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The Tea Party Is.....

What is the Tea Party to America?


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What is the Tea Party to America?

The same old core conservative group that has been pissed off at the state of the country since at least the 60s with a new name.
 
The same old core conservative group that has been pissed off at the state of the country since at least the 60s with a new name.



funny, I thought they were Americans sick of the overspending by both parties... :shrug:
 
funny, I thought they were Americans sick of the overspending by both parties... :shrug:

Not really. Lean more republican and have a greater influence with republicans. On the, it's a nutter group that really does more harm than good.
 
I've been told they are extreme.
 
Well if thats not racist. :roll:

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There is one black guy in this crowd. See if you can find him.

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Here is another. Can you find the one Asian?

Tea Party rally pics could be used like "Where's Waldo" books, only just make it into "Where's the Racial Minority?"
 
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Possibly, but studies have shown that the tea party tends to be socially and fiscally conservative, not just fiscally. However, I believe during its early days it was only about fiscal issues, so you would be right too.

The Tea Party, Religion and Social Issues - Pew Research Center





I will grant that the premise of smaller government, lower taxes, and more accountable reps, would appeal to social conservatives, but given its limited platform, I think all these polls are an innacurate portrayal of the tea party. I think the underlying factors I outlined, appeal to more people than "social conservatives". I find it to be a more libertarian movement that not only appeals to the minority libertarians, but also a majority of many folks.
 
teapartyspittsburgh-600x399.jpg


There is one black guy in this crowd. See if you can find him.

tea_party09.jpg


Here is another. Can you find the one Asian?

Tea Party rally pics could be used like "Where's Waldo" books, only just make it into "Where's the Racial Minority?"




So you are saying the tea party activley excludes black folk? There are numerous black folks in the tea party, to suggest its a white movement is dishonest. I find your posts racist and abhorrent.
 
I will grant that the premise of smaller government, lower taxes, and more accountable reps, would appeal to social conservatives, but given its limited platform, I think all these polls are an innacurate portrayal of the tea party. I think the underlying factors I outlined, appeal to more people than "social conservatives". I find it to be a more libertarian movement that not only appeals to the minority libertarians, but also a majority of many folks.

Still pretending to be a libertarian. :roll:
 
So you are saying the tea party activley excludes black folk? There are numerous black folks in the tea party, to suggest its a white movement is dishonest. I find your posts racist and abhorrent.

i would love for that to be true, but i'm sure there are no statistics to prove it. i think numerous might be going a tad far.
 
So you are saying the tea party activley excludes black folk? There are numerous black folks in the tea party, to suggest its a white movement is dishonest. I find your posts racist and abhorrent.

Oh, I'm sorry, over the noise of making your strawman you must have forgotten what I said. Here I will repost if for ya.

Dissatisfied white people.
 
i would love for that to be true, but i'm sure there are no statistics to prove it. i think numerous might be going a tad far.



i know you have a history with trying to portray us as racist, by your illogic, so is havard, yale, and the rotary club.
 
I will grant that the premise of smaller government, lower taxes, and more accountable reps, would appeal to social conservatives, but given its limited platform, I think all these polls are an innacurate portrayal of the tea party. I think the underlying factors I outlined, appeal to more people than "social conservatives". I find it to be a more libertarian movement that not only appeals to the minority libertarians, but also a majority of many folks.

The tea party may be about economic issues, but it does attract more conservatives than liberals, and more social conservatives than libertarians. It may have started out as a libertarian movement, but it has evolved since then.

Polling the Tea Party - Interactive Feature - NYTimes.com
 
I asked you a question, a question by definition is not a strawman. FAIL.

Oh that was a question? The answer would be no. I'm sorry that you were offended by the two pics of tea party rallies that I randomly grabbed off of google images.

It's totally not a white movement. The fact that 95% of the movement is white is just a coincidence. :roll:
 
The tea party may be about economic issues, but it does attract more conservatives than liberals, and more social conservatives than libertarians. It may have started out as a libertarian movement, but it has evolved since then.

Polling the Tea Party - Interactive Feature - NYTimes.com



but see that is of little importance. As soon as the Tea party starts talking about prayer in school, and gay marriage, you may have a point, but if you read what I wrote, its an economic movement, that's all. trying to typecast it as a republican movement is not accurate.
 
Oh that was a question? The answer would be no. I'm sorry that you were offended by the two pics of tea party rallies that I randomly grabbed off of google images.

It's totally not a white movement. The fact that 95% of the movement is white is just a coincidence. :roll:



who the **** cares about your whining little race baiting comments? seriouslt, why is it always about race to you?
 
who the **** cares about your whining little race baiting comments? seriouslt, why is it always about race to you?

I don't know why you are all hot and bothered. The question of the thread was what the tea party was to America and I answered. It is dissatisfied white people. Anyone can look at an image of a tea party rally and see the same thing. I don't know why you take it so personally.
 
What is the Tea Party to America?

Republicans pretending that they are not actual republicans in order to get votes away from 3rd parties. Other than that I voted "Neutral.... no harm and no good"
 
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