Angry American

[Angry America? Tea Partiers with Pitchforks? by Clifford D. May] "The USA Today headline the day after the elections: “Voters Send Angry Message.” Time’s two-word explanation for the electoral tsunami: “voter rage.” The Economist’s cover: “Angry America.” This is now the dominant narrative, the new conventional wisdom. It’s a bum rap.

To be sure, many independents who were inspired by candidate Barack Obama in 2008 used their votes in 2010 to express disappointment with President Barack Obama, his agenda, his priorities and his party. But disappointed is not the same as angry and besides: independents are not the ones the headline writers have in mind. Nor, obviously, are those who voted for losing liberal candidates. They are talking about conservatives and, in particular, those conservatives who identify as members of the Tea Party movement.

What evidence suggests that Tea Partiers are peasants with pitchforks? There is none. Recall the huge Tea Party rally in Washington in August: Its theme was “restoring honor” -- hardly an expression of fury. And no Washington demonstrators in memory have left behind a cleaner mall. Rarely are irate people so fastidious..." Full text

If you disagree with Obama are you angry? Why would they wish to portray you as such?

Response to comment [from other]:  "How about some good old, righteous indignation."

Yep (Eph 4:26).

Angry American