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  • Damn straight we're gonna criticize you for spouting nonsense and dressing like you haven't taken your meds in a week.

    I'm embarrassed to be from the same country as this goon.

  • nice costume, wacko

  • MISCONCEPTION- The Tea Party is no about being Democrat or Republican, white or black.

  • @IamThePeople1 , never saw a Tea Party Democrat. The Tea Party is a bogus grass roots movement funded by the Koch brothers & Rupert Murdoch, and others for the sheer purpose of crippling and tearing down the federal government so big corporations can operate freely without regulations. The common citizen is nothing but a pawn.

    You hear the right wing media mention "socialism" all the time, but the flip side of the coin is a corporatocracy which controls the government.

  • @ffairlane57 look again

  • @IamThePeople1 , I did look again.

    I verified my claim that The billionaire Koch brothers are bankrolling the Tea Party.  I still stand by that claim.

  • @ffairlane57 Perhaps you are looking in the wrong places to answer lifes questions. It's all good Sir.

  • ITS BE FUNNY if a black slave from the 1700s beat the hell out of this racist asshole an fuck him up his ass

  • Button Gwinnett died firghting a duel (during the Revolution)

  • BG was from Gloucester in England, not a Scot like this fool seems to suggest.

  • I love how people like this tend to have no substance in their arguments they just say broad things like no big government and return to the constitution. Does he want black people to only count as 3/5 of a person? Probably not but who knows. This is what happens when Sarah Palin's gollie gee and aww shucks kind of politics finds a home... a bunch of people who don't know very much about politics get duped into voting against their interests and they get behind issues that don't matter.

  • this guy needs to get a big bag of smelly catshit smashed into his face

  • Teabaggers don't even know what the original tea party was all about. This convention was funded by the Koch brothers, a couple of super rich guys that pay very little in taxes and benefit hugely from our "social" system. The teabaggers are all being duped into believing that they are grass roots and doing this for the common man. They are puppets for big business only. Get the money out of the elections and let's have real democracy.

  • @tombeardman the tea party is ALL about small businesses and taking control out of the federal government. you dont know WHAT the hell youre talking about.

  • @Phi16180 i like all the black people at the rallys,, and what about all the mexicans the teebags attractt,,,there gonna do alot for poor people. they got there speaking points for all the rebublikahn stuff,,not much else

  • @Phi16180 You don't know what your talking about. Tax cuts on the rich and small government are exactly what rich republicans want. They can make all the money they want and do what ever they want. People like you have been tricked into thinking that somehow the constitution is dead and big government is the problem. When George Bush did more to make government bigger ,more corrupt and destroy the constitution then Obama ever will.

  • @D3lusionPr00F you just contradicted yourself.

  • @Phi16180 how

  • @D3lusionPr00F "You don't know what your talking about. Tax cuts on the rich and small government are exactly what rich republicans want."

    "When George Bush did more to make government bigger ,more corrupt and destroy the constitution then Obama ever will."

    Bush is a rich republican.

  • @tombeardman you are right my man very good

  • @tombeardman its sad how the republican party basically uses fear and lies to get dumb people to vote for them. I have noticed that the majority of people who are republicans are idiots. Some aren't but most are. Thats why the GOP nominates people who they think that people will want to hang out with instead of someone with any substance. George W. Bush is the best example and now Sarah Palin is just making it worse.

  • @tombeardman ALL LIBERALS DEMOCRATS OUT !!!!!!!!!!!

    IMPORTS KILLING AMERICANS DAY BY DAY!!!!!!!!!

    AND PUT WALL STREET MORE RICH DAY BY DAY.

    ALL USA FACTORIES ARE NOW OVERSEAS AND YOU AND YOUR KIDS HAVE BURGUER KING AND HOT DOG PLACES TO WORK!!!!!!!

  • @drewbrazil918 Hey moron, it's the Republicans who deregulated the market and led to corporations shipping jobs over seas in the first place. The Democrats wanted to raise tariffs and pass a bill that regulated the industries from outsourcing all of their work, but the Republicans in Congress BLOCKED the bill. You really have no idea what side you're on. Republicans are pro big business, which means making moves (especially outsourcing) that will profit these companies. You fucking idiot.

