BOO! -Be Very Afraid---the message has been carefully crafted---The Tea Pary Is ALL Powerful!

kpete

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Tue Aug-02-11 11:07 AM
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BOO! -Be Very Afraid---the message has been carefully crafted---The Tea Pary Is ALL Powerful!

Edited on Tue Aug-02-11 11:09 AM by kpete

But the message has been carefully crafted that the Tea Party is all powerful, to be feared by both sides of the aisle.

In reality, that is simply not the case, not that it matters to our elected officials.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0511/Dept_of_low_turnout.html

That Monolithic Tea Party Just Wasn�t There
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/02/us/politics/02teaparty.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha24

ht to: Barking-Mad
http://www.eschatonblog.com/2011/08/morning-thread.html#disqus_thread

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gateley

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Tue Aug-02-11 11:12 AM
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1. Wow. Only Biden and Valerie Jarrett showed up?

Talk about a tough crowd!

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Javaman

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Tue Aug-02-11 11:13 AM
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2. possibly the most powerful non-entity ever known.

LOL the Gossamer Party of Power LOL

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Atman

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Tue Aug-02-11 11:15 AM
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3. Astroturf is very tough.

It can take a beating. Especially when it is fully funded by rich Republicans.

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Botany

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Tue Aug-02-11 11:16 AM
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4. 'nuff said

Edited on Tue Aug-02-11 11:17 AM by Botany

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pacalo

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Tue Aug-02-11 11:17 AM
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5. Sometimes, the teabaggers don't even achieve the "tens of people" attendance.

Love the picture!

:rofl:

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enough

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Tue Aug-02-11 11:19 AM
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6. The Tea Party is just cover for them to do what they already want to do.

That's all it has ever been.

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FiveGoodMen

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Tue Aug-02-11 11:48 AM
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8. Agreed

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Davis_X_Machina

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Tue Aug-02-11 11:28 AM
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7. I know the threat...

...of a tea party primary is largely a chimera, and you know the threat of a tea party primary is largely a chimera, but the GOPeople actually going up those stairs see in their minds' eyes the heads of Bob Bennett (20-year career in the Senate from Utah) and Mike Castle (20-year career in the House from Delaware, on top of two terms as governor) on pikes every day.

This is a pretty risk-adverse group (politicians) drawn largely from another risk-adverse group (lawyers).

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