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The Tea Party Is.....

What is the Tea Party to America?

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This is such a long thread. Has anybody shown any proof that the Tea Party is racist? Has anybody shown any proof that black people are racist for not joining a white group?. Has anyone come up with a goof reason why being angry about government spending is extreme?
 
sazerac said:
This is such a long thread. Has anybody shown any proof that the Tea Party is racist? Has anybody shown any proof that black people are racist for not joining a white group?. Has anyone come up with a goof reason why being angry about government spending is extreme?
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Are those really the questions?
 
sazerac said:
This is such a long thread. Has anybody shown any proof that the Tea Party is racist? Has anybody shown any proof that black people are racist for not joining a white group?. Has anyone come up with a goof reason why being angry about government spending is extreme?
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No, No, and somewhat depending on the criteria you're placing for the word extreme.
 
ReverendHellh0und said:
yes........ These are the questions that are ignored.....
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I don't think so. The question of the thread is what is the Tea Party to America. None of the answers has raqce in it at all. And when people talk about them being extreme, no ne say they are extreme because they are mad. What makes them extreme is the extent they want to go, which is far from center or norm, and thus extreme.

Some like myself add that they are incoherent and that anger isn't a policy or position. But that is not what makes them extreme.
 
tea party report Lansing Michigan part 2

A very nice lady sold me a souvenier which was kind of clever - a box of tea party tea. She was doing a brisk business and had sold all but her final box and told me I could have it at half price so I jumped at since I collect political stuff.

One fellow gave me a clever thing - it was a parody on the old Norman Rockwell 'triple self portrait' painting. This one has Obama as Rockwell looking into the same Rockwell mirror and painting a picture of Jesus on canvas. Got to admit that the tea party is upping its game and this was much much cleverer than the Curios George with Obama stickers that some used back in the McCain/Palin campaign.

This was a very short rally - from start to finish only 90 minutes. The union one yesterday with lots more participation lasted seven hours. Most of them at least three or four hours.

When the crowd broke up, almost everyone used the various sidewalks and would not walk on the grass. I do not know what that says about them - if anything - but thats rare here as the lawn takes a terrific beating on these events.

Lets hope those pics come out. Lots of what I feel will be good ones.
 
ReverendHellh0und said:
So no racist signs.... Are you now changing your tone with your wild accusations of racism in the Tea Party?


How about the union guys, did you count the number of blacks? Why did you leave that out? why is the racial makeup of the tea party important but not that of the union?


See this is the problem I have with accusations of racism in the tea party, here you have two groups and only one group is checked for its racial make up. I find that disturbing.
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Actually rev, I did NOT give a detailed account of the union rally yesterday because there was no avenue for it. This thread seems perfect for todays report. I don't think there is a national controversey about the racial make-up of labor unions is there? But there is about the tea party. That is just the way it is. I report on reality.

As to ethnicity, I would guess the union crowd was about 75% white and mostly male and skewed a bit younger than todays tea crowd.
 
ReverendHellh0und said:
what are "5-10k" union workerd doing there on a thursday morning? another fake sick day?



It's funny how he parrots the AFCLIO's numbers when the only picture I can find is this highly cropped one:


michigan-union-protests.jpg
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5-10K...that seems right. A total of anywhere between 5 people and 10 thousand...well...thats a pretty big variance. Besides...Im sure a lot of those counted in those numbers were the ones at home cold calling in death threats to politicians. Oh...and the kids that the teachers took with them on field trips.
 
It's funny how so few people want to actually discuss the Tea Party in this thread. Race, unions, anything to avoid actually discussing the issues, by people on both sides.
 
Redress said:
It's funny how so few people want to actually discuss the Tea Party in this thread. Race, unions, anything to avoid actually discussing the issues, by people on both sides.
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It probably got a lot more attention in the first 300-400 posts. It kinda started to get a little skewed when the typical "Tea Party are racist hatemongers" rhetoric started up, right around post...what...3?
 
