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Donald Trump: The Tea Party Candidate
Canada Free Press ^ | 01/05/16 | Mike Henkins

Posted on 01/05/2016 6:45:53 AM PST by Sean_Anthony

Fighting against an entrenched Washington D.C. Establishment that refuses to give up the perks and power they feel entitled to and will use any means available to hang onto

The similarities between Donald Trump and the Tea Party movement are blazingly obvious. Perhaps that is why the Washington D.C. Establishment and its pundits either cannot make the connection or refuse to acknowledge it all together. It is not as if there is a lack of information out there for the Establishment political pundit to not have stumbled upon and made a connection. Nor should there be a problem with connecting the two together for an Establishment political pundit. Are not Mr. Trump and the Tea Party Movement considered unserious, uneducated, and unthreatening? You would think linking Mr. Trump and the Tea Party Movement would be each party putting the albatross around the neck of the other. But oddly, that has not happened. One can conclude that the connection between is purposely being ignored. Therefor I would like to put to the reader three similarities Mr. Trump and the Tea Party Movement seem to share.

1) Mr. Trump and the Tea Party Movement were once thought by the Washington D.C. Establishment as to be a fad that would fade away after few weeks. We saw this response published in almost every format pundits had access to present their views. When the so called “fad” failed to dissolve in the initial time frame predicted, they just changed the time frame it would disappear. Even as both Mr. Trump and the Tea Party Movement gained momentum they still insisted it would fade away. Yet not only have they outlived the repeatedly moved dates of departure, they gained more traction with each prediction.


TOPICS: Government; Politics; Society
KEYWORDS: cfrcruz; elections; establishment; immigration; teaparty; trump; trumpwasright; wallstreetheidicruz; washington
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1 posted on 01/05/2016 6:45:53 AM PST by Sean_Anthony
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To: Sean_Anthony

Cruzers relax, it’s only an article.


2 posted on 01/05/2016 6:48:43 AM PST by stocksthatgoup (Trump and Cruz are not attacking each other. Why don't their follows take note)
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To: Sean_Anthony

Wow! This will twist some Cruz supporters’ knickers!


3 posted on 01/05/2016 6:48:59 AM PST by ObozoMustGo2012
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To: Sean_Anthony

Oh boy, popcorn time!


4 posted on 01/05/2016 6:49:29 AM PST by bigbob ("Victorious warriors win first and then go to war" Sun Tzu.)
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To: Sean_Anthony

So supporting the corn subsidy is now considered a Tea-Party plank?

How about a single-payer government controlled and subsidized Health-Care program?


5 posted on 01/05/2016 6:54:32 AM PST by SoConPubbie (Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
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To: ObozoMustGo2012

Did Trump support of Kelo, Single payer health care, Ethanol subsidies, Planned Parenthood, confiscatory taxes on the rich, opposition of Medicare/Social Security reform, enhances gun control and Did Trump on multiple documented occasions donate to Democrat campaigns/causes over the years.

...also did Trump praise Romney for his gentle approach to illegal immigrants and badmouth Republicans for being mean spirited in their approach to illegal immigration a scant 3 years ago?

I don’t think the Tea Party would agree with ANY of these positions. Mr. Henkins certainly doesn’t let the facts get in the way of a good narrative.


6 posted on 01/05/2016 6:57:52 AM PST by traderrob6
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To: Sean_Anthony

Satire?


7 posted on 01/05/2016 6:58:00 AM PST by Resolute Conservative
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To: Sean_Anthony

THANK-YOU CANADA FREE PRESS!


8 posted on 01/05/2016 6:58:53 AM PST by Guenevere (If.the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do....)
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To: Sean_Anthony

To believe this article, one must believe that the TEA party must stand for:

- Support for the Kelo decision
- Support for gay “marriage”
- Tax schemes that allow for a tax-free group of citizens
- Support for crony capitalism (in the form of donations to democrat politicians)

I admire Trump for bringing several key issues to the forefront, his attack on political correctness and his willingness to hold nothing back on the Clintons.

But Trump is NOT TEA party.


9 posted on 01/05/2016 7:03:46 AM PST by kidd
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To: Sean_Anthony

The sole purpose of an article like this is to limit the appeal of Trump and turn off Trump supporters who are generally outside the Tea Party realm, such as Dems, union people and minorities. The reality is that Trump’s support is so widespread because he is viewed as a person who can do those things, like bring jobs back, that appeal to everyone.


