Tea Party groups to target lawmakers on debt ceiling (brownshirt tactics planned) - USA Today

[JohnWxy]

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2011-07-11-Tea-Party-debt-limit-town-hall-meetings_n.htm

Tea Party groups want to turn the upcoming debt limit vote into a repeat of the health care town-hall-style forums of the summer of 2009, packing district offices and community meetings in targeted congressional districts.

Tea Party activists will be going after 21 Democrats — mostly moderate-to-conservative members in swing districts, organizers say. They also said they would go after Republicans but did not name them.

The effort begins noon Thursday, as Tea Party supporters plan to show up at local congressional offices urging members to vote against any debt-limit increase unless it holds the line on taxes and includes a balanced-budget amendment.
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Maybe those who would like to have meetings with real dialogue between representatives and voters should take along stun guns for the fascists.....:7

[Drale]

1. The huge difference is that

now the Tea Party has lost a great many of their "followers" and they will not have the punch they used to have.

[emulatorloo]

2. But apparently the Tea Party Caucus is holding Boehner hostage

Tea Party seems to have lost followers, but there are still those pesky Tea Bag Reps who say no taxes, let the govt default.

[Drale]

5. They are not holding Boner hostage

he may act like it, but he really is one of them and truly believes in everything they stand for.

[Ruby the Liberal]

6. I don't know about that.

He is more of the Country Club Republican set, IMO. They would have his head on a platter if they thought he was going to allow government "into" their Social Security and Medicare benefits.

[emulatorloo]

12. or crash the US economy by not raising the debt ceiling.

[Demeter]

9. If true, it's boehner's fault

[roxiejules]

8. Or they could pull a stunt like Kyushu Electric Co.

and manufacture consent:


http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/editorial/T110709002874.htm

Prior to a public hearing for residents about the Genkai Nuclear plant that was aired live via a local cable TV station in late June, Kyushu Electric instructed some of its employees, as well as staff of the company's subsidiaries, to send e-mails to the TV program in support of restarting the plant's reactors.

To raise support among residents for the reactors' reactivation, the utility also called on the employees to send the e-mails from their home computers to hide their identities as employees of Kyushu Electric or its subsidiaries and to pose as members of the general public.

The document sent to the recipients asking them to send the messages was in the form of a "request." But judging from the power relationship between Kyushu Electric's management, its employees and its subsidiaries, the recipients must have felt the document was more like an order.

[Puzzler]

10. But they only need six Teabaggers to show up for the media to be impressed

[pauldg0]

11. Tea Party founded by faux....

.....the crowds will be shrinking !!!!

[Long Shadow]

3. There are always groups of malcontents protesting something in DC...

[RKP5637]

4. I wonder when they will actually start wearing uniforms, can't be too far off. n/t

[JohnWxy]

7. Herr Rick Iott Rep candidate from Ohio (don't know if he goose stepped into the House)

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/10/ohio-tea-partier-spent-weekends-playing-nazi-games.php