The Tea Party "Reclaims Dignity"

@Junkyard_Jim Said

Looks as though both of us believes the other is incorrect.

@boxerdc Said

Which probably means that neither of us is correct..

@ThePainefulTruth Said

Take it back from the big government socialists.

Do you really think people want to go back to racial oppression and Jim Crow? Really??? We elected a black President so he could lay all the criticism he's garnering off on racism?

The worst racists/prejudiced bigots/stereotypers in the country right now are the big government leftists. In the early 60's, blacks had won the fight! But then handed the reigns right back over to the cadre of white racist liberals who had merely taken off their sheets. Most are still on that plantation.

@shinobinoz Said

"Only 35 percent of those who strongly approve of the tea party agreed that blacks are hardworking, compared with 55 percent of those who strongly disapprove of the tea party. On whether blacks were intelligent, 45 percent of the tea-party supporters agreed, compared with 59 percent of the tea-party opponents. And on the issue of whether blacks were trustworthy, 41 percent of the tea-party supporters agreed, compared with 57 percent of the tea-party opponents."
https://www.newsweek.com/blogs/the-gaggle/2010/04/09/new-poll-finds-tea-partiers-have-more-racist-attitudes.html#
I would have hoped that the greatest percentage of american's would have held the belief that blacks are hardworking, intelligent, and trustworthy. Anything lower then 80% is an epic embarrassment.

@crazylikeafox Said

I agree, I would've expected close to 100% from all groups. I wonder though, how is it broken down age wise? I'm betting younger generations have a more positive opinion of Blacks, regardless of political affiliation or any other variable.

@ThePainefulTruth Said

The Tea Party has never been about becoming a third party, it's about retaking the Republican party and they've had some impressive success there this year. The WSJ had a excellent article yesterday about Jim DeMint and his conservative fund PAC. With only a budget of $2 mil, they have already "helped 8 underdog Reaganite candidates win Republican Senate primaries this year".

That was most glaringly apparent in Colorado where with only $141,000 they helped Ken Buck defeat Jane Norton, who was endorsed by 25 Republican senators, which DeMint said made her the establishment candidate. Another notable come-from-behind (close but apparent) success was Joe Miller in Alaska over incumbent, establishment Sen. Lisa Murkowski.

Of course they aren't all successes. Here in Arizona, McCain, with his presidential campaign connections and (overwhelming) money, kept his Republican nomination. If he waffles again after all he's said in his campaign, he risks being lynched--metaphorically speaking of course.

But the Tea Party overall is impressed with the apparent shift from RINOs* to Reaganites, which is all its ever wanted.

The public's anger at the big government tax and spend establishment is swelling to a crest in apparent good timing for the election. If it crashes as promised, it will be amazing how many RINOs will see the light the next day. I can see November from my house!

(*RINO = Republican In Name Only)

@hoppy Said



Lots of people won't admit to being a 'crat these days.

@Spinkiegirl Said

Correction needed here, NOT every American in this country has "anger at the big government tax and spend"

@Spinkiegirl Said

And why is that Hoppy? Are "crats" suppose to be something bad or what?