Tucson Tea Party Leader Says Threats Keeping Him Away From Obama Rally

Talking Points Memo ^ | Wednesday, January 12, 2011 | Evan McMorris-Santoro

[brytlea]

What else can you do? We aren’t going to get leadership, might as well get bread and circuses.

[subterfuge]

Someone should post the Al GOre speech where he is screaming about “PLAYING ON OUR FEARS” or any of a half dozen shots of Howard Dean yelling maniacally. Or little Chrissy Mathew or Olberman going on a scream-jag.

[ThePatriotsFlag]

To the TEA PARTY LEADER in TUCSON...

THEN STOP CALLING YOURSELF THE LEADER ... as soon as the Tea Party movement has "leadership" or "leaders" then they become targets the "left" can visualize and attack. We don't need "leaders" in the Tea Party as "leadership" weakens us .. we have organizers and people with shared responsibilities ... but leadership??? STOP IT!!!! That gives the left the target they need to point at an demonize ... and this is a perfect example. "Poor Baby is afraid?" Then be a "regular tea party person" like the rest of us ... buck up and be part of the movement and step away from self-aggrandizement. (You'll live longer and so with The Tea Party!)

[gitmo]

The media is telling us this is Obama’s chance to regain his popularity. If you listen to them, they are saying that if he can make himself out to be a Conservative, he can improve his popularity enough to be reelected. But if he speaks from his heart, he is toast.

It all depends on the teleprompter and if he can keep a straight face.

[PapaBear3625]

THEN STOP CALLING YOURSELF THE LEADER ... as soon as the Tea Party movement has "leadership" or "leaders" then they become targets the "left" can visualize and attack.

You're right. The Tea Party is most effective when we have no "leaders" to target. As soon as somebody gets the "leader" label, then that Tea Party organization is in trouble.