The Revolt Against Cronyism (What is Tea Party Movement?)

The American ^ | 06/24/10 | Lee Harris

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The Revolt Against Cronyism

By Lee Harris Thursday, June 24, 2010

Filed under: Government & Politics, Public Square

What the South Carolina Republican primary means.

Just when we think we have a handle on the Tea Party, it immediately slips out of our grasp. Up until quite recently, the Tea Party was widely accepted as a racist movement made up of grumpy old white men only interested in keeping their pockets well-lined. Then, only this week, the Tea Party pulls the tea tray right from under us by helping Nikki Haley, a woman of Sikh descent, and Tim Scott, a black man, to win Republican primaries in South Carolina—South Carolina, of all the states in the Union! This kind of unconventional, wisdom-defying behavior just won’t do. It produces consternation in the minds of those who prefer never to change theirs. Some, of course, will still not change their opinions. Many will no doubt deride Haley and Scott as mere tokens supported by the Tea Party in order to conceal their true racist motives. Or perhaps Haley and Scott will be dubbed the unwitting stooges of the Tea Party, and of the sinister corporate interests which ultimately pull all the strings behind the scenes—in short, as stooges that other stooges were conned into voting for.

In the immediate aftermath of the South Carolina primary, however, two more charitable interpretations of the outcome were prominent in the media. The first is offered by those who seem to be stuck in the sixties. The victories of Haley and Scott indicate the depth of voter anger at “the establishment.”

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Nikki Haley Ping Next South Carolina Governor Send FReepmail to join or leave this list.

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Is Nikki Haley ping going to be any different to SC ping? I won’t bother if you’ll always ping both for Nikki threads.

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The writer is making a point that Tea Party members want people elected on their qualifications...

Correct, but you had to actually read the article to know that.

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It is a different list. During election cycles upchuck and I don't like to ping the main SC List for every article about one of our politicians.

In addition to the "Nikki Haley" ping list which we co-manage, upchuck also maintains a ping list for Lindsey Graham and Jim DeMint.

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Thanks Swampy.

So many lists, so little time :)

Join one, join ‘em all, just FReep mail us.