Rise of the Tea Party

NotNow · March 23, 2011, 09:35:03 PM

I'll go along on your silly ride for this one question, StephenDare!, because no one else here wants to read four pages of us going back and forth.

CURRENT US LAW makes it a felony for a convicted felon to possess a firearm (a stolen firearm in the case that Dare! insists on bringing up ad nauseum). A law enforcement officer is REQUIRED to enforce the law, not to mention defend himself and others when threatened.

So when we return to the Constitutional government that our Founding Fathers so amazingly gave us, then we can discuss what the law is THEN.

But, I'm afraid that we are shifting towards a central government more to your liking than mine.

Some of my leftist friends who had lesser manners would call your post "dumb". But that would be a rude and arrogant thing to do.

NotNow · March 23, 2011, 09:39:23 PM

I am sorry that the principle is so difficult for you. I am not in the comfy position of disregarding the law.

NotNow · March 23, 2011, 09:49:54 PM

I live in the real world StephenDare!. I have made myself quite clear. If you can't make up your mind, or understand current law in regard to police use of force or revocation of felon's civil rights, it is not my responsibility.

mikew made a valid point. Play your game with him as long as he will allow it if you wish, but you are boring me (and the other readers here). Please refocus on the subject of the thread.

mikew · March 23, 2011, 09:53:09 PM

No, Stephen. We are not playing rope-a-dope here. Leave your personal attacks out of this. Just reply to my original point.

Why should Dick Armey or the Koch Brothers be demonized for their involvement in the Tea Party, when the Left utilizes billionaires like George Soros to fund their own movements?

Don't get hung up on semantics here. Don't worry about how many Leftists I know, or what I do for a living. Just answer the question.

mikew · March 23, 2011, 10:25:35 PM

Go back to my last post. I asked a single-sentence question. You wrote me a novel, and still didn't answer it.

NotNow · March 23, 2011, 10:33:22 PM

I give you permission to disregard my "pious little constitutional statements". After all, I disregard much of what you post.

NotNow · March 23, 2011, 10:39:19 PM

That's funny, I'm sorry that you can't seem to grasp the system of laws we live under. Have a good night.

NotNow · March 23, 2011, 10:49:33 PM

Garden guy · March 23, 2011, 10:51:32 PM

Thank goodness that's over

spuwho · March 23, 2011, 11:05:20 PM

Nice picture of Stephen looking at election results in the TU today.

copperfiend · March 24, 2011, 08:27:34 AM

Quote from: JeffreyS on March 23, 2011, 09:06:47 PM
Quote from: buckethead on March 23, 2011, 08:59:51 PM
Quote from: mikew on March 23, 2011, 08:56:27 PM
What's that have to do with anything? I keep up with politics and read the news - the New York Times, the Huffington Post, the Nation. They're all outraged by the Koch Brothers involvement, yet not a peep from them on protests lead by Left leaning individuals or organizations.

Most people don't even realize that Koch Brothers aren't what you'd call straight up conservatives. They support gay marriage and opposed the Iraq War.
I am a straight up conservative and I support gay marriage and I oppose the war in Iraq.

maybe I need to get up with the Koch bros.

We could form a boy band.

Yes but could you stomach them being the biggest polluters of our grand river. (They own Georgia Pacific.)

And they have enough "conservative" Florida politicians in their back pocket that they will be allowed to dump more waste into our river.

copperfiend · March 24, 2011, 08:29:16 AM

Quote from: mikew on March 23, 2011, 09:53:09 PM
Why should Dick Armey or the Koch Brothers be demonized for their involvement in the Tea Party, when the Left utilizes billionaires like George Soros to fund their own movements?

It helps prove the tea part is a joke and is a faux grassroots movement. Armey and the Koch Brothers are exploiting people for their own economic gain.

mikeytm · March 24, 2011, 11:02:50 AM

Quote from: copperfiend on March 24, 2011, 08:29:16 AM
Quote from: mikew on March 23, 2011, 09:53:09 PM
Why should Dick Armey or the Koch Brothers be demonized for their involvement in the Tea Party, when the Left utilizes billionaires like George Soros to fund their own movements?

It helps prove the tea part is a joke and is a faux grassroots movement. Armey and the Koch Brothers are exploiting people for their own economic gain.

Well, at least you, unlike the poster I was addressing, answered the question.

The Tea Party has held over 1,000 demonstrations and attracted millions of participants. And most Americans agree with them on its two principal planks: 1. Spending is out of control. 2. The Healthcare bill is a monstrosity.

Those two issues were put the forefront of the 2010 elections and helped Republicans take the House, for its biggest gain in seventy years. The Republicans also won 800 new seats on a statewide level. Can you think of a current Leftist movement that has as much legitimacy with the American people?

JeffreyS · March 24, 2011, 11:10:48 AM

I agree with your 1. agree 2. disagree with your characterization that most Americans think the bill is a monstrosity but perhaps most have something they would change about it.

Coolyfett · March 24, 2011, 11:53:17 AM

The tea party seem to want no progress for everyone. I dont get it. Their tactics only hurt quality of life & remove options.