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Tea Party group concerned Palin, others using movement for personal gain
The Hill ^ | 09/06/11 | John T. Bennett

Posted on 09/07/2011 9:01:51 AM PDT by rob777

Wary that some are joining the grassroots conservative movement merely to sell books and enhance their celebrity status, a Tea Party group is putting the heat on former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to make her presidential plans clear.

In a Tuesday statement, Armed Forces Tea Party Patriots paints former GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin as the prime example of that kind of behavior. The group, which consists of former military members, wants Palin to announce whether she will seek the White House or sit out the 2012 race.



“If not we are at risk of having major Tea Party speeches and events used as political rallies for a selected candidate [versus] a citizen based movement that forces the legislative agenda and serves as a fundamental check to the current corrupt culture in Washington, D.C.,” the group said in the statement.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: faketeaparty; garystein4romney; palin; romney; sarahpalin
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To: RichInOC
"He’s dying to have her enter so she can...do what, exactly?"


Create a three way split of the conservative vote between her, Bachmann and Perry so that Mitt can slip by as the winner. That scenario appears to be his best chance at winning the nomination. He needs something to shake up the race because Perry is currently running away with the nomination.
61 posted on 09/07/2011 9:46:27 AM PDT by rob777
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To: rob777; RichInOC
He needs something to shake up the race because Perry is currently running away with the nomination.

And may have peaked too soon. Politics are fluid. And things change quickly. Perry declared 23 days ago. The MSM hasn't even STARTED his colonoscopy. NOTHING is certain at this point.

62 posted on 09/07/2011 9:50:39 AM PDT by DJ MacWoW (America! The wolves are here! What will you do?)
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To: rob777
She doesn't owe a thing to anybody. She can wait as long as she wants. They owe her quite frankly. Go Sarah and take your time. We are standing by for your leadership. It is desperately needed. Bachmann, Santorum and Cain are the only other worthwhile candidates. You are a great patriot Sarah!!!! Hang tight and do your thing.
63 posted on 09/07/2011 9:50:42 AM PDT by napscoordinator
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To: Vaduz

Funny! I don’t remember the Hill running any articles in 2008 about the One centering His movement around Him.


64 posted on 09/07/2011 9:52:41 AM PDT by HapaxLegamenon
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To: rob777

They never cite which Armed Forces Tea Party Patriots branch made the stastemnt...I see nothing under their main banner (short search on Google) anyone have the actual quote?


65 posted on 09/07/2011 9:55:55 AM PDT by SueRae (I can see November 2012 from my HOUSE!!!!!!!!)
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To: DJ MacWoW
"Politics are fluid. And things change quickly."


Sure they can change and a further split among conservative voters is one such change that Romney is hoping for.
66 posted on 09/07/2011 9:58:31 AM PDT by rob777
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To: upsdriver

Wrong. The Tea Party has spawned millions of leaders. Each and every Tea Party participant is a leader.

This is what made the Tea party hard for the other side to demonize. Once figures become so called “leaders” the other side has individual personalities to focus on to attack the whole thing.

Leaders(individual personalities)are the reason most movements fail in time.


67 posted on 09/07/2011 10:01:11 AM PDT by dforest
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To: rob777
The Armed Forces Tea Party Patriots group has no named organizer...no members listed..no events scheduled..and no projects being worked on.

Sounds like a false flag group to me.

68 posted on 09/07/2011 10:03:01 AM PDT by mac_truck ( Aide toi et dieu t aidera)
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To: rob777
If Palin runs, first she'll win Iowa and inherit Bachmann's supporters, then she will Florida and South Carolina and inherit Rick Perry supporters. She could even win New Hampshire and knock Mitt Romney out. She will steamroll her opposition

FYI, rob777 has been smearing Sarah Palin with an extraordinary number of posts (like this one.) The anti-Palin propoganda seems to be a full-time job for him. Please see his posting history.

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69 posted on 09/07/2011 10:03:38 AM PDT by bobk333
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To: mac_truck
I don't know a thing about them either but the following two links give a little info.

AFTP Founder and National Coordinator

AFTP Facebook


70 posted on 09/07/2011 10:06:54 AM PDT by deport
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To: rob777

Romney will not get in if the candidates are smart enough to tie him to Obama/Romneycare. But it’s a good meme, ain’t it.


71 posted on 09/07/2011 10:11:10 AM PDT by DJ MacWoW (America! The wolves are here! What will you do?)
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To: mac_truck
Let me try again as I copied the wrong URL for the info:

AFTP Founder - National Coordinator


72 posted on 09/07/2011 10:17:41 AM PDT by deport
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To: rob777

I’m not sure it does much good for him to lure Palin in to split the vote between herself, Bachmann (if she stays in) and Perry if he’s not still in the race to take advantage. And if he does anything other than win in New Hampshire, he very well may not be. And if “Little Miss Unelectable” keeps outdrawing him on his own turf, that’s a problem for him.


73 posted on 09/07/2011 10:19:25 AM PDT by RichInOC (Palin 2012: The Perfect Storm.)
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To: deport

Thanks for the link deport..saw nothing at the AFTP website to indicate they are the group referred to in The Hill article. Their last news release was Aug.24th 2011 on the topic of hate speeech..nothing about Palin at all.

I just sent these guys an email to get them to comment on the story..sounds to me like their good name is getting abused.


74 posted on 09/07/2011 10:21:36 AM PDT by mac_truck ( Aide toi et dieu t aidera)
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To: mac_truck
Here is their blog with the article posted on it dated for immediate release on Sept. 1, 2011.

Blog AFTP News


75 posted on 09/07/2011 10:26:37 AM PDT by deport
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To: DJ MacWoW
Link

I think he might be for Governor Perry. He lives in Texas.

76 posted on 09/07/2011 10:27:36 AM PDT by onyx (You're here on FR, so support it! If you support SARAH PALIN & want on her ping list, let me know!)
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To: deport

Look at the posting histories. The Rick Perry supporters, not true Tea Party members, are the ones bashing Palin for not making a quick decision. I have been out there fighting The Left for a long time and Perry’s supporters are exactly the same — they use the same slimy tactics of smear jobs and personal attacks. They are politics as usual.

The assertions they are making are ludicrous. Sarah Palin can declare whenever she wants. It’s a tough decision and she can take whatever time she needs to make up her mind. It’s only her slimy opponents who will take every oppotunity to denigrate her who will claim she is leading us on. Ronald Reagan waited until November 13th to declare. Was he leading us on? Campaigns should not be a year and a half long. Long campaigns are politics as usual and they are not healthy for this country.

Selling books and making movies are not corrupt. Ronald Reagan wrote books and, of course, made movies. Do these people want her to instead prostitute herself to special interests like Rick Perry has done?

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77 posted on 09/07/2011 10:29:20 AM PDT by bobk333
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To: rob777

So who is the “other” conservative? All I’ve seen so far is a RINO and a ‘Rat in conservative clothing.....


78 posted on 09/07/2011 10:32:53 AM PDT by rightwingextremist1776
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To: rob777
The Tea Party must remain a movement centered o principle and not become one centered on personality.

Who was the "unnamed" member of the Armed Forces Tea Party Patriots the "Hill" is reporting?
79 posted on 09/07/2011 10:37:41 AM PDT by PA Engineer (SP/XX12: Time to beat the swords of government tyranny into the plowshares of freedom. Freddd is Gay)
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To: rob777

One other thing. Who are the “Armed Forces Tea Party Patriots”?


80 posted on 09/07/2011 10:40:59 AM PDT by PA Engineer (SP/XX12: Time to beat the swords of government tyranny into the plowshares of freedom. Freddd is Gay)
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