  • the tea party folks are unamerican. they only want to stop our nation from being healthy and progressive. love it or leave it tea baggers

  • @star1876 Stick your obama's mandate up your ass

  • @star1876 wow, ya nothing like a socialized progressive country. Maybe if we mess up the economy and country some more, we can be just like the Soviet Union

  • @star1876 are you crazy are lazy because i have raised 2 kids and payed for my house and have my own health care paying it for myself. I started a family when I was 18 and everyone now a days are wanted the kids to stay on mom and dads health till 26 well that is what is wrong with world now a days. The most I have ever made in a year is 50,000 dollars go figure.

  • tea party fucking nuts lost, there is a god

  • I think we should be fighting against the big corporations with anti-trust laws and unethical business practices. We should also be fighting against the war machine. That's where most of our tax dollars are going. But dumbass republicans don't understand this...like this fool.

  • The GOP has already lost. By November the Tea Party movement will have cooled tremendously and all that anger will subside.

  • @cabalofdemons don't count on it! time to drive the libs and progressives out of our government...

  • Wow! We don't need this war! Have you forgotten about the hundreds of people who suffered and died in 9/11? And don't you tell me it is a conspiracy because it's not, you liberal! I agree with you that we should fight against big corporations and our government to get hard working men and women's money back. Period.

  • I've known this guy from the time I was a little kid because he is my best friends father. He is a very good and patriotic person and has no other motive than the wellfare of our nation. I hope that more and more people like this will continue to fight against bigger government.

  • Sad that Brainwashed people have No Understanding of these Patriots. They will see on 11-02-2010.

  • I Love this guy. He was in 'Tea Party Movie'.  A great historical re-enactor.

  • I met this guy at the convention, and he was wonderful, and always "in character" he even had a copper teapot with his Patriots Costume.

  • the origional tea partiers were domestic terrorists, although their principles were right they did cause terror for the brittish, to be a terrorist only means that you purposefully try to cause fear to your enemy. at least these tea partiers can claim they really do have something in common with the real tea partiers other than those ugly ass outfits

  • the tea party has devolved into angry republicans. Its not even libertarian anymore.

  • teabaggers = overrated

  • Get this Mr. Dress-up trying to speak in a 1700s accent. Man....our Fonding Fathers and the original Tea PARTY members must be spinning in their graves. So sad.

  • @stonethemason Have you ever been to an historical re-enactment event?

    He was simply showing the Importance of the Signers of the Constitution.

  • What Glenn Beck did to Debra Medina proves he is nothing more than a wolf in sheep's clothing.

  • what did he do? what did Glen Beck do to Debra Medina?

  • I think his hat is on a little too tight. He should try to get a casting part in a movie and not be speaking about history and the constitution. Look closely, this is what happens when you refuse to take your lithium for more than a week.

  • @branscom81203  Let face it this guy would have gone anywhere he could wear a dress!

  • button gwinnett "signed" the revolution? what an idiot.

  • GOP corporate-state-elite yokes another gang of corporate serfs under a different logo for another round of cons by the rich that allowed the most successful terror attack on our soil, collapsed the economy and led the trillion dollar invasion of iraq disaster.

    next stop, iran!

  • The Stupid: It burns.

  • A bunch of Uber patriotic, historically ignorant, racist,bigot,xenophobes who hate the idea Obama is the president. Tea baggers are nazi-esque loudmouthed, dangerous violence inciters. We need to throw them OUT of the US, so they don't start their little REVOLUTION that they are screaming about starting.

  • @zoarmonkey How about, we throw out good for nothing Barack hussein?

  • JGRPGR--I have a better idea... why don't you sit on a crowbar and and bounce up and down, you racist bigoted piece of shitt

  • @zoarmonkey Fuck you, ugly nigger

  • @JGRPGR just cause zoarm calls you out for being the son of knucle draggin piece of white crap shit head. just cause your mom sucks black guys dicks well that s no reason to think he may be black. Heck I dont like you either.

