Lord Ashdown Attacks The Tea Party

[barryqwalsh]

“You look at SNP, you look at (Nigel) Farage, you look at Marine Le Pen, you look at the right of Austria and Germany, you look at the Tea Party in America who have these powerful arguments that reach the erogenous zones of the public to whom they are talking and around which they can generate the mass movements that used to be generated for unity and they’re being generated for division.”

Paddy Ashdown Ukip SNP using division to triumph - The Scotsman

 

[Disir]

Well, the Tea Party is ridiculed world wide and has aided and abetted to making the US the laughingstock of the world. This should not come as a surprise. He didn't attack the Tea Party. He made comparisons to the Tea Party.

 

[Iceweasel]

Our libtards don't understand the TEA party, how are their libtards going to understand it?

 

[Rotagilla]

Just look at the tea party platform! The HORROR!

No wonder statists and socialists hate the tea party.

1. Eliminate Excessive Taxes - Excessively high taxes are a burden for those exercising their personal liberty to work hard and prosper as afforded by the Constitution. A fiscally responsible government protects the freedom of its citizens to enjoy the fruits of their own labor without interference from a government that has exceeded its necessary size, scope and reach into the lives of its citizens.

2. Eliminate the National Debt - By implementing fiscally conservative policies at all levels of government, progress can be made toward eliminating the U.S. National Debt. Massive increases in the National Debt have created and continue to create a huge burden for the next generation of Americans, thus imperiling the country’s short-term and long-term economic health and prosperity.

3. Eliminate Deficit Spending - All deficit spending must be eliminated immediately. We insist that government representatives at all levels maintain a fiscally responsible budget and balance the books as would be expected of any American business.

4. Protect Free Markets - America’s free enterprise system allows businesses to thrive as they compete in the open marketplace and strive toward ever better services and products. Allowing free markets to prosper unfettered by government interference is what propelled this country to greatness with an enduring belief in the industriousness and innovations of the populace.

5. Abide by the Constitution of the United States - The U.S. Constitution is the supreme law of the land and must be adhered to without exception at all levels of government. This includes the Bill of Rights and other Amendments to the U.S. Constitution and their provisions designed to protect states’ rights and individual liberties.

6. Promote Civic Responsibility - Citizen involvement at the grassroots level allows the voice of the American people to be heard and directs the political behaviors of our representatives at both the local and national level so they, in turn, may be most effective in working to preserve the life, liberty and pursuit of happiness of this country’s citizens.

7. Reduce the Overall Size of Government - A bloated bureaucracy creates wasteful spending that plagues our government. Reducing the overall size, scope and reach of government at both local and national levels will help to eliminate inefficiencies that result in deficit spending which adds to our country’s debt.

8. Believe in the People - The American people, given their guaranteed freedoms, will thrive in a democratic, capitalist environment which allows individuals to strive toward ever greater achievements, innovations and the efficient production of needed and valued goods and services.

9. Avoid the Pitfalls of Politics - American politics is burdened by big money from lobbyists and special interests with an undue influence on the peoples’ representatives. The Tea Party movement is seen as a threat to the entrenched political parties and thus is the continual target of smear campaigns and misrepresentation of its ideals. We choose not to respond to these attacks except to strongly and explicitly disavow any and all hate speech, any and all violence as well as insinuations of violence, and any and all extreme and fringe elements that bring discredit to the Tea Party Movement. We are a peaceful movement and respect other's opinions and views even though they do not agree with our own. We stand by the Tea Party beliefs and goals and choose to focus our energies on ensuring that our government representatives do the same.

10. Maintain Local Independence - The strength and resilience of a grassroots movement is the ability of citizens at the local level to determine their own platforms, agendas and priorities free of an overriding central leadership. Exercising the clearly stated message of the Tea Party movement by its nature involves discourse about which policies and candidates best hold to our stated principles, and these various opinions should flourish and evolve at the local level.

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

Just look at the tea party platform! The HORROR!

No wonder statists and socialists hate the tea party.

1. Eliminate Excessive Taxes - Excessively high taxes are a burden for those exercising their personal liberty to work hard and prosper as afforded by the Constitution. A fiscally responsible government protects the freedom of its citizens to enjoy the fruits of their own labor without interference from a government that has exceeded its necessary size, scope and reach into the lives of its citizens.

