Posted on 07/12/2010 9:43:23 AM PDT by lbryce
If imitation is the highest form of flattery, the "tea party" movement must be honored.
In an effort to replicate the tea party's success, 170 liberal and civil rights groups are forming a coalition that they hope will match the movement's political energy and influence. They promise to "counter the tea party narrative" and help the progressive movement find its voice again after 18 months of foundering.
The large-scale attempt at liberal unity, dubbed "One Nation," will try to revive themes that energized the progressive grass roots two years ago. In a repurposing of Barack Obama's former campaign slogan, organizers are demanding "all the change" they voted for -- a poke at the White House.
But the liberal groups have long had a kind of sibling rivalry, jostling over competing agendas and seeking to influence some of the same lawmakers. In forming the coalition, the groups struggled to settle on a name. Even now, two of the major players disagree about who came up with the idea of holding a march this fall.
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They can try all they want it won’t matter. Two years ago people had money and jobs. Now they have neither.
Astroturf.
No comparison to the Tea Parties.
A usual the libs get it wrong. They are trying to impose unity from above while the Tea Party started as a spontaneous movement pushed up from the roots.
The Tea Party is WE THE PEOPLE putting our government on report.
The libs, who believe everything should come from the government, cannot duplicate that.
More Communist Party Fronts
The Dems are always ready with a surplus of Astroturf - ready to roll out at a moments notice...
Tea Party = Heart, Passion, Love of America - Anger about Big Government
One Nation = No Heart, Vitriol, Hatred of America - Anger about Individualism
Well, they kind of are alike.....NOT! It’s kind of hard to fake what the Tea Party movement is all about. And just like their Traitor in Chief, being fake isn’t going to get you far.
One “THUG” Nation
I guess we can safely say the Coffee Party was a flop...
Slavery has been at the root of the Democrat party since the beginning ...
The socialists already tried with their coffee party movement and failed.
the Coffee party is AstroTurf which is why it failed.
redefining the Teaparty is also a failure as people see what dichotomy there is between what they see an what is reported.
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