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Rep. Minnick rejects Tea Party backing
The Hill ^
| July 19, 2010
| Shane D'Aprile
Posted on 07/19/2010 5:27:08 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued
Rep. Walt Minnick (D-Idaho), the only member of his party to receive the backing of the Tea Party Express rejected the group's endorsement Monday citing the controversy over a blog post written by one of its leaders Mark Williams.
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TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: Idaho
KEYWORDS: id2010; idaho; minnick; nothanks; teaparty
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To: fieldmarshaldj; AuH2ORepublican; Impy; Norman Bates; LdSentinal; ExTexasRedhead; justiceseeker93; ..
At last, Walt Minnick made a mistake in the campaign. The TEA Party endorsement had been a coup for him.
Incidentally, the TEA Party expelled Mark Williams right away.
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posted on
07/19/2010 5:29:05 PM PDT
by
Clintonfatigued
(Obama's more worried about Israelis building houses than he is about Islamists building atomic bombs)
To: Clintonfatigued
The Tea party movement doesn't have one or a handful of leaders. Everyone is a leader!
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posted on
07/19/2010 5:31:16 PM PDT
by
Man50D
(Fair Tax, you earn it, you keep it! www.FairTaxNation.com)
To: Clintonfatigued
The dims are batting 1000. Simplifies things.
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posted on
07/19/2010 5:34:16 PM PDT
by
skeeter
To: Man50D
Question to those who know: Is Tea Party Express legitimate Tea Party or a sham?
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posted on
07/19/2010 5:34:28 PM PDT
by
J Edgar
To: Clintonfatigued
This is about the TPX only....
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posted on
07/19/2010 5:36:07 PM PDT
by
Fred
(Suspend All Immigration Until Unemployment is Reduced to 5%)
To: Clintonfatigued
The left has succsessfully planted the racist meme now, just like they did with “Stupid” Palin.
Yet, ZERO coverage of NAACP or Ku Klux Panther racism, because the gay newsroom staffers at the bigs would riot at the damage that does to the Democrats.
Welcome to George Orwell Planet.
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posted on
07/19/2010 5:39:12 PM PDT
by
tcrlaf
(Obama White House=Tammany Hall on the National Mall)
To: J Edgar
The original Tea party caused close to a million dollars in damage and pissed off the British so bad that they sent warships to blockade Boston harbor and passed the Coercive Acts.
Call me when any of these idiots does something remotely close to that kind of damage to the socialists, then they can call themselves legitimate.
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posted on
07/19/2010 5:40:48 PM PDT
by
Rome2000
(OBAMA IS A COMMUNIST CRYPTO-MUSLIM)
To: Clintonfatigued
Incidentally, the TEA Party expelled Mark Williams right away. No the "Tea Party Federation" expelled the Tea Party Express.
Last night, the members of the National Tea Party Federation participating in an "All Hands" conference call unanimously decided the following:
The membership of the National Tea Party Federation has this evening suspended and will immediately expel Tea Party Express from any further association with the Federation should they fail to publicly rebuke Mark Williams and remove him from their ranks by 3 pm eastern time Saturday July 17.
The rebuke must take the following form:
1. Mark Williams must be officially removed from the ranks of the Tea Party Express.
2. Notice of Mark Williams' removal must be placed prominently on the official Tea Party Express website.
3. Tea Party Express must issue a press release articulating points 1 and 2 above.
* * *
Last night, a member of the National Tea Party Federation communicated our decision directly to a member of the leadership team of Tea Party Express. That leader's response was clear: they have no intention of taking the action we required for their group to continue as a member of the National Tea Party Federation.
Therefore, effective immediately the National Tea Party Federation is expelling Tea Party Express from the ranks of our membership.
IMO the Tea Party Federation, which isn't that large with about 65 groups, overstepped its bounds and played right into the hands of the Left and the race baiters.
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posted on
07/19/2010 5:42:51 PM PDT
by
kabar
To: Rome2000
Call me when any of these idiots does something remotely close to that kind of damage to the socialists, then they can call themselves legitimate. TEA PARTY ACTIVISTS: "We'll be sure to call you off your couch at your convenience."
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posted on
07/19/2010 5:45:17 PM PDT
by
frogjerk
(I believe in unicorns, fairies and pro-life Democrats.)
To: J Edgar
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posted on
07/19/2010 5:46:13 PM PDT
by
kabar
To: J Edgar
The Tea Party Express IS legit!
I’ve never heard of The Tea Party Federation.
Having said this...
The Tea Party has no leaders for this reason!
We are all leaders.
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posted on
07/19/2010 5:46:45 PM PDT
by
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posted on
07/19/2010 5:48:06 PM PDT
by
leapfrog0202
("the American presidency is not supposed to be a journey of personal discover" Sarah Palin)
To: Rome2000
Your Judgement is absolutely Spot On IMHO
I would estimate we are at a one digit percentage level of effectiveness to date, but remember big fires can start from small embers. The requirement to catch on fire, is relentlessness, consistency, and intense fervor. IMHO
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posted on
07/19/2010 5:48:12 PM PDT
by
J Edgar
To: kabar
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posted on
07/19/2010 5:49:55 PM PDT
by
J Edgar
To: Randy Larsen
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posted on
07/19/2010 5:50:56 PM PDT
by
J Edgar
To: kabar
I read what Mark Williams wrote. It was disgusting.
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posted on
07/19/2010 5:53:19 PM PDT
by
Clintonfatigued
(Obama's more worried about Israelis building houses than he is about Islamists building atomic bombs)
To: J Edgar
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posted on
07/19/2010 5:54:38 PM PDT
by
kabar
To: frogjerk
The Boston Tea Party is remembered because they destroyed 90,000 pounds of tea and caused ONE MILLION DOLLARS IN DAMAGE.
Our Tea Partiers pick up their own garbage.
The commies laugh at us
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posted on
07/19/2010 5:59:31 PM PDT
by
Rome2000
(OBAMA IS A COMMUNIST CRYPTO-MUSLIM)
To: Clintonfatigued
It was satire. What was really disgusting was the NAACP branding the Tea Party movement racist. What I don't understand is why some are so willing to devour our own people to the amusement of the Left.
What exactly did you find "disgusting?"
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posted on
07/19/2010 6:00:15 PM PDT
by
kabar
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