2. Eliminate the National Debt - By implementing fiscally conservative policies at all levels of government, progress can be made toward eliminating the U.S. National Debt. Massive increases in the National Debt have created and continue to create a huge burden for the next generation of Americans, thus imperiling the country’s short-term and long-term economic health and prosperity.

3. Eliminate Deficit Spending - All deficit spending must be eliminated immediately. We insist that government representatives at all levels maintain a fiscally responsible budget and balance the books as would be expected of any American business.

4. Protect Free Markets - America’s free enterprise system allows businesses to thrive as they compete in the open marketplace and strive toward ever better services and products. Allowing free markets to prosper unfettered by government interference is what propelled this country to greatness with an enduring belief in the industriousness and innovations of the populace.

5. Abide by the Constitution of the United States - The U.S. Constitution is the supreme law of the land and must be adhered to without exception at all levels of government. This includes the Bill of Rights and other Amendments to the U.S. Constitution and their provisions designed to protect states’ rights and individual liberties.

6. Promote Civic Responsibility - Citizen involvement at the grassroots level allows the voice of the American people to be heard and directs the political behaviors of our representatives at both the local and national level so they, in turn, may be most effective in working to preserve the life, liberty and pursuit of happiness of this country’s citizens.

7. Reduce the Overall Size of Government - A bloated bureaucracy creates wasteful spending that plagues our government. Reducing the overall size, scope and reach of government at both local and national levels will help to eliminate inefficiencies that result in deficit spending which adds to our country’s debt.

8. Believe in the People - The American people, given their guaranteed freedoms, will thrive in a democratic, capitalist environment which allows individuals to strive toward ever greater achievements, innovations and the efficient production of needed and valued goods and services.

9. Avoid the Pitfalls of Politics - American politics is burdened by big money from lobbyists and special interests with an undue influence on the peoples’ representatives. The Tea Party movement is seen as a threat to the entrenched political parties and thus is the continual target of smear campaigns and misrepresentation of its ideals. We choose not to respond to these attacks except to strongly and explicitly disavow any and all hate speech, any and all violence as well as insinuations of violence, and any and all extreme and fringe elements that bring discredit to the Tea Party Movement. We are a peaceful movement and respect other's opinions and views even though they do not agree with our own. We stand by the Tea Party beliefs and goals and choose to focus our energies on ensuring that our government representatives do the same.

10. Maintain Local Independence - The strength and resilience of a grassroots movement is the ability of citizens at the local level to determine their own platforms, agendas and priorities free of an overriding central leadership. Exercising the clearly stated message of the Tea Party movement by its nature involves discourse about which policies and candidates best hold to our stated principles, and these various opinions should flourish and evolve at the local level.

OH THE HORROR!!!!!! OMG! OMG!! OMG!!!

Seriously,you would have to be a complete moron not to support these goals.

 

[Uncensored2008]

# 5 on the platform is why Disir will always hate and fight the Tea Party,

 

[Rotagilla]

Just look at the tea party platform! The HORROR!

No wonder statists and socialists hate the tea party.

1. Eliminate Excessive Taxes - Excessively high taxes are a burden for those exercising their personal liberty to work hard and prosper as afforded by the Constitution. A fiscally responsible government protects the freedom of its citizens to enjoy the fruits of their own labor without interference from a government that has exceeded its necessary size, scope and reach into the lives of its citizens.

2. Eliminate the National Debt - By implementing fiscally conservative policies at all levels of government, progress can be made toward eliminating the U.S. National Debt. Massive increases in the National Debt have created and continue to create a huge burden for the next generation of Americans, thus imperiling the country’s short-term and long-term economic health and prosperity.

3. Eliminate Deficit Spending - All deficit spending must be eliminated immediately. We insist that government representatives at all levels maintain a fiscally responsible budget and balance the books as would be expected of any American business.

4. Protect Free Markets - America’s free enterprise system allows businesses to thrive as they compete in the open marketplace and strive toward ever better services and products. Allowing free markets to prosper unfettered by government interference is what propelled this country to greatness with an enduring belief in the industriousness and innovations of the populace.

5. Abide by the Constitution of the United States - The U.S. Constitution is the supreme law of the land and must be adhered to without exception at all levels of government. This includes the Bill of Rights and other Amendments to the U.S. Constitution and their provisions designed to protect states’ rights and individual liberties.

