Tea Party Alleges Double Standard by Occupy-Friendly Mayor in Virginia - Polidicks

Tea Party Alleges Double Standard by Occupy-Friendly Mayor in Virginia November 28, 2011 FOX News [release]A Tea Party chapter in Virginia is alleging that it was audited by the City of Richmond after it complained that the local Occupy movement was receiving special treatment by the mayor. The Richmond Tea Party said the city charged it $10,000 to hold three rallies in Kanawha Plaza -- where Occupiers have been allowed to reside at no charge. Now the Tea Partiers are crying foul and demanding their money back. But shortly after complaining to the city, the Tea Party group said it received notice of the tax audit. “As the Occupy mob sprang up, the City of Richmond allowed them the use of the park at no charge. Mayor Dwight Jones of Richmond is a liberal Democrat, who even visited the Occupy Mob, encouraging them,” the group said in a statement released Monday. “In one of the most outrageous political double standards, the city of Richmond, Va., is now demanding an audit of the Richmond Tea Party." But the city denies any double standard. “Any allegations are just completely unfounded,” Tammy Hawley, a city spokeswoman, told FoxNews.com. She said City Hall was completely unaware of the Tea Party chapter’s claims until receiving inquiries from various media outlets. The Tea Party came up during a recent query by Richmond’s finance department of a list of 700 groups and businesses that had not paid excise taxes for admissions, lodging and meals. “The Richmond Tea Party did not file any of the required ... monthly returns during 2010 and had only filed January and February 2011 when this account was selected for audit review," Hawley said. "Since that time, they have filed all returns due for 2011 but still have not filed any returns for 2010. "The City of Richmond provided the Tea Party (as we do all taxpayers) with a coupon book to facilitate the monthly filing of these returns, which they acknowledged in a letter we received from them dated Nov. 22." But Colleen Owens, a representative for the Richmond Tea Party, countered that a copy of city ordinances given to the group's treasurer by the city’s finance department shows the group qualified for an exemption from the excise tax because of a special permit they received for rallies, and Owens argues Occupy Richmond has continued to hold rallies without obtaining the same permits. “This provides documentation that the city rules don't even apply to the Richmond Tea Party and that we probably shouldn't have been forced to purchase a city business license in the first place,” Owens said.[/release] Source: [url]http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/11/28/richmond-tea-party-claims-to-be-treated-unfairly-by-occupy-friendly-mayor[/url]

glaber why do you post these threads

[QUOTE=Mon;33484155]glaber why do you post these threads[/QUOTE] He is Glaber. This is what he does. Do not question why he does it. Do not even begin to wonder why he does it. Accept that he does it. Accept it and carry on.

[QUOTE=Mon;33484155]glaber why do you post these threads[/QUOTE] It's almost like he's doing it to get some sort of reaction...

If discussion of the article counts as a reaction, then yea. Otherwise, stop looking under bridges that are empty.

It wouldn't be as bad if he posted a credible news source.

I can see why a major would be fine with allowing peaceful protestors set up camp as opposed to a group of of armed bigots v:v:v

It sounds like all they had to do was fill out the return and they would have gotten their money back. :v: They can't blame the city for their own laziness.

maybe not for that. but they can for the City not doing the same to the Occupy people.

[QUOTE=Glaber;33484295]maybe not for that. but they can for the City not doing the same to the Occupy people.[/QUOTE] cool. explain, in depth, how this discredits the occupy movement.

It doesn't. It's more likely to discredit the Mayor of Richmond for showing preferential treatment to the Occupiers than to the Tea Party.

[QUOTE=Glaber;33484342]It doesn't.[/QUOTE] well i can see no other ends to this thread; considering the fact that examples of the exact inverse, locations tolerant of the tea party being unwelcome to OWS exist in droves as well. what exactly was this thread intended to accomplish? because saying "hey, some people like this thing and not the other thing" certainly isn't gonna stimulate any discussion

[QUOTE=LunchboxOfDoom;33484170]He is Glaber. This is what he does. Do not question why he does it. Do not even begin to wonder why he does it. Accept that he does it. Accept it and carry on.[/QUOTE] He's the village extremist, a necessary part of society that consistently provides unintentional comedy and a reminder of how bad extremism is.

[QUOTE=Glaber;33484342] It's more likely to discredit the Mayor of Richmond for showing preferential treatment to the Occupiers than to the Tea Party.[/QUOTE] what investment do you have in what happens with the mayor of richmond? do you live there?

[QUOTE=ewitwins;33484222]I can see why a [b]major[/b] would be fine with allowing peaceful protestors set up camp as opposed to a group of of armed bigots v:v:v[/QUOTE] When did the army get involved with this? Also, isn't 70% of the military a bunch of armed bigots anyways? [editline]29th November 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=SigmaLambda;33484538]what investment do you have in what happens with the mayor of richmond? do you live there?[/QUOTE] What investment do you have in LGBT rights in Alabama? Do you live there? We are all Americans, what happens in one part of the country effects us all in some small way.

