chanel
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In Jonathan Alters The Promise: President Obama, Year One, President Obama is quoted in an interview saying that the unanimous vote of House Republicans vote against the stimulus bills set the tenor for the whole year ... That helped to create the tea-baggers and empowered that whole wing of the Republican Party to where it now controls the agenda for the Republicans.
Tea Party activists loath the term tea baggers, which has emerged in liberal media outlets and elsewhere as a method of mocking the activists and their concerns.
On Saturday, the president delivered a commencement address at the University of Michigan where he said one way to keep our democracy healthy is to maintain a basic level of civility in our public debate But we cant expect to solve our problems if all we do is tear each other down.
President Obama: GOP Opposition to Stimulus 'Helped to Create the Tea-Baggers' - Political Punch
Oh my. In the words of Biden 'THAT'S A BIG FUCKING DEAL"!