Posted on 04/08/2010 10:05:17 AM PDT by Zakeet
Edited on 04/08/2010 10:20:23 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
In an effort to build its credibility and influence nationwide, the tea party movement on Thursday announced the formation of a "federation" of tea party groups.
Mark Shroder, a member of the Memphis Tea Party, told a crowd of roughly 200 conservative activists gathered outside the state capitol that 21 factions of the movement will form the National Federation Tea Party. Shroder said the federation will act as a "rapid response" to "misinformation" allegedly put forth by the "mainstream media."
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"Only" 21... ;-)
I think this indicative that the TEA party movement has a lot of different ideas within the ranks.
Precisely -- and as a result, there's little ability to focus.
What really needs to happen, is for some group to identify a few common Big Ideas, about which all of those smaller organizations can agree and rally.
The areas of agreement are actually pretty obvious: the insane deficit situation being the biggest. The basic features, hidden and otherwise, of Obamacare. The inanity and utter irresponsibility of Congress and the triumph of partisan politics over statesmanship. Maybe a couple of others, but no more.
Leave off the hot-button issues for now, how to deal with illegal immigration being the one I'd specifically avoid, as it's far too contentious an issue even among conservatives to serve as a rallying point.
And note that those complaints apply across the board -- more to Democrats, of course, but also to Republicans. There's no reason to hitch that information campaign to any one party.
which one of those millions needs to agree to form a federation?
lol
Which was successfully painted by the MSM as "being opposed to Obama." There was no focus on the actual issues being raised.
The republicans seem to be filling us in on the details of that which concerns us...
Which says that we should pay more attention to the R's and less to the Tea Parties? Doesn't that sorta make the Tea Party redundant? As for Fox, and even more for talk radio -- they mostly preach to the choir, who are not the folks we need to reach.
If you noticed the Tea Party is already doing ads and opposing candidates who are not conservatives, or who are liberal minded.
You're speaking of Republican primaries, of course. But note: you're opposing, not supporting. Leaving a vacuum, in other words, which will be filled by somebody else if the Tea Party doesn't do it.
The solutions are pretty evident as well...abide by our constitution...and enforce it when necessary.
That's not a solution, it's a goal. A solution involves creating the political and cultural atmosphere in which that goal can be approached; and a set of policies and legislation by which enforcement can be accomplished.
That's a much harder task than saying "abide by our constitution." Folks have been saying that for a long time -- you'd think we'd have learned by now that simply saying it has not had much influence on the anti-constitutional trends.
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Free Market - unregulated supply and demand - that's the thing to be worshipped, RIGHT?
WRONG. The American founders had other ideas:
"GOD WHO GAVE US LIFE GAVE US LIBERTY"
I’d prefer no parties at all. But you have to find a way to beat the system and how it works now. That is what I am concerned about. We don’t need the ahole we have in office to be there again starting in 2013. He’ll have done plenty of damage to those ideas etched in stone by then....
I agree. It sounds like a power grab, probably instigated by the infiltration we learned about a few days ago...
"Is this piece of legislation on my desk consistent with what's written in stone over there?" they should be thinking...
Someone trying to make money out of the movement. A “Federated” group will require a leader and staff. Leader and staff = give me money.
Rinos or major financial backers uncomfortable with the populism.
BINGO! You win the cupie doll! Over 40% of alleged Tea Partiers are DEMOCRATS. They will return to socialist roots once they grab control of the Tea Party movement! BE AWARE AND BE CONCERNED!!!!
Haven’t seen the last of this idiocy either. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are not dead and apparently Obama plans to pour more taxpayer money into these subsidized monstrosities. If the Socialists can convince you that the free market is the bad guy, they’ve won a huge propaganda victory. But they’re liars, of course.
From what I see and hear most of Palin’s campaingning time is being given to conservative candidates—whether Independent, Conservative Party or Republican Party candidates. Her campaign time with McBipartisan has been minimal. I think she’s doing it mainly to marginalize him as a critic.
“This is NOT good. Once you form the ‘federation’ you start appointing ‘leaders’. Not good at all. I hope no other Tea Party groups join this. They’ve got to remain independent.”
Absolutely correct.
I am the founder of the Staten Island Tea Party (www.teapartyinfo.com) and I can tell you UNEQUIVOCALLY that I will resist this.
TOO MANY EGOS, TOO MANY MEDIA WHORES AND TOO MANY “I KNOW WHAT’S BEST” WANNA-BE LEADERS.
No sir. No way.
“Or is this an attempt by the moderates to co-opt the movement for their own benefit?
McCain with Palin’s help has been trying to do that in Arizona — identify himself with the Tea Party movement. “
And he rolled over about 20% of them.
“TOO MANY EGOS, TOO MANY MEDIA WHORES AND TOO MANY “I KNOW WHAT’S BEST” WANNA-BE LEADERS.”
I smell RNC/RINOVILLE
Mark Skoda or anybody can act on their own to defend Tea Party activity without forming some random federation.
Maybe my bias against this idea is showing, but this sounds like something Obama would say, only with different enemies...
Exactly what I was thinking.
"Government run health-care will save people money."
"The federation will act as a rapid response to misinformation."
Tell a lie, and centralize power.
[they subsidized and made it attractive for business to accept sub-prime accounts]
Ameriquest/Argent Mortgage operated their pipeline via a warehouse creditline supplied primarily by Deutchesbank.
As of June 2007, NONE OF THEIR LOANS QUALIFIED FOR UNDERWRITING BY FREDDY/FANNY.
The Federal Gooberment had NOTHING to do with “subsidizing” that operation - which existed for primarily ONE purpose: the securitization of A$$PAPER in an UNREGULATED market.
In fact, if you’d bother to look at the campaign contributions made by the Arnalls to BOTH the Rat and RINO parties, it’s self-evident they were responsible for manipulating government into deregulating for their profit.
Ameriquest is the post-child for the “Free” market allowed to run wild.
No Sale.
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