What Is Your Opinion Of The Tea Party Today? (Tom Tancredo, dollars, elect)
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Every Tea Partier that ran in last November's election ran as a Republican.
The Tea Party isn't a political party therefore they couldn't run as a Tea Party candidate on any ballot, they ran as republicans because reps are supposed to be conservative and that is our goal. As Tea Party supporters we supported conservative candidates who ran on the Rep. ticket and were very successful at it.
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That's all i need to know. I don't give a damn about "types" of Republican. Liberal Republican, Conservative Republican, Tea Party Republican, Moderate Republican, Libertarian Republican, White Republican, Black Republican, etc....they are all just REPUBLICANS to me. I don't make a distinction. I have no use for that party and it's members, PERIOD!
Now unless you can show me an elected Tea Partier to national office that ran as something other than a Repub, then you're just wasting my time.
Apparently you don't know enough if you expect someone to run as a Tea Party candidate when it isn't a political party.
We aren't in an election cycle, what do you expect people do to when there's nothing to promote right now?
That's the same as saying when the garden is planted you don't need to to water it.
There are many things people can do in politics between election years. Start with going to your city council, county commissioner and school board meetings. Go to Rotary club breakfasts and listen to what your elected officials are doing. Get involved and ask questions, offer ideas and be a voice.
If you think being a part of the government is simply voting on Tuesday in November I would recommend a day at the library reading up on the ideas the founders based their concepts of America on. You can't have by the people for the people if the people don't participate.
Then why did they vote almost unanimously in favor of the patriot act, which is the face of big government and anti-constitution.
Who is "they"?
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They why did Walker spend like a mad man over doubling the states debt? Where was the outcry when the right forced though 700 billion in defect spending which is the worst thing to do?
Are you talking about Scott Walker? Nothing that you're claiming is true, why don't you post some facts that you can back up if you want to make wild claims.
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I'm still not getting an answer, the tea party has done absolutely nothing they have promised and to the contrary have been the polar opposite of what they ran on.
Scott Walker ran on a platform of fiscal responsibility and he's done a great job so far of pushing through legislation that puts WI in a better financial position over time.
That's the same as saying when the garden is planted you don't need to to water it.
There are many things people can do in politics between election years. Start with going to your city council, county commissioner and school board meetings. Go to Rotary club breakfasts and listen to what your elected officials are doing. Get involved and ask questions, offer ideas and be a voice.
If you think being a part of the government is simply voting on Tuesday in November I would recommend a day at the library reading up on the ideas the founders based their concepts of America on. You can't have by the people for the people if the people don't participate.
Everything you listed is taking place, I'm personally doing a lot of that with my local Tea Party members but it's not going to be on the news like a political rally would be. I know quite a few local Tea Party supporters who are running for local community level offices in my area and they look to have a good chance of winning. People are still very engaged, the happenings in WI have done a good job of keeping people very engaged but they aren't going to waste time, energy or money when those are all in short supply.
The Tea Party isn't a political party therefore they couldn't run as a Tea Party candidate on any ballot, they ran as republicans because reps are supposed to be conservative and that is our goal. As Tea Party supporters we supported conservative candidates who ran on the Rep. ticket and were very successful at it.
Apparently you don't know enough if you expect someone to run as a Tea Party candidate when it isn't a political party.
They ALL...ALL...ALL....ALL....ran as Repubs! So why in the hell wouldn't i make a direct association with the Republican Party if every single Tea Partier ran as a Repub? I know you guys love say that the Tea Party encompasses all parties, but that's a lie. It is a Republican Party movement.
They didn't run as Tea Party candidates because they are Repubs and were Repubs in the first place. C'mon...get real.
They ALL...ALL...ALL....ALL....ran as Repubs! So why in the hell wouldn't i make a direct association with the Republican Party if every single Tea Partier ran as a Repub? I know you guys love say that the Tea Party encompasses all parties, but that's a lie. It is a Republican Party movement.
They didn't run as Tea Party candidates because they are Repubs and were Repubs in the first place. C'mon...get real.
They CAN'T and COULDN'T run as TEA PARTY candidates because the TEA PARTY isn't a political party. Their choices are Rep. or Dem. and Democrats these days are the 180 degree opposite of everything the Tea Party stands for. You can't be this obtuse, seriously.
They CAN'T and COULDN'T run as TEA PARTY candidates because the TEA PARTY isn't a political party. Their choices are Rep. or Dem. and Democrats these days are the 180 degree opposite of everything the Tea Party stands for. You can't be this obtuse, seriously.
If seeing the truth is being obtuse, then i'm obtuse.
Every Tea Partier that ran in last November's election ran as a Republican.
That's all i need to know. I don't give a damn about "types" of Republican. Liberal Republican, Conservative Republican, Tea Party Republican, Moderate Republican, Libertarian Republican, White Republican, Black Republican, etc....they are all just REPUBLICANS to me. I don't make a distinction. I have no use for that party and it's members, PERIOD!
Now unless you can show me an elected Tea Partier to national office that ran as something other than a Repub, then you're just wasting my time.
I submit that you are the one waisting your own time. By dismissing a political party you limit not only your opinion but you fail to hear others. If we had a government of only one opinion and party we would have a kingdom not an elected government.
To form an educated opinion you must have the information from opposing opinions. If you don't you don't have complete information.
Something for you to think about. Thomas Jefferson disagreed on many if not most issues with Benjamin Franklin. Jefferson preferring a more self sufficient public, Franklin feeling more that one mans success should build others man sucess. However both considered each other great political thinkers and leaders.
We've already gone over this with you a few times and the only thing that came out of the conversation was a solid realization that you harbor racism against white people deep down in your soul and that's not going to change.
The Tea Party does not hate black people being in office, Allen West is black and was heavily supported by the Tea Party during his victorious run for Congress and now he's a member of the Tea Party Caucus and the Congressional Black Caucus. The Tea Party does not want David Duke to be President.
I harbor no such thing. You just hate the fact that I know it is the hate of the idea of Obama that is the sole reason for the tea party. I know that the tea party does not support one piece of legislation for minorities. Not even the civil rights act.
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They CAN'T and COULDN'T run as TEA PARTY candidates because the TEA PARTY isn't a political party. Their choices are Rep. or Dem. and Democrats these days are the 180 degree opposite of everything the Tea Party stands for. You can't be this obtuse, seriously.