10 posted on 01/05/2016 7:08:41 AM PST by Shugee
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To: kidd

Differing perceptions exist there is no doubt. But I suspect most TPs would
welcome and or support some of the following:

.... Trump is addressing the issues of government over reach and out of control spending,
cronyism, immigration, constitutional rights being assailed by a runaway President,
and the lack of anyone willing to do something about it....

Have a nice day.....


11 posted on 01/05/2016 7:14:54 AM PST by deport
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To: kidd
I'm enjoying the Trump campaign, and he's far better than Hillary and I'll vote for him if nominated.

With that said, it's simply amazing how many so-called Freeper T.E.A. Party Conservatives act like star-struck Kardashian groupies towards Trump.

And can't wait to post anything negative about the real T.E.A. Party candidate.

12 posted on 01/05/2016 7:17:00 AM PST by TexasCajun (#BlackViolenceMatters)
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To: deport

Perhaps, but we do have a candidate that is vastly more in line with Tea Party ideals and is NOT carrying all of Trump’s liberal baggage.


13 posted on 01/05/2016 7:17:57 AM PST by traderrob6
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To: deport

GOVERMENT LAWYER, that’s all Ted’s ever been.
He is one of 4 BIG recipients running for president of the Lawyer donations. Hillary, over 7 million, Jeb Bush over 1 million, Cruz $644,000, Rubio $576,000. They take care of their own first!!
https://www.opensecrets.org/industries/recips.php?cycle=2016&ind=K01


14 posted on 01/05/2016 7:19:28 AM PST by AuntB (Illegal immigration is simply more "share the wealth" socialism and a CRIME not a race!)
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To: ObozoMustGo2012; stocksthatgoup

I’m a Cruz supporter. Cruz is a better candidate because Trump is in the race. I also think that Cruz supporters have helped Mr Trump sharpen his message, which is still in progress. No need to pre-emptively dump on Cruz supporters before the fact.


15 posted on 01/05/2016 7:19:57 AM PST by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics)
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To: Sean_Anthony

What a loss you guys are building for yourselves. You really think Trump has TEA Party coat tails?

Not on your life. But Cruz sure does. Undoubtedly.


16 posted on 01/05/2016 7:21:04 AM PST by roamer_1 (Globalism is just Socialism in a business suit.)
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To: traderrob6

..but we do have a candidate that is vastly more in line with Tea Party ideals

***************

That may be correct but at some point ‘electability’ should become an issue. Great
to have someone 100% behind all your beliefs but if that person can’t win the
Nov. 8, 2016 election it matters not a whit.


17 posted on 01/05/2016 7:27:02 AM PST by deport
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To: AuntB

GOVERMENT LAWYER, that’s all Ted’s ever been.

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Everyone has to work in some field, some more specialized that others. I don’t have
a particular problem with that as knowledge of the process is valuable towards getting
things done. But you do have to have the blessing of enough of the voters to win.


18 posted on 01/05/2016 7:31:01 AM PST by deport
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To: Shugee

Can’t agree on this one. I know a lot of people - myself included - who would vote for Trump, even if he’s not our first choice; Cruz is my first choice, Trump my second. I’d vote for either for entirely different, but related reasons.

I’m Tea Party; my friends, by and large, are not. Most are pretty conservative, think they’re Democrats (although they don’t always vote that way) and many are union members. Without exception, not a one of them voted for Obama’s second term (or won’t admit it) and every single one of them/us is highly pissed off at the direction the country has taken. The “POF” (Pissed-Off Factor) is what we have in common and Trump’s clear understanding and acknowledgement of why we’re pissed and his willingness to talk about it in terms we’d use with one another is what separates him from the rest of the pack, Cruz included.


19 posted on 01/05/2016 7:34:54 AM PST by ManHunter (You can run, but you'll only die tired... Army snipers: Reach out and touch someone)
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To: deport

While I think Trump is eminently electable, I shudder at the use of that term; Dole, McCain and Romney were, according to “conventional [lack of] wisdom”, very electable.


20 posted on 01/05/2016 7:37:43 AM PST by ManHunter (You can run, but you'll only die tired... Army snipers: Reach out and touch someone)
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