  • Nope, nobody in family likes stinking ugly half human half monkey niggers

  • @JGRPGR are you talking about your mom?

  • Nope

  • @JGRPGR then your grandmom, or was it your sister LOL

  • Observing your previous comments I came on conclusion that you're mentally under 10

  • @JGRPGR That still makes me three points more intelligent than your whole family LOL

  • Elaborate

  • Can someone explain exactly what these tea party people want? Because they can't seem to. "Reduction of government" is a meaningless statement.

  • Go back to the 18th century.

  • IS IT TIME?! Go to USRevolution2 (dot com) and get your flag of the Second American Revolution. They were all over the convention and the crowd in the Scott Brown Rally. They are made in America and look exactly like the flag of Betsy Ross with a Roman numeral II in the center of the 13 stars. This flag is now in all 50 states and spreading from porch to porch. They make great gifts for family, friends and recovering Liberals.

  • Why don't you get a midget to shove his head up your ass so you can pretend you're a centaur.

  • "...one of the signers of the American revolution..."? This tea baggin brings out all of the morons.

  • i agree with the principles of the tea party deal but not the people. I am not a fan of palin at all. now Ron Paul on the other hand...

  • I just hope this Tea Party ends up like the first tea party; in armed revolution where everyone on American soil who supported the tyrannical government was tarred and feathered, hung, shoot, imprisoned, or chase up into Canada.

  • You're a traitor, you teabagging faggot.

  • @loonmaniac yeah that's right a traitor

    thomas jefferson said anyone who does not criticise the POTUS is a traitor

    that's the right word Traitor

    we must see who the enemy is and prepare

    obama show ur certificate

    we saw u got 666 on your front page news the day ur election victory was in the headlines

    we know who u are

    that's prophecied in the bible

    not a very well-known part of it but it's the passage about the antichrist

    obama's the antichrist

  • Are you fucking insane or just an idiot?

  • @loonmaniac u realize what "undocumented" means ?

    say a thief pries into the oval office at night undetected and threatens the president with a weapon, what would be his fate ?

    Death

    we have no proof Obama's who he says

    he's an unidentified unknown

    he could be joe brown from africa

    we have to investigate and if u oppose it you're a traitor to the USA Thom Jefferson said that

    "anyone who does not criticise the POTUS is a Traitor"

    averting tyrants

  • So you're insane. Try shock therapy and massive amounts of thorazine.

  • @loonmaniac i think i should kill myself

    ok ? Hitler

    obama-demon

    666

    i know u have concern for my good at heart and u're good urself

    u moron

  • Mash up th' chopped egg a bit wif a fo'k. Shet mah mouth! Mix togither th' chopped hard-boiled egg, mayonnaise, celery an' onion, as enny fool kin plainly see. Sprinkle wif salt an' pepper an' curry powder t'taste. Mix wif a spoon, as enny fool kin plainly see. Toast yer bread slices. Put a layer of lettooce on one slice of toasted bread, spread th' egg mixture on top of th' lettooce, put t'other slice of toasted bread on top.

  • @loonmaniac run run

    the topic is obama's citizenship and u'll not get away with it

    obama's the greatest criminal in the history of humanity worse far far worse than hitler the mongol genghis khan and stalin combined

    he's the only criminal, an undocumented alien, a total unknown, who has willfully tricked the whole world, and obtained the nuclear force, (breached Army top secret clearance by using a forged - that's documented - birth certificate) who can blow us all up 1000 times

    run

  • @loonmaniac obama will be charged with high treason of the highest army secrets' breach

    that carries automatic death sentence and court-martial

    we're looking a three-year trial and obama on death row right afterwards

    his certificate better not be a forgery because he'll burn

  • You are a traitor talking sedition.

  • @loonmaniac

    Tom Jefferson said one's a traitor if one didn't criticise the president

    so what are you loon ?

