E-mail updates
Follow on Twitter
Subscribe to RSSNPR looks at where the Tea Party goes after Election Day. "After Nov. 3, what you see is the Tea Party really get into gear and really find its stride," Tea Party Patriots' Mark Meckler told NPR. "One of the many events Meckler and his 2,800 chapters are planning is a summit of Tea Party-backed members of Congress. There's just one catch: Only freshmen will be invited. 'Our intent is to hold a meeting, shortly after the election and before the incumbents get their hands on these folks,' he says. 'Because we want to let these folks know a few things, the freshman class. No. 1, we want them to know that if they go to D.C. and they do what they are elected to do, that we have their back. ... No. 2, we want them to know that if they don't do the right thing that we're not going to stand with them.'"
What does that mean? Mike Lee, the probable next senator from Utah, said, "when he gets to Washington, he'll be voting the Tea Party agenda, including 'no' votes on tax hikes, deficit spending and raising the debt limit. 'Our current debt is a little shy of $14 trillion. And I don't want it to increase 1 cent above the current debt limit and I will vote against that,' he says. Even if it leads to government default and shutdown? 'It's an inconvenience, it would be frustrating to many, many people and it's not a great thing, and yet at the same time, it's not something that we can rule out,' he says. 'It may be absolutely necessary.'"
Time magazine on the Tea Party: "We'll read the public's reaction on Election Day, but the verdict inside the GOP has already been rendered. Republicans propose to take a fresh shot at being the party of smaller government (or no government), and anyone who won't sing that hymn is being thrown out of the choir. The budget-stomping bull of New Jersey, Governor Chris Christie, is the party's new role model, while in the GOP stronghold of Utah, longtime Senator Bob Bennett was rudely dumped simply because he engaged in earmarking and voted for the bank bailout. Small-government purists have captured GOP nominations for major offices from New York to Alaska, Colorado to Kentucky."
Leave a Comment:
A hair's breath away from Fascism.
Yeah Not wanting to add to the Federal Deficit= Facism. You need to see a shrink. seriously.
Yeah Not wanting to add but, $700,000,000,000.00 to the Federal Deficit.
You have no argument really its just fake and you know it. Who needs a shrink? Seriously let's not forget a Glen Beck wearing "Brown Shirt" cover photo on his diatribe "Tears of a clown" hmmm, Or crazy dude in play grab in Ohio? or Throwing women down on the ground and stomping on them isn't near Fascism, Who needs a Shrink?
Look in a mirror, vote backwards vote Tea bag/Republican. vote corp wow who needs a shrink?
I watched one of the Tea Party's spokesman on Cavuto yesterday and I really think he gave Cavuto a scare. They are planning on eventually taking over the Republican Party in my opinion and they will take anyone down that does not play strictly to their rules.
When asked by Cavuto if they realized that sometimes compromise is a part of governing he said specifically that it will not be tolerated by the TP.
If they get elected the intent to dominate the repubs by the TP will be something to watch. The repubs deserve the potential treatment they may get from the TP after the way they have tried to lessen the effectiveness of President Obama. It appears they will get a taste of their own medicine so to speak.
Of course, my hope and belief is that neither of the two get the chance.
Yes, thank you and, Rock On! Happy Halloween, Keep the word out, truth hurts.
Vote Dem or lose it all at once "Anuubis!"
Hamlet Rules. I think Sinclair Lewis's quote ---
" When fascism comes to America it will be wrapped in the Flag and clutching a Bible."
Pretty much sums it up. I agree. Indeed.
Indeed, indeed. Like the Ori. Only worse. Because it's not just the TV machine saying it, and it could be a) a sitcom b) a "Reality" show c) Tv machine d) Reality or
....Shush. Don't make me Shush your ass. Stop interrupting and let me finish.
... e) All of the above.
There, pretty much made me give away the answer. Oh, wait a minute, I'm a Liberal Librarian and proud of it. So, it's what I do
Most recognize that political reform is a real need and that to have any success it is necessary to get money out of politics. The problem is that the politicians and the money people won’t ever just give up the control and the advantages afforded them with the present system ... so it really is up to the voters.
