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Sunday, November 3. 2013

Prof. Mead has his mojo workin'

What is the "Tea Party" about? The Prof is not a Conservative, nor a Tea Partier.


No "Tea Party" exists. It's just a lot of people with similar views. Include me in.


That was an American flag, remember. The Prof. says:



We aren’t seeing a right-leaning populist surge today because of Alger Hiss; we are seeing it because many Americans believe that President Obama’s liberal and technocratic agenda represents a threat to a way of life they value. We are seeing it because many Americans blame the establishment of both parties both for the financial crisis and for the vast transfer of resources to the wealthy that came after the crash. We are seeing it because whether you look at foreign or domestic policy, the technocratic suggestions of the Great and the Good have not been helping ordinary Americans much for the last 20 years.


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I guess you missed this story.

http://dailycaller.com/2013/11/01/navy-seals-ordered-to-remove-dont-tread-on-me-navy-jack-from-uniforms/#ixzz2jVFSKeKY

Somebody doesn't like the connection to the Tea Party.

Ok, Fine. Even Steven, pull the US Flag patch off Obama's "I'm the Commander in Chief" jacket.
#1 John the River (Link) on 2013-11-03 12:44 (Reply)
"arguably, without unqualified Tea Party-backed candidates, the GOP would now have control of the Senate".

This is what the left and the right fails to understand about the tea party. To a Republican "politician" like Karl Rove It is all about Republicans winning elections. It doesn't really matter what they believe, what their morals are or if they are open socialist. All that matters to these politicians is the big "R". What the tea party wants is our constitution upheld and defended and our politicians putting the citizens and the country first. I would so much rather that a totally left wing Democrat get elected so the country could see them for what they are then have a Republican like McCain or Snowe or Collins and others who put their politics ahead of our country and our people. If that means that a tea party candidate gets their candidacy scuttled by the RNC and the RNC would rather a Democrat gets elected then their anointed candidate then so be it. I am not voting for Republicans or Democrats I am voting for statesmen who believe in the constitution and this country.
#2 GoneWithTheWind on 2013-11-03 17:49 (Reply)
As usual, Meade is quite correct, an over reaching government controlled by snobbish mandarins invites populist turmoil and is not unknown in American history.

Now whether the chattering class will ever grok this, the way FDR did is highly doubtful, they have become too arrogant, too self assured and prone to delusions of adequacy.
#3 walt moffett on 2013-11-04 00:01 (Reply)
Perhaps to make Karl Rove happy the Tea Party should form a viable third party and give up on the Republicans altogether.

It would certainly make Nancy Pelosi happy.

Now shut up, bend over and take your enema like a man.
#4 John the River (Link) on 2013-11-04 12:19 (Reply)

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