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Just a general observation from a conservative, tea party gal ... birthers are idiots.
Tea Party Nation Urges Businesses To Stop Hiring In Order To Hurt Obama
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Darwin is taking care of the Tea Party.
Regardless if you agree or disagree with the point they are trying to make, the "not hire" thing should have been easy enough to pick out that it would drown out negatively whatever message they were trying to deliver.
The wording of the whole posting was immature, so it is probably just as well that the rest of the silliness was drown anyway.
Regardless if you agree or disagree with the point they are trying to make, the "not hire" thing should have been easy enough to pick out that it would drown out negatively whatever message they were trying to deliver.
The wording of the whole posting was immature, so it is probably just as well that the rest of the silliness was drown anyway.
Cindy, in reading your posts you come across as a pretty positive person to me.
If you don't mind me asking, why are you a "tea party gal"?
It may be none of my f'ing business and I'm curious, not looking to put you on the spot.
Why wouldn't you just be a conservative? (I'm going to guess Fiscal conservative and social liberal)
It is ok to ignore this post. There is a potential for others to go off on anything you do post if you were so inclined. I'm just curious - from what I read you're definitely an interesting person.
Yes why aren't you? You pretty much repeat the typical Fox view on everything and that is not a libertarian.
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I don't mind the question at all. I appreciate it, actually. :yesyes: And thanks for the compliment, that's very nice of you to say! :sunny:
I now live in Massachusetts, which has a legislature that's 85-90% Democrat and decidedly liberal in its policies. While the conservative vs. liberal breakdown in the population is less lopsided, being a fiscal conservative in Mass. still feels like being behind enemy lines sometimes.
Having said that, when the nearest tea party chapter formed about two years ago, I had read a news article about its weekend rally to show opposition to the Democrats' health care overhaul -- which I was already opposed to. So, on a whim, I drove down to see what it was all about. Being very patriotic, just seeing all of those American flags and friendly people (many of whom brought their kids) talking, eating, enjoying themselves and chanting U-S-A during the speeches appealed directly to my sense of national pride. In short: I felt like I BELONGED to something. In my entire life, I had never been politically active -- being a simple libertarian is like being cast adrift with few people I can relate to. But being part of a group of like-minded, hard-working people with shared experiences of economic hardship and unemployment was and remains intensely appealing -- and I find the camaraderie very comforting. Many of these folks were like me: never active politically until now, but deeply concerned and worried about the direction our country is going. People call the tea party a republican movement. The republicans may wish that were true, but the tea party was already brewing (pardon the pun) before GW Bush even left office. And many republicans who are trying to attach themselves to the tea party are akin to those small fish that swim alongside sharks to catch its meal scraps -- if those little fish get in the way they'll get bit, too. We're no one's political pawn. If the GOP thinks they're going to use us just to strengthen their own position then discard us, they could be in for a nasty shock in 2012.
My chapter is quite socially liberal, especially compared to some of the other chapters in the country. We believe in a women's right to have an abortion, supported the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell, we oppose the Defense of Marriage Act, we support unfettered stem cell research ... and many of us enjoy porn. LOL The most telling proof that my chapter is socially liberal is their acceptance of ME. When I showed up at my first meeting in my crisp, new business blazer and skirt, hair up in a bun, and 3-inch heels, many folks did a double-take. But almost all of them offered their hand in greeting and friendship. I know there are much more arch-conservative tea party groups in the country who are more influenced by the Christian Right -- who wouldn't accept someone like me. Generally these are nice people, but they're not always the most accepting of change, either. Sad. And their social views hurt the very causes they are fighting for, thus staining the whole tea party movement as nothing more than a bunch of religious fundamentalists who only care about wealthy people. Our common goal of reducing the size and scope of government, as envisioned by the framers of the Constitution, is the link that ties us all together.
Phew, that was long-winded. Sorry about that. :o
Oh yeah the Tea Party...whatever happened to them? :rofl2:
They are alive and well and by the latest reports, are about to shove RINOcare up Paul Ryan's ass.
Who cares bunch of sheep....
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