Hello Euwe!! Good to see ya, and thank you for making my point!
Far left, socialist-elitists are scared to death of the Tea Party movement, thereby slinging any and all derogatory remarks at the movement, in an attempt to discredit the movement. I am missing a molar by the way, but I did by a lovely crown for it back five or six years ago....(You'd never know that I had lost a part of my anatomy!!) On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 11:37 AM, euwe <[email protected]> wrote: > There isn't one full set of teeth in the entire tea party movement > > On Sep 15, 2:50 pm, nominal9 <[email protected]> wrote: > > http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Election-2010/2010/0915/What-is-the-tea-... > > > > By Brad Knickerbocker, Staff writer / September 15, 2010 > > > > In recent months, the "tea party" movement has swept across the > > political landscape, sending shivers through both major political > > parties and shaking up this year’s midterm elections. > > > > Skip to next paragraph View gallery: Tea Parties > > Related Stories > > 'Tea party' is polarizing, but has many 'closet admirers,' poll finds > > 'Tea party' Contract From America: Real plan or bumper sticker? Tea > > Party - All coverage What began as a minor insurgency featuring > > protesters waving signs of dubious syntax, followed by racially tinged > > conspiracies about President Obama’s lineage and religion and > > ostentatiously displayed firearms – and cheered on by some > > conservative commentators and bloggers – is now winning elections that > > could determine the balance of power in the US Congress. (The main > > question here is, does the trend favor Republicans or Democrats?) > > > > There is no such thing as the “tea party.” It is not organized as > > such, and in fact the movement in some sense is antiparty – even > > though most of its political pot-stirring has been within the GOP. > > > > IN PICTURES: Tea Parties > > > > Join our conversation about the tea party on Facebook. > > The “Taxed Enough Already” movement took initial aim at federal > > government attempts to bail out and then stimulate a faltering economy > > – attempts that had begun during the Bush administration – as well as > > at the Obama administration’s push for health-care insurance reform. > > > > If the movement had a symbolic beginning, it was in January 2009 with > > stock-trader Graham Makohoniuk’s call to mail tea bags to members of > > Congress. Conservative bloggers took up the theme, CNBC’s Rick > > Santelli made his famous rant against government help for underwater > > home mortgages, and public protests around the country began. > > > > Since then, the movement has sprouted (although not been defined or > > controlled by) several major organizations. > > > > Tea Party Patriots says it has more than 1,000 community-based tea > > party groups around the country. The group’s mission is to “attract, > > educate, organize, and mobilize our fellow citizens to secure public > > policy consistent with our three core values of Fiscal Responsibility, > > Constitutionally Limited Government and Free Markets,” according to > > its website. > > > > FreedomWorks, chaired by former US House majority leader Dick Armey, > > claims “hundreds of thousands of grassroots volunteers nationwide.” > > FreedomWorks goes back to 1984, but has become a major source of the > > tea party movement’s promotion and activities. It was an organizer of > > last Sunday’s Taxpayer March on Washington. > > > > Page: 1 | 2 > > The Tea Party Express, based in Sacramento, Calif., was a major force > > behind the Republican primary victories of Sharron Angle in Nevada, > > Joe Miller in Alaska, and Christine O’Donnell in Delaware. It was also > > a major donor to Scott Brown’s successful campaign for US Senate in > > Massachusetts. > > > > Skip to next paragraph View gallery: Tea Parties > > Related Stories > > 'Tea party' is polarizing, but has many 'closet admirers,' poll finds > > 'Tea party' Contract From America: Real plan or bumper sticker? Tea > > Party - All coverage There may not be a “tea party” per se, but its > > adherents' philosophy and aims are officially represented on Capitol > > Hill. In July, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R) of Minnesota formed the Tea > > Party Caucus. Fifty lawmakers quickly joined the group. > > > > While national organizations and grass-roots groups have their own > > stated goals, there is a tea party manifesto of sorts, which > > candidates are being encouraged to endorse. It’s the Contract From > > America, launched by Ryan Hecker, an attorney and activist in Houston. > > > > Meanwhile, a clearer picture of tea partyers is emerging. > > > > In March, the Sam Adams Alliance, a Chicago-based nonprofit, issued a > > report based on a national survey of the tea party movement, its > > leaders, and their motivations. > > > > Among the findings: > > > > • 86 percent oppose the formation of a third party. > > • 36 percent support a 2012 Sarah Palin presidential candidacy. > > • 81 percent have a website for their organization. > > • 90 percent cited “to stand up for my beliefs” when characterizing > > their initial reason for involvement. > > • 62 percent identified as Republicans, 28 percent as Independents, 10 > > percent as “Tea Party.” > > > > “Tea Party activists are for the most part new to this role,” the > > report states. “They are neither practiced nor polished in activism; > > but having experienced a taste of the empowerment that comes with > > action, they feel more than ever that this is their time to act. Above > > all, they are motivated by a fear of NOT acting.... Their diversity is > > their strength, and they are not a movement that can easily be defined > > by those jumping up to lead them. They are powerful and, in this > > sense, they are the ‘early adopters’ of a new type of political > > involvement.” > > > > More recently, the Sam Adams Alliance reports that significant numbers > > of newcomers to the tea party movement are dropping their affiliation > > with the GOP: Forty-seven percent changed their political affiliation > > to “Independent/unaffiliated,” 20 percent changed to “other,” 20 > > percent to “Tea Party,” and 13 percent to “Libertarian.” > > > > That's exactly why Republicans as well as Democrats are very concerned > > about this new movement in American politics. > > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community at > http://www.PoliticalForum.com/<http://www.politicalforum.com/> > * It's active and moderated. 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