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But you know what? There might indeed be a fucking way.
Check out their About Us page:
Our Mission
We strive to bring the truth to light. We have no hidden agenda or single cause to endorse. Ours is but a simple task…Freedom to live our lives without governement interferance, lower spending, fair taxes and a health care system that reduces spending and creates a health and happy nation.
Our Values
We value the truth without bias or opinion. The truth is what sets us apart and here is where you will find it.
Our Beliefs
We manned up and realised that the problem is that the recession began during the previous administration. And while it certainly worsened for the first year of Obama’s term, there are now signs that the economy is slowly improving. Unemployment is reducing and we are more secure not that bin Laden is no longer walking the earth.
We’re tired of getting criticised for not having a plan to back up our boisterous protests, we’re tired of being called racists, we’re tired of being called nutjobs.
So we looked at the situation with clear heads and realised that barring any true, qualified leader on the right, Obama is the only choice for 2012.
Oh THAT is going to make some heads explode in the GOP!
And if that was not convincing enough take a look at one of their posts:
The Greatest Presidents in the Last 50 Years
John F. Kennedy
• Stared the Soviets in the face and did not blink.
• Cleared the path for the Civil Rights movement.
• Pioneered man’s exploration of space by uniting the country under a common goal, to put a man on the moon.
Ronald Reagan
• Stared the Soviets in the face and did not blink.
• Increased wealth of the country 500%
• Reduced Government size
• Decreased spending
William J. Clinton
• Brought incredible prosperity to the country
• Created a budget surplus
• Reduced government size
• Reduced taxes and put the country back to work
Barack H. Obama
• Reduced government size
• Largest tax cut ever
• Provided health care for everyone
• Protected medicare
• Saved country from the worst recession ever
• Saved the US auto industry
• Took out bin Laden
In my opinion just the graphic alone will probably prove fatal to at least a dozen Teabaggers. And I have to imagine that the REAL Teabaggers would take serious offense at their characterization of Reagan, who seems to be "damned with faint praise" here.
Well I am not absolutely positive these folks are on the up an up, but I have to say that I absolutely love the fact that this website exists.
If they turn out to be the real deal, I may have to stop referring to the Tea Party as "Teabaggers."
Not yet though.
You can visit the website yourself by clicking here.
Sounds too rational to be any members of the "old" tea party.
ReplyDeleteReagan may have decreased spending on social services (closing mental health centers for one thing), but he increased the defense budget in a major way. Overall, Reagan increased the budget deficit big time. Whether or not this group is legit or not, it still makes me smile.
ReplyDeleteO/T Young Turks' Cenk Uygur's guest stated that: Prior to marrying Rick Santorum, his now wife was a live-in girlfriend of an Abortion Doctor 23 years older than she. Also, that same Doctor had delivered Mrs. Santorum at birth. FAMILY VALUES?
ReplyDeleteAndrew Sullivan has a piece on the Beast about the brilliance of President Obama's long game:
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The only problem I can see is what they claimed Reagan accomplished. They didn't mention anything about his deficit spending or the huge amount of spending he gave to the military. They also didn't say anything about him raising the taxes when he realized what he was doing to the national debt. They need to look at Reagan a lot closer and stop believing what the far right is trying to make us believe. Other than that, I'm glad they are finally seeing the facts but hope they realize what falsehoods FOX has been giving them for so long.
ReplyDeleteI could even get interested in their movement IF it is legitimate and they stick to their statements.
ReplyDeleteOh come on, they'll never be taken seriously by anyone on the right. They'll just assume it's a spoof or hoax. In fact, that's even what I'm thinking too...
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ReplyDeleteI LOVE THIS! I give enormous credit to them for taking the time to pursue the truth and to take a stand on it. I'm heartened by this tremendously and if it is for real, and I've looked pretty closely at it now, I hope they will survive the beat down that will come from the rabid Tea Party NON-GRASSROOTS crew that is headed up by Dick Army and Koch bros.
ReplyDeleteI will definitely keep an eye on this site. Thanks Jessie for posting this. I'm hoping those who Tweet and Facebook will take it viral.
I'm not convinced that this site is real, but I will certainly taunt some wingnuts with it, just for fun!
ReplyDeleteThis doesn't look fake to me. Pretty big investment for a 'spoof' or fake website. I think they are for real and I'm pleased to see this.
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Our third tour of America’s Heartland will be announced soon.
Please check back for upcoming details.
This is what Sarah could have done for Trig- and DS kids in general.
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Remember,
ReplyDeleteTrygve means "brave victory" in old Norse.
Tri-G means Trisomy G, Trisomy 21, Down Syndrome.
