The Tea Party Express is proud to stand for six simple principles
No more bailouts
Reduce the size and intrusiveness of government
Stop raising our taxes
Repeal Obamacare
Cease out-of-control spending
Bring back American prosperity
Posted on 12/10/2011 10:11:49 AM PST by katiedidit1
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul's media blitz bashing former House Speaker Newt Gingrich as unworthy of Tea Party support isn't hitting its mark, at least not among leaders of the Tea Party Express, Tea Party Patriots, and Tea Party Nation.
"I want people to go out there and work for who they believe in," says Tea Party Express Chairman Amy Kremer, who says she or any individual shouldn't dictate who people in the movement ought to vote for.
"These people are intelligent. They're not just sheeple that are following somebody," Kremer says, adding that Tea Partyers haven't coalesced behind one candidate yet. "They are looking at the issues; they're researching."
(Excerpt) Read more at usnews.com ...
Nice to note that 3 major Tea Party Leaders disagree with Paul!
“But Gingrich has a few Tea Party leader endorsements under his belt, including from Tea Party Nation founder and CEO Judson Phillips, who gives the former speaker leeway on what some conservatives see as his past mistakes. “Newt Gingrich is not perfect, but he is head and shoulders above the best candidate in the field right now,” he says.”
This may very well be true. Sad, but true.
There are no ‘leaders’ of the TEA movement - only self-appointed spokespeople who are, perhaps, more energetic, involved with organizing events and keep their pulse on the participants in their locale.
Family member got involved, ran on a TEA platform and won election by her own effort and the supporters she inspired.
Rand Paul won with Tea Party support but as Amy Kremer said...Tea Party folks are not sheeples and research the candidates on their own. Paul thought he was the voice of the nation’s many Tea Parties..like Rove, Coulter, Noonan, Krauthammer...guess he got a wake up call.
Tea Party “LEADERS?” The Tea Party movement has NO LEADERS. We are autonomous.
As the founder of the Mansfield North Central Ohio Tea Party Association, I can tell you NO ONE who has a legitimate Tea Party group listens to these publicity seekers.
We are NOT sheeple. We think for ourselves and I can tell you that the vast majority of people in our Tea Party will not vote for Gingrich or Romney or Paul. We want a true Conservative.
Well, I think Rand Paul is right, and I question the legitimacy of these self-appointed tea party leaders to be dictating who is or is not worthy of tea party support.
Can they refute Rand Paul’s article:
Probably not.
I lean TEA Party....I’m voting for Newt in the primary.
I understand WHY Senator Paul is doing what he is doing. I respect Senator Paul in all honesty. In that same honesty I can never cast a vote for his father. Not ever.
The man looked at 9/11 and saw a crime or retribution for our support of Israel or even “and inside job” when normal people looked at 9/11 and saw a bloodthirsty war crime.
He does not support border security.
While he is personally pro-life, I do not believe that the Libertarian blood that flows in his veins would allow him to interject in a private decision and stop an abortion.
Prostitution and drugs? I don’t favor either of those things but I don’t hold it against Paul that he does.
Defense....he’d (imo)let millions die in nuclear fire rather than order a first strike upon an enemy.
They just DID. Rand Paul is campaigning for his daddy. Numerous polls posted on FR have shown a lot of Tea Party folks support Newt.
Rots of ruck finding that creature..........
They just DID. Rand Paul is campaigning for his daddy. Numerous polls posted on FR have shown a lot of Tea Party folks support Newt.
So tell me. Why is it that you pure Newt posters seem to avoid things like talking up Newt’s new book?
Everything else about the man is superhuman awesome, why not that?
I am a constitutionalist and support some of the Tea Parties (they do vary). Rand Paul was trying to get some “plugs” in for his daddy but it just doesn’t set well with the major Tea Partys.
Agree with you 100% on Ron Paul. How many times has he ran for president? on the one hand he is an isolationist and on the other hand he supports open borders. Clashing ideas?
Pro-Life = CONSERVATIVE
Pro Defense = CONSERVATIVE
Pro America = CONSERVATIVE
Pro Israel = CONSERVATIVE
Capitalist = CONSERVATIVE
Close the Border = CONSERVATIVE
Better figure out who you are FOR and quit undermining the front runner!
Thursday Rand Paul called Hannity’s radio show. Hannity said he is on the phone with breaking news. When he got him on the phone it was about his hit piece on Newt. Hannity told him he thought it was about some new legislation and that all candidates have their shortcomings including his dad. Later, Paul Rand was on Fox bashing Newt again and saying his dad can get the independents. I think Ron Paul has a lot of good things economically but he blames us for terror attacks and 9-11 and thinks Iran should have nukes. How can Rand Paul as a tea party person support that? Here is Mark Levin on Ron Paul:
Awesome: Mark Levin torches Ron Paul
This is a long clip, but it’s great. Levin completely dismantles Ron Paul over his recent statements about Bush being gleeful after 9/11, and his nutty foreign policy.
If you don’t have 17 minutes, then skip to 10:00 for the second segment. But you’ll be missing out on some great stuff.
http://www.therightscoop.com/awesome-mark-levin-torches-ron-paul/
I really like Rand Paul and was thrilled he beat the asshole Jack Conway in Kentucky and thrilled he survived that set up attack where supposedly someone was mugged at his rally.
Having said that, I was horrified at his shameless attack on Newt. Rand boy, without Newt’s success in the 90s’, you don’t have a chance to run, let alone win, in Kentucky in 2010.
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