Discussion: The Tea Party

[doih]

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dy...2010102202873.html?sid=ST2010102204725&sub=AR

http://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2010/10/tea_partys_suspect_populism

Personally I don't see any party as populist. It's like Apple trying to pretend they're still 'against the man' when they have a market cap in the 100s of billions.

Not that populism is always a good thing anyway.

 

[chaseter]

No it isn't. It's a very poorly done and limited "study", in fact, it doesn't even qualify as a "study". It may seem better to you, perhaps because you agree with the result, but the in the end it's just the same as the others you don't agree with. I'm not calling Ekins and liar, anymore than Shultz or Olbermann (whom I don't watch), they may believe what they write but their methods are equally bullsh**.

And of course the views of media pundits qualifies as such. Maybe you are disregarding it because you disagree with the results.

 

[StorminNorman]

To all those that try to claim that the GOP has co-oped the original intent of the Tea Party:

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1010/44243.html

To those that don't like to click on links, members of the CATO Institute went to a Virginia Tea Party event and conducted polling. They found that 49% have the political philosophy of libertarians (whether they call themselves Libertarians or Republicans).

 

[Carcharodon]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_upsho...r-defends-attack-on-congressmans-muslim-faith

Wow...

 

[hippie_hunter]

To all those who say that Sarah Palin is a partisan hack and that the Tea Party is a wing of the Republican Party. The #1 goal of GOP leaders after the elections: stopping Sarah Palin

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1010/44449.html

 

[chaseter]

Oh god no that will only make her loved more.

 

[StorminNorman]

Hippie let this be an important lesson for you if you consider a career in politics:

It's easy to look brilliant when everyone else is so damn stupid.

 

[SentinelMind]

Oh god no that will only make her loved more.

Palin's pretty much put her hat the ring at this point, there's no way she's not going to run. It's best that Republicans prepare NOW and rally around an anti-Palin nominee like the Democrats did to Hillary. Romney where are you?

 

[bell110]

To all those that try to claim that the GOP has co-oped the original intent of the Tea Party:

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1010/44243.html

To those that don't like to click on links, members of the CATO Institute went to a Virginia Tea Party event and conducted polling. They found that 49% have the political philosophy of libertarians (whether they call themselves Libertarians or Republicans).

How does that prove the GOP didn't co-op the original intent of the Tea Party. 51% were conservative, that's over half. Plus, that was Virginia. I wonder how those numbers would look if they polled at a South Carolina Tea Party event.

The Libertarian Tea Partiers doesn't do anybody any good if they vote Republican, except of course, the Republicans.

 

[Marx]

JOE MILLER REFUSES TO CONCEDE DEFEAT
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/11/18/joe-miller-fights-alaska-_n_785762.html

 

[Marx]

'TEA PARTY EXPRESS' TEAMS WITH CNN FOR 2011 GOP 'TEA PARTY PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE'
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.co...s-kind-tea-party-presidential-primary-debate/

 

[StorminNorman]

 

[Kelly]

Wow, CNN? this should be interesting....

 

[BlackLantern]

http://gawker.com/5715294/socialist-methodist-church-in-tea-party-crosshairs

so according to the Tea Party, being a Methodist means you hate America

 

[Franklin Richards]

Just read this on TPM. Nice.


That damn Jesus. What a liberal commie!

 

[DACrowe]

Those no good Socialists. Wanting to help their fellow men have health care if they get sick and not wanting children who were brought to this country by their parents at a tender age to be held accountable for crimes. After all, Jesus says love thy neighbor, unless they have dark skin and can't afford health insurance.



I am not surprised.

 

[hippie_hunter]

My parents are Methodists and they're pretty damn conservative. When I used to go to church, it was pretty freaking conservative there as well.

 

[StorminNorman]

The "Tea Party" isn't going after methodists. "Tea Party Nation" - a specific group is.

 

[StorminNorman]

Actually, scratch that. It's not even "The Tea Party Nation" that has a thing against methodists.

 

[BlackLantern]

Its about perception. Things like this do not help.

 

[Marvolo]

http://gawker.com/5715294/socialist-methodist-church-in-tea-party-crosshairs

so according to the Tea Party, being a Methodist means you hate America

Thats ridiculous! Methodist are pretty conservative. We need to Tea Bag the Tea Party. Lol, ok maybe a bit harsh. I'm an Independent, and I believe in hearing all arguments, but this is just ridiculous.

 

[Timstuff]

That guy should be removed from his position in the Tea Party Nation group and formally apologize for his comment. His comment was offensive and uneducated, and it makes the whole Tea Party movement look bad (even though he only officially represents Tea Party Nation, not the Tea Party movement as a whole).

 

[chaseter]

Just read this on TPM. Nice.


That damn Jesus. What a liberal commie!

He was a liberal commie. He walked around in sandals with long hair and he was giving out food and water and even wine.

 

[BlackLantern]

wine?? he was an enabler

 

[Marx]

Its about perception. Things like this do not help.

Exactly BL.