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Originally Posted by Tully Mars
So, do you support the Tea Party? If so what do you make of statements like this?
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I support the financial conservatism of the Tea Party. I have a couple cousins who also support it financial conservatism. I don't support any attempt to try to impose religion or support religious bigotry.
This is just one example of stupid and one example of revisionism. I can find examples of both from both the left and the right. I look at this as a badly misguided attempt to generate enthusiasm by members of the public, and as an embarrassment to any party.
Also, as others have stated, anybody can claim to be a Tea Party member, just as anybody can claim to be a Republican, Democrat, Green, Communist, Socialist, or whatever. Crazy and stupid people too.
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Originally Posted by Tully Mars
See I'm not even sure they're a 'party." I mean most of the candidates that claim to be "tea party" members are heavily funded by two lobbyist run think tanks- Americans for Prosperity, Freedom Works and of course the billionaire Koch brothers. And naturally anything they do gets free promotion from Fox News. So there's a lot of funding coming in from two or three main sources and free publicity but does that make them a party? I think that just means they're not a grass roots roots movement, as so many claim, but it doesn't make them a "party."
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So it was ok for George Soros to try to buy the 2004 election?
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Originally Posted by roachboy
i think the tea party shouldn't be underestimated. i think they're dangerous and that how problematic they are is concealed behind the clowntime surfaces they seem to feel the need to generate and maintain.
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I think there's much more to be concerned with from the left. I'm old enough to have lived thru the late 60s and remember the riots and terrorist activities that were sponsored by the left with groups like the Weathermen and the SDS behind some of the terrorist acts.
I'm really not that concerned about any attempt to form a state sponsored religion. Even if someone tried to state that Christianity was the state sponsored religion, you would first have to get that past the numerous Christian denominations who can't even agree among themselves who is a Christian. There are different denominations that don't even get along, even to the extent of religious persecution. Besides which, part of the rationale for migration from Europe to the US was to get away from state sponsored religion.