Party Over? Tea Baggers Losing Strength
John Manning
The tea baggers are starting to remind me of my ex-mother-in-law,
who always used her bags at least twice. No matter how long you let it
steep, the product is weak and watery. The same could be said for trying
to recycle the grassroots angst of the tea baggers. Reusing those same
patsies over and over, as the astroturf string-pullers are doing, is
beginning to lose its potency.
Witness the the defeat of Conservate Party candidate Doug Hoffman in New
York and the fizzle of Operation House Call, an effort led by Rep.
Michelle Bachmann (R-Minn.). It was to begin at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov.
3, lobbying 13 lawmakers with phone calls, emails, and faxes protesting
their plan to produce meaningful health care reform.
�a quick survey of some of the 13 targeted senators� offices
suggests that the �attack� has barely registered on the Hill. Kimberly
Hunter, a spokeswoman for Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va.) says that at a little
after 3:30 on Tuesday, her office hadn�t seen any uptick in calls or
visits. If the tea partiers do call, she adds, �We�re happy to listen
to their opinions.�
Likewise, a spokesman for Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), another target on
the patriots� list, says the office has fielded a few calls from people
saying they are coming to Thursday�s press conference�but overall the
volume has been �nothing unusual.�
As of Tuesday afternoon, the official tea party website indicated
that only 25 patriots were on hand for �Operation House Call.�
While the press is busy thinking of new ways to proclaim the two
Republican victories in this year�s governors� races a referendum on
Obama, there is less focus on the referendum on Sarah Palin and the far,
far rightwing that took place in New York�s District 23 race.
The scary-looking Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman was defeated
by a Democrat, despite people like Palin and Fred Thompson lending their
famous support, and despite Republicans holding that seat since it was
created 16 years ago in 1993.
The big bucks continue to flow to the tea party movement but it might
have to morph into something that appeals to people with higher than
grade school reading skills if it has a future. Sites like
DontKillGrandma.com can only keep manipulating the little people for so
long.
The site is professionally produced by FreedomWorks, headed by lobbyist
Dick Armey, who appeared on the campaign stump with Hoffman. Other
aligned groups are equally well-funded.
Americans for Prosperity, which has taken the lead in the current
fight against reform, is a front group for oil billionaires David and
Charles Koch, co-owners of the world�s largest private oil and gas
conglomerate.
On the other hand, as the deaths by gunshot of the gun-totin� soccer mom
attest (and a local killing that looks pro-gun related), the frontline
little folks might be their own worst enemies.
As one of the patriots on DontKillGrandma suggested, �Can we hold
sit-ins across the country in the middle of America�s busiest highways.
That might get their attention.� Brilliant idea! The tea baggers should
be gone in no time with tactics like that.
Links here:
http://www.pensitoreview.com/2009/11/04/party-over-tea-baggers-losing-strength/
duke
>Witness the the defeat of Conservate Party candidate Doug Hoffman in New
>York and the fizzle of Operation House Call, an effort led by Rep.
>Michelle Bachmann (R-Minn.).
Witness the defeat of the 'rat NJ Governor and the defeat of the 'rat Virginia
Governor.
That which buckwheat supported got their butts kicked.
The Dukester, American-American
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> On Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:45:45 -0200, John Manning <jrob...@terra.com.br> wrote:
>
>> Witness the the defeat of Conservate Party candidate Doug Hoffman in New
>> York and the fizzle of Operation House Call, an effort led by Rep.
>> Michelle Bachmann (R-Minn.).
>
> Witness the defeat of the 'rat NJ Governor and the defeat of the 'rat Virginia
> Governor.
>
> That which buckwheat supported got their butts kicked.
The majority of voters said that Obama had
basically nothing to do with their vote, you
racist shithead.
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prove that Satan is a fiction. The Christian god
may exist; so may the gods of
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no one of these hypotheses is
more probable than any other: they lie outside the
region of even probable
knowledge, and therefore there is no reason to
consider any of them."
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Just James
> On the other hand, as the deaths by gunshot of the gun-totin� soccer mom
> attest (and a local killing that looks pro-gun related), the frontline
> little folks might be their own worst enemies.
