Posted on 08/17/2010 8:14:28 PM PDT by neverdem
The movement is not seeking a junior partnership with the Republican Party. It is aiming for a hostile takeover.
On Feb. 9, 2009, Mary Rakovich, a recently laid-off automotive engineer, set out for a convention center in Fort Myers, Fla. with protest signs, a cooler of water and the courage of her convictions. She felt compelled to act, having grown increasingly alarmed at the explosion of earmarks, bailouts and government spending in the waning years of the Bush administration. President Barack Obama, joined by then-Republican Gov. Charlie Crist, was in town promoting his plan to spend a trillion dollars in borrowed money to "stimulate" the economy.
Mary didn't know it, but she was on the front lines of a grass-roots revolution that was brewing across the nation. More than 3,000 miles away, Keli Carender, a young Seattle school teacher and a member of a local comedy improv troupe, was feeling equally frustrated. She started to organize like-minded citizens. "Our nation's fiscal path is just not sustainable," she said. "You can't continue to spend money you don't have indefinitely."
Today the ranks of this citizen rebellion can be counted in the millions. The rebellion's name derives from the glorious rant of CNBC commentator Rick Santelli, who in February 2009 called for a new "tea party" from the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. By doing so he reminded all of us that America was founded on the revolutionary principle of citizen participation, citizen activism and the primacy of the individual over the government. That's the tea party ethos.
The tea party movement has blossomed into a powerful social phenomenon because it is leaderless—not directed by any one mind, political party or parochial agenda.
The criteria for membership are straightforward: Stay true to principle even when it proves inconvenient, be assertive but...
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good! The GOP has been infested with Rinos and corruption. The Grand old Party needs to be re-formed. The Tea Parties had to do this or form a new Party.
I agree. Those in charge of the GOP totally blew their chance. They are still too worried about being ‘liked’ by the Beltway crowd.
You mean that non-Conservative Republicans won’t vote for a Conservative Republican?
After all, once the takeover is complete, then RINOs won’t be on the Republican ballot.
And you are saying that all the above will split the vote...
Awesome list!
Fits me to a Tea. :)
I hope you're right. But I'm preparing for the worst.
Music to these ears!
Remember Who We Are..............
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHtVxDz43KY&feature=player_embedded
I AM AMERICA...............
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0heL2Czeraw&feature=fvw
I've lived a long time, and I've voted against a lot of Democrats. But Reagan was a Republican you voted for.But, after reviewing his record, I don't think he was that great.
There are many things that you look back on and shake your head. He did so much which helped people who now are causing us problems. That would include muslims and illegal immigrants.However, when his presidency is put in context of happening during the very liberal times of the 70's and 80's, he was OK.
There were things he did which don't look as good in retrospect as the did at the time - but as far as knowing how to address the problems which were on the table when he became president, he has few equals. Specifically he:It is easy to be sanguine about problems that don't exist anymore - but Reagan was the one who disposed of them for us. If every president did that as well as Reagan did, the world would be a different place. Because in this world, presidents who do come very rarely.
- got the country going again economically
- Whipped inflation
- releived the "energy crisis" and
- transcended Communism.
Neverdem is quite correct. A viable long-term plan is to defeat RINOS in primaries and then to vote straight Republican after that. Third parties only help elect Dims. Those people are not principled. They have egos that must be satisfied.
No, no, no. This would be a death wish. If you're unhappy with the Republican party, get more conservatives involved at the bottom. We need more conservatives voting and running--not fewer.
Like it or not, this is a numbers game. Deal in reality. It will be great to replace them with conservatives but until they are replaced with conservatives, we need every RINO we can get. Give me a RINO anyday to a Dim.
Yep... I agree, but I’m tired of the lip service from all politicians. I want them to quit lying and do what they say they will. I stopped supporting politicians when I realized that they think they can use us and abuse us and we’d take it.
Any politician that won’t actively work to repeal existing gun laws that are in violation of the intent of the Founding Fathers will not get my support or money. If it comes down to choosing to spend $20,000 either on a politician or a machine gun, the politician is going to lose out. If they repealed the ban, the difference between a $20k M16 and a $600 M16 would become immediately apparant as I’d actually have some spare cash to donate. But, they insist on maintaining the ban though it is unConstitutional so I’ll spend my money exercising my 2nd Amendment rights instead of supporting a bunch of self serving liars.
You are exactly correct. Third parties elect Democrats, unless the "third party" happens to be a left wing third party. BUT people have unrealistic expectations of a political party. The political parties are only collections of individuals who make up that party. There is nothing inheritantly wrong with the Republican party. There may be plenty of those in the Republican party who have flaws. Surprise, surprise, surprise.
I view the Republican party as nothing more than a vehicle to get me to a place I want to go. It's the people that make the difference. Until the Dimocrat party becomes the party with the greater morals and ideals, I'll remain a true Republican and try to affect change from within.
Dear conservativegreat grandma, One must shoot for 100%, NUTS! 120% for that matter to achieve the maximum results towards ones goals. One doesn’t achieve those maximums consoling oneself to the acceptance of that we are busting our butts trying to defeat.
IF one is going to accept a RINO, then OK if that’s what ultimately we end up with, but I suggest we don’t encourage them upfront with defeatist rhetoric.
Do your best to defeat the Left. RINO’s are of the Left.
I'm saving my ire for Democrats.
I'm saving my ire for Democrats."
*bravo*thank you*applause*
I stated my perspective of RINO in my last post to you...
“...RINO’s are of the Left.”
Leftist don’t get self government. They can’t cope with self government. They believe in Monarchy, Dictator, Premier, Mother, whatever, but not a government of self rule with all the checks and balances to restrict abuse of the government by the Liberal Idiots who succumb regularly to control by the devious opportunistic Leftist Criminals as we have in power today.
The Criminal Left lied their way into power, and the liberals as well as others whom should have had the sense not to fall for it were responsible.
NOW we have to get them out which means ALL of them, which means the Leftists that bailed out of the Democrat Party during the years of transition as the radicals took over their political party, and joined the Republican Party (RINO’s), as well those incumbents that have built themselves an empire at the Nation’s expense as Professional Politicians (RINO’s). They ALL have to go.
If some RINO’s remain in the end, and we’ve done the best we can, we’ll get ‘em next time. We have to go with an attitude that we ARE going to prevail. No hedging.
Thanks neverdem.
Yes, and beware of RINOs talking “conservative.” They can mouth the words, but they don’t understand what they’re saying.
Bumpity bump bump.
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