Sarah, please address why you named the child you acquired who has Down Syndrome after his Down Syndrome. The DS community are appalled by your gaffe. Please explain your intentions to us.
we are (all) the 99%.
ReplyDelete"…Freedom to live our lives without governement interferance,"
ReplyDeleteIt REALLY IS a tea party group!! They've misspelled "interference!!" :)
Even The Fox News Poll Thinks Obama Is Going To Win Reelection
ReplyDeleteA new Fox News poll delivered some surprising news, as 52% of those surveyed believed that President Obama will win reelection in 2012.
The latest Fox News poll showed Obama leading Romney by a single point in the head to head match up (46%-45%), but a deeper look inside the numbers revealed why the hypothetical head to heads don’t come close to telling the real story.
Obama’s approval rating has gained a net five points, while Romney’s has gained a net three points. Mitt Romney currently has a 25 point national lead over his nearest competitor for the Republican nomination, but there are red flags everywhere concerning the GOP’s 2012 prognosis if the current GOP frontrunner is their nominee.
Even though there have been dozens of GOP debates and the race for the nomination is in full swing, voter enthusiasm for the 2012 election is going down. The number of respondents who were extremely interested fell from 33%-32%. The number of respondents who described themselves as very interested increased from 32%-34%, and those who consider themselves somewhat interested experienced the biggest jump from 24%-28%.
Most tellingly when Romney supporters were asked if their vote was a vote for Romney or a vote against Obama, only 33% said they were voting for Romney. Fifty eight percent of Romney supporters considered their vote a vote against Obama. In contrast, 74% percent of Obama supporters said that their vote was a vote for Obama. Only 21% of Obama supporters considered their vote a vote against Romney.
...The big shock is that by a margin of 52%-42% respondents in the Fox News poll believed that President Obama is going to win a second term. Obama has gained a net 20 points since the last time this question was asked. In September, only 40% of those surveyed thought President Obama was going to win in 2012. Today, 52% think Obama is going to win. In September, thought Obama was not going to in 2012. Today, only 42% believe that Obama is going to lose.
The lack of enthusiasm for Mitt Romney is certainly part of the reason why voters are starting to believe that Obama is going to win reelection, along with an improving economy also makes an Obama win appear more likely.
Republicans are going to vote for Romney because they hate Obama. Democrats tried this same strategy in 2004, and it failed miserably. Without a nominee who can energize the electorate in a positive way, the challenging party is almost certain to face defeat. If Mitt Romney can’t get Republicans and Independents excited about voting for him, he isn’t going to beat Obama.
http://www.politicususa.com/en/obama-fox-news-poll
"Freedom to live our lives without governement interferance, lower spending, fair taxes and a health care system that reduces spending and creates a health and happy nation. "
ReplyDeleteIf they truly believe the above, they can't honestly place Obama's name amongst their statement of purpose. He is the exact opposite of freedom FROM govt and fair taxes (he is FOR taxing 250k more).
Until people who create and believe in this group can see all that I pointed out, things will not get better.
What President puts the needs of illegal residents above legal, hardworking ones who actually contribute to society in a productive way?
And who spelled government like that? That was copy and pasted from your post.
Even Republicans Who Endorse Mitt Romney Don’t Think He Can Beat Obama
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They 'manned up' and sought the truth. Good for them. I will give credit where credit is due. Then I will wait for consistency. Bravo if they maintain the site, their support and their eventual vote for our president. Because NO MATTER WHAT your complaint about Obama, he is head and shoulders the statesman we need right now to get the job done.
ReplyDeleteI don't expect to agree with everything any president or politician does, but I do see that Obama doesn't 'shoot from the hip', but in fact is deliberate and cautious when need be and hard hitting with his 'velvet hammer' when need be. It's a great balance of choosing how to use power.
Color me skeptical. This can't be for real....can it?
ReplyDeleteAndrew Sullivan: How Obama's Long Game Will Outsmart His Critics
ReplyDeletehttp://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2012/01/15/andrew-sullivan-how-obama-s-long-game-will-outsmart-his-critics.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jac6Vz_32zg&feature=player_embedded
Four More Years!
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mScXPBZYnL0&feature=player_embedded#!
The President and The Long Game
http://bobcesca.com/blog-archives/2012/01/the-president-and-the-long-game.html
Their spelling and sense of history seem authentically T-Bag, but if this isn't the work of a Dem SuperPac, it should be. I think Colbert has inspired some mischief.
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Anon@3:36 Unless his name was Doogie Howser, I'm going w/ other reports that put him 40 yrs older.
Jee-sus! There's another Goddamned Republican debate tonight?