    A traitor because u say "don't question his birth certificate"

    if u say i'm talking SEDITION, because I say "if one forged one's certificate and got the Presidency and then the Army's top secrets, one's done HIGH TREASON" then u're opposing the constitution

    What does the constitution say for people breaching the top Army secrets, huh ?

  • You are talking sedition.

  • @loonmaniac u're off topic

    i'm not a tea bagger

    i'm a birth person

    and a religious person not political

    god Kalachakra

  • @loonmaniac top army breach's also TREASON

    it's traitors and scoundrels galore

    this's soddom and gomorrah

    where've we fallen to ?

    turn away and reveal the nature of the beast

    obama's victory in the headlines was destroyed by the press running the Lottery draw on front page: 666

    reveal this to the world

    this is Obama's FATAL HEAD-WOUND of the Bible

    his christian faith killed (he has the 7 heads-beliefs of the antichrist- the Beast - of the Bible)

  • There is no God.

  • @loonmaniac i know there is no god

    kalachakra is as everything in Tibetan Tantric Buddhism's world-view i.e. illusion, created by mind and created by cause and effect i.e. karma

    Buddhism is strictly scientific

    no creating god

  • @Birwapa Srry, read the rest of your comments and realized you're a troll. GJ, I thought you were actually crazy xD

  • @clydethepure being a troll means that one thinks asking for the certificate is normal

    shows the real troll is you

    why don't u volunteer ONE SINGLE HONEST OPEN HAND ?

    what's this anger brother ?

  • @loonmaniac

    I'm Buddhist of Tibetan Tantric Buddhism, the world's highest form of culture by it's Tantra, Mantra, Yoga, philosophy, which none have, be it modern science (that is sending the world straight into a brick wall by global warming and 1,5 billion cars for 2030) or any other creed. My god in Tantric Buddhism is Kalachakra, and i'm it's world authority now after 28 years of post-university research

  • Fact is truly crazier than fiction. Saturday Night Live could not have made a funnier skit. "I'm Button Guidette from Brunswick Georgia..with the Golden Isles Tea Party." Nice accent, he should try out for Back to the Future IV.

  • Ron Paul 2012. Tea Party movement has been hijacked by the Republican NeoCons.

  • corporate whores.

  • Catch him at the next teabagger convention. He will be wearing his Napoleon outfit and contesting the constitutionallity of the Louisiana Purchase!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • yaaaaaaaaaaaaah this mans hat is cool!!!!!!!

  • The current Administration is tyrannical because it want to provide an alternative to the health care oligopoly.

    Meanwhile, the last administration with it's unnecessary tax driven war and spying on private citizens was no need for alarm.

    ...yeah...sure...

  • He learned about Button from Fallout 3. I bet 20 bucks on that.

  • I liked it more when these people were referred to as teabaggers.

  • Good to see that even political conventions have crazy cosplayers.

  • if your an American , and you believe in the Constitution , you believe in freedom and of it's people , God Bless all that do and God Bless America

  • SPAM!

  • Crack is a bad thing.

  • Anointed7

    BORN IN THE USA?

    'I don't know whether Obama's a U.S. citizen'

    Growing list of lawmakers, talkers questioning eligibility of president

    Tennessee state Senate speaker and gubernatorial candidate Ron Ramsey has joined the growing ranks of officials and prominent commentators who say they are unsure of whether President Barack Obama is a U.S. citizen.

    Hawaii state Sen. Will Espero

    Oklahoma state Rep. Mike Ritze

    U.S. Rep. Bill Posey, R-Fla.

    Arizona state Sen. Sylvia Allen

    ...

  • ...Arizona state Rep. Judy Burges

    Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin

    Former House majority leader Tom DeLay

    U.S. Rep. Roy Blunt, R-Mo.

    U.S. Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz.

