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The Tea Party frightens me (ZOGBY, Arab American Institute) BARF!
Gulf Daily News ^
| February 14, 2010
| JAMES J ZOGBY
Posted on 02/14/2010 3:50:08 PM PST by maggief
EXCERPT
Former Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin gave the keynote address. While some media pundits dismiss her, poking fun at her lack of knowledge and verbal gaffes, I believe she must be taken seriously. She is a dangerous populist, who delights her following with crude appeals to patriotism, anger at Washington, resentment at all things "foreign" and her penchant for ridiculing, as "out of touch elites," a wide array of opponents.
She may not know history or geography, but to her enthralled base she speaks the truth. Palin has touched the exposed nerve of anger and alienation of some elements of the white middle class. And, in this context, attacks against her only serve to reinforce her supporters' feelings of being aggrieved.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: angrymob; arabamericans; fearfuldems; handwringers; palin; teaparty; teapartyconvention; zogby
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posted on
02/14/2010 3:50:08 PM PST
by
maggief
To: maggief
While some media pundits dismiss her, poking fun at her lack of knowledge and verbal gaffes, What verbal gaffes?
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posted on
02/14/2010 3:52:34 PM PST
by
CharlesWayneCT
( Self-appointed Thread Monitor)
To: maggief
When has she ever had problems with History and geography? more made-up Urban Palin Legend?
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posted on
02/14/2010 3:53:31 PM PST
by
Bigtigermike
(Loose lips sink ships, stay away RINO's)
To: maggief
They have reason be afraid, the silent majority is awake and boy are they pissed.
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posted on
02/14/2010 3:54:47 PM PST
by
notpoliticallycorewrecked
(According to the MSM, I'm a fringe sitting, pajama wearing, Freeper)
To: CharlesWayneCT
Yeah....where is the verbal gaffes too? I know Biden and Obama gaffes but palin I know not!
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posted on
02/14/2010 3:54:53 PM PST
by
Bigtigermike
(Loose lips sink ships, stay away RINO's)
To: maggief
he polls show the strength of this current within the Republican Party.
The Tea party movement is not part of any registered party. It was purposely formed to be independent of either the OP(formerly the GOP)or RAT wings of the socialist Republicrat party.
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posted on
02/14/2010 3:54:55 PM PST
by
Man50D
(Fair Tax, you earn it, you keep it! www.FairTaxNation.com)
To: maggief
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posted on
02/14/2010 3:55:50 PM PST
by
onedoug
To: notpoliticallycorewrecked
Take two
They have reasons to be afraid. The silent majority is awake and boy are they pissed.
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posted on
02/14/2010 3:56:46 PM PST
by
notpoliticallycorewrecked
(According to the MSM, I'm a fringe sitting, pajama wearing, Freeper)
To: CharlesWayneCT
What verbal gaffs? Probably balancing a budget and being anti-socialism is meant as their view of gaff.
Meanwhile where is all the talk about Obama needed a teleprompter everywhere instead of maybe an outline of 7 little words?
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posted on
02/14/2010 3:57:12 PM PST
by
A CA Guy
( God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
To: maggief
“The Tea Party frightens me...”
Whoever says the above is in need of counseling.
10
posted on
02/14/2010 3:57:18 PM PST
by
SumProVita
(Cogito, ergo...Sum Pro Vita. (Modified Decartes))
To: Bigtigermike
When has she ever had problems with History and geography? more made-up Urban Palin Legend?Yep. The left perpetuating the lie that Sarah said she could see Russia from her house, when in fact it was a scripted line on SNL spoken by Tina Fey.
To: maggief
The Tea Party frightens meHA!
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posted on
02/14/2010 3:57:39 PM PST
by
paulycy
(Demand Constitutionality. (Hi Mom.))
To: maggief
I’m sick and tired of writers and reporters who know nothing about their subject that they are writing or talking about, this is especially with Palin for some strange reason; more FReeper’s know far more than all of them combine!
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posted on
02/14/2010 3:57:57 PM PST
by
Bigtigermike
(Loose lips sink ships, stay away RINO's)
To: Man50D
Take one of his pools. He leads you. How has he done on elections?
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posted on
02/14/2010 3:58:28 PM PST
by
paguch
To: Bigtigermike
57 states?
Oh, wait a minute ...
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posted on
02/14/2010 4:00:32 PM PST
by
maggief
To: maggief
Zogby you..
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posted on
02/14/2010 4:02:18 PM PST
by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country! What else needs said?)
To: maggief
The new talking points: Sarah is dangerous. Sarah is scary. Sarah is patriotic? Therefore being patriotic is both scary and dangerous.
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posted on
02/14/2010 4:02:33 PM PST
by
carmody
To: maggief
“I’m frightened by the 26pc who think she is qualified (including 42pc of all Republicans).”
If there are any libs reading this, then let me just point out that both Sarah Palin and the Tea Party are the result of a natural backlash against your extremist policies and your socialist leaders. The more you “change” America, the more frightened you will become. The right is not going to sit around and watch you destroy this country.
To: maggief
You better be afraid, very afraid!
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posted on
02/14/2010 4:04:36 PM PST
by
SWAMPSNIPER
(THE SECOND AMENDMENT, A MATTER OF FACT, NOT A MATTER OF OPINION)
To: maggief
**She may not know history or geography,**
Ah, but she does.
You, dear dumb*$$ James Zogby, are confusing her with the Other One........who believes there are 57 Heinz variety States.
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posted on
02/14/2010 4:05:40 PM PST
by
sodpoodle
(Despair - Man's surrender. Laughter - God's redemption.)
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