ReplyDeleteIsn't the definition of insanity doing the same thing over and over while expecting different results?
They just can't accept that Romney will be their next nominee, and President Obama will be their next President.
Until proven otherwise, this must be assumed to be a wolf in sheep's clothing troll organization funded by some koch-sucker trying to undermine the re-election of Obama. Any hint on where the funding comes from? What did Mark Felt say about Watergate? Follow the money.
ReplyDeleteWhy does their manifesto read like the twelve steps of AA?
ReplyDeleteEx-teabagger version: We manned up and realised that the problem is that the recession began during the previous administration.
AA version (steps 4 & 5): Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.
Ex-teabagger version: We’re tired of getting criticised for not having a plan to back up our boisterous protests, we’re tired of being called racists, we’re tired of being called nutjobs.
AA version (steps 6, 7, 8, & 9): Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.
Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.
Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make
amends to them all.
Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.
Ex-teabagger version: So we looked at the situation with clear heads and realised that barring any true, qualified leader on the right, Obama is the only choice for 2012.
AA version (step 2): Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to
sanity.
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I do believe in recovery, but these guys are going to have to prove their intentions before I buy it.
I've got to wonder what teabaggers would spell realized "realised." Are we sure they're American?
Ah ha! A new wrinkle:
ReplyDeleteBirther Joseph Farah: Eligibility Questions (About People Other Than Obama) Are A Distraction
http://mediamatters.org/blog/201201150005
http://www.wnd.com/2012/01/bulletin-romney-is-eligible-to-be-president/
What President puts the needs of illegal residents above legal, hardworking ones who actually contribute to society in a productive way?
ReplyDeleteAnd who spelled government like that? That was copy and pasted from your post.
4:48 PM
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If it weren't for "illegals" you'd have no fresh fruits or vegetables on your table. You don't really think that a bunch of overweight lazy Americans are going to harvest fields for minimum wage, do you?
At this time, I don't trust them as far as I can throw them. They may be trying to take the left off their game.
ReplyDeleteAndrew Sullivan did a segment on Hardball tonight about his article on Obama in Newsweek. We all know, or most do, Sullivan is actually a Repub. But, his article as he discussed it is extremely supportive of Obama, setting out what he has done and in fact, Sullivan says he supports Obama.
I think there were large numbers of hard working, decent moderate folk initially caught up in the early TParty movement when it was thought to be pushing for positive change in government and taxation.
ReplyDeleteAs the movement was hijacked by extremist right wing propaganda and big money opportunists like the Kochs, the intelligent and sensitive among them bailed.
These are the ones leaving. The intelligent ones who observed or informed themselves about the President and discovered that he isn't a communist, socialist, dictator hell bent on destroying our Nation. These are the ones who finally figured out that the Repubs have an agenda that doesn't favor a better future for them or their families. It's one thing to opt and rally for fiscal changes, yet another to be swept into civil, social and religious wars with one's fellow citizens.
They also began to see the divisive actions of the candidates elected under the TP mantle in their name realizing that they were as self-serving and corruptible as they perceived those they hoped to replace. Seeing the GOP/TP presidential roster had to be the last straw for many.
I welcome their support. It doesn't have to be the Hatfields VS the McCoys. It truly can be the Hatfields AND the McCoys.
The real TP started out much in the same manner as OWS. It was quickly hijacked and infiltrated by the crazy ass people who love Sara Palin, then the Koch's saw an opportunity and jumped on board and the real people behind the real TP were quickly shoved aside. These people are probably the originators and they are fed up with the way the TP has gone and is being characterized. I'm willing to give them the benefit of the doubt or it's a great punk job that will make the "rill" TP come charging back calling them frauds. I will await their response - it should be hilarious
ReplyDeleteI am trying to understand why they are having more debates? Haven't these gas bags made enough of an ass of themselves already?
ReplyDeleteNot to mention, isn't Reagun the guy who started the very expensive and futile "war on drugs?"
ReplyDeleteminimum wage, do you?
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Minimum wage? Before expenses. Pickers usually get paid by the pound. You have to push yourself to the max and be really experienced before you make a liveable wage. 10 hour days in the field (in the recent article I read,) no bennies, and long drives to get to work which require gas money, which you subtract from that wage. Here, try this read: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/22/georgia-immigration-law-f_n_882050.html
I love the Andrew Sullivan article. Thanks to everyone who has posted it.
ReplyDeleteThis just doesn't pass the smell test. There are but two pillars supporting the edifice of teabaggery: Ignorance, and Racism. They have NEVER been free of both of those millstones. I suspect that this might be the work of some agent provocateur.
