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StrangerThan -> RE: Bill O’Reilly Compares Tea Baggers to Vietnam War Protesters (2/11/2010 3:11:32 AM)
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ORIGINAL: DomKen
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ORIGINAL: Thadius
That was supposed to be part of the purpose of the convention they held this past weekend. Also at least for me, it was very cool to meet a bunch of folks that had the same mindset on the direction we have been headed for quite some time and what we could do as individuals to make a difference.
So you attended the for profit event? At $550 a ticket? Are you pleased that Tancredo got paid to give an opening speech that included calling for bringing back a prominent symbol of the Jim Crowe era? Do you wonder, after hearing him, why a substantial number of Americans view the tea party movement as essentially a racist movement?
Some obvious points.
Some in the movement probably don't like Obama becase he's black.
Most could care less.They're tired of political doublespeak, their future being sold, and their bank accounts being robbed by politicians.
What must leave liberals dumbstruck is that they've not been able to kill this beast by using the nuclear option of crying racism. I know they must be dumbstruck because in listening to outlet's like CNN, I've heard everything from derision and scorn, to assignation of blame to the movement for recent Democratic electoral losses. It's like they have a zombie in the background who is sightless and drooling and constantly pushing the Go Nuclear button, but everyone else has pulled out the sniper rifles and machine guns... and yet, the movement persists.
I've heard and read many pundits and posters claim that personalities like Glen Beck stirred up the anger in these folks. Got a clue for you, people like Beck don't stir up the anger, they tap into it. The anger is real. I've been hearing it across that vaunted space often referred to as mainstream America for years. It's not new. It's not directed just at democrats. The movement itself was formed by conservatives and probably mostly is fed by conservatives, but the anger itself was not created by this movement. The anger existed prior to it. It has been simmering across the nation for a long time.
Like many movements, this one stands a decent chance of imploding. Only time will be the judge of whether or not that happens. But I can tell you this, liberals haven't helped their cause with the plan of attack they've used against the tea party people for the simple reason that they've addressed everything about the movement except the real anger driving it. That anger has nothing to do with race, which is why the zombie in the background isn't having much effect except among those who want his button to work. By clinging to him however, liberals are stoking the fires as much as anyone, and for some reason, can't see why.
I can imagine Regan standing up at one of these events saying something like.. it's not about race, dummy.
The other thousand points of derision don't work either. Big money drives every political movement. Pointing out that big money drives this one is about as effective as carrying a black pot and pointing fingers at someone else for carrying a black kettle.
I don't care for causes or activists in most cases, mainly because their intent is often to use the rights granted in the constitution to limit someone else's rights. I like this one even though if for no other reason than it is entertaining to watch the media be dumbfounded by it despite their attempts to eradicate it.
It's just damned funny sometimes.
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