Obama takes care in sizing up 'tea party' movement

[cory777]

Source: AP

Mar 30, 8:13 PM (ET)
By JENNIFER LOVEN

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama stepped carefully when talking for the first time about the conservative tea party movement, acknowledging it has legitimate concerns about federal reach and spending, but he contended the core of the loose anti-government network is "on the fringe."

The latest political phenomenon, barely a year old, has leaders on both sides of the political spectrum puzzled.

Republicans want to co-opt the passion - and votes - of tea party disciples to help them oust Democrats from congressional control in the fall midterm elections, without losing other voters in the process. As for Democrats, they have focused mainly on trying to marginalize and ignore them. For instance, several Democratic officials say there's no apparent strategy yet at the White House for combatting the network's growing influence.

But the leaderless coalition, born in communities from coast to coast shortly after Obama's inauguration last year, seems to have some staying power.

Read more: http://apnews.myway.com/article/20100331/D9EPA3GG0.html

[Old and In the Way]

1. I'd just say, "tea-partiers? Didn't they used to be called the Republican base?"

It's not like they just colonized Earth in the past year. Doesn't matter what they want to be called...they're 'not Democrats' and they'll continue to vote against their best interests.

[Patchuli]

2. Yup. What you said...nt

[old mark]

3. The only thing New about them is the name - the rest is the same old

right wing racist/ignorant bullshit.

mark

[cstanleytech]

4. Bingo!!!!

[roseBudd]

5. The meme I've adopted is GOTeas

[tom_paine]

6. Have you noticed how the Corporate M$M is uniform lockstep in emphasizing Teabaggers' "independence"

It's mighty creepy, but no more so than any other Corporate M$M PsyOp.

Always remember, Corporate-controlled M$M, when it marches in lockstep on a certain thing, is telling us something just like when Soviet Pravda/Isvestia did the same thing in the 70s.

Since virtually EVERY article I have yet seen on the Teabaggers stress their "independence" from the GOP, we can rest assured that the opposite is true.

[chill_wind]

8. Yes, Dick Armey, Gingrich, The Scaifes and The Kochs are such

party independents, and the whole thing is just so,so "puzzling".... to Jennifer Loven, anyway.

Money and Orgs
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x8059053#top

[zonkers]

7. They are the death throes of the past. Monoracial, trashy looking, gun toting, hotheaded & often

incoherent, they can be marginalized by any Dem. Strategists with a TV budget.

[Jester Messiah]

9. I heard they had a black guy. That totally makes it un-racist.

...
:rofl:

[zonkers]

10. Yeah, one. The one with a cowboy hat. I know his face already. I hear he's cool.