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Tea Party Express Responds to Tea Party Federation
CNN ^ | Monday, July 19, 2010

Posted on 07/19/2010 8:47:38 AM PDT by kristinn

Joe Wierzbicki, coordinator for the Tea Party Express, issued the following statement Monday in response to the Tea Party Federation's announcement Sunday about the Federation's relationship with the Tea Party Express:

"The Tea Party Express with over 400,000 members is by far larger than the Tea Party Federation’s entire membership. Most rank-and-file tea party activists think we’re talking about Star Trek when we try to explain who the “Federation” is. Given the absurdity of the actions by the "Federation," this is quite fitting, since their conduct is alien to our membership.

"Groups trying to say who can or can't be 'expelled' from the tea party movement is arrogant and preposterous. Perhaps this explains why so many tea party groups have left the "Federation" during the past few months. Whatever the reason, most tea party activists are focused on taking back their country and the upcoming 2010 elections and not silly power games being played by individuals such as those in the "Federation."

(Excerpt) Read more at politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: nationalfederation; ntpf; teaparty; teapartyexpress; teapartynation; tpn; tpp; tpx
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The statement is not posted at the Tea Party Express website so I had to excerpt it from CNN. Click the source link for the entire statement.
1 posted on 07/19/2010 8:47:47 AM PDT by kristinn
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To: kristinn

The only reason for the existence of the Tea Party Federation is to destroy the reputation of the original Tea Party. I’m totally convinced of this.


2 posted on 07/19/2010 8:49:56 AM PDT by RC2
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To: RC2

Conservatives are their own worst enemies.............


3 posted on 07/19/2010 8:51:18 AM PDT by basil (It's time to rid the country of "Gun Free Zones" aka "Killing Fields")
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To: basil

I disagree with that but I do agree with the idea that the silent majority needs to start stepping up and push the liberals out. There are approximately two to three times more conservatives. If they would get involved with our country, the liberals wouldn’t stand a chance.


4 posted on 07/19/2010 8:54:59 AM PDT by RC2
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To: RC2
"The only reason for the existence of the Tea Party Federation is to destroy the reputation of the original Tea Party. I’m totally convinced of this. "

And you would be absolutely right, it's an "alinsky-inspired" move to isolate and divide the TEA party movement.

Actualy TEA party patriots that have been pulled into this "FEDERATION" had better run away as fast as they can.

The "Federation" is the Ross Perot of the TEA party movement, divide and conquer.

Don't lose focus...

All Alinsky


5 posted on 07/19/2010 8:55:29 AM PDT by FrankR (It doesn't matter what they call us, only what we answer to....)
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To: kristinn

Oooh, that’s gonna leave a mark! Woot!


6 posted on 07/19/2010 8:57:10 AM PDT by piytar (Re: AlGore's latest - Karl Rove, you magnificent #######!)
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To: kristinn

It is bizarre that we are seeing this on CNN and not on their website and why is it up so late?


7 posted on 07/19/2010 8:57:27 AM PDT by Anti-Bubba182
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To: kristinn
Your own writing, or have you been getting lessons from Palin?

Great piece.

8 posted on 07/19/2010 8:58:55 AM PDT by chemicalman
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To: kristinn

Membership is not the issue.

The power of what is happening around the Tea Party is that citizens are acting together without top-down leadership. It is the nature of what made this country great.

Get Er Done!


9 posted on 07/19/2010 8:58:57 AM PDT by Texas Fossil (Government, even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one.)
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To: kristinn

10 posted on 07/19/2010 8:59:36 AM PDT by raybbr (Someone who invades another country is NOT an immigrant - illegal or otherwise.)
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To: kristinn; Syncro; Impeach98; Lloyd Marcus

I’ve caravaned across country several times with Mark Williams and the Tea Party Express and have attended hundreds of their rallies in nearly every state of the lower 57. I know that he is not a racist. Never heard of the Tea Party Federation. They are NOT my leader. In fact, they can kiss my ass!!

Jim Robinson leaderless Tea Party movement member.


11 posted on 07/19/2010 9:01:01 AM PDT by Jim Robinson (JUST VOTE THEM OUT! teapartyexpress.org)
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To: kristinn

Thanks for posting this. The statement from the “Express” was good and timely. Really have my doubts concerning the motive of this so called “Federation”.


12 posted on 07/19/2010 9:01:18 AM PDT by mstar
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To: basil

To: RC2
Conservatives are their own worst enemies.............

-—I think progressives are the worst enemy.


13 posted on 07/19/2010 9:02:04 AM PDT by Freddd (CNN is down to Three Hundred Thousand viewers. But they worked for it.)
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To: FrankR; basil

“Conservatives are their own worst enemies..............”

“And you would be absolutely right, it’s an “alinsky-inspired” move to isolate and divide the TEA party movement.”

Yep...and...YEP!


14 posted on 07/19/2010 9:03:24 AM PDT by SumProVita (Cogito, ergo...Sum Pro Vita. (Modified Decartes))
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To: FrankR
And you would be absolutely right, it's an "alinsky-inspired" move to isolate and divide the TEA party movement.

That is it in a nutshell.

15 posted on 07/19/2010 9:04:01 AM PDT by Slyfox
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To: Jim Robinson
....of their rallies in nearly every state of the lower 57

LOL!!

16 posted on 07/19/2010 9:06:45 AM PDT by Las Vegas Ron ("Because without America, there is no free world" - Canada Free Press - MSM, where are you?)
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To: Las Vegas Ron


I find this very troubling and sense a darkness in the Federation creature ...
17 posted on 07/19/2010 9:14:37 AM PDT by Scythian
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To: Jim Robinson

“I’ve caravaned across country several times with Mark Williams and the Tea Party Express and have attended hundreds of their rallies in nearly every state of the lower 57.”

LOL a classic!


18 posted on 07/19/2010 9:16:05 AM PDT by antisocial (Texas SCV - Deo Vindice)
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To: SumProVita; All

> “Conservatives are their own worst enemies..............”

> “And you would be absolutely right, it’s an “alinsky-inspired” move to isolate and divide the TEA party movement.”

>> Yep...and...YEP!

Members of any social movement as the Tea Party are INHERENTLY Independently-minded people.
They're going to have disagreements and different ways of getting things done than the sheeple.

Don't over-think this. In the end, it's about VOTES.

I can't see anyone from EITHER Tea Party group VOTING or endorsing support
for the likes of Reid, Boxer, Pelosi or anyone with a “D” behind their name.


19 posted on 07/19/2010 9:17:56 AM PDT by BP2 (I think, therefore I'm a conservative (Rumors of my demise have been greatly exaggerated))
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I’ve never heard of the Tea Party Federation. Who did the call racist and why?


20 posted on 07/19/2010 9:18:28 AM PDT by KansasGirl
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