tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post6058084720162766567..comments2024-03-27T01:27:21.576-08:00Comments on The Immoral Minority: The Tea Party is a fringe cadre of extremists who have little in common with average Americans.Gryphenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02356503547155430235noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-77309602023114124952010-10-06T19:04:05.789-08:002010-10-06T19:04:05.789-08:00Me fav point to ponder yesterday came from Elisabe...Me fav point to ponder yesterday came from Elisabeth Hassel-Beck,(who knew?)<br />"The tea party are like bedbugs....blah,blah,blah.."<br />Turning up the heat seems to help, be on high alert while traveling.<br />*~marlys~Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-4311901581462664382010-10-06T17:26:22.382-08:002010-10-06T17:26:22.382-08:002:56, yeah because the world hasn't changed si...2:56, yeah because the world hasn't changed since 1860.<br /><br />dream on, gomer. or is that you, becky, with your magic "loose with the facts" chalkboard?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-49569273502098992422010-10-06T17:20:54.881-08:002010-10-06T17:20:54.881-08:00Jim, Tom Friedman is looking at what the TP would ...Jim, Tom Friedman is looking at what the TP would like to be IN THEORY. He needs to take a big step back and look at the big picture.<br /><br />That's not the reality, and it shows in the statistics of who the TP members are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-65889596831716343622010-10-06T14:56:13.090-08:002010-10-06T14:56:13.090-08:00"The Tea Party", "The No-Nothing Pa..."The Tea Party", "The No-Nothing Party": it doesn't matter what name a movement gives itself, it's the socio-political points of detonation that create such parties which is the fundamental issue. Knowing squat about history, Gryphen, you are emblematic of the politically illiterate on the left who fail to see an analogue between America today and in the 1850's.<br /><br />Let's take the "No-nothing" party in the 1840's and 1850's. It was a "fear-driven" party rallying to curb immigration. Sound familiar ? They eventually morphed into the "American Party" which attracted former "Whigs", democrats, and prohibitionists, ultimately ending the "second party system" while attracting many new converts. Again, sound familiar?<br /><br />The No-nothings score major, unexpected wins in the election of 1856, setting the table for the Republican party in 1860 which only had to take a handful of states to end the democrats rule in American politics.<br /><br />So, while you attempt to trivialize the "Tea Party", America has seen this before and the result was a one-term president in James Buchanon and the ascendency of the right.<br /><br />Yuck it up, Gomer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-45121600321329868642010-10-06T14:17:35.219-08:002010-10-06T14:17:35.219-08:00I just can't buy that the TP gang is 80% white...I just can't buy that the TP gang is 80% white. I think it's closer to 99%. Kimosabe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-15501201575765041622010-10-06T13:28:03.969-08:002010-10-06T13:28:03.969-08:00The Mudflats "coup" on the grifters vs. ...The Mudflats "coup" on the grifters vs. miller emails is linked on every single site that I visit, so maybe there's too much traffic!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-59559320541606396512010-10-06T12:47:20.990-08:002010-10-06T12:47:20.990-08:00Just whom are you calling lazy? Don't paint u...Just whom are you calling lazy? Don't paint us all with the same brush.wakeUpAmericanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-90814840387925957462010-10-06T12:32:58.974-08:002010-10-06T12:32:58.974-08:00OMG< I almost starting to like Joe Miller, but ...OMG< I almost starting to like Joe Miller, but just a little bit. The dude has balls -or should I say nads...what's the Palin word? Cajonies? Yeah, he's got them:<br /><br />A day after internal emails leaked showing that Sarah Palin's political team, led by her husband Todd, was furious about Senate candidate Joe Miller's failure to endorse her hypothetical presidential ambitions, Miller was granted a chance to make amends.<br /><br />But for the second time in a month, Miller offered something that will be interpreted as well short of enthusiasm for the prospect of a Palin run at the White House. Appearing on Fox News, the Tea Party backed candidate declined to answer a yes or no question as to whether Palin is qualified for the office of president. When he relented, it was with noticeable nuance. <br /><br />"We know what qualified means don't we? We know we have a constitutional requirement for somebody that's going to run for president. Of course, she is qualified."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-66584046592508422242010-10-06T12:08:30.645-08:002010-10-06T12:08:30.645-08:00I, too, am wondering what has happened to Mudflats...I, too, am wondering what has happened to Mudflats. I've been trying for hours.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08344115621163474891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-45237357785243979872010-10-06T11:49:12.257-08:002010-10-06T11:49:12.257-08:00Vote! Vote! Vote! We get together with our grown k...Vote! Vote! Vote! We get together with our grown kids and vote as a family, then get breakfast or dinner (depending on what time we vote). It's great fun!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-70061282596804277562010-10-06T11:06:39.702-08:002010-10-06T11:06:39.702-08:00A Anonymous concerning Mudflats
