Is the Tea Party for real?

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Cafferty File: Tell Jack how you really feel Blog Archive - Is the Tea Party for real? - CNN.com Blogs

FROM CNN's Jack Cafferty:
The Tea Party movement might just be the best thing that ever happened to the Democrats - raising questions about internal divisions among Republicans.
Two Tea Party favorites defeated more mainstream Republicans in yesterday's primaries. In Delaware, Christine O'Donnell easily won over nine-time U.S. Rep. Mike Castle in the Senate primary.
Castle, who held elected office in Delaware for more than 40 years, had the entire national GOP establishment behind him while O'Donnell was endorsed by Sarah Palin.
Many believe O'Donnell's win means the Democrats now have an unexpected chance to keep the Delaware Senate seat once held by Vice President Joe Biden. One Republican strategist described the Delaware primary results as "straight out of Harry Reid's dream journal."
Meanwhile, another Tea Party victory came in New York, where Carl Paladino beat Rick Lazio in the primary for governor. Paladino will run against the heavily favored Democrat, Andrew Cuomo.
Although some question the ability of Tea Party candidates to win in the general election, others insist it is one of the most powerful movements in recent American history.
A piece in the Washington Examiner headlined "One nation under revolt" says that while many have ignored or belittled the Tea Party, it has only grown stronger - showing an unprecedented level of activism and enthusiasm.
And here's part of the reason for the Tea Party's success: a new CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll shows only one in four Americans say they trust the government to do what is right always or most of the time.
Here’s my question to you: Is the Tea Party for real?
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Still can't figure out that people don't understand gov't is failure.............
 
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If only McConnell and Boehner would be tossed, I'd feel much better about voting Republican.
 
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One piece at a time.... and ignore the media "experts". I would rather see the GOP lose while standing for real limits on gov't intrusion and spending than win with a bunch of lib-lites. If the country is really determined to keep us on the highway to Hades then... let's just keep the Dems who'll get us there 10 times faster.




I have noticed CNN carrying morning guests talking about the Tea Party. As it typical, CNN didn't have TP folks on there to talk about what they believe. They had a liberal detractor and then a Republican too weak spined to make a real stand.

This is an example of the real bias in media. If it were a liberal movement then someone from the movement would be there along with a strong supporter among the Dems and either a conservative foil they could beat up on or else a RINO.
 
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sjt18 said:
I have noticed CNN carrying morning guests talking about the Tea Party. As it typical, CNN didn't have TP folks on there to talk about what they believe. They had a liberal detractor and then a Republican too weak spined to make a real stand.
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Too weak spined or did he actually believe that the Tea Party is bad?
 
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VOLatile said:
Too weak spined or did he actually believe that the Tea Party is bad?
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Why would anyone believe the basic ideas put forth by the tea party to be a bad thing?

The sad truth is this country has become so dependent on either political party to define and express where they stand on issues that they completely dismiss common sense approaches to the real problems we face as Americans.

The tea party is simply a result of poor leadership over the last decade, the problems did not start nor end with Bush but they certainly got worse under our two party system and there is no reason to believe that Obama will do anything to correct the problems. If anything he is just putting a democrat stamp on them and perpetuating the very things that hurt the country.

I hope for gridlock no matter who the next elect is, maybe one day a party will come along with enough common sense ideas to inspire people to cast aside their traditional political affiliations and the country can start evaluating the best bills and programs and implementing the best ideas instead of paying attention to the party letter behind their name on TV.
 
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What is annoying for me is that I worked for a Senate candidate in '02 here in GA that was very educated and knew the issues - had a history of studying them in depth and working to solve them not just throw money at them. But because he was not the boot licking, rubber stamp type for Rove the WH backed the 'establishment' candidate. If there was any partisan failure on the part of Bush was having a large group of milquetoast yes-men in office. It's one reason the base is so furious. Unfortunately, 8 years later people are seeing the light to the point of doing something about it.
 
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CSpindizzy said:
What is annoying for me is that I worked for a Senate candidate in '02 here in GA that was very educated and knew the issues - had a history of studying them in depth and working to solve them not just throw money at them. But because he was not the boot licking, rubber stamp type for Rove the WH backed the 'establishment' candidate. If there was any partisan failure on the part of Bush was having a large group of milquetoast yes-men in office. It's one reason the base is so furious. Unfortunately, 8 years later people are seeing the light to the point of doing something about it.
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I have been saying this for some time and I still firmly believe that conservatives and republicans are generally further along than democrats in regards to being fed up with the leadership as a direct result of president Bush.

I had hoped that the left would take the lesson that republicans learned along with the effects the last administration brought us and choose their candidate wisely but the dramatic swing back to the left didn't surprise me at all. I sincerely hope that liberals and democrats learn their lesson more quickly than the right did. Maybe then we can all move forward and make progress for all Americans.
 
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VOLatile said:
Too weak spined or did he actually believe that the Tea Party is bad?
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Tell us if you would what the Tea Party stands for that is "bad" and why.

Is it the protection of constitutional rights?

Is it the demand for a small, responsible gov't?

Is the demand that gov't live within its means rather than raising taxes?

Is it the demand for accountability and ethics in gov't?
 
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