Posted on 04/04/2010 1:29:56 PM PDT by SmartInsight
Democrats are attacking the tea party movement because it is a new force that's bringing millions of here-to-fore unengaged Democrats, independents and Republicans into the political arena. If there's something a ruling party doesn't like, it's a new political player converting spectators into participants.
To maintain their influence, tea partiers will have to maintain their current energy and concern over health care and federal spending.
But tea partiers will have to do more than surf discontent with the Obama administration's policies. They will also have to coalesce around a positive agenda.
The unhinged quality of the White House and the DNC attacks show that they understand how much the tea party movement can affect this year's elections. Now is the time for the movement to ensure its energy - and influence - stay high.
(Excerpt) Read more at online.wsj.com ...
The Patriot's Guide: What You Can Do for Your Country at the Heritage Foundation website.
and A GOP Road Map for America's Future, by Paul Ryan
We must not allow the smears by desperate Democrats to discourage the Tea Party, nor to fall for the Democrats "divide and conquer" strategy.
screw rove. Show the proof that the usurper was born in U.S. Until you do, shut the freak up!
Dick Armey--find some other project.
Carl Rove is not a conservative.
His boss was G.W. Bush also was no conservative.
And their “compassionate conservatism” was a croc.
Sort of. I think it’s always good to do the usual stuff, but the problem is that our enemy - Bambi and the gang - is not playing by the rules.
We have to do what we can do in the usual way. But they wouldn’t be afraid of us if we did it only that way, which is made clear by the fact they are afraid of us now that we have stopped doing the same old same old. We have to keep on doing some things that Karl Rove would never dream of doing...mass demonstrations, aggressive signs, and even demands for Bambi to prove he’s constitionally qualified to hold office.
Karl Rove wouldn’t be caught dead doing anything like that, but then, the Dems aren’t scared of Karl Rove.
there is a positive agenda: smaller government and fewer restrictions on individuals, a renewal of states’ (versus federal) rights, fiscal restraint at all levels of government, personal responsibility, repeal of Obamacare, integrity in government, respect for America’s historical allies and respect for law and process.
Rove had his chance to work for small government and a VERY low taxes. ..... Republicans are trying to take over the small government Tea Party movement so that they can destroy it. Both parties are for big government.
Exactly! Witness John McCain, Olympia Snowe, Lindsey Graham, etc.
I have little doubt about the Soros-McCain connection. We are being manipulated.
Karl is trying to get the tea folk to marry the Repubs...take a hike, Karl...
When I saw that headline I thought, “the last thing the Tea Party should do is listen to Karl Rove.”
Rove got a President elected. I think he knows something about how to run a campaign and messaging.
If you’re being attacked by the left you must be doing something RIGHT !!!
Karl Rove helped GW Bush get elested twice in very tight elections. He knows how to win elections. He wants the Obama-mchine defeated, it would serve well for people to listen to him.
Conservative advice for conservatives... from one of the biggest government RINOs ever.
No thanks. I’ll let my own common sense prevail.
“Rove got a President elected. I think he knows something about how to run a campaign and messaging.”
Exactly — I just said something along the same lines, before I saw your post.
“When I saw that headline I thought, “the last thing the Tea Party should do is listen to Karl Rove.”
Exactly - or any Republican or group. We should stay loose, stay unafiliated, stay just as we are - a true grassroots uprising of angry American citizens at politicians who want to trash the Constititution and turn this country into a fascist dictatorship. I would tell Karl or anyone else to BUTT OUT....we have done just fine as we are.
I don’t like Karl Rove. He was a disaster. And Bush would listen to him since he didn’t own a brain. Hence, Bush was also a disaster. But then, they were both left of center as Glenn Beck pointed out. Think “compassionate conservative.” What a bunch of crap.
Those are words a troll would use in this kind of situation in order to try and misdirect our energy.
It won't work.
[Rove got a President elected. I think he knows something about how to run a campaign and messaging.]
So does Axelrod and Rahm
So far the “common sense” of conservatives who stayed home in 2006 and 2008 and 20% of whom voted for Obama in 2008, to spite Republicans, is exactly what gave us Obama-Pelosi-Reid dicatatorship.
If conservatives continue on their destructive, self-rightous approach in order to “punish the Republicans”, we are giving the country over to the communist, anti-American elements, by allowing that leftist Democrats will be elected, so they can continue their destruction of the US, capitalism and freedom.
It is time to grow up and consider the CONSEQUENCES of your actions, not just engage in wishful thinking and actions as a result of this wishful thinking — which gave us president Clinton twice, gave us a Dem Congress and Obama.
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