Modesto Tea Party, What the Bee Didn’t Show You
The conservative wing of the Republican Party threw a tea party at noon on August 14, at 1010 10th St. in the Plaza. Attending, along with at least one out of town minister, were local DJ Dave Diamond, George Petralakis (who is the political money dispenser and door man for the developers and Mike Zagaris), and Joan Clendenin, Vice-Chair of the Republican party along with about 150 of their friends.
Although most of the exchanges between the two groups were spirited, I was dismayed by something I saw on the teabaggers side. It was a sign being carried by a local and before it’s suggested, it wasn’t an ACORN plant. The sign was cheered by the rowdy throng of “baggers.” President Obama in white face and a swastika were prominently displayed.
Yes, this is the “civil gathering of concerned citizens expressing their opinion of pending legislation” according to Joan Trombetta Clendenin who was a participant in the Teabagger Demonstration.
What I found even more curious was the fact the Bee was more concerned about polishing Modesto’s image than about telling the truth. Their article doesn’t mention the sign or include a picture of it. Here at
Watching a swastika being marched around the Plaza and being cheered by the “Loyal American Teabaggers” was disheartening and disturbing. Good, bad, or indifferent, agree or disagree, how far have we fallen when this happens in Modesto.
I was sickened and embarrassed for all of them… and for all of us.
photo: James Willis EGI Photography
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