ReplyDeleteAnd how the hell can anybody claim that Reagan DECREASED spending? That fucker spent us into oblivion. NOBODY saw a greater percentage increase in the national debt than did Reagan. How is that "decreased spending?"
He decreased spending like Hitler was a friend to the Jews.
A life-long skeptic, I remain, as ever, skeptical.
ReplyDeleteI agree that this is a Democratic thing! But...shhhh...they probably include compliments to Regan to trick Republicans to think that it is a right wing thing.
ReplyDeleteSo, if this site is for real, does that mean that we can assume that the Teabaggers in Congress are now going to work with our President?
ReplyDeleteDidn't think so either.
If this is any kind of tea party, why is the website not in American? Whomever typed this used proper English spelling, not the bastardized American version of English - my pick would be Canadian.
ReplyDeleteIf any facsimile of a twelve-step recovery program helps these folks in their come-to jebus moment, I'm all for it. Nothing wrong with that.\
ReplyDeleteAnd pedantic comments about which of two accepted spellings makes one a "Real American"?
Where have we heard that before?
The Tea Party is for Obama because they know their endorsement will have a negative impact on his campaign, they are the kiss of death for a candidate.
ReplyDeleteminimum wage, do you?
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Minimum wage? Before expenses. Pickers usually get paid by the pound. You have to push yourself to the max and be really experienced before you make a liveable wage. 10 hour days in the field (in the recent article I read,) no bennies, and long drives to get to work which require gas money, which you subtract from that wage. Here, try this read: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/22/georgia-immigration-law-f_n_882050.html
7:35 PM
Not to mention exposure to chemical pesticides. Been there, done that. Picking, I mean. Backbreaking work besides.
Anonymous @4:48 PM
ReplyDelete"What President puts the needs of illegal residents above legal, hardworking ones
who actually contribute to society in a productive way?"
Anonymous @4:48 PM, I think that you have a comprehension problem? Or you watch too much Fox Noise.
Were you home schooled?
Yeah right.
ReplyDeleteIf they don't want to be called racist (which they are) and all the other things...then they shouldn't portray or attached themselves with the band of assholes.
This is another lie and we damn sure don't need any stinkin repugbaggers telling us that President Obama the the best and correct choice for the US.
I can't believe people are actually defending teabaggers.
ReplyDeleteThey are a racist group that the 1% created right after President Obama's election (it wasn't a good group who were highjacked.)
teabaggers and ows aren't the same by a long shot. The only people duplicating teabagger's principles are nazis.
Beside teabaggers are convoluted and strange. Between their racist, derogatory signs and their phony causes (they should have started with chimpy if they were serious.)
I'm not buying it - "realise"? Is it british or canadian? Websites cost nothing to produce - I'm thinking spoof.
ReplyDelete4:48 pm. It's about time that those who make over $250,000 a year paid more in taxes. And I, for one, want more government: universal health care, regulation of banks and investment houses, better schools and rebuilt infrastructure. I want a country that will last for many more centuries. I fully support President Obama and I hope and pray that he will have a second term with a truly Democratic Senate and House of Representatives. None of that teabagger nonsense for me!
ReplyDeleteAfter looking at that site, I get the feeling that this a well done spoof created by the Obama campaign.
ReplyDeleteWell, something just isn't feeling right about that website. It certainly would be a great antidote to the Teabaggers who would like to get President Obama assina. . . ., however, since I see they are asking for donations - I recommend you make sure they are the real deal before donating hard-earned $$$ to an unvetted website - where you can't find ANY information on who is actually running this website. It could be a money grifter endeavor modeled after schemes ala Palin.
ReplyDeleteTo be sure, I'm sure there are a lot of disillusioned Tea Partiers out there who have left the movement due to it being hijacked by the Koch Brothers, Wall Street, the GOP, and the Christian Extremists and perhaps some of these folks are behind this Tea Party for Obama - but, beware! Personally, I think it's prudent to wait awhile, check them out, see if they are legit.
In the meantime - any donations I make will be directly to President Obama's campaign, or the Democrats. Or to well-known politically liberal/progressive blogs that cover a lot of material, topics, and issues that educate and encourage discussion - along with some enthusiastic irreverence - like IM!
I'm pretty sure Jesse Griffen is who he says he is, is incredibly funny, yet manages to corral a great deal of news (that matters) from all over the Web. I think the posts and comments here are well written, thoughtful, and so much fun to read (even the trolls can provide comedic relief!). Really, it's like participating in a rousing, passionate, interesting, humorous, educational, intellectually stimulating conversation about politics in America - and its impact on us, our lives, our ideals!