Secrets of the City

Here’s a clip of Michele Bachmann’s message to the Saint Paul Tea Partiers.

Enjoy!

They like to be known as “Minnesota Tea Pary Patriots.”

Really.

Party, rather…

“We will not let down all those Pioneers who tamed the prairie and defeated socialism in their hay day.”

“Socialist World Congress 2008…Their Back!”

“They are in control and we are in dire stakes.”

That site needs a copy editor.

They were never in control of the message. That was the point. None of the messages stated in the article is remotely new – it was all present at the last set of tea parties. They have basically become dumping ground for every right wing talking point. Much like “anti-war” protests are for the left.

Dammit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTU2He2BIc0

and

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hde4xYDmJf0

This is what the internet has wrought. People think their opinions matters even if they are about as coherent as Grover the muppet.

If I was a republican I would be outright embarrased. I think we are in trouble if the democrats control every level of government, which seems to be likely with the Republican party consisting of outspoken morons. What we need is more Wm F Buckley and less Sarah Palin. The good ol’ USA needs the balance of power to maintain an even keel. I don’t trust anyone with unabridged power.

@justbob: Don’t feel bad. They can’t spell, either. The link is uploaded as mn-tea-parety-patriots.html.

@kurtis: When did socialists ever have a hay day? Are these crazy, good-timin’ tea-baggers now making up history or what?

Also, if socialism is their great fear I will gladly accept their SSI since to accept that, and Medicare, would be to accept socialism.

The “GOP” has never had control of the message with regards to tea parties, or really had any roll at all in the tea parties. Connecting two is lazy.

Tea party attendees probably have as much or more contempt for Republicans than they do for Democrats.

Both kwatt and The Rat have points, the “tea party movement” was never an official (or even unofficial) GOP project (although they clearly are of a comservative/libertarian bent), and several prominent Republicans were booed when they spoke at events last week.

That said, the “tea party movement” is fading fast. It’s like trying to get that third cup of tea from one teabag — the final product is pretty weak.

They may have as much contempt for Rep as Dems but you can bet your ass none of those people have voted for a Democrat in the last 20 years.

I wouldn’t place that bet.

I wouldn’t place that bet.

?!

I don’t understand your logic. How many anti-tax partisans would ever vote for a candidate associated with the “tax-and-spend” party?

Until Ron Paul came along, their best options in the past have always been mainly Republican.

I you don’t think there are one or two Democrats who have become disillusioned since this administration took office, Noodleman, you’re living in a bubble.

Some people need to keep a tighter reign on their expectations and emotions. Besides, they have one or two to spare…well, except in the Senate (g).

I you don’t think there are one or two Democrats who have become disillusioned since this administration took office, Noodleman, you’re living in a bubble.

Perhaps, but I would probably would not have considered them “real” Democrats to begin — such as the many “Reagan Democrats” who populated the electorate in the 1980s. Or the famed “Dixie-crats” who began to desert the party in the late ’40s after civil rights became a party plank.

I still would agree with Dougie_D, though, that your average, stereotypical tea-bagger has never voted for a Democrat in at least 20 years.

Some day voters will understand that “borrow and spend” can be just as depleting as “tax and spend.” At some point revenue needs to be raised to either fund current programs or to pay of the loans taken to fund current programs.

Why were there no tea-baggers complaining in 1960 when the top earned-income tax-rate was 70%?

you don’t think there are one or two Democrats who have become disillusioned since this administration took office, Noodleman, you’re living in a bubble.

I strongly doubt that there are any Democrats that have become so disillusioned with this administration so fast that they’d show up at one of these teabagging parties.

These tea baggers are way, way, way out there on the right.