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Pensacola Jeff stood up amongst the teabaggers to speak the real truth, and wins BuzzFlash's Wings of Justice

Submitted by BuzzFlash on Tue, 04/21/2009 - 9:00pm.

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WINGS OF JUSTICE

Pensacola Jeff

It took a blogger with courage to take on the local Republican Party sponsored "Tea Party" in Pensacola, Florida.

Why was the spontaneous speech of "Pensacola Jeff" worthy of this week's BuzzFlash Wings of Justice Award? Because Jeff spoke to the truth to the deluded FOX pod people and got away with his life.

As we noted in a BuzzFlash Editor's Blog, one of the great ironies of the so-called FOX News/GOP "grassroots tax protest" is that most of the participants appeared to earn under $250,000 a year and would thus benefit from an Obama tax cut. "Pensacola Jeff" had the temerity to point this out to the ragtag group of Dittoheads in Florida's Panhandle, but the brainwashed teabaggers appeared unable to realize this indisputable fact.

It takes a bit of commitment, poise, and bravery to walk into the lion's den and be a modern day Jeremiah to the vassals of Rush Limbaugh. But that's what "Pensacola Jeff" did -- and even got immortalized by Keith Olbermann who ran a clip of Jeff's brilliant, succinct remarks.

Would that all of us who spend our time expressing opinions on the Internet get off our duffs and take the battle for democracy to the public arena.

"Pensacola Jeff" did just that and left the hot-wired teabaggers confused, consternated, and yearning for the demagogic falsehoods of Sean Hannity or Michael Savage. For that, he merits this week's BuzzFlash Wings of Justice Award.

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Nominated by BuzzFlash staff. To see a full list of past Wings of Justice honorees, click here.

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Don't be so modest, Sinfonian,

Submitted by Renard on Wed, 04/22/2009 - 1:25pm.

Far too few people these days have the courage to get up in front of a potentially hostile crowd and do what you did. May your courage be contagious!

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But sharing facts in a world

Submitted by christopherflynn on Wed, 04/22/2009 - 10:57am.
But sharing facts in a world of idiocy and hatred makes you a special person. Thanks for having the guts to do it-my only hope is that you might consider running for Congress...We have alot of wimps taking the public dole....THANKS AGAIN!!!
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Jeff, I'm Proud of You

Submitted by Carol Burns on Wed, 04/22/2009 - 7:25am.
...and I know very well exactly where you're coming from! There's no real explanation for the P'cola phenomenon; must be something in the water. You GO, dude!
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Thank you!

Submitted by Sinfonian on Tue, 04/21/2009 - 8:16pm.
This is quite an honor. I appreciate it. Really, though, I don't think I did anything all that special -- I just got up and shared some facts with the teabaggers. Not sure whether it stuck or not but, judging by some of the responses I've gotten at my own blog ... well, probably not. Anyway, thanks again! (And I guess "Pensacola Jeff" is preferable to Olbermann's "unemployed blogger named Jeff," although to be safe, you might just go with my blogonym, "Sinfonian." :) )
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Well deserved

Submitted by LeeAnnG on Wed, 04/22/2009 - 12:12pm.

It is an honor, and one which is well deserved. I read excerpts from your comments and some articles concerning your appearance at the tea party. It was quite wonderful.

And, no, the hardcore wingnuts and ignorant dittoheads probably will not be affected by what you did, but perhaps the seeds of doubt have been planted.

If more of us had the initiative and creativity you displayed, it would be much more likely that some of the message would get through. I have some friends who are in thrall to the Faux News and hate mongers of the right, and my approach usually gets me nowhere. You are a hero in my mind.

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