Former Bush Staffer: Tea Party Activist Not Respectful in Confrontation With Obama

National Journal ^ | 8/16/11 | Sara Sorcher

[Nachum]

A former member of George W. Bush’s senior staff said that the tea party activist who confronted Barack Obama in Iowa was using an inappropriate tactic to try to embarrass the president. At the town-hall meeting on Monday, founder and chairman of the Iowa Tea Party Ryan Rhodes interrupted and confronted Obama about a disputed report that during a closed-door meeting with House Democrats, Vice President Joe Biden called tea party activists “terrorists” for holding the debt-ceiling negotiations "hostage."

[Nachum]

They drew first blood

[broken_arrow1]

Maybe they should limit the crowd to only Obama supporters. That should keep attendance down.

[kabar]

Who cares what a former Bush staffer thinks?

[PMAS]

Respect has to earned, and I would never respect someone who is destroying our country

[dila813]

Former Bush Staffer.....is this one that voted for Obama or didn’t vote or voted for McCain but dissed Sarah? ?? ?

[Responsibility2nd]

Former Bush Staffer: Tea Party Activist Not Respectful in Confrontation With Obama

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Karl Rove. Is that you?

“Not Respectful”? And that’s a bad thing how??

[rokkitapps]

you need to disrespect the guy, get him mad and he will have a dean moment .. aarrrrrrrrggggg

[ken21]

the most vile, disgusting, disrespectful president in the united states.

dana pe-rino is a rino.

[BubbaJunebug]

Brad Blakeman, a former deputy assistant to Bush for appointments and scheduling.

This from the “low man on the totem pole” at the Bush Whitehouse.

[Puppage]

Respect has to earned

You took the words right outta my mouth.

[Republic of Texas]

Brad Blakeman. Former Bush Staffer. Thanks Brad, the adults will take it from here. We have a country to save, you puke.

[RightGeek]

Brad Blakeman, a former deputy assistant to Bush for appointments and scheduling

zzzzzzzzz

[EyeGuy]

Because the “civil” Bush approach worked SO DARN WELL in dealing with these America-destroying Communists......

[Keith in Iowa]

As if the Demonrats likening the TEA Party to hostage takers and terrorists is respectful... Dana Perino needs to pull her head out of the dank, smelly place it is and wake up to reality.

[LostInBayport]

Hey, he’s on a listening tour...they are citizens and, unlike most of Obama’s base, taxpayers. They have every right to express their opinion to him. I’m amazed the crowd wasn’t hand-picked to have only Obama worshippers in attendance.

[Thebaddog]

They dug deep to find this little twit. How’s his gig now after eight years of “respect” from the progs?

[dfwgator]

Brad Blakeman, a former deputy assistant to Bush for appointments and scheduling.

In other words, a "secretary."

[TexasCajun]

Carl Rove???

Perry went to Texas A&M, Bush went to Havard.

Nuf said.

[I still care]

These DC insiders are far too concerned with respect and far too little concerned with listening to what the people are saying.

They think we are a joke. They don’t pay attention unless you are in their face, and then these elitist oligarchs call you rude.

Can you hear us NOW?

[sickoflibs]

RE :”A former member of George W. Bush’s senior staff said that the tea party activist who confronted Barack Obama in Iowa was using an inappropriate tactic to try to embarrass the president. At the town-hall meeting on Monday, founder and chairman of the Iowa Tea Party Ryan Rhodes interrupted and confronted Obama about a disputed report that during a closed-door meeting with House Democrats, Vice President Joe Biden called tea party activists “terrorists” for holding the debt-ceiling negotiations “hostage.”

FU RINO

It's a shame we didnt have a Tea party to do the same to your man Bush too when he sold us out on immigration, TARP, stimulus, GM, light bulbs and ethanol.