Dante,
No offense, but you lost the debate. You stated something as fact. I responded.
[fact: Tea Party rallies are expressions of extremist elements}
You then said you are entitled to your opinion.
I agreed.
But the point was that you stated something as fact, not your opinion, and I attempted to correct you.
That was the debate and you ended up supporting my side.
[nope: not about the image. the image was offered up as anecdotal evidence. teh fact that you didn't comprehend the obvious, is what it is]
The rest is all well and good, but has nothing to do with our debate.
And I agree. There most certainly is a freinge[sic] element to the tea party.
There is always a fringe element to any movement.
[State the obvious again. Didn't hear you.]
There is always a sub-fringe within a fringe that makes the fringe look less of a fringe.
anti-Obama rallies, which is what most think about when the Tea Party comes to mind, are an expression of the fringe on the right--Obama is not a citizen eligible for the office he holds, Obama is a socialist, Obama is a Muslim, the Tea Party suggestions that they will arm themselves against government, as the Colonial Patriots did...
It's all there. Asking people to post proof is sophomoric and pedantic all at once. We are not in class, and a post is not an essay---for most of us anyway.
thank you for taking the time to grade my non-essay posts.
That's nonsense Dante, you need to go to a tea party also and find out for yourself.
If you beleive that people are extremists because they beleive in a:
1. Balanced Budget.
2. Smaller more efficient Government.
3. Representative government, where your representatives actually votes to represent their constituents.
4. Less taxes and less regulation on small business.
Then I guess you are right to call tea partiers extremists, if not, you are dead wrong. Yes, there are some fringe elements to any movement, the birthers, however, they make up a minute minority in the movement. The Great majority of TEA Partiers beleive that he is a U.S citizen.
But until you go yourself and they are all over the country, you won't know. I am a proud tea party member and have attended several where you get to meet many like minded people who are not RACISTS or NAZI'S.
BTW Obama is a socialist- Definition of Socialism- A social system based on Government Control over the production and distribution of goods and services.
1. The Car Companies.
2. Health care.
He now has his eyes on the financial industry and after that, energy- cap and tax.
That's a Socialist agenda--- and he is one.
