Posted on 02/24/2012 8:42:49 PM PST by Southnsoul
Boston, MA – Mitt Romney today announced the support of Tea Party leaders in Michigan.
“In my campaign, I have fought for the conservative principles of lower spending, lower taxes and less government intrusion into our lives and our businesses,” said Mitt Romney. “The Tea Party has been at the frontline of this same fight. Along with the help of these Tea Party leaders, we can defeat President Obama and finally get Washington out of the way.”
Maribeth Schmidt, Co-Founder Of Rattle With Us: “As a mother of three and a Tea Party activist, my main concern is the 15 trillion dollar debt and I believe that Governor Romney has it right when he says that he will look at every government program and ask two questions: ‘Can we afford it?’ and if not, ‘Is it important enough to borrow money from China for?’ His positions on the national debt, Right to Work, domestic energy, and reducing the wages of government employees to match the private sector are why I am supporting him in Tuesday’s primary.”
Dennis Moore, Founder/Former Director-Willow Run Tea Party Caucus: “Leaders lead without putting a wetted finger in the air seeking consensus. Mitt Romney will be a ‘Reaganesque’ president. I could not in good conscience watch as the Tea Party invokes a litmus test that Ronald Reagan himself would have failed. So I led by personally endorsing Mitt Romney. This country needs Mitt Romney!”
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We had Senator Patty Murray's term come up a couple of years ago. That is the same time when the Tea Parties started. We started hearing about one here backing Clint Didier to take over Patty Murray. We went to a couple of gatherings and it didn't take us long to realize our local so called Tea Party was an organization of Ron Paul's libertarians. I haven't gone to another gathering.
This is just corruption! Goodbye Republican Party! NOW is the time for OUR own party.
this is what happens when all the conservatives attack each other and let the liberal get a pass.
Unbelievable.
Everyone should of had their gun targetted on Romney from day one and not let up until he left the race... then and only then should they have turned on each other.
Dennis Moore’s web site:
http://willowruntpc.ning.com/profile/DennisMoore
Just read a little of his stuff, and he sounds Ben Gleckish in that he’s got a lot of bluster and bullheadedness. He sounds like the kind of person who would get arrogant and start leading people down a path claiming that he “knows” it’s the way out, and not be willing to admit that he’s completely wrong until it’s far too late. He posted his phone number as 734-644-5583 so why not give him a call and give him a piece of your mind.
Here is a web site with contact form for the Rattle with Us Tea Party which the other woman mentioned in the article was from:
http://www.rattlewithus.com/contact.html
I get the sense these are the type of Tea Parties inspired by Ben Gleck...a lot of emotion and bluster combined with a dangerous willingness to abandon clearheaded thinking and logic.
” - - - endorsing Governor Mitt Romney for President because I believe he is the candidate that has the best chance to defeat President Obama. If he follows through with everything that he spoke about in his presentation, our country will be able to change course and be the exceptional nation we once were.”
Hey! I remember Ol’ Lame-Brain McCain supporters using the same logic in 2008. I call it the “Hold-yer-nose-when-you-vote” pitiful plea. When you hear it, you know their stinky candidate is way past L-O-S-T.
All humor aside, we now know the Litmus Test for who among us is really not TAXED ENOUGH ALREADY. Scratch them off the list of future GOP leaders when we take over the GOP after Tampa, 2012.
BTW, I’ve noticed that RINOs just love the socks off of Mittens.
I haven’t lived in MI for about a decade, but I’m going to venture a guess (admittedly without reading the full article) that these people are more than likely residing in and around Ann Arbor. Romney would be about as conservative as Ann Arbor is capable of. The west side of the state as a whole is much more conservative especially Grand Haven and Holland areas.
Everybody knows Newt is the most conservative, Santorum is second. Romney is Business As Usual. That’s why the inside elite fight so hard to have him.
Don't be a fool. There is no such thing as a "tea party leader".
brings new meaning to the term damn yankees
Willow Run is the east side of Ypsi. It's heavily union and democrat.
Brighton is one of the most conservative areas in southeast Michigan but George Romney was buried there.
Birmingham is next door to Romney's old hometown. They may well known some of the Romney family.
Plymouth is a largely establishment republican area.
The day the Tea Party Has “Leaders” is the day it will cease to be the Tea Party. How much were these clowns paid by Willard?
Romney was the coservative alternative to McCain 4 years ago and has not held public office since. You are an ignorant ditto head follower of all the ex-disc-jokey-talking heads on AM radio who get ratings by accusing the one real conservative in the race of being otherwise. I have an idea - do some real homework on the candidates’ resumes and visions. Try reading instead of just sheeplike listening you lazy mush-brain.
That’s a smashing first post! Now let’s continue the smashing on your illegitimate FR account, you liberal Romneybot weenie! IBTZ!
1. McCain was no conservative, but was to the right of Romney. I didn't vote for either in 08, nor Huckabee.
2. Mitt raised fees as Massachusetts governor.
3. Mitt signed a gun ban, despite his pro-gun talk today
4. Mitt supported Paul Tsongas for president.
5. Romneycare.
6. Mitt was pro-abortion until he decided to run for president.
7. As far as vision goes, how can I believe a word he says when he has more flip-flops than John Kerry.
BTW - Tell you boss to quit robo-calling me.
Make that “Tell youR boss to quit robo-calling me”
Very interesting. I know Ron Paul claims to be part of the tea party but he is not. He truly confuses the issue when he claims to be part of the tea party.
You are definitely on the wrong website newbie. You can’t pimp Romney here. This is a conservative site and Romney is the only republican running in whom there is not an ounce of real conservatism. Romney, or Obama white as he is known, is 100% fake conservative.
Anyone with a posterboard and a magic marker can be a “tea party leader” It would be interested to see how many pieces of silver flow from the Kennedyesque Romney to this moron’s little club.
Not shocked and I hate to say it but the tea party was bought off. The proof is in how Michele Bachmann did so bad in the primaries. The proof is in how they didn’t defend her or Herman Cain and he dropped out as well. The proof is in how some like Glenn Beck attacked Newt Gingrich and never laid a glove on Romney.
This is why I bounce all over the place. Because I lose trust in people.
If Romney is not defeated, I could care less who win, since both are the same thing and I’d want to vote against the GOP so I’m likely to vote 3rd party.
Both parties are to blame for where we are at.
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