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copperline
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12/28/2012 9:28:33 PM
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No, I meant the Tea Party was better organized, with better media connections, Grover Norquist' having bound so many signatures to his Tea Party Pledge. I don't think there is a similar Left wing group of similar clout, I don't recall being invited to any rallies, or able to form a coalition under one banner at the national convention. No. The Tea Party's strength has been in it's singular message, propelled by a heavy hitting donor base of really rich guys. I don't think it was the arch-Liberal wing of a misguided Democratic Party... it was a vote of lots of moderate people who were scared off by the radical slash & burn, no compromise stances of the Tea Party.... and the selection of a candidate from the ranks of the ultra-rich. Whether you like Obama or not, you have to understand that everyone that voted for him was not a wild eyed radical or pervert. Moderates swung toward the Democratic side this time, but I've seen it going the other way for many years. In the past, they have many times swung right. You have to ask yourself why, and not just see this as an Obama phenomena. The Tea Party scares us. Also, the merging of Religious groups into Political machines is pretty disturbing development that's worth paying attention to because it is far from benign in it's influence on both Religion and the politics in the community.
I have to admit it was easier, and I found no argument with, the religiously based community groups that helped propel the Civil Rights Movement thru here. But I think I found it easier to align myself with a religious/political action group those days because they were preaching an inclusive message, not one with an enemies list and a very uncompromising, absolute view of the world, politics, and devotion to their leaders.
For Tea Partiers, I don't mean to be insulting in any way. This is just how I see it, and you are free to disagree. But if its insults you want to banter about, I'm not interested. I am interested in listening though.
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