Re: Tales of the Tea Party

I think what it shows it that despite the best efforts of some the "Tea 
Party" is difficult, if not impossible, to pigeonhole.  It is made up of 
people who for one reason or another want things changed and think that 
govt. is standing in the way of those changes.

That being said it started with the bailouts, (Rick Santelli of CNBC said we 
needed another tea party on a broadcast from the NYSE floor in which they 
were discussing the bailout), and was latched onto by many to express their 
frustration.  It was then picked up by the opponents of healthcare reform, 
(the disgusting little secret there being that many of the seniors 
protesting Obamacare were only concerned about cuts to their medicare - a 
position that is 180 degrees opposite of what most feel the Tea Party is all 
about).

It is pathetic they way the Tea Party is demonized when it really does have 
grass roots foundations and is not beholden to either political party. 
Obviously the Republicans have tried to co-opt it, after realizing that they 
couldn't dismiss it as being made of a bunch of fringe nuts, because some of 
the party's platform, (in word sure as hell not in deed if the last 10 years 
are any indication), lines up with what the Tea Partiers are talking about. 
I don't think they have been able to do that at all.

If the Republicans get control of the house, and at least 41, non Rhino, 
seats it the senate and fail to move in the direction of the Tea Party I 
think we will see the death of the Republican party as we know it.  Hard to 
say, what, if anything, will take its place.

I'm surprised that democrat and left wing strategists haven't figured this 
out, as that is the best scenario that they could hope for give the current 
real politik.  They would be far wiser to take a wait and see approach, 
since the loss of the house seems like a fait accompli at this point, 
instead of their current demonizing of the Tea Party.  They are burning 
bridges with a lot of people in the middle who currently are very 
sympathetic to the Tea Party arguments and no on is buying what they are 
selling.

Mike f.



--------------------------------------------------
From: "Peter T. Chattaway" <petert-LOVM4QxV+tDq6eQxt3vRmLDks+cytr/[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2010 11:19 AM
To: "DADL (off topic)" <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [DADL-OT] Tales of the Tea Party

> On Tue, 19 Oct 2010, Bruce Geerdes wrote:
>
>>> . . . on the other hand a Tea Party hero like Glenn Back can lead a 
>>> massive rally and, in doing so, downplay political matters in favour of 
>>> something resembling a religious revival.
>>
>> That wasn't really a Tea Party rally, though, was it?
>
> Technically, no, and I didn't say it was.  The overlap is pretty strong, 
> though.
>
> Hmmm.  Maybe the separation of Tea Parties from Glenn Beck's Whatever It 
> Was is their way of doing the whole separation of Church and State thing.
>
> -- 
> dadl-ot mailing list
> http://mail.thehood.us/mailman/listinfo/dadl-ot_thehood.us
> http://news.gmane.org/gmane.music.dadl.ot 


-- 
dadl-ot mailing list
http://mail.thehood.us/mailman/listinfo/dadl-ot_thehood.us
http://news.gmane.org/gmane.music.dadl.ot