- Joined
- Apr 14, 2008
- Messages
- 13,016
- Reaction score
- 5,751
- Location
- Huntsville, AL (USA)
- Gender
- Male
- Political Leaning
- Moderate
"The strength of the Tea Party is all individual's opinions are valued but that no single leader speaks for it."
...
I think it's pretty obvious that Michele Bachmann is about Michele Bachmann," American Majority Executive Director Matt Robbins said.
...
"Let's face it: she's a back-bencher and has been a back bencher congressperson for years. This is not a serious presidential campaign."
In explaining his claim that Bachmann isn't running a serious campaign, Robbins dismissed Bachmann's straw poll win. "They're not accurate reads," Robbins said. "That's not the structure, that's not the money, that's not the seriousness, that's not the gravitas, you know, any of the real big league things that one needs in order to mount a truly credible, nationwide presidential campaign."
The executive director also cited Bachmann's recent staffing and fundraising misfortunes.
The group explains another reason it believes Bachmann should quit the GOP presidential race.
"Bachmann's resulting plunge in the polls is troubling for the tea party, not because 'one of their own' is losing her footing, but because the longer Bachmann stays in the race, the more likely we will see her shift to the right," Ryun wrote in the statement.
"This rightward shift will come as the campaign works to hold on to its more conservative base of support in advance of the release of Bachmann's new book next month."
Ryun continued: "There is nothing wrong with addressing your base during a campaign. However, I suspect that we will hear more from her about social issues and religion to accomplish that goal. As an evangelical who is deeply pro-life, I can say that while many inside the tea party movement are socially conservative, social issues are not what drive the Tea Party."
"When you're running for president, you're appealing to more than just tea party people. And you have to answer questions on other issues as well. So I'm not surprised when any of the candidates are talking about the other issues because those are things that come up in presidential campaigns."
OV
I honestly do not know. So much of the tea party seems to be schizophrenic and takes positions that make no sense to anyone but themselves or fellow true believers. My own brother in law is one of them and spouts terribly contradictory crap that just makes your head spin. He said that tea party means TAXED ENOUGH ALREADY so I asked him about current tax rates and he was woefully ignorant. When I pointed out how 47% - including himself - paid no federal income tax and it would harder to lower their taxes - he just got angry and refused to discuss it.
Here in Michigan they all follow Dick Morris blindly when he was brought in to lead the Prosperity fight against a government international crossing from Detroit to Windsor despite the reality that ALL 100% of the cost is paid for my the Canadians. Morris pockets big lobbying money and they all follow him and drool like zombies. A cool billion dollars would be provided - at no cost to Michigan - to rebuild some roads that are in woeful need of repair - but they reject that despite bitching about roads is the state sport here.
They complain about the middle class but yet support right wing politicians whose very policies help destroy the middle class.
I cannot explain what they will do or why they will do it because they do not follow any logical pattern which makes sense.
Ryun continued: "There is nothing wrong with addressing your base during a campaign. However, I suspect that we will hear more from her about social issues and religion to accomplish that goal. As an evangelical who is deeply pro-life, I can say that while many inside the tea party movement are socially conservative, social issues are not what drive the Tea Party."
Whiskey, Tango, Foxtrot???(Y'all veterans know what I mean...) But then there's this...
(Sadly this post could've had Zyphlin's Law applied to it as well, but it'd be borderline problematic so I'll just go....Fish Sticks)
What is Zyphlin's law?
Welcome to the world of propaganda, misinformation and :spin: Isn't it great!?
A question for the TPs among us: If the TP is all about fiscal and government issues, why are they not promoting Libertarian candidates instead of people like Bachmann & Perry - candidates that are both pretty entrenched in legislating social issues along Biblical lines?
Any political discussion can somehow, some way be related back to South Park
A question for the TPs among us: If the TP is all about fiscal and government issues, why are they not promoting Libertarian candidates instead of people like Bachmann & Perry - candidates that are both pretty entrenched in legislating social issues along Biblical lines?
A question for the TPs among us: If the TP is all about fiscal and government issues, why are they not promoting Libertarian candidates instead of people like Bachmann & Perry - candidates that are both pretty entrenched in legislating social issues along Biblical lines?
Thanks Zyphlin. I can see your point. It was just puzzling that the beliefs would be so similar, but the candidate wasn't considered.
My belief that the TP was social conservative has come from attending rallies in TN & GA. There was a lot of signage that indicated agreement with Biblically-based social policies on topics like abortion, homosexuality, public prayer, etc.
What is Zyphlin's law?
Bachman is blaming rick perry for the group coming out against her...
Bachmann blames Perry for tea party trashing - Maggie Haberman - POLITICO.com
Ive watched this primary very closely and its been a carnival...I dont remember any primary campaign being more of a collision of disengenous chameleons in my political lifetime....999 oops 909....20% flat tax for the rich everyone else can use the OLD tax code....I mean wtf....none of these republicans should be president
The two most honest of the entire crew....are Gingrich and Santorum....the two <gasp> rinos....the teaparty is far righting itself into oblivion....like I always said they would
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?