Is the Tea Party dead? That’s the topic of conversation on political websites and blogs in the wake of recent setbacks to Tea Party candidates and elected officials, including the recall vote targeting Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker. No doubt Tea Party disciples still keep the faith—including Gilbert “Hustusa” Cope, the Carlsbad resident of “I didn’t vote for this Obamanation” fame. But is the party over for national political influence?
Poll: Is the Tea Party Over? Pundits Say This Conservative Crusade Is Dead
Lone disciples such as Gilbert Cope of Carlsbad may differ, but influence may be on the wane.
So young, so much to learn.
http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/looking-back-cato-critical-of-bushs-big-government-policies/
Take another look at the video- the Congressman is walking up the stairs, and to the right of him there is a tea party protester in a white cap who has both of his hands curled over his mouth. As the Congressman walks up the stairs, the protester leans in very close to him and makes a little thrust motion with his head. The Congressman immediately ducks down a little and shields his face with his right hand. Of course you can't see the spit- a strand of spit is small and practically invisible in the bright sun- which the camera is directly facing. The Congressman begins to make a scene, but the policewoman can be seen urging him to move up the stairs. She also appears to make a scolding gesture towards the protestor, suggesting at the very least that a slur was uttered at him. You are asking me to use common sense- so based on the above information, a reasonable conclusion to make is that the Congressman's story, as well as multiple witnesses who were around him, is accurate.
'An FBI informant saw four of the men going through the crowd expressing displeasure at demonstrators' unwillingness to engage in violent acts. The men wore masks and carried walkie-talkies, according to the affidavit. There was an "Occupy Cleveland" protest that day and that group said in a statement posted on Facebook that the men arrested were associated with their movement. But it said "they were in no way representing or acting on behalf of Occupy Cleveland" and said the group was committed to non-violent protest. "These were self-described anarchists who formed their own group," said one U.S. law enforcement official. "During the investigation, several of them repeatedly complained that the Occupy movement was too peaceful and would not endorse their violent activities."
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What about the refusal to accept his birth certificate. What about the accusation that he is a Moslem and unfit to be President. If these issues are irrelevant to the Tea Party, somebody just say so and lets move on.
But..........visceral hatred? Do I really need to link any of the examples of the lefts visceral hatred of Bush and Cheney? It has been said here before but , every group has members that do tasteless things.
http://img.ly/hIKE I don't.
yeah, i remember when that didn't happen.. doug
whatever happened to that guy, anyway?.. doug
"CLEVELAND, Ohio -- One of the five self-described anarchists arrested last week for attempting to blow up a local bridge signed the lease for a West Side warehouse where about a dozen members of the Occupy Cleveland group live. In a one-hour recording of a Friday evening general assembly meeting of the group posted on its website http://occupycleveland.com/live-stream/, occupy leaders expressed concern about Anthony Hayne's name being on the lease, which strengthens his link to the group. "We have a person facing terrorism charges on the lease of our warehouse," said one of the leaders. "If this gets into the media, it would be a disaster." ... "During the general assembly meeting, one leader asked the group, "Is it just me? Aren't you uncomfortable living in a warehouse where a guy has been arrested for terrorism? I don't want to live in a place and have the FBI show up." ... At the meeting, the leaders ousted a man from the movement who is known only as "Crazy Larry" because he assaulted another member the night before. " http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2012/05/terror_suspect_signed_lease_on.html I don't.
most experts in indiana don't give the republican nominee much of a chance.. we'll see what happens.. doug
I do and I will forever and evers. http://www.sheboyganpress.com/usatoday/article/39225377?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|FRONTPAGE|s
Moderate Democrats are getting nervous about Obama's performance. This could be a reflection of the attitude of the independent voter, which will make the difference,.
it's one thing to defeat an 80-year-old, six-term senator who doesn't even live in the state anymore, and who ran a terrible race.. it's quite another to defeat a popular younger congressman who'll be able to tap a lot of democrat money for the campaign..able because that seat will be very important for democrats looking to retain control of the senate.. it'll be an inteersting race to watch, for sure.. doug
http://washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/2012/05/tea-party-i-told-you-so/676326 I do.
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/los_angeles&id=8734962 I don't.