LIBERADIO(!)

Without your well-placed tax dollars, the Tea Parties would have to rescue their own kittehs.

Proving that all hypocrisy is local, the Tennessee Tea Party is organizing a rally this Friday to protest “big government” at the Nashville’s Municipal Auditorium – a venue funded and maintained by the taxpayers of Davidson County.

You can view the history of Municipal Aud and see just how much “big government” has put into the building to make it safe, comfortable, and affordable so organizations like the TN Tea Party can protest its intrusion into our lives. For example, in 1978 the Metro Council designated $200,000 to paint the interior and update seat upholstery. In 1993 they allocated $1.159 million in repairs and renovations for the auditorium. And in 2001, a brand new one-million dollar sprinkler and fire alarm system was installed.

In other words, Tennessee Tea Partiers, it’s not about “big government,” it’s about smart government. And without a smart government believing that it’s a good idea to spend taxpayer dollars to keep conventioneers from being burned to a crisp, the Tea Partiers wouldn’t have a safe place to peaceably assemble.

We won’t hold our breath waiting for a “thank you.”

UPDATE: Mark NoChaser expounds: “While we’re at it, Mary, let’s not forget that the Teabaggers will drive to the auditorium on taxpayer-funded roads. While they’re at the event, their cars will be protected by taxpayer-funded police officers. They will scurry home Friday night and bang out blog posts claiming the Municipal Auditorium was filled by 3 MILLION protesters. Of course, their lights and their computers will be run on taxpayer-subsidized electricity.”