CNN and Tea Party Express to host first-of-its-kind Tea Party presidential primary debate

cnn ^ | December 17th, 2010 | Shannon Travis

[Syncro]

CNN and Tea Party Express to host first-of-its-kind Tea Party presidential primary debate

By: CNN Political Producer Shannon Travis

Washington (CNN) – CNN is teaming up with the Tea Party Express for a first-of-its-kind presidential primary debate, both organizations announced Friday. The Tea Party debate, featuring 2012 Republican presidential candidates, is scheduled for Labor Day week 2011. It will take place in Tampa, Florida – the site of the 2012 Republican National Convention.

Since the spring of 2009, the Tea Party movement has been increasingly vocal in advocating for less government spending, lower taxes and shrinking the deficit. The Tea Party debate will place specific emphasis on those issues.

Tea Party Express Chairman Amy Kremer talked to CNN about what activists hope to hear from Republican presidential candidates. "We want to hear what their ideas are – what their thoughts are – on turning this economy back around and getting us on a sound economic footing, paying down some of our deficit, getting a balanced budget, and reining in the spending," Kremer said.

[Syncro]

Tea Party Express email I recieved today:

The Tea Party Express is pleased to announce that we have agreed to partner with CNN to host the first-ever Tea Party Presidential Debate for GOP candidates for president.

This is a huge victory for the tea party movement as we will not only hold Republican candidates accountable for supporting tea party principles of limited government, but it also helps build further momentum for the tea party movement in getting our message heard to more and more people.

We will be full partners with CNN, jointly making decisions with them about the debate, and we will ensure that this debate reflects tea party principles, and we appreciate the opportunity to have those values represented over the airwaves of CNN.  Folks, we continue to expand our reach, and we couldn't be more thrilled.

You can read the news report from CNN on this historic venture - HERE.

And you can help us at the Tea Party Express continue to expand our fight for smaller government, lower taxes, less spending and a return to constitutional principles.

[jimbo123]

It’s a setup and a trap.

[EQAndyBuzz]

I would love to see a Dem debate on fox, with Crowley, Greta and Ingraham as moderators.

[Cisco Nix]

CNN? The Communist News Network? Partners. Help! WHAT AM I MISSING?

[Jim Robinson]

Woo hoo!! Way to go Tea Party Express!!

[EGPWS]

[SC_Pete]

BIG MISTAKE. They are letting their organization be subverted by the leftist media. THE DEBATE WILL BE AN UNADULTERATED DISASTER!!!!!!!!!!

Amateurs are easily persuaded they have hit the bigtime. BAC
K OUT OF THIS IDIOCY NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Wally_Kalbacken]

Pretty much the entire point of the “tea party movement” was that it was a genuine and uncoordinated reaction. Not a party mechanism, not a corporate entity. An amorphous thing that emerged spontaneously. I am very suspicious of those who went out and registered organizations and set up 501(c)3’s to tap into this uprising - how does anyone know that these organizations represent this diverse and diffused “movement”? A. They don’t. They are just looking to advance their own agendas, under the cloak afforded by the nominal association with “the tea Party”. Don’t fall for it.

[jimbo123]

[jimbo123]

The Tea Party Express is pleased to announce that we have agreed to partner with CNN

Famous last words...

[Syncro]

Scratch Gretta and replace with Ann Coulter.

[EGPWS]

It’s a setup and a trap.

They won't be able to help themselves even if they were sincere.

[Syncro]

Partners. Help! WHAT AM I MISSING?

You are missing that the TPX is partnerING with cnn.

It's for this event.

[onyx]

LABOR DAY “week” in Tampa, Florida!

Already *thinking* ....

[Syncro]

BIG MISTAKE. They are letting their organization be subverted by the leftist media. THE DEBATE WILL BE AN UNADULTERATED DISASTER!!!!!!!!!!

Amateurs are easily persuaded they have hit the bigtime. BAC
K(sic) OUT OF THIS IDIOCY NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

TPX has a history with CNN.

They can handle it.

As far as the amateur comment, DON'T try this at home SC_Pete, your post indicates it wouldn't work with such a negative attitude and no political experience.

: > )

[Syncro]

Yep, it's a trap alright.

Candidates are going to have their feet put to the fire...real close!

[Art in Idaho]

CNN? Oh great, the opening round salvo to make the Tea Party and Sarah Palin look bad. Part of me though says Bring it On, we can take it!

[Huskrrrr]

Why CNN? Lowest ratings on cable.

[Cisco Nix]

“You are missing that the TPX is partnerING with cnn.”

Ain’t missing that. I want to know WTFF!

[Syncro]

Pretty much the entire point of the “tea party movement” was that it was a genuine and uncoordinated reaction. Not a party mechanism, not a corporate entity. An amorphous thing that emerged spontaneously.

You got that right, Wally.

"I am very suspicious of those who went out and registered organizations and set up 501(c)3’s to tap into this uprising - how does anyone know that these organizations represent this diverse and diffused “movement”? A. They don’t."

As well you should be.

There are a lot of unscrupulous "tea party" orgs etc out there who are trying to "represent" the TPM, look at their records.

Tea Party Express in no way propagates the idea that they represent the TPM, only that they are a part of it.

As far a how does anyone know and your answer that they don't?

Many of "they" do, you can know that too with a little research