whole bunch of stuff you have never heard of (pink sock) but since I am such a Family Guy fan I will quote Stewie from the episode "The Former Life of Brian" that aired almost a year ago on 4/27/08

"Oh, just a little something I do once a week around here called a "naked tea party." Got my teacup here and now all I need is a teabag. That something that interest you, my friend?"

Also if you would like to see the video here is a link courtesy of the "Parents Television Council"

http://www.parentstv.org/ptc/clips/worst/2008/FamilyGuy4.27.wmv

[DeeDeeDaGumby]

Warning, do not look up the meaning of pink sock while eating...wow, that is just too gross..

[DrJohnnySkeptic]

LOL I LOVE Stewie!

[carolr51]

check out Urban Dictionary .com.

[pipetoe]

I could care less about urbandictionary.com

[Ohsnap]

Are they going to have strippers at the party?

[DrJohnnySkeptic]

Volunteers?

Looking at these crowds, I hope not.

[jimbeaux1961]

Hey, aren't these people ALL the hated "community organizers"?

[dengal]

good point - i doubt much happens....they will fail yet again