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However, Tea Partiers have come out of the gate with even lower approval ratings than the Socialism they accuse Obama of wearing. Sound like a strong statement? Then consider this:Americans overwhelmingly describe the tone of political discourse in the country as negative, verging on angry, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll, but more than half say the culture did not contribute to the shootings in Tucson that killed six people and wounded 13, including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.).
However, Tea Partiers have come out of the gate with even lower approval ratings than the Socialism they accuse Obama of wearing. Sound like a strong statement? Then consider this:
1) From the polling data:
11. Do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of the political movement known as the Tea Party? Do you feel that way strongly or somewhat?
------- Favorable ------- ------ Unfavorable ------ No
NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opinion
1/16/11 35 16 19 52 21 31 13
9/2/10 38 18 19 45 24 21 18
6/6/10 36 17 19 50 25 24 14
3/26/10 41 21 21 39 16 23 20
2/8/10 35 20 15 40 20 20 25
That's a 35% approval rating, with only 16% strong approval.
From a Gallup poll, conducted last year, 36% said they approved of Socialism.
That's right, folks. The Tea party has even less approval than Socialists. but how can that be? The answer is that, while the Tea Party originated as a grass roots movement, it has been co-opted by elements within the Republican Party, thus negating the grass roots which began the movement. It is now just another entity in the political spectrum, run by the same dishonest politicians that poisoned the movement.
However, the idea of a Tea Party is still a good one. But for it to be successful, it is going to have to distance itself from the discredited Tea Party Express of Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck, and others who don't give a damn about America, or anything else, except their own self aggrandizement. This puts the Tea Party at a turning point in their brief history. There are 2 ways to go here:
1) Conduct a tea party against the Tea Partyleadersusurpers, throw them out, and take the movement back.
OR
2) Go with the status quo, and accept the fact that the Tea Party is a nothing more than a collection of whores, much like the Democrats and Republicans, and a collection of whores that is rapidly losing it's appeal, and therefore it's power to do anything worthwhile. After all, if you have less approval than Socialists, how are you going to accomplish ANYTHING?
Tea Partiers - The ball is in your court. 4 more years for Obama? That's up to you. The White House can be taken back, but before that can become even remotely possible, you are going to have to take your own movement back from the thieves who stole it.
Finally, the world doesn't revolve around you. You are going to have to convince a majority of Americans, and at a 35% approval rating (even lower than Socialists), and with more than half the country disapproving (52%), you are doing a lousy job. Time for you to step up to the plate, or forever lose the ideals that you are striving for.
Article is here.
Isn't it the problem with all groups that initially begin with a noble idea are fallen to the fringe group who rise quicker than scum.
I think you can see that in such groups as the NRA and Sierra Club. With those two if you actually see the intent of the groups and how they have changed. They both have great ideas and benefit the citizens but now politics as usual as invaded it like bedbugs.
The Tea Party initially was a revolt by the average guy who was tired of the same BS year after year after year. But the likes of Palin quickly saw that as opprotunity to push her product. I really don't think any group is safe from the fringe nuts who seem to jump at that opportunity.
Did Obama blame anyone? i've yet to see this yet.
That was fast! Gotta be some kinda record.
Stewart was on board with Palin saying the Arizona tragedy was the work of a lone gunman that became unnecessarily politicized. However! He became so overwhelmed when she went on to casually commit the same wrong herself by describing Jared Lee Loughner as possibly "left-leaning," that he was driven to invent a new word to describe such an act of hypocrisy: a "Palindrome."
He followed up by essentially calling her a hypocrite and then came up with Sarah Palin's new campaign slogan: "Half the country are amoral a$$holes."
Read more: Jon Stewart Mocks Sarah Palin's Sean Hannity Interview On AZ Shootings
However, Tea Partiers have come out of the gate with even lower approval ratings than the Socialism they accuse Obama of wearing. Sound like a strong statement? Then consider this:
1) From the polling data:
11. Do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of the political movement known as the Tea Party? Do you feel that way strongly or somewhat?
------- Favorable ------- ------ Unfavorable ------ No
NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opinion
1/16/11 35 16 19 52 21 31 13
9/2/10 38 18 19 45 24 21 18
6/6/10 36 17 19 50 25 24 14
3/26/10 41 21 21 39 16 23 20
2/8/10 35 20 15 40 20 20 25
That's a 35% approval rating, with only 16% strong approval.
From a Gallup poll, conducted last year, 36% said they approved of Socialism.
That's right, folks. The Tea party has even less approval than Socialists. but how can that be? The answer is that, while the Tea Party originated as a grass roots movement, it has been co-opted by elements within the Republican Party, thus negating the grass roots which began the movement. It is now just another entity in the political spectrum, run by the same dishonest politicians that poisoned the movement.
However, the idea of a Tea Party is still a good one. But for it to be successful, it is going to have to distance itself from the discredited Tea Party Express of Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck, and others who don't give a damn about America, or anything else, except their own self aggrandizement. This puts the Tea Party at a turning point in their brief history. There are 2 ways to go here:
Did Obama blame anyone? i've yet to see this yet.
Oh look, and now we see its not actual honesty coming from Dana, but worthless hyperbole. You know you're no better than the people who call Obama a socialist with this kind of crap, right Dan?
GOOD. Great... eeevehn.Americans overwhelmingly describe the tone of political discourse in the country as negative, verging on angry, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll,
The culture did not contribute to the killings, a full blooded moron contributed to the shootings. Had "the culture" contributed, dare I say we would have had a spree of killings for a long time. Has not happened. Will not happen. Americans haven't acted that way since a bunch of uppity Brits tried to stop the creation of this nation.but more than half say the culture did not contribute to the shootings in Tucson that killed six people and wounded 13, including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.).
Who didn't see this thread turning into, "it's Palin's fault"?
Is this where we are supposed to insert the warning in regards to discussing the issue and not the poster?
Moderator's Warning: |
The honeymoon’s been good for John Boehner and the American public, according to a USA Today/Gallup poll released Tuesday.
The new House speaker’s favorability rating spiked to 42 percent — or nearly double the 22 percent of respondents who view him unfavorably. The new rating is eight points higher than just after the mid-term election and represents a 15-point jump since earlier in the fall, according to Gallup.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi isn’t seeing the same fortunes. Her unfavorable ratings have stayed constant at 54 percent, while just 33 percent find her favorable — a bump of four points.
Just 25 percent of Americans polled find Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) favorable, and 41 percent unfavorable.
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