San Jose "Tea Party" Brings out the Worst of the Right Wing

Right Winger in this photo seems to be saying: "Just say no to education for immigrants" as he signs up people to oppose the Dream Act.

The Dream Act is a piece of proposed federal legislation that was introduced in the US senate and the US house of representatives in March 26, 2009. This bill would provide certain immigrant students who graduate from US High Schools, are of good moral character, arrived in the US as children, and have been in the country continuously for at least five years prior to the bill's enactment, the opportunity to earn conditional permanent residency. It is largely seen by anti-immigrant forces as unfair spending of US taxpayer money to help undocumented immigrants reside in the US. HOWEVER, there is reason to consider the current version this proposed legislation carefully from an anti-war viewpoint as well. Military service is written into the Act as a path to citizenship in an apparent attempt to press latinos/latinas into jobs that would require them to kill.

See anti-war activist David Ledesma on why we should NOT support the Dream Act in its current form at: http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/04/16/18589836.php

Religion was big with these Tea Party participants. Only their brand of course.

"You only have the rights you are willing to fight for"

He and his buddy offered up Jesus' help for homosexuals with their "Get Straight" cards

Tongue waggin' woman explained that it is a message to Obama with anti-homosexual bias she didn't bother to hide

Good Guys wear Black!

Guy at left Challenging the right wing. Alas, many tea party racist homophobes brought their kids!

"Come back and talk to me when you are married and have a couple of kids". Such an inspiring example of fatherhood, not!

With irony the Raging Grannies noted: The IRS building is next to Cesar Chavez Park in downtown San Jose.