Don't know whether to laug or cry.... Free Republic National Tea Party Convention Admission Form

[JayMusgrove]

"Venue
The Free Republic National Tea Party Convention will be held on September 11 - September 13, 2009 at:

The Sheraton National Hotel
900 South Orme Street
Arlington, VA 22204

Phone: [phone]
Admission
For each admission you wish to purchase, you must enter a real name. You may also include a screen name or nickname that you would like to have printed on your name tag in addition to you real name. Picture IDs will be required of adults at check-in.

The price of admission is $175 per person.

Persons under 21 years of age will not be served alcoholic beverages. Persons under age 18 must be accompanied by a responsible adult."

These nutjobs are having a CONVENTION in Arlington VA... at a hotel... yeah, $175 per person PLUS the cost of the hotel room, (discounted to about $110 per night)....

https://secure.freerepublic.com/tickets/

Here's a few choice quotes... right from the FR pages

"FREEPERS ACROSS AMERICA! JOIN US IN WASHINGTON,DC!"

and I love THIS one,

"Is there a convention itinerary available? "

[Richardo]

1. Um, couldn't someone, I don't know, sort of hypothetically fill in dozens of those?

With funny names and fake email addresses and stuff? Because that would be terrible.

[JayMusgrove]

4. We could register our dogs, I suppose.

whatever it takes.

[gkhouston]

10. I'll tell PETA. And the ASPCA. And your mother.

:+ Be nice to your doggie.

[JayMusgrove]

14. Ok OK I won't torture a pet like that... .LOL

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

2. Wow. There's gonna be a whole lotta tebagging goin' on. n/t

[Kali]

3. saves the PR - photo embarrassment of all those

useless porta-potties, the one in the lobby should be able to handle all 4 or 5 idiots who actually show up.

[HelenWheels]

5. "Persons under age 18 must be accompanied by a responsible adult."

why didn't they just say anyone under 18 isn't allowed. Responsible adult, that's too funny.

[gkhouston]

9. Who's accompanying the freepers over 18?

Not too many of them appear to fall in the "responsible adult" category, judging from the swill excerpted from that site.

[Hell Hath No Fury]

6. $175 ?!?!?!?

Are you fucking kidding me???? :wow:

Shit, even if DU tried to charge me $175 for a "convention" ticket, I would have to pass.

[gkhouston]

8. Porta-potties don't come cheap, man. n/t

[gkhouston]

7. Arlington is in DC? I hope they're planning a geography tutorial. n/t

[Sebastian Doyle]

12. You wouldn't expect Freepers to actually stay in DC, would you?

You know.... all them "coloreds", and all....... :scared:

[JayMusgrove]

16. Yeah, directionally and geographically challenged, and

then someone asks for the "itinerary" for the conference.... I posted that quote above.

These people can't find their way out of a tea bag.

[gkhouston]

17. I hope hope hope they're planning on some sort of protest over in the District.

IIRC, that Sheraton is close enough to National that it probably has a shuttle service to the airport, so the freepers could catch the Metro there. I'm just imagining them getting all messed up on the Metro... no this is the Yellow line... or is the Blue line... didn't we want the Orange line... we have to go where to catch the what? :bounce:

[gratuitous]

11. I hope they lose their deposit

Hotel space isn't cheap, and I'm sure the Sheraton doesn't reserve space for nothing.

[Missy Vixen]

15. Someone has to be underwriting this

I spent last year chairing a writing conference for 250 people. We have attendees from around the nation; our conference celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. We no longer have to pay a deposit to the hotel in question -- we're a known quantity to them, not to mention we're not a problem with other guests or functions in the venue that weekend.

I can't imagine there's a hotel chain on the planet that would accept a group like the Freepers without a significant deposit, signed contract, and a mandatory room block, even during a recession. In other words, someone's underwriting this.

IMHO, YMMV.

[zbdent]

13. freepers who sign up for this

prove the old adage: "A fool and his money are soon parted."