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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Tue Oct 22, 2013, 12:18 PM Oct 2013

Dem Rep Compares Tea Party To KKK In Fundraising Email

CATHERINE THOMPSON – OCTOBER 22, 2013, 12:09 PM EDT

Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) sent an email to supporters Monday depicting a burning cross as the letter "T" in "Tea Party," arguing the party is "no more popular than the KKK."

The email features an exchange from Grayson's appearance on "PoliticsNation" following the re-opening of the federal government, in which the congressman tells MSNBC's Al Sharpton that the Republican Party has "become that largest suicide pact in history" and asserts the GOP wants "to bring about the End of Days."

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Dem Rep Compares Tea Party To KKK In Fundraising Email (Original Post) DonViejo Oct 2013 OP

A bit over the top, but so was President Obama in full Third Reich regalia.... Agnosticsherbet Oct 2013 #1

On the other hand oswaldactedalone Oct 2013 #2

^^^^^1,000+... DonViejo Oct 2013 #3

fitting logo for the little republicans Sunlei Oct 2013 #4

I wouldn't go so far Jamaal510 Oct 2013 #5

Agnosticsherbet

(11,619 posts)

1. A bit over the top, but so was President Obama in full Third Reich regalia....

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Oct 22, 2013, 12:39 PM

Oct 2013

Where I agree that the Republic of Tea has a very strong racist component, this would not inspire me to donate money to Grayson.

oswaldactedalone

(3,491 posts)

2. On the other hand

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Oct 22, 2013, 01:14 PM

Oct 2013

I love it, keep it coming Mr. Grayson and others get on board. We need to demonize the Tea Party and Republican brand the way they've demonized the term "liberal" over the past 30 years.

DonViejo

(60,536 posts)

3. ^^^^^1,000+...

Reply to oswaldactedalone (Reply #2)

Tue Oct 22, 2013, 01:31 PM

Oct 2013

Sunlei

(22,651 posts)

4. fitting logo for the little republicans

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Oct 22, 2013, 01:54 PM

Oct 2013

Jamaal510

(10,893 posts)

5. I wouldn't go so far

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Oct 22, 2013, 02:51 PM

Oct 2013

to compare all 'Baggers to Klan members (especially since the Klan is open and honest about their racism), but it does seem fishy that these debt warriors from the Tea Party were nowhere to be seen until 1/20/09.

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