    Feminist icon Camille Paglia

    New Hampshire State Rep. Laurence Rappaport

    Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Michael Savage, Mark Levin, Lou Dobbs, Peter Boyles and WND's Chuck Norris and Pat Boone

    Longtime New York radio talker Lynn Samuels

  • birther moron

  • @ObamasTheBeast I hope you realize that "Questioning" and "having evidence that supports them" are completely different things. Show me /that/ and I'll start taking birthers seriously.

  • clydethepure wow ! power to y' ! go get it ! we've been hollering for evidence for a year now we're fed up of questions we want ANSWERS u're right on target there i didn't put it so clearly thanks a lot PS the onus is not on us to show evidence Obama's POTUS He is the one seeking public election and office we're the People and the land belongs TO US NOT HIM We decide if we allow him OR NOT We'll survey his proof and see if he avoids jail and rap
  • @Birwapa I think you missed my point there: I was trying to say that there is NO REASON to suspect that Obama ISN'T A CITIZEN because HE'S PROVIDED HIS BIRTH CERTIFICATE ALREADY.

    i.e., all the birthers are just complaining (loudly) without any backing besides "He doesn't fit our idea of what an American should be, so he obviously can't be an American."

    Also, I hate to break it to you, but the MAJORITY OF AMERICANS WANTED HIM TO BE PRESIDENT. Hence why he has the job.

  • FREEDOM OF SPEECH!!!

  • i agree with sexism, racism and tea partism

  • From Asia: Your Negro Obama receive only 12% of Chinese vote in 2008 in your nation! We knew he is a fraud and in over his head!

  • Right wing nuts... If they don't win the election it's no longer democracy, it's tyranny... What a bunch of mooks. "Most people don't agree with us?! It must be a communist plot!!"

  • Racist.....sell outs....going down the road to obscurity and irrelevance

  • I saw this and I thought it was a parody on the tea party movement until I saw CSPAN

    seriously the day Sarah Palin gets elected president is the day I flee the country

  • For all of you people who believe Democrats are Democrats, they are not, they are Progressives and Progressives are Socialists, Communists and Marxists and they are traitors to this country.

  • You can't be serious. American Democrats are socialists? In the rest of the developed world, American Democrats would be considered right wing. The Republicans would be considered beyond right wing. More like fascist bully thugs.

    Mother of God but Americans have a distorted isolated view of things.

  • you mean people who advocate small government and emphasize your rights in the constitution are "fascist bully thugs"?!?!?! Stop watching MSNBC. Fascism holds a majority of its views the same a communism.

  • @david,

    nope. I assure you, the Patriot Act was courtesy of the Bushistas. Stop listening to Rush Limbaugh.

  • maybe there was a reason America HAd one of the largest immigraation waves in history... because we're not like the rest of the world.

  • @david -

    Or maybe it's because you share a vast border with an underdeveloped country, so it's been relatively easy for people to sneak in. This is generally not the case with European countries. Despite that, you'll find there are a high number of immigrants in Europe. Evidence? The most popular boys names for infants in Belgium is Mohammed. Also, a lot of countries in Europe don't allow citizenship by birth...

  • OKAY obama the beast guy... stop the bull. hes an american, stop. and treblepop, i would agree with you for the most part but when you look not all illegals are from mexico. the only reason they first implemented birthright citizenship is for the slaves. only reason. plain and simple. i for one would love a "heritage system" or whatever you would call it. this isnt belgium and that makes me not care. people can name their babies whatever they want. thats a right.

  • @david -

    Regarding the name Mohammed being the most popular for male infants...... the point was immigration. There are a huge number of people from Muslim countries in Europe. Western Europe is NOT traditionally Muslim.

  • Im pro immigration and anti illegal immigration, different from anti immigration. You can believe in whatever religion you choose. so please enlighten me as to what you were getting at?

  • DAVIDRICCIBOBBY

    O'Reilly said two days ago : "The certificate is just a FACSIMILI, I want Obama to send me the original"

    Congress Rep. Nathan Deal also sent a letter asking Obama where he should send people asking questions about the certificate.

    Internet is awash with articles about it now

    What, when and how will it give ?

