Tea party souring on GOP: ‘We’re fighting a two-front war’
Tea partyists are already drawing lines in anticipation of a Mitt Romney collapse.
Below is language from a fund-raising email over the name of Jenny Beth Martin, the Cherokee County woman who is a co-founder of Tea Party Patriots.
The letter focuses on Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s recent statement that a victory by President Barack Obama could undercut House Republican opposition to tax increases in the “fiscal cliff” negotiations that a lame-duck Congress must take up before the end of the year.
From the TPP email:
We need to stop Obama’s big government agenda this fall and then make sure the Republican political establishment doesn’t sell us out next January.
Patriot, the challenges facing our movement are even greater than I expected. We are, in effect, fighting a two front war.
One against Barack Obama and his cronies who are turning America into a socialist wasteland.
And another against professional politicians like Eric Cantor and Tom Cole who believe they need to surrender to the liberals at the first sign of trouble.
Let me be perfectly clear: No matter who wins the Presidency in November the Tea Party Movement is not going anywhere. We are going to keep fighting against tax hikes, higher government spending and out-of-control government.
And if Obama does win, we will fight any politician who believes that the federal government doesn’t have enough money and that taxes should go up.
- By Jim Galloway, Political Insider
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September 27th, 2012
7:06 pm
td:
Yep, and it’s a lot more peaceful this time of the year, too!
Enjoy your capitalist, profit-making self!
Debbie Dooley
September 27th, 2012
7:13 pm
These “true conservatives” are IDIOTs. When will we learn that compromise is essential to our republic?
Our Less Fortunate Friends
September 27th, 2012
7:17 pm
So it looks like it was Morph who namejacked those two….but I don’t care who you are…please confirm you were kidding or I’ll be reporting you to the FBI, and I assure you, the AJC will give them your IP and email and they will track you down.
http://hotair.com/archives/2008/01/10/that-woman-whos-challenging-indianas-voter-id-law-registered-to-vote-in-two-states/
As for “The Tea Party”…well, if you are not a member, or a republican…just remember last year’s debt ceiling fight. Regardless of which reality you live in, that’s all you need to know…because its more of the same on either side.
cc
September 27th, 2012
7:19 pm
“These “true conservatives” are IDIOTs. When will we learn that compromise is essential to our republic?”
True conservatives find it impossible to compromise with liberal IDIOTS; there is no common ground when libs espouse socialism.
Our Less Fortunate Friends
September 27th, 2012
7:25 pm
If there is no compromise, then there is civil war.
Usually the side that first the first shot loses.
Guess who is more likely to fire the first shot?
NH
September 27th, 2012
7:27 pm
The tea party was never NOT soured on the GOP. It was formed in opposition to the GOP in 2007.
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September 27th, 2012
7:30 pm
Our Less Fortunate Friends:
Do you think anyone committing, or attempting to commit, voter fraud would be advertising that fact? If you couldn’t see the humor in that, I really pity you.
td
September 27th, 2012
7:30 pm
How can compromise happen when one group wants to actually lower taxes and cut government and the other group wants to raise taxes and grow government? Can someone please refresh my memory and give me one example of when a lib actual CUT ( not reduce the anticipated future growth and not the military) in government?
Our Less Fortunate Friends
September 27th, 2012
7:34 pm
I’m sorry, but I take voter suppression very seriously. I also take voter fraud seriously.
Clinton 1998.
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September 27th, 2012
7:36 pm
td:
Did you see/hear Netanyahu’s address to the U.N. today?
td
September 27th, 2012
7:37 pm
I may or may not be kidding about voting in both states. I own property in both states, receive mail in both states and pay taxes in both states. Since you Dems do not believe in proof to vote then should I not vote in both states?
td
September 27th, 2012
7:39 pm
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September 27th, 2012
7:36 pm
td:
Did you see/hear Netanyahu’s address to the U.N. today?
I read the highlights but I was on the beach most of the day and did not hear it. I am sure Obama is praying that he takes no action until after the election,
Our Less Fortunate Friends
September 27th, 2012
7:46 pm
I do believe in proof to vote. I just believe it is such a fundamental right that you must give an ID for free to the poorest person who wants it with no more than 20 minutes of effort to do so. Which includes no backwards fees for identification papers to receive it.
Our Less Fortunate Friends
September 27th, 2012
7:47 pm
I also believe publicly saying you might commit an illegal act on the internet is really really stupid.
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September 27th, 2012
7:47 pm
td:
“I read the highlights but I was on the beach most of the day and did not hear it. I am sure Obama is praying that he takes no action until after the election,”
I’m sure you’re right, but I’m equally sure that Israel and Netanyahu will be following their own schedule and not Obama’s, and why shouldn’t they? Obama doesn’t have time to meet with Netanyahu, but I understand he is going to take time out of his busy schedule to talk with him via phone tomorrow. If I were Netanyahu, I wouldn’t take his call . . .
Our Less Fortunate Friends
September 27th, 2012
7:48 pm
If Netanyahu attacks Iran before the presidential election then expect the CIA to start messing with domestic Israeli politics.
Count on it.
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September 27th, 2012
7:53 pm
“If Netanyahu attacks Iran before the presidential election then expect the CIA to start messing with domestic Israeli politics.”
I don’t for a second doubt that Obama is stupid enough to try something of that nature. If so, it will be the dumbest thing he’s ever done.
You don't say
September 27th, 2012
9:09 pm
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speaking of stupid
Read what you post
most of it falls in that exact category
yuzeyurbrane
September 27th, 2012
9:12 pm
Two thoughts:
1. the long knives are already out on the right–there will be a political bloodbath among Republicans after right-wingnut ideology is soundly rejected by the American people in November.
2. it is amazing what living in an echo chamber does to the power of rational thought.
honested
September 27th, 2012
11:53 pm
The poor teaclowns.
They are about to slip into a 4 year hiatus.
The stunning losses they will help the republiclowns achieve will take a couple of years to heal.
In the meantime, the remaining House freshmen will learn quickly to bow to the leadership of our handily Re-Elected President, because holding their breath and stomping their little feet offers nothing to enhance the lives of average Americans.
S
September 28th, 2012
4:26 am
As it has turned out the Tea Party was nothing but a bunch of clueless Faux Nutty Nuz watchers and listeners of big mouth right wing radio hosts who didn’t even know they were sucked into Republican Party. The Tea Party fools were so dumb they didn’t realize that the Tea Party was taken over by the Extremist in the Republican Party. In other words they were used, by the likes of the Koch Brothers, the Rush’s and the Karl Rove bunch to further their ideology not the Tea Party’s agenda. Not to feel bad though, because even some on the SC have fallen for the Tea/publican agenda.
Tap Out
September 28th, 2012
9:42 am
Were the words “Tea Party” ever uttered at the RNC? LOL…they only wanted Tea Party votes, not their ideas. Used and abused.