The popularity of the Tea Party

[txhazard]

Yeah the Tea Party had promise but petered out.

If Obama is re-elected we will all be crowned the new title of Cesar. Wow this is fun!

 

[UncleBuck]

Yeah the Tea Party had promise but petered out.

If Obama is re-elected we will all be crowned the new title of Cesar. Wow this is fun!

cool story, bro.

not comfortable talking about the actions of all those tea partiers that got voted into office so you turn the subject to the centrist in the white house?

nice try.

this is about the tea partiers that folks like johnny so dearly wanted to be elected, and their governance. if you want to talk about the president, start another thread.

anyhoo, how about those mandatory drug tests? cool stuff, right?

i mean, if i was governor, i would not go on a crusade making sure the children of stoners starved. if i really wanted to make sure none of the financial aid went to drugs, i would spend money on mandatory financial management courses instead of drug tests, so maybe they could break the cycle of poverty. or distribute the money in cards that can't be cashed out (although i'm sure some would find a way).

so yeah, how about those mandatory drug tests?

 

[txhazard]

cool story, bro.

not comfortable talking about the actions of all those tea partiers that got voted into office so you turn the subject to the centrist in the white house?

nice try.

this is about the tea partiers that folks like johnny so dearly wanted to be elected, and their governance. if you want to talk about the president, start another thread.

anyhoo, how about those mandatory drug tests? cool stuff, right?

i mean, if i was governor, i would not go on a crusade making sure the children of stoners starved. if i really wanted to make sure none of the financial aid went to drugs, i would spend money on mandatory financial management courses instead of drug tests, so maybe they could break the cycle of poverty. or distribute the money in cards that can't be cashed out (although i'm sure some would find a way).

so yeah, how about those mandatory drug tests?

Really? I guess thats what i was doing.

Chill out i was just poking some fun at you "if Ron Paul is elected" spiel.

If i actually offended you that was not my intentions.

 

[deprave]

you mean like the mandatory drug tests I poor quickfix(c) into every month at work? We should stop using the word drug test and just call them crappy marijuana tests.

 

[UncleBuck]

Really? I guess thats what i was doing.

Chill out i was just poking some fun at you "if Ron Paul is elected" spiel.

If i actually offended you that was not my intentions.

no offense taken.

just rappin' about these tea partiers, trying to irk johnnyo a little.

 

[txhazard]

no offense taken.

just rappin' about these tea partiers, trying to irk johnnyo a little.

Cool

 

[Parker]

The Tea Party is about smaller government. Their specific agenda was bringing the troops home and quit being the policemen of the world. The money saved by NOT extending our empire would be used to take care of the current entitlements. With the knowledge that the entitlements in their current form need to be changed as they are not very efficient and wont be around too long.

Talk about compromise. THAT should have been a left leaners wet dream. Stop the aggression in the Middle East and take care of entitlements. The lefties are every bit the war mongers the right is. The proof is in the pudding.

 

[deprave]

Please refer to my sig you bleeding heart liberals and tea party lovers

 

[UncleBuck]

The Tea Party is about smaller government. Their specific agenda was bringing the troops home and quit being the policemen of the world. The money saved by NOT extending our empire would be used to take care of the current entitlements. With the knowledge that the entitlements in their current form need to be changed as they are not very efficient and wont be around too long.

Talk about compromise. THAT should have been a left leaners wet dream. Stop the aggression in the Middle East and take care of entitlements. The lefties are every bit the war mongers the right is. The proof is in the pudding.

most of what you said is correct and i mostly agree with. but it really only applies to the original tea party, as deprave points out. as he aptly points out, it has been hijacked.

poor ol' ron paul will have to rename the tea party now. deprave is even calling it the "liberty movement".

and the point of this thread is to mock that, really. but i also enjoy a good mocking of ron paul worshipers.

 

[Johnnyorganic]

hmmmmm.....

http://www.dailykos.com/weeklypolling/2011/1/14

the question posed in the poll was:
Do you think violence against the current American government is justified or not?

it seems 5% of democrats assented, 6% of republicans and 13% of tea partiers assented.

still statistically irrelevant?

just google 'tea party violence', then google 'democratic party violence'. anecdotal, but telling.

An opinion poll.

At the Daily Kos.

An opinion poll at the Daily Kos.

That is your proof?

Seriously?

Lord God and sonny Jesus!

So far the only thing you have managed to prove is how desperate you are to believe a Progressive talking point.