Recently (10/21/2010) the news announced that Karl Rove, with several ‘fat cats’ and ‘big money’ individuals, were now pouring money, $1M individual donations as well as $250M totals, into shadow groups who would flood the air waves with advertisements favoring Republican and Tea Party candidates who will pursue their interests. They really don’t want representatives who are concerned about the people, they just want ‘puppets’ who will do as directed. The problem doesn’t get any worse then that and, as we saw in 2000 and 2004, those efforts produce results that are not in the best interests of the people (who they consider only ‘pawns’ to be manipulated). The supreme court’s recent ruling has facilitated these efforts and no standing politician has ever given political reform more than lip service as the problem continues unabated. The abusers become more arrogant and even ‘cocky’ as they feel they can have what they want by just spending whatever they need to, to con and to manipulate public opinion and to just insultingly take the public for granted.
If the voters want to prompt and initiate a reform mentality, they can do so by having the huge amounts of money being spent be wasted, by having the manipulative efforts fail, by knocking the ‘cockiness’ out of the abusers and by refusing to be taken for granted. The Tea Party has the right idea but just the wrong cause as is proven by who created the movement, who strongly supports it, providing the vast amounts of money and as is evidenced in the ‘puppet’ candidates chosen. The problem with the Tea Party Movement is that they are really being conned, manipulated and used more than anyone else. No, the voters need to recognize the con being perpetrated, the money being spent and where it is coming from, the arrogance and offensive ‘cockiness’ of those boldly taking the people for granted and then be insulted and refuse to be duped, refuse to be used and to be given only deceptive rhetoric.
The Democrats need to improve and to listen to all of the people but the people need to recognize that currently they are the better opportunity with the Republicans totally focused on their political ambitions and only on the select few who ‘pull their strings’. It is obvious that the Republicans want to return to more of the same (Bush-Cheney style) which cost us so much and totally concentrated on benefit for only Special Interests and the select few (the money), while giving the majority nothing but apathy, the costs and an abundance of subterfuge. Who believes that if the Republicans (regular and Tea Party alike) are successful that after repealing the changes made, they then would honestly work at making the changes needed - it would obviously be against everything they have done to date and definitely not what their ‘puppet masters’ want. What the people need to do is to pressure the Democrats to do better and to firmly reject the Republicans (including the Tea Party (camouflaged) Republicans). Possibly then the politicians will see that the voters have real control and can’t just be manipulated and used and in 2012 they all would be focused on the people’s best interests and give us real choice.
The tea party needs to go up a chicken's butt for an egg-salad sandwich, that's where they need to go.
Drive-by-O;
Go get'um dude! Try to be civil I know its hard! Funny is always good. funny but pointy
The Tea Party - as described in this piece, is really the radical wing of the Republican Party. On today's First Thoughts (No laughing Matter), I expose the Tea Party for what it is.
Pietro, The Tea Party is your mom and pop movement with their children and
grand children. You have eyes and see not, Pietro.
Juven, I have posted and proven my case. The Republicans have STOLEN the 'Tea Party' movement's brand. If you vote for the Tea Party, you vote for Republicans.
I even sourced an article posted today on MSN that said the Republican leadership would 'welcome' the Tea Party members who won their seats.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39875721/ns/politics-decision_2010
That doesn't look like mom and pop to me...
No compromising. Pushing their agenda at all costs.
Sounds like the EXACT complaints they have about Obama.
I still have faith that intelligence will win the day over jack booted TP thugs. True Americans will not give into ignorant, bible thumping, militia
Two little words. TEA Party. Did I do better than Biden? Two little words and
the Dems go haywire. But I think what got in the blood of Dems. When they
started to see the millions of supporters , ordinary people with the Tea Party
banners , they were astonished and taken by surprise. This was not Oblaba's
supporters. They thought that the millions that voted for Oblaba was in the can
for the next election. They panicked and started to hurl , demean and smear the
members. Even up to this instant the Dems are still floored by the massive
demonstrations and outpouring against their idol. They instantly dropped the
progressive measures of Oblaba and tried to hold out with Healthcare. The
Dems were engulfed in a huge juggernaut that rolled over them. They are still
splitting asunder at the seams.
Right now on TV the tea party is bashing Karl Rowe ....how dare he say she isn't fit to be president !!!! I love this !!!! Now they are thinking about abandoning the the Republican party ......to funny
The Republican establishment thought they could 'control' the Tea Partiers. The Republicans have miscalculated - yet again - and the Tea Party will become more of a headache for the GOPers that they think.