ThomWV
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Thu Sep-01-11 11:03 AM
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Disabuse yourself of the notion that there is any such thing as the "Tea Party" |
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A year ago, two years ago, some very wealthy men put out a paltry amount of money to haul busloads of firebrands to town meetings and a few rallies around the country. They did this for a few months and have been reaping the rewards ever since.
You could not find a bus-load of tea-partiers anywhere in the country today. You couldn't find them today, this week, or this month. There is no Tea Party. It is just an idea brought into existence with money and once the video clips were safely filed away for future use there was no need for the people any more. And what is this myth of a Tea Party good for? Well, it serves several functions. First and foremost it provides cover for Republican politicians to come out with the most outrageous of proposals. They take their direction directly from the Koch brothers or their likes and then claim that their decisions and votes simply reflect the desires of their Tea Party constituents. Then they show a year-old film clip of a Tea Party rally to back up their claim. The second purpose the myth of the Tea Party is simpler. It acts as a vow of fidelity to vote for the most right wing Republican on the ticket - no matter what, its still a Republican.
So the myth of the Tea Party continues, but only because it is useful to Republican over-lords. But as far as the actual Tea Party goes, there really is no such thing.
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Thu Sep-01-11 11:05 AM
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1. A useful bogie-man. nt |
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Thu Sep-01-11 11:06 AM
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2. THANK YOU...I've been screaming this from day one... |
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Thu Sep-01-11 11:07 AM
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The publicity the "tea party" gets allows the the uber-rich the opportunity to swing mentally-deficient people over to their more asinine and monstrous ideas.
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Thu Sep-01-11 11:11 AM
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4. There is no formal political party with that name, but there continues to be a Tea Party. |
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I have the misfortune of knowing active participants even today. Yes, you could see a busload of them. You're not seeing them now because it's an off year. Wait for the next election cycle to heat up.
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Thu Sep-01-11 11:12 AM
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5. Busload of tea baggers was in the SF Bay Area last week. Agree |
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with almost all of your points - just not that the busloads are no where to be found now. A few tea baggers are still about.
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Thu Sep-01-11 11:20 AM
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Edited on Thu Sep-01-11 11:21 AM by Javaman
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Javaman
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Thu Sep-01-11 11:21 AM
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13. Depends, what where they "protesting"? nt |
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Thu Sep-01-11 11:13 AM
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6. That doesn't stop people from believing they ARE tea-partyists |
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They self-identify all the time on political talk radio. You could say that these are paid operatives and I couldn't prove they aren't, but I have a 30+ daughter who identifies as a t-hadist/Paul Ryan fan.
My point is only this, the Kochs have some useful idiots out there who think there is a t-party even if there isn't.
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Thu Sep-01-11 11:15 AM
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9. That's the 'vow of fidelity' I mentioned |
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And of course they keep Army and that other fool on the pay-roll to keep the myth alive that something does exist and is out there doing something. They probably still own a few busses too, in case they get the chance to hijack someone else's gathering.
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Thu Sep-01-11 11:13 AM
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7. K&R It's also useful to Democrats. Makes them seem less right-leaning |
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Thu Sep-01-11 11:14 AM
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8. That's what I keep telling everyone. Tea Party is only the Repuke party with a new, ugly hat |
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Thu Sep-01-11 11:18 AM
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10. You are correct, they are not on the list... |
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American Nazi Party American Party American Populist Party American Reform Party American Third Position Party America's Independent Party Boston Tea Party (not to be confused with the Tea Party) Christian Liberty Party Citizens Party of the United States Constitution Party Communist Party of the United States of America Democratic Party Freedom Road Socialist Organization (freedomroad.org faction) Freedom Road Socialist Organization (frso.org faction) Freedom Socialist Party Green Party of the United States Independence Party of America Independent American Party Jefferson Republican Party Labor Party Libertarian National Socialist Green Party Libertarian Party Modern Whig Party National Socialist Movement New Union Party Objectivist Party Party for Socialism and Liberation Peace and Freedom Party Populist Party of America Progressive Labor Party Prohibition Party Raza Unida Party Reform Party of the United States of America Republican Party Revolutionary Communist Party, USA Socialist Action Socialist Alternative Socialist Equality Party Socialist Labor Party of America* Socialist Party USA Socialist Workers Party U.S. Marxist–Leninist Organization United States Marijuana Party United States Pirate Party Unity Party of America Workers Party Workers World Party Working Families Party World Socialist Party of the United States
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Thu Sep-01-11 11:25 AM
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14. One Additional Benefit To Repugs For The Tea Party...... |
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If things go really south on the Repugs - they have a group to blame it on - the Tea Party.
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Thu Sep-01-11 11:28 AM
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15. But....CNN tells me they're a formidable political group with tons of momentum!! |
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Why would CNN say such a thing if it isn't true? Oh wait.... ;-)
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Thu Sep-01-11 11:31 AM
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16. They've offshored the Tea Party like everything else. nt |
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Thu Sep-01-11 11:43 AM
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17. It's a modern-day Ku Klux Klan. Period! n/t |
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