That 13% of Teabagger respondents are not Teabaggers at all. It's the Daily Kos, for Pete's sake!

In truth, that 13% represents Proggies, Lefties, and Donks who would infiltrate a Teabagger event for the sole purpose of provoking a YouTube-worthy episode.

no offense taken.

just rappin' about these tea partiers, trying to irk johnnyo a little.

No irking.

But plenty of LOLing.

 

[NoDrama]

What is it with you anti tea party people and all your youtube videos? Can't argue the facts?

Disclaimer: I do not support the Tea Party, they are a sham.

 

[RyanTheRhino]

hint: it's not that popular. just ask rick scott.

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/05/poll-rick-scott-earns-his-worst-approval-rating-ever.php

slashes billions out of medicaid and education, requires mandatory drug testing for anyone on welfare, and he garners an approval rating in the 20's.

go figure.

i think we can all agree that if you smoke pot, your kids should starve.

way to go tea party! glad you made yourselves heard (loudly and without class) in 2010. great way to make sure none of you nuts get in the door in 2012.

If you need welfare and still smoke pot, shame on you weed is a luxury and you should be trying to get a job , and good luck if you smoke that a never ending cycle of failure. im sick of rewarding failure.

 

[UncleBuck]

If you need welfare and still smoke pot, shame on you weed is a luxury and you should be trying to get a job , and good luck if you smoke that a never ending cycle of failure. im sick of rewarding failure.

what if they get smoked out for free by a friend and never pay a penny out of their welfare check for weed?

what if they just got high a couple of weeks ago?

what if they are disabled and use it medicinally?

congratulations on being the first to side with the tea party sham.

 

[mame]

Wasn't one of the big problems with drug testing for welfare that it's too expensive and doesn't really accomplish anything because most drugs leave the system quite quickly?

I hear in Florida they deduct the costs of the test from your benefits? So if you pass the test you get to miss out on that aid because they wanted to make sure you aren't smoking any weed? Seems pointless, but TBH I haven't really been following the story... Am I way off base here?

 

[TheDemocrat]

the tea party is so yesterday...losers

 

[chickengutz]

I'm amazed at the number of people who cannot differentiate between the "Tea Party" and Libertarians.

 

[ChronicObsession]

Since when has politics been about douchebaggery and not the commonwealth of the people? I'm almost 30 and I still remember the "american dream" and all that... but today in 2011, what dream?

hint: it's not that popular. just ask rick scott.

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/05/poll-rick-scott-earns-his-worst-approval-rating-ever.php

slashes billions out of medicaid and education, requires mandatory drug testing for anyone on welfare, and he garners an approval rating in the 20's.

go figure.

i think we can all agree that if you smoke pot, your kids should starve.

way to go tea party! glad you made yourselves heard (loudly and without class) in 2010. great way to make sure none of you nuts get in the door in 2012.

 

[ChronicObsession]

People on welfare are about as equal to the state as people on Probation? Criminals??? Piss testing????? JESUS CHRIST, if only a cup of piss could be taken from anyone, how about Obama? LET"S PISS TEST THE GOVERNMENTS!!!
everybody get your guns, molotov cocktail kits, sack of weed and papers, pitchforks and some dixie cups, we are storming the white house!!!!!

Wasn't one of the big problems with drug testing for welfare that it's too expensive and doesn't really accomplish anything because most drugs leave the system quite quickly?

I hear in Florida they deduct the costs of the test from your benefits? So if you pass the test you get to miss out on that aid because they wanted to make sure you aren't smoking any weed? Seems pointless, but TBH I haven't really been following the story... Am I way off base here?

 

[newatit2010]

I like the tea party but you are right. Some how there will be a third party in the elections the votes will get divided and odumbass will win. Then alot of odummy supporters will find what the SOB means by hopey,changey.

Me,I am praying for the solar flares in 2012.

 

[mame]

People on welfare are about as equal to the state as people on Probation? Criminals??? Piss testing????? JESUS CHRIST, if only a cup of piss could be taken from anyone, how about Obama? LET"S PISS TEST THE GOVERNMENTS!!!
everybody get your guns, molotov cocktail kits, sack of weed and papers, pitchforks and some dixie cups, we are storming the white house!!!!!

Uhm...

What are you saying? You didn't answer my question at all.

Are you equating welfare reciepients to criminals? I'm genuinely confused as you seem to be just ranting IDK...