  • From Asia: America is forever cursed for bringing Negroid Slaves to your land! We in China knew better and never traded in Negroids! Your Obama is very bad for you! Dr Christian Chan Asia

  • @FLHR1999 I'm wondering of Poe's Law is coming into effect here, cause otherwise I'd reply with some links to a dictionary.

  • I've always thought that conservatives were funny, but they're even funnier now that they're out of power.

    Seriously, left wing activists sometimes act crazy. But they've got nothing on these nutters.

  • @fearguis

    So you disagree with the constitution?

    All this guy said was that we should return to the constitution. If you disagree with that, why do you live in America?

  • That's called a strawman.

    There is nothing unconstitutional about Democrats winning an election by popular vote.

    You right wingers lost. Get over it. It's not tyranny. It's a democracy.

  • @fearguis This person is not conservative. This "organization" is trying to hijack the tea part movement to make some money. That's why the ticket prices are so high and he mentions Sarah Palin. Notice the question at 1:17 and how the guy stutters a bit.

  • @didles123

    I agree. Having Sarah Palin speaking at a Tea Party event is like having Mao speak at a civil liberties event.

    The Tea Party movement is being hijacked by neo-cons (apparently) who believe that they can rally votes simply by speaking engagements or supporting the Tea Party movement. They are wrong. The Tea Party is about policy of liberty, not policy of disliking democrats/Obama/whatever. Most Tea Party folks are fucking tired of the neo-cons just as much as the democrats.

  • Democrats in congress are mostly Communists, Marxists and Socialists calling themselves Progressives.

  • @FLHR1999

    Progressives are mostly Communists, Marxists, and Socialists who dare not speak the name. Rememeber Maxine Waters? "This liberal is about socializ-uh, uh, uh, basically taking over your companies." Leftists dare not say who they really are.

  • @herbs814 -

    The US is incredibly wealthy. Yet the standard of living is lower than in Scandinavian countries which are far to the left of the US. I think the evidence is clear, if America wants her citizens to enjoy a higher quality of life, then she must go much further to the left. And by the way, the rest of the world considered George Bush to be a fascist thug with no regard for the rule of law. Get over yourself and your obnoxious red-baiting.

  • @TreblePop

    If America wants a higher quality of life, it must return to the right. George Bush was way too far to the left (unfortunately Congress was too).

    Anyone who understands how freedom is maintained and prosperity is created understands that everything good comes from the private sector, not government.

  • @herbs -

    Evidence proves your statement to be false. The countries with the highest standards of living in the world with least corruption and the healthiest populations are those in Scandinavian - with left leaning governments. So you can say whatever you please. I could say the moon is made of green cheese or that the earth is flat. Wouldn't make it true, though.

  • From Asia: Your cursed for bringing Negro slaves to your nation! We in China were too wise as we knew better!

  • I hate the liberals for their lack of balls but I hate conservatives with their wanting religion to dictate politics, unnecessary wars, and celebration of ignorance. So since no candidate represents my beliefs I don't think I will ever vote again. Oh and don't give me that Libertarian crap because voting for them is about the same as not voting.

  • @ bartov, I can understand your point of view entirely. It's the same in a lot of countries.

  • @bartov

    Conservative here. Hate the wars. Am an atheist. Dislike ignorance.

    Why do you lump "conservatives" in with neo-con douche bags?

  • Those are the only guys that get coverage by the "News" Media. Kinda like how all Christians and Muslims aren't crazy and hateful it is just that the insane ones drown out the voices of the peaceful and loving ones.

    Voting for anything besides local issues is a waste of time. You have to be corrupt and kinda evil to be successful at politics.

  • just another mouthy a hole happy that someone is finally listening to his rant, does not change he is an old fool.

  • Well, the problem I have seen with the Tea Party group is that they are all over the place. One side wants a limited government and freedoms... Another wants a Christian conservative government full of republicans.... And just others are all over the place. Plus half of them don't understand who the finding fathers are. :/ So, honestly our government needs someone who is not conservative or liberal. I think both sides can be moronic.

