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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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To: maggief

Press uno for English.


61 posted on 07/19/2010 10:20:46 AM PDT by Jim Robinson (JUST VOTE THEM OUT! teapartyexpress.org)
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To: FrankR

Yep Tou are absoutley correct


62 posted on 07/19/2010 10:23:04 AM PDT by ishabibble (ALL-AMERICAN INFIDEL)
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To: kristinn

I think I saw the “leader” of the National Tea Party Federation this morning on CNN. Black guy with an earring...right?

If true, then I am not happy. Look... WE HAVE TO STOP PANDERING. WE HAVE TO STOP PANDERING! IT’S NOT WORKING!!

You could put the Village People in charge of the RNC and Tea Party and STILL NOT GET THE GAY/ACORN VOTE. It doesn’t work.

I didn’t see his name, but I will be watching this NTPF “leader” like a hawk. One slip, one stumble, one out-of-place eye roll and I will do all I can to discredit this organization.


63 posted on 07/19/2010 10:25:22 AM PDT by ILS21R (A 200 year supply of oil... in Alaska....right now)
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To: kristinn

BRIAN:
Are you the Judean People's Front?
REG:
F***ck off!
BRIAN:
What?
REG:
Judean People's Front. We're the People's Front of Judea! Judean People's Front. Cawk.
FRANCIS:
Wankers.
BRIAN:
Can I... join your group?
REG:
No. Piss off.
BRIAN:
I didn't want to sell this stuff. It's only a job. I hate the Romans as much as anybody.
PEOPLE'S FRONT OF JUDEA:
Shhhh. Shhhh. Shhh. Shh. Shhhh.

64 posted on 07/19/2010 10:26:15 AM PDT by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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To: kristinn

I prefer Express Tea to Federation Tea. Federation Tea leaves a bad taste in the mouth.


65 posted on 07/19/2010 10:31:01 AM PDT by Enterprise (As a disaster unfolds, a putz putts.)
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To: ILS21R

http://newsroom.blogs.cnn.com/2010/07/19/tea-party-hot-with-conflict-member-ousted-over-offensive-blog/

http://www.davidwebbonline.com/About.html


66 posted on 07/19/2010 10:36:13 AM PDT by maggief
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http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/25553

Tea party leaders too easily put on the defensive. Stop it!
By Lloyd Marcus Monday, July 19, 2010

Who on earth could be calling me at 5:30am? It was CNN. After apologizing for the early call, the producer, almost giddy with excitement, said tea party spokesperson, Mark Williams made, “what some would call,” a racist comment on his blog about the NAACP.

Myself being a black spokesperson for the Tea Party Movement, CNN was requesting that I come on the air to address Mark’s comment. I told the CNN producer that I had not read Mark’s comment. The response was, “I’ll email it to you. Please read it and call me back.”

After reading Mark’s comment, I told my wife, “This is much ado about nothing. I am not going on the air allowing them to put me on the defensive defending Mark Williams.” My beautiful, wonderful and wise wife replied, “Do the interview, but do not defend Mark. Use this as an opportunity to defend the Tea Party Movement.”

(snip)


67 posted on 07/19/2010 10:45:49 AM PDT by maggief
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To: kristinn

Joe, your statement is reasoned and professional.
Very Good!!!!!


68 posted on 07/19/2010 10:48:13 AM PDT by Marty62 (marty60)
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To: kristinn

Joe, your statement is reasoned and professional.
Very Good!!!!!


69 posted on 07/19/2010 10:48:23 AM PDT by Marty62 (marty60)
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To: kristinn

It was a dumb move on William’s part no matter what because it hurts his own credibility


70 posted on 07/19/2010 10:48:42 AM PDT by PMAS
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To: maggief

Thanks for the info. I still think it’s pandering.


71 posted on 07/19/2010 10:51:53 AM PDT by ILS21R (A 200 year supply of oil... in Alaska....right now)
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To: Jim Robinson

Keep the faith bro.


72 posted on 07/19/2010 10:57:09 AM PDT by afnamvet (Patriots Rising)
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To: BP2

Have you gotten some Freepmail from me in the last few days? Just checking.


73 posted on 07/19/2010 11:02:24 AM PDT by butterdezillion (.)
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To: kristinn

I’ve never heard of this so-called Tea Party Federation. Beware of the wolf in sheepskin (disguise) clothing wanting to be your new found leader.


74 posted on 07/19/2010 2:44:20 PM PDT by Ron H. ("Those Who Forget History Are Doomed to Repeat It" - George Santayana, U.S. philosopher, poet)
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To: maggief

I see your WTH and raise you a WTF :)

from april 24, 2010

http://www.docstoc.com/docs/36737347/Final-Tea-Party-Federation-signed-letter-to-Congressional-Black-Caucus-Requesting-proof-of-racial-slurs
(see signatories, too)

also, Christina Botteri background in her own words
http://localism.com/neighbor/cbotteri


75 posted on 07/19/2010 2:57:07 PM PDT by hyperconservative (Up yours, counterfeit tea party !)
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To: mstar

Yea, in my mind “federation” is right up there with “new world order” and other such political elite euphemisms for taking our freedom away.


76 posted on 07/19/2010 3:11:41 PM PDT by dools007
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To: kristinn
The libs are busy establishing false flag ops throughout the Tea Party, border patriots, etc. It's a measure of how much they fear them and how much on the right track those real efforts are.

Forward to victory in 2010 and 2012.

Neuter them in 2010, sed them packing in 2012!

WHY AMERIC IS FREE & HAS PROSPERED

77 posted on 07/19/2010 3:23:26 PM PDT by Jeff Head (Liberty is not free. Never has been, never will be. (www.dragonsfuryseries.com))
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To: Jim Robinson

here here!


78 posted on 07/19/2010 3:23:38 PM PDT by Doogle ((USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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To: kristinn

It appears the Tea Party Federation is about to be scrubbed out of existence. The Tea Party Federation’s play for leadership backfired. Appointing itself as “The Big Chief” who could expel a member for engaging in free speech while insulting the racists at the NAACP was too much for the Tea Party Federation.

Don’t know who the members of the Tea Party Federation are, but they smell like RINOS, especially with the way they tried to kiss butts at the NAACP.

Bye, losers. Freedom of speech is good. PC censorship is bad. Go do a group hug with Jesse and Al and have a good cry.


79 posted on 07/19/2010 5:09:47 PM PDT by sergeantdave
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To: hampdenkid

ping on NY23


80 posted on 07/19/2010 5:19:08 PM PDT by campaignPete R-CT ("pray without ceasing" - Paul of Tarsus)
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