Originally Posted by pan6467

THAT'S the problem, the Left does it and says it as much as the Right does.

I liked the tea party idea and went to a few but when I see nothing but right winged nutcases (Beck, Levine, Hannity, France (here in Cleveland area and so on) doing all the speaking and the people just stand/sit there and aren't allowed to speak or won't speak, it became obvious the Right was doing nothing but playing on negative emotions (primarily anger, paranoia, fear, etc) to win. (Which does win.) So the Right is smart in that aspect, short term.

The problem is, the Right better live up to the Tea Party's ideals or they will be in serious trouble in 2 years. Hell, if they don't, the whole political system is probably done in 2 years because people will not trust either party.

I think by now and November, IF the tea parties don't start showing true RESPONSE to the people and not TELLING people how to feel, you'll see a slight decline in their popularity which could seriously hurt the GOP in Nov.

PS... for a conspiracist like me, the tea parties show EXACTLY how BOTH parties are in it only for the power and to promote their own agendas outside while internally working for the same ends.... the destruction of all freedoms.