[QUOTE=yawmwen;33484797] What investment do you have in LGBT rights in Alabama? Do you live there? We are all Americans, what happens in one part of the country effects us all in some small way.[/QUOTE] so youre gonna say that, in a way equitable to how I care about LGBT rights, glaber cares about the small fluctuations in the political clout of the mayors of moderately sized cities which he may or may not live in?

[QUOTE=OrionChronicles;33484478]He's the village extremist, a necessary part of society that consistently provides unintentional comedy and a reminder of how bad extremism is.[/QUOTE] I wouldn't call him an extremist. He's just our token republican.

Its funny. The moment Glaber posts something, everyone rushes to yell at him. It's amusing on both ends!

[QUOTE=SigmaLambda;33484968]so youre gonna say that, in a way equitable to how I care about LGBT rights, glaber cares about the small fluctuations in the political clout of the mayors of moderately sized cities which he may or may not live in?[/QUOTE] He cares about the mayor's actions. He feels that the government there is acting in a way that's detrimental to the governed so he wants them removed. Your concern and his concern are pretty much equivalent, even though they have different political motivations.

[QUOTE=ewitwins;33484222]I can see why a major would be fine with allowing peaceful protestors set up camp as opposed to a group of of armed bigots v:v:v[/QUOTE] What? The Occupy protesters have been far, far worse than the Tea Party.

[QUOTE=Glaber;33484201]If discussion of the article counts as a reaction, then yea. Otherwise, stop looking under bridges that are empty.[/QUOTE]We don't have to go looking under bridges for anything when its jumping up and down on the bridge and swinging a club around.

[QUOTE=NotoriousSpy;33485143]What? The Occupy protesters have been far, far worse than the Tea Party.[/QUOTE] Are you insane?

I think the news team interviewed the wrong people here. I'd like to hear the Town treasury's take on this issue as well as the mayor's opinion on how the Occupation in his city differentiates from the Tea Party. I theorize it has something to do with the coherence and organization of the Tea Party. They aren't just a group of people who have vaguely common grievances and protest in one area. They organize, they rally, they march. Generally, look at the names. One is a "Party." The other is an "Occupation." But this is all supposition on my part, I've nothing to back this up with. Disregard what the other Occupations are doing right now, what have we heard of Occupy Richmond? Until I see evidence provided that proves or disproves that there is a logical, legislatively established technicality that differentiates Occupy Richmond from the local Tea Party I'm afraid I can give no final opinion on this matter aside from a critique of the journalistic capabilities of the author.

the article doesn't detail the implications of each protest. if the occupy movement in Richmond was, say two-hundred strong, and the tea party rally was two-thousand strong, then there's obviously more to why they were audited.

About time someone took a stand against the heinous double standard involving the treatment of Occupy / Tea Party protesters. I mean, just look how violent they are! A park filled with old white people with guns holding racist signs and making vague threats upon the lives of congressmen by putting targets over them is a powder keg waiting to go off. Someone needs to get in there and pepper spray them in the face while they're sitting on the ground. Good for Glaber that he finally busted this scandal wide open.

[QUOTE=joes33431;33485496]the article doesn't detail the implications of each protest. if the occupy movement in Richmond was, say two-hundred strong, and the tea party rally was two-thousand strong, then there's obviously more to why they were audited.[/QUOTE] Sadly, that information is not given, and we are left in the dark. A large portion of the article, on both sides of the argument, are merely words with no concrete evidence to back it up.

There's a difference between a rally and a protest. The ability to protest should be available to all citizens which can't happen when you're charging them.

[QUOTE=NotoriousSpy;33485143]What? The Occupy protesters have been far, far worse than the Tea Party.[/QUOTE] Yes they're obviously worse than the bunch of people that brings firearms to their protests and actively promotes hatred and bigotry. I mean look at them! They want EQUALITY and here's the kicker, they also want rights for the poor! Those violent savages, let's beat them up and put them in jail because this is glorious russi- America and we don't tolerate commies!

[QUOTE=Miskav;33486167]Yes they're obviously worse than the bunch of people that brings firearms to their protests and actively promotes hatred and bigotry. I mean look at them! They want EQUALITY and here's the kicker, they also want rights for the poor! Those violent savages, let's beat them up and put them in jail because this is glorious russi- America and we don't tolerate commies![/QUOTE] I heard they were actually [I]giving food and shelter to homeless people[/I] what an undesirable quality for a movement to have

[QUOTE=Zeke129;33486188]I heard they were actually [I]giving food and shelter to homeless people[/I] what an undesirable quality for a movement to have[/QUOTE] What's next? They want the satan-spawn known as Homosexuals to have the right of marriage? To arms brother!