Boston is hosting (rather, enduring) a Tea Party on Boston Common this morning with Sarah Palin speaking no less. I find the tea-party movement to be a remarkable political phenomenon ... primarily because of the vitriol it elicits from many liberals:- being called "tea-baggers" (a lewd reference to a homosexual act). My reaction to anyone using this epithet is utter revulsion. This population unfortunately includes many on network and cable news programs.
- being castigated for not having enough blacks in attendance (Obama did get 96% of the black vote for heavens sake) ... ergo they are racists. This is akin to calling Israelis xenophobes for not having any Iranians in their Knesset.
- being labeled radical right-wing nutty moon bats. I thought "moon-bat" was a word reserved for those who think Republicans stole both Bush elections.
- being named "Astroturf" (i.e., rent-a-mob) by the White House to denigrate the tea party's grassroots origin.
- being compared to Tim-McVeigh-style terrorists. Is it accidental that MSNBC is running a Tim McVeigh retrospective at this time?
- being labeled "birthers" (those who believe that Obama wasn't born in the U.S.A.). There is a group of lefties who have even threatened to infiltrate tea-party rallies with signs to this effect ... and to the other slimes mentioned above.
As far as I can ascertain, these tea parties are a genuine grass-roots reaction to the fiscal excesses of the current (and past) administrations. And any politician who ignores or disparages this movement does so at considerable career risk.
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The tea party would have done well to not invite Sarah Palin. She's a lightning rod, a certified quitter who chatted up with Glenn Beck how they are both reluctant to lead. The TPs could build a platform for the GOP if they can stay focused on the present, their three point agenda, and grooming a real candidate like Ron Paul.
The tea party would have done well to not invite Sarah Palin. She's a lightning rod, a certified quitter who chatted up with Glenn Beck how they are both reluctant to lead. The TPs could build a platform for the GOP if they can stay focused on the present, their three point agenda, and grooming a real candidate like Ron Paul.
Yesterday a caller into local talk radio said, "Let's drink the tea and throw the politicians into Boston harbor."
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