rightwinger
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"Yawn" old pictures of either infilitrators or idiots. Do you actually have anything you can grasp enough to debate?
Lets get serious here Pilgrim. Here is why I don't respect Tea Baggers and don't think they deserve respect as a legitimate political movement
1. Tea Baggers started protesting TWO WEEKS after Obama took office. They ignored Bush tax cuts that added $2.5 trillion in debt, an unfunded Prescription drug plan, an unfunded no child left behind bil, two wars that were not budgeted. This makes me question their true motiation
2. Tea Bagger tactics: The infiltration of Town Hall meetings in other districts solely to shout down intelligent debate on a critical national issue. People who were not even from the district shouted down, heckled and intimidated people who were there to debate the issue
3. Tea Bagger rhetoric: Balanced budgets and fiscal responsibility are legitimate concerns. Wrapping those concerns in rhetoric about Obama is Kenyan, Obama is a Socialist/Marxist/Fascist, Obama as the equivalent of Hitler and many that were much worse
4. Tea Bagger speakers: Again swayed from the basic message and embraced Tommy Tancredo, Michelle Bachman and Sarah Palin as their keynote speakers. These speakers had an obvious agenda that had nothing to do with fiscal responsibility
These people are not "infiltrators"....they represent your movement and your decisions. So the answer is no. I do not consider the Tea Party to be a legitimate movement and do not think they have earned Americas respect.
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