...have been tryi...<b>A Anonymous concerning Mudflats</b><br /><br /><i>...have been trying to get on Mudflats all morning....what did Palin do...shut down free speech for this blogger?</i><br /><br />I just tried the Mudflats and after several minutes it finally came up and then when trying access another page I get:<br /><br />"Error establishing a database connection"<br /><br />I did notice on the main page their hit tracker map the have was almost solid red for the US and very Yellow over the rest of the world.<br /><br />I dont know if this has anything to do with the fact they had the leaked email popularized but Huff Post last night or that in fact they may be experiencing a DDOS attack to their sever causing it to overload.<br /><br />We will have to wait and see but it would not be unlike some of the rabid righty tighties to pay someone to DDOS them in retaliation for their slight against the good and pure sister Sarah... We have all seen how they flock to protect their killer queen as of late.Mark Sumpterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02742805093610210137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-22828615753994203962010-10-06T11:04:29.091-08:002010-10-06T11:04:29.091-08:00I can't get in Mudflats either...some kind of ...I can't get in Mudflats either...some kind of database error?<br /><br />Hope it's fixed soon!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-9945921920210726162010-10-06T10:56:14.913-08:002010-10-06T10:56:14.913-08:00My guess on not being able to get into Mudflats is...My guess on not being able to get into Mudflats is so many people are trying to get on the site--this happened in the past with a few posts where everyone was trying to read at the same time. <br /><br />That said, hope she's ok, because the original site from the election still just has the update your link to the current site.nswfmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-85435529195343672932010-10-06T10:51:29.661-08:002010-10-06T10:51:29.661-08:009:53
I too have tried to get onto Mudflats all mo...9:53<br /><br />I too have tried to get onto Mudflats all morning with no luck. First thing I thought was that the Palin's got to it. If they think this will stop people from talking about them, it won't. It will show them as the hypocritical, anti-free-speech unless it's me sham that they are. <br /><br />Now I don't know for sure it's them, but it's funny that the Palin's name was the first I thought of when I couldn't pull up Mudflats. Gryph, have they tried this on you in the past?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-79529025975425854332010-10-06T10:47:54.745-08:002010-10-06T10:47:54.745-08:00Excellent post, Gryphen.
For your viewing pleasur...Excellent post, Gryphen.<br /><br />For your viewing pleasure, I offer you the following link:<br />http://azstarnet.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/elections/article_4d7b1b9d-0799-59c7-a309-7c120948974e.html?mode=story<br /><br />There will be a Tea Party rally this Saturday in our community park (within walking distance from my home) at which sheriff Joe Arpaio and Pinal County sheriff Paul Babeu will be guest speakers. If you want a laugh or two, click on the comments. While many are disturbing (the big discussion is whether to carry a gun to the event), I see more and more liberals showing up and letting them have it. <br /><br />And, for comfort, MoveOn.org is organizing a counter rally. We'll be there!Linda Arizonanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-73711535560355532202010-10-06T10:23:35.575-08:002010-10-06T10:23:35.575-08:00I know we aren't like these people! Some of th...I know we aren't like these people! Some of them meet in town (really about four people in a town of 8,000) and I can assure you they are not like any of us! They seem obsessive, mean and troubled.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-91012106345926014972010-10-06T09:53:06.443-08:002010-10-06T09:53:06.443-08:00VOTE DEMOCRATS...LIKE YOUR LIFE DEPENDS ON IT....B...VOTE DEMOCRATS...LIKE YOUR LIFE DEPENDS ON IT....BECAUSE IT REALLY DOES!!! Its early voting in Ohio...there is no reason not to vote. JUST DO IT!!<br /><br />OT...have been trying to get on Mudflats all morning....what did Palin do...shut down free speech for this blogger? Is that what they will do to anyone who dares to speak the truth about them? Is that how they will mount a run for POTUS...force every on with an opinion that is not in accord with theirs to SIT DOWN AND SHUT UP? This information should spread around the internet. If they can get away with shutting down anyones blogging site....what are we in for after 11-2-10!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-63968716838423953432010-10-06T09:44:46.546-08:002010-10-06T09:44:46.546-08:00Great, insightful comments on this thread as well ...Great, insightful comments on this thread as well as Gryph's post.<br /><br />Tea Baggers = Humans with Mice BrainsLoveAndKnishesFromBrooklynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-84234705993506786882010-10-06T09:26:39.487-08:002010-10-06T09:26:39.487-08:00Anonymous said...
