Rise of the Tea Party

[Doctor_K]

Look at this Tea Party "diversity" event.

http://colorlines.com/archives/2010/08/tea_party.html#

One picture, taken in one part of a park, in three plus hours. 

Clearly a valid discussion supporter. 

[finehoe]

No one running for the GOP nomination in 2008 had a chance if they spoke against anything that the then-current Republican president did.

So in other words, Tea Partiers ARE just Republicans by another name.

[copperfiend]

Funny how they didn't preach about government being too big when GW Bush and his congress were passing the Patriot Act.

I do believe the movement came about as a result of that. No one running for the GOP nomination in 2008 had a chance if they spoke against anything that the then-current Republican president did. Obviously it wasn't until after the nomination of a weak GOP candidate and the election of Barack Obama before more of the concerned parties became more outspoken and bold about their beliefs.

Of course they could have. But it would have made McCain out to be a hypocrite because he was part of the Bush rubberstamp Congress that flush the budget surplus down the toilet.

Instead they chose to focus on things like Obama's sometimes preacher Jeremiah Wright and a professor from Chicago that Obama knew that was a radical back in the 70's.

[copperfiend]

No one running for the GOP nomination in 2008 had a chance if they spoke against anything that the then-current Republican president did.

So in other words, Tea Partiers ARE just Republicans by another name.

Of course they are.

[danem]

No one running for the GOP nomination in 2008 had a chance if they spoke against anything that the then-current Republican president did.

So in other words, Tea Partiers ARE just Republicans by another name.

Of course they are.

This is absolutely correct. Consider it an attempt at Republican Party Reboot.

[copperfiend]

Look at this Tea Party "diversity" event.

http://colorlines.com/archives/2010/08/tea_party.html#

One picture, taken in one part of a park, in three plus hours. 

Clearly a valid discussion supporter. 

She was "the one" there.

[finehoe]

This is absolutely correct. Consider it an attempt at Republican Party Reboot.

The Tea Party movement is a grassroots movement of millions of like-minded Americans from all backgrounds and political parties.

So which is it?

[copperfiend]

Freedomworks, run by former Republican house majority leader and current lobbyist Dick Armey, helps run the Tea Party Patriots. Freedomworks is funded largely by the billionaire Koch family. Some "grass roots" organization.

[Non-RedNeck Westsider]

Dick Armey

Republican?  He should be able to 'penetrate' all party lines!!!


[couldn't help it]

[BridgeTroll]

Freedomworks is funded largely by the billionaire Koch family.

I see we have a new "boogeyman"...

[finehoe]

I see we have a new "boogeyman"...

George Soros got tired of always being the puppetmaster.

[BridgeTroll]

  No doubt... we all gotta have a puppetmaster... because no one really thinks for themselves...

[copperfiend]

It's hardly new. Koch Industries is a huge conglomerate. They funnel money to political campaigns that can help their interests. They have donated millions of dollars to groups that deny global warming and help support the fossil fuel industry. They see an opportunity to exploit the tea party and they were very successful with it.

[BridgeTroll]

They funnel money to political campaigns that can help their interests.

WTF??!!  I find it hard to believe this can happen!  Those damnable right wingers...

[mikew]

Of course, when Soros funds Moveon, who ran ads like "General Betrayus," that's okay with the Left.  When the unions bussed thousands to Madison - when they actually had to pay people to show up to protest - the Left doesn't dare criticize.