'Tea party'? 'Coffee party'? How about the Juicebox Party?
In the wake of the 鈥渃offee party" now taking on the 鈥渢ea party,鈥� proposals are flowing by the gallon for other beverage-based political movements.
Not all of them are family-friendly. But here are a few possible movements brewing in the minds of would-be revolutionaries, highlighting America's fluid political landscape.
The Juicebox Party. Politics for the under-six set. Slogan: 鈥淲e鈥檙e too young to vote, but we still run your life.鈥� (Via Mitch Leff, a Monitor Facebook fan.)
The Mead Party. Michael Holmes of Concord, N.H., another Monitor Facebook fan, writes: "Word is the Neo-Norse are waging a Mead-Party bent on expansion of plundering and pillaging rights. I'm seeing increasing coverage of horned-hat-wearing picketers in front of Denmark's Folketinget."
The Vitamin Water Party. Proposed by a Gawker commenter, who offers this : 鈥淲e believe Crystalline Fructose is better than corn syrup, therefore we also believe in Clean Coal. There is no problem in this country or the world that can't be solved with a short, philosophical paragraph containing quirky wit.鈥�
The Gatorade Party. Barnes & Noble blogger says the anti-obesity, healthcare focused Gatorade Party believes 鈥渢here should be a winner鈥� to every debate. 鈥淭herefore, rather than traditional filibuster rules, The Gatorade Party endorses an Eliminator round in the style of American Gladiators, to decide if a bill should reach a vote. The winner, of course, gets a Gatorade shower.鈥� Slogan: 鈥淟ess talk, more action.鈥�
Finally, here are a couple of real political movements (not to be confused with President Obama's "beer summit" last summer).
The Coffee Party. Meeting in coffeehouses around the country on Saturday, is the dissatisfied liberal鈥檚 answer to the conservative "tea party" movement.
Organizer Annabel Park lays out its rough framework in a short video: "We object to obstructionism and extreme political tactics that are, I think, are fear-based, not reality-based, and in many ways just deliberate misinformation.鈥� Slogan: 鈥淲ake up and stand up.鈥�
The Drinking Tea Party. A movement for , who openly blog about attempts by Communist Party operatives to gently intimidate critics by offering low-key warnings over cups of tea. Drinking Tea activists stand behind Charter 08, a bold call for political reform in China that yielded 11 years of jail time for co-author Liu Xiaobo.