Maybe they're not like the r...Anonymous said...<br />Maybe they're not like the rest of us, but they are the perfect front for wealthy billionaires trying to steal even more of our money.<br /><br />Teabaggin' started off as a rebellion by people who felt duped by the GOP; malcontent bible-thumpers, gun-owners, racist white country folk bypassed by the Bush tax cuts.<br /><br />It wasn't that difficult to dupe these douches again!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-15609812051647536992010-10-06T09:03:40.077-08:002010-10-06T09:03:40.077-08:00Gryphen -
The widely-respected Tom Friedman disag...Gryphen -<br /><br />The widely-respected Tom Friedman disagrees with you:<br /><br />"The important Tea Party movement, which stretches from centrist Republicans to independents right through to centrist Democrats, understands this at a gut level and is looking for a leader with three characteristics. First, a patriot: a leader who is more interested in fighting for his country than his party. Second, a leader who persuades Americans that he or she actually has a plan not just to cut taxes or pump stimulus, but to do something much larger — to make America successful, thriving and respected again. And third, someone with the ability to lead in the face of uncertainty and not simply whine about how tough things are — a leader who believes his job is not to read the polls but to change the polls. "Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12775867344284496148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-41284381135414355802010-10-06T08:40:15.405-08:002010-10-06T08:40:15.405-08:00Excellent post - couldn't agree more (I'm ...Excellent post - couldn't agree more (I'm from MA ffs!). Hopefully the Rally will inspire sane voters to use their voices.<br /><br />TAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-63382617780305621492010-10-06T08:22:38.255-08:002010-10-06T08:22:38.255-08:00Great post.
One of the reasons I think the GOP ch...Great post.<br /><br />One of the reasons I think the GOP chases the Tea Party members is simply because it is backed by the most money. The GOP hit hard times in the past 18 months until the Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling. By then, though, the GOP had nuzzled-up to the money spigot that backers such as the Koch brothers had begun to turn on. Sure, other corporate sources were waiting in the wings, but the TP backers needed little convincing as long as the GOP embraced their agenda.<br /><br />I suspect people such as Rove, McCain, McConnell and Boehner thought they could move everyone a bit to the center, enough to still appeal to electorate, but they found that Palin, Rand, McDonnell and the rest were refusing to play along. After all, they bought into their own PR, had drunk their own Koolaid or felt they were sent by God to save the nation. Surprise, GOP - too late.<br /><br />I believe the TP may indeed be a fringe cadre of extremists, but I also believe they have the GOP by the short hairs and refuse to let go.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-70668649835741061792010-10-06T08:17:26.238-08:002010-10-06T08:17:26.238-08:00"Vote like your country depends on it. Becaus..."Vote like your country depends on it. Because do you know what? It kinda does! "<br />couldn't a agree moreAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-15894745926668863562010-10-06T08:15:59.738-08:002010-10-06T08:15:59.738-08:00I'm from New Jersey and did not vote for Chris...I'm from New Jersey and did not vote for Christi. However, when I asked most colleagues who also didn't want christi for governor if they were going to vote, the answer was "why bother". Big mistake staying home, and it's also what the gop is hoping we'd do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-58652496606277198092010-10-06T08:10:23.431-08:002010-10-06T08:10:23.431-08:00I would like to shove this right up CNN's ARSE...I would like to shove this right up CNN's ARSE!!<br /><br />I am soooo sick them saying that the teabaggers are a "movement" (a bowel movement) and how the Dem's are going to lose everything in Nov.<br /><br />Even Katie Couric jumped on that band wagon the other day!<br /><br />Yesterday Blitzer was talking about "when John Boehner is leader of the house" , that was MY 10 minutes of FOX lite for the day. <br /><br />I love this part;<br /><br />The conclusion that is abundantly clear is that the Tea Party is a fringe cadre of extremists who have little in common with average Americans. So why do they get so much attention in the press? <br /><br />Well, partly because the press loves controversy,~~~~ even if they have to invent it. ~~~~~<br /><br />While only 23% of Americans overall regard Fox as their most trusted news source (about the same as CNN and the broadcast networks), two and a half times that many (57%) Tea Partiers do. That's an even higher number than Republicans (48%) or Christian conservatives (39%).<br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br />"Even if they have to invent it"...THAT'S exactly why Palin is in the news constantly!!<br /><br />You will note that folks do not trust CNN any more than FOX or the networks.<br /><br /><br />And then they wonder WHY folks trust Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert more than the MSMMarthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15273243839554084689noreply@blogger.com