For a two-and- a-half-year-old movement, the tea party has already left a massive imprint on American politics. No Republican contender for the presidency can afford to betray its positions against taxation, against liberalizing immigration policies, against a loose interpretation of the Constitution. Tea party backers in 2010 helped vault a number of Republican candidates into the House of Representatives, which now boasts a thriving Tea Party Caucus. Need more evidence of its mainstream emergence? Just weeks ago, CNN teamed up with Tea Party Express to sponsor a GOP presidential debate.
These milestones notwithstanding, the movement remains a pipsqueak on the copy desks of newspapers in the land of the free and the home of the brave. The challenge is one of elementary-school grammar: The tea party movement can’t get itself a pair of capital letters.
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How does the AP’s copy brain trust justify this “O”? Minthorn advances a few arguments on that point:
1. “This is what these protesters call themselves.” (Just the way the tea party always has.)
2. “It seems to be a movement that has a lot of local manifestations.” (Like the tea party.)
3. “They sort of seem to share a philosophy of some sort; they have shared ideas.” (Like the tea party!)
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Leave it to the New York Times, that target of right-wing ideologues, to give us a “T” and a “P.” Associate Managing Editor for Standards Philip B. Corbett articulates just why the paper treats the Tea Party properly. “Granted, it’s not a formal organization like the Republican Party. But I would think of ‘Tea Party’ as more akin to, say, a nickname than to a generic common noun. Or you could compare it to an artistic movement — we uppercase ‘Impressionism,’ though it’s not a formal organization.”
Not only does the New York Times give the tea party its due, but its solution also eliminates potential confusion. Let’s not forget that before Sarah Palin and constitutional originalism, a tea party was a gathering of people with hot drinks and finger food. “It’s not a political judgment, just a question of clarity and appearance. It seems a bit odd or distracting to refer to a lowercase ‘tea party’ — as a common noun, a ‘tea party’ is a gathering where tea is served,” writes Corbett via e-mail.
Why do news media capitalize ‘Occupy Wall Street’ but not ‘tea party’? - The Washington Post
Liberal bias at work. :mrgreen:
The liberal media rallies around liberal causes, and tries to discredit causes that don't conform the liberal ideology... It's really just that simple.
The liberal media rallies around liberal causes, and tries to discredit causes that don't conform the liberal ideology... It's really just that simple.
Occupy Wall Street is commonly referred as OWS , so it is natural they capitalize it when spelled out. Plus it's relatively new. There are more than one tea party groups so unless you are stating a specific one, it would probably be incorrect to capitalize it.
For a two-and- a-half-year-old movement, the tea party has already left a massive imprint on American politics. No Republican contender for the presidency can afford to betray its positions against taxation, against liberalizing immigration policies, against a loose interpretation of the Constitution. Tea party backers in 2010 helped vault a number of Republican candidates into the House of Representatives, which now boasts a thriving Tea Party Caucus. Need more evidence of its mainstream emergence? Just weeks ago, CNN teamed up with Tea Party Express to sponsor a GOP presidential debate.
Liberal bias at work. :mrgreen:
Same reason the called President Bush " Mr Bush" and they call Obama "President Barrack Obama".
The only people to blame for the liberal bias in American media is the conservatives for not setting up more outlets to spread their bias.
With the wide diversity of views available today in the expanding broadcast system, there is a simple solution for any family seeking an alternative viewpoint or for any lawmaker irritated by a pugnacious talk-show host. Turn the dial.
As usual, you are using the conservative "I'm a victim" playbook. The ideology of the media is earning money and the stories they cover are meant to increase print circulation and ratings. Conservatives constantly whine about a liberal media when none exits.The liberal media rallies around liberal causes, and tries to discredit causes that don't conform the liberal ideology... It's really just that simple.
Yeah ... that has absolutely nothing to do with it. Proper nouns get capitalized. Thus, Tea Party Patriots gets caps. Tea Party Express gets caps. But tea party, which is not an organization but a generic name, doesn't.
We can just dispense with the notion that capitalization means "Important" or "We Likey!!" Capitalization faciliates understanding, which is usually the goal of communication. It's not an endorsement.
I thought the OP was a joke. I can't believe people take this seriously.
Same reason the called President Bush " Mr Bush" and they call Obama "President Barrack Obama".
Neither in it's current state is a "grass roots" movement, The Tea Party in it's early stages was something I could identify with, Now it's nothing but hysterics and the ill-informed.
Being against tax hikes isn't exactly being misinformed, It's called common sense; No one should want to give more of their hard earned money to a government that absolutely pisses it away on absolute horse **** programsIt was always hysterical and ill-informed. It's a group of people who came up with the slogan Taxed Enough Already at a time when they'd never paid less taxes in their entire lives.
Does the Tea Party like the media?Liberal bias at work. :mrgreen:
And how is the media treating them? Well I hope.I'm pretty sure a few of their spokespeople work for the media.
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