>
http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2009/10/gun-toting_soccer_mom_is_shot.html
Grim ending to that little story.
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Just James
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something. It's called faith." ~ Zootal (ARM 10/20/2009)
Priceless
haiku jones
> On Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:45:45 -0200, John Manning <jrobe...@terra.com.br> wrote:
> >Witness the the defeat of Conservate Party candidate Doug Hoffman in New
> >York and the fizzle of Operation House Call, an effort led by Rep.
> >Michelle Bachmann (R-Minn.).
>
> Witness the defeat of the 'rat NJ Governor and the defeat of the 'rat Virginia
> Governor.
Witness the fact that in both cases, the winning
Republicans did so by abandoning the hard-core
God, Guns and Gays approach and instead
concentrated on attracting moderates.
Which fact underscores what many of us
have been saying -- if the GOP goes with
Palin, the mad-dog wing of the party will
be able to indulge in the head-rush of
perfect, smug, and sanctimonious
idieological purity -- and will also become
as marginialized as the Naderites or
the libertarians.
The Republicans really need to take
to heart the reason *why* those
two candidates won. It's their
only hope.
Haiku Jones
Syd M.
> On Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:45:45 -0200, John Manning <jrobe...@terra.com.br> wrote:
> >Witness the the defeat of Conservate Party candidate Doug Hoffman in New
> >York and the fizzle of Operation House Call, an effort led by Rep.
> >Michelle Bachmann (R-Minn.).
>
> Witness the defeat of the 'rat NJ Governor and the defeat of the 'rat Virginia
> Governor.
>
> That which buckwheat supported got their butts kicked.
>
>
Don't start gloating too fast, Dork. The next election is still far
enough away that your thugs could make some crucial mistake and lose
big again.
PDW
The Master
> Don't start gloating too fast, Dork. The next election is still far
> enough away that your thugs could make some crucial mistake and lose
> big again.
The only way that the teabag movement will be a waste, is if they go back
to the GOP.
Dan Listermann
"duke" <duckg...@cox.net> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:45:45 -0200, John Manning <jrob...@terra.com.br>
> wrote:
>
>>Witness the the defeat of Conservate Party candidate Doug Hoffman in New
>>York and the fizzle of Operation House Call, an effort led by Rep.
>>Michelle Bachmann (R-Minn.).
>
> Witness the defeat of the 'rat NJ Governor and the defeat of the 'rat
> Virginia
> Governor.
>
> That which buckwheat supported got their butts kicked.
>
hypa...@comcast.net
Aside from which, when polled the voters in both
states said that their votes had nothing to do with
Obama. They weren't voting against Obama; they
were voting against a candidate they didn't like.
Plus, Democrats won in New York and California.
Also, while gays lost the right to marry in Maine,
which I think is pure bigotry, as least people who
need medical marijuana can now use it without
fear of the cops breaking down their doors.
Dr. Smartass, Troll Veterinarian
news:e6ednTcOsMMkMmzX...@giganews.com:
> Subject: Party Over? Tea Baggers Losing Strength
Sounds like a weather report.
Hurricane Teabagger is losing strength as it comes ashore. It's expected to
be downgraded from a weak Category-1 hurricane to a Republican Depression
by late 2010.
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wrote:
>On Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:45:45 -0200, John Manning <jrob...@terra.com.br> wrote:
>
>>Witness the the defeat of Conservate Party candidate Doug Hoffman in New
>>York and the fizzle of Operation House Call, an effort led by Rep.
>>Michelle Bachmann (R-Minn.).
>
>Witness the defeat of the 'rat NJ Governor and the defeat of the 'rat Virginia
>Governor.
>
>That which buckwheat supported got their butts kicked.
The only "tea bag" election was the NY-23.
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tirebiter
> The tea baggers are starting to remind me of my ex-mother-in-law,
> who always used her bags at least twice. No matter how long you let it
> steep, the product is weak and watery. The same could be said for trying
> to recycle the grassroots angst of the tea baggers. Reusing those same
> patsies over and over, as the astroturf string-pullers are doing, is
> beginning to lose its potency.
>
Hopefully, the fact that this is being noticed by some won't
revitalize them.
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