VanceMack said:
It probably got a lot more attention in the first 300-400 posts. It kinda started to get a little skewed when the typical "Tea Party are racist hatemongers" rhetoric started up, right around post...what...3?
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Exactly.... How can you have a "civil discussion" with opponents who call you a racist homobe and an extremist? :prof:
 
VanceMack said:
5-10K...that seems right. A total of anywhere between 5 people and 10 thousand...well...thats a pretty big variance. Besides...Im sure a lot of those counted in those numbers were the ones at home cold calling in death threats to politicians. Oh...and the kids that the teachers took with them on field trips.
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Did you miss the article links which gave the crowd estimates or is this some feeble attempt at sarcasm?

When I gave my crowd estimate to several people at the capitol today - including one veteran capitol police officer - they all said I was way too high in my estimate. It looks like the largest paper in the state also finds fault with my estimate

http://www.freep.com/article/201104...sing-rally?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE

More than 500 tea party followers and other conservatives gathered at the Michigan state Capitol today to denounce high taxes, big government, President Barack Obama and plans to build a new bridge over the Detroit River.
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I guess I should stick to politics and leave the crowd estimations to the professionals. Apologies for the earlier numbers.
 
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mac said:
Don't be daft. Capitalizing on typos is so 90s.
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Typo?!?!?! The Rev makes mistakes?!?!?!?!? Given his high standards and over 45,000 posts here, that is difficult to believe. To hear him brag about himself, you would think he is a divinity incapable of error.
 
haymarket said:
Typo?!?!?! The Rev makes mistakes?!?!?!?!? Given his high standards and over 45,000 posts here, that is difficult to believe. To hear him brag about himself, you would think he is a divinity incapable of error.
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You just dropped a notch among your liberal friends, but the Rev didn't.
 
haymarket said:
Typo?!?!?! The Rev makes mistakes?!?!?!?!? Given his high standards and over 45,000 posts here, that is difficult to believe. To hear him brag about himself, you would think he is a divinity incapable of error.
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Yeah, typo.
 
American said:
You just dropped a notch among your liberal friends, but the Rev didn't.
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You make it sound like the Rev could indeed drop a notch in esteem among my liberal friends. I assure you, that would be impossible.

I await the scientific survey results regarding both. Although truthfully, if I could not care less.

Perhaps someone who talks about themselves as if they are godlike and near the center of the universe should either adopt a more human sense of humility or match their bragging with godlike perfection in their actions.
 
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ReverendHellh0und said:
Exactly.... How can you have a "civil discussion" with opponents who call you a racist homobe and an extremist? :prof:
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The 'civil discourse' comment was only meant for conservative radio talk show hosts and obviously hasnt been applied to...say...democrat politicians. Didnt you get the memo?
 
haymarket said:
You make it sound like the Rev could indeed drop a notch in esteem among my liberal friends. I assure you, that would be impossible.

I await the scientific survey results regarding both. Although truthfully, if I could not care less.

Perhaps someone who talks about themselves as if they are godlike and near the center of the universe should either adopt a more human sense of humility or match their bragging with godlike perfection in their actions.
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Maybe everyone but you understands Rev.
 
haymarket said:
You make it sound like the Rev could indeed drop a notch in esteem among my liberal friends. I assure you, that would be impossible.

I await the scientific survey results regarding both. Although truthfully, if I could not care less.

Perhaps someone who talks about themselves as if they are godlike and near the center of the universe should either adopt a more human sense of humility or match their bragging with godlike perfection in their actions.
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You mean like you?
 
mac said:
You mean like you?
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I have no posts where I claim to be close to divinity like status or possess the abilities and qualities that he does.

Perhaps you can reproduce them here if you can find them?
 
haymarket said:
I have no posts where I claim to be close to divinity like status or possess the abilities and qualities that he does.

Perhaps you can reproduce them here if you can find them?
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You haven't indicated your own superiority? Ever....really?
 
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