  • @DreamEmpress I've never seen so many people screaming about the Constitution, who have never bothered to read it, as the Tea Baggers...

  • Gag on a ball bag douchebags.

  • Chris Crocker has been seen in Hollywood shotin the "Leave Ben Bernanke alone" movie.

  • Lets go back to the good ol' times. You know, when weren't a douche of a world power. I think the Tea Baggers are missing the point. Where were they during the Bush era? I would like to think the country is trying to forget what happened during those eight years.

  • @OctillianODS

    The tea party movement came about when big banks started to fail and the federal government was thinking about how much they would have to throw at the banks to fix the problem. It didn't exist when Bush was president because that event hadn't happened yet.

  • search (watch?v=UpvLmoPy4Ws) on youtube it's the 1st video

  • search (watch?v=UpvLmoPy4Ws) on youtube it's the 1st video

  • Tea Party, woot!!!

  • go fuck yourself tea gaggers

  • actor

  • i like teabagging.

  • Are there any minorities in the Tea Party?

  • This guy has obviously watched Mel Gibson's "The Patriot" one too many times.

  • lol wtf is he a reinactor?

    lol Tebaggers, the party of reinactors and domestic terrorists since '08

  • Your all fucked up

  • it's interesting how so many cities in america were named after european ones. Damn... Brunswick, Georgia :D (original one is in Germany)

  • oh yeah...we need to listen to guys like this...go teabaggers go....

  • Is this what the Republican Party, my party, has come to? Idiots like Sarah Palin, Racists, Religious Fanatics, and Lunatics? At what point did we decide that channeling Moses was more important than governing wisely? What a three ring circus weve become.  I am so fucking ashamed...

  • @waltham --

    They're appealing to a limited demographics. Whites will be the majority in America for a short number of years. I guess the Republicans will amp up the anti-gay crap then, and promote increasing numbers of non-Whites to leadership roles. Homophobia seems to be even more intense among non-Whites. Regardless of their course, they're painting themselves into a corner. I blame the liberals too, because of their race obsession

  • How are the Tea Party principals race-related at all?

    The ideas of liberty and limited government can be embraced by blacks and whites equally. The fact that blacks are mostly liberal has more to do with liberals calling conservatives racist than conservatives actually being racist.

  • @shamgar001 I think it has more to do with the Republican Party opposing Civil Rights legislation in the 1960's and 1970's (not like the Blue Dog Democrats didnt do the same) The Republican stand on Civil Rights has always been a historical contradiction, given Lincoln's stand on Civil Rights in the second half of the Civil War. Somewhere, the message got lost I guess...

  • @waltham,

    The Dixiecrats did indeed oppose Civil Rights legislation. Well a lot of them did. Not all. And it was LBJ from Texas who pushed thru the most sweeping Civil Rights legislation. The racist elements of the Democratic party abandoned ship long ago though, and went over to the Republican side. It's why the solid Democratic south became the solid Republican south within the course of a generation.

    I'm sure you already realize all of this, of course. But it's often overlooked.

  • @TreblePop You are quite right. If I remember correctly, it all happended about the same time Richard Nixon changed from the Democratic to Republican parties...

  • I'm not talking about Republicanism, but rather conservative.

    But I can appose a particular civil rights act without being racist, if I think that such a law was unjust, or would harm the country disproportionately.

  • @shamgar001 So you see Conservatives not as a member of a larger group, but as a separate party entirely? Well, good riddance to them...

  • @Waltham

    No, I'm saying that just because some within the Republican Party indulge in racism doesn't mean that everything conservative is racist.

  • There is plenty to blame Liberals for, but the Tea baggers are a conservative creation and a conservative problem.

    The Conservative Movement appears to have given up on a reason argument, and now resorts to equal amounts of religious zeal, fear, and good old fashioned hatred.

    This is NOT what the Republican party or Republican philosophy is about...

  • What's with all the "homo" "faggot" "poof" comments? I thought the right-wingers were the bigots. Evidently the people from left and center are bigots as well.