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dc_dux · 02-09-2010, 01:41 PM

There is no Tea Party movement.

What started as a grass roots effort is now an unstructured collection of disparate interests and certainly not populist.

And Palin has aligned herself with the most extreme....the non-populists, non-libertarian, extremist conservatives....those at the recent convention.

Where the first speaker bashed Hispanics and Blacks and suggests that Obama, "a committed Socialist ideologue", would not have been elected if not for the fact that "we do not have a civics, literacy test before people can vote."

... a second speaker shouting out that Obama " "has ignored our history and our heritage, arrogantly declaring to the world that we are no longer a Christian nation. He's elevated immorality to a new level, setting aside the entire month of last June to celebrate gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender pride…"

... followed by speeches from the "birther movement" proclaiming the Obama presidency is illegal.

And Palin, in later, post-conference remarks, talking about declaring war on Iran.

This "Tea Party" movement will certainly not attractive the disenchanted Independents.

02-09-2010, 01:41 PM	#33 (permalink)
dc_dux Location: Washington DC	There is no Tea Party movement. What started as a grass roots effort is now an unstructured collection of disparate interests and certainly not populist. And Palin has aligned herself with the most extreme....the non-populists, non-libertarian, extremist conservatives....those at the recent convention. Where the first speaker bashed Hispanics and Blacks and suggests that Obama, "a committed Socialist ideologue", would not have been elected if not for the fact that "we do not have a civics, literacy test before people can vote." ... a second speaker shouting out that Obama " "has ignored our history and our heritage, arrogantly declaring to the world that we are no longer a Christian nation. He's elevated immorality to a new level, setting aside the entire month of last June to celebrate gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender pride…" ... followed by speeches from the "birther movement" proclaiming the Obama presidency is illegal. And Palin, in later, post-conference remarks, talking about declaring war on Iran. This "Tea Party" movement will certainly not attractive the disenchanted Independents. __________________ "The perfect is the enemy of the good." ~ Voltaire Last edited by dc_dux; 02-09-2010 at 01:44 PM..