6. Promote Civic Responsibility - Citizen involvement at the grassroots level allows the voice of the American people to be heard and directs the political behaviors of our representatives at both the local and national level so they, in turn, may be most effective in working to preserve the life, liberty and pursuit of happiness of this country’s citizens.

7. Reduce the Overall Size of Government - A bloated bureaucracy creates wasteful spending that plagues our government. Reducing the overall size, scope and reach of government at both local and national levels will help to eliminate inefficiencies that result in deficit spending which adds to our country’s debt.

8. Believe in the People - The American people, given their guaranteed freedoms, will thrive in a democratic, capitalist environment which allows individuals to strive toward ever greater achievements, innovations and the efficient production of needed and valued goods and services.

9. Avoid the Pitfalls of Politics - American politics is burdened by big money from lobbyists and special interests with an undue influence on the peoples’ representatives. The Tea Party movement is seen as a threat to the entrenched political parties and thus is the continual target of smear campaigns and misrepresentation of its ideals. We choose not to respond to these attacks except to strongly and explicitly disavow any and all hate speech, any and all violence as well as insinuations of violence, and any and all extreme and fringe elements that bring discredit to the Tea Party Movement. We are a peaceful movement and respect other's opinions and views even though they do not agree with our own. We stand by the Tea Party beliefs and goals and choose to focus our energies on ensuring that our government representatives do the same.

10. Maintain Local Independence - The strength and resilience of a grassroots movement is the ability of citizens at the local level to determine their own platforms, agendas and priorities free of an overriding central leadership. Exercising the clearly stated message of the Tea Party movement by its nature involves discourse about which policies and candidates best hold to our stated principles, and these various opinions should flourish and evolve at the local level.

OH THE HORROR!!!!!! OMG! OMG!! OMG!!!

Seriously,you would have to be a complete moron not to support these goals.

But it's more fun for them to smear, lie and call people names than address the facts...

 

[Rotagilla]

# 5 on the platform is why Disir will always hate and fight the Tea Party,

We'll probably never see her/it again in this thread...not addressing the facts, anyway..

 

[Iceweasel]

But it's more fun for them to smear, lie and call people names than address the facts...

It's easier that way. No thinking required. Makes for good cartoons too!

 

[boilermaker55]

6. Promote Civic Responsibility - Citizen involvement at the grassroots level allows the voice of the American people to be heard and directs the political behaviors of our representatives at both the local and national level so they, in turn, may be most effective in working to preserve the life, liberty and pursuit of happiness of this country’s citizens.

Really!
Quite open-ended now isn't it, to comply to whose interpretation.

 

[Rotagilla]

6. Promote Civic Responsibility - Citizen involvement at the grassroots level allows the voice of the American people to be heard and directs the political behaviors of our representatives at both the local and national level so they, in turn, may be most effective in working to preserve the life, liberty and pursuit of happiness of this country’s citizens.

Really!
Quite open-ended now isn't it, to comply to whose interpretation.

LMAO

The majority, probably. People like to vote and participate rather than being dictated to by "lawmakers".
Life is dynamic, not static. There isn't a handbook for every possible combination of events, so keep looking for bizarre outliers to misinterpret or distort. It'll make you look real clever.

 

[PredFan]

Why is it that people can't attack the Tea Party without lying about it?

 

[Rotagilla]

Why is it that people can't attack the Tea Party without lying about it?

The indoctrination and partisanship is strong in them.

 

[Iceweasel]

6. Promote Civic Responsibility - Citizen involvement at the grassroots level allows the voice of the American people to be heard and directs the political behaviors of our representatives at both the local and national level so they, in turn, may be most effective in working to preserve the life, liberty and pursuit of happiness of this country’s citizens.

Really!
Quite open-ended now isn't it, to comply to whose interpretation.

Now you're getting it. That's the way a republic works.

 

[Disir]

# 5 on the platform is why Disir will always hate and fight the Tea Party,

We'll probably never see her/it again in this thread...not addressing the facts, anyway..

You haven't produced any. Half these clowns are on ignore. So, if you want me to respond to something then you will need to address me specifically.

 

[Kosh]

Well, the Tea Party is ridiculed world wide and has aided and abetted to making the US the laughingstock of the world. This should not come as a surprise. He didn't attack the Tea Party. He made comparisons to the Tea Party.

Far left propaganda at it's best..

Then again the world also laughs at Obama, so not sure how any far left drone could come to this conclusion.

 

[Rotagilla]

# 5 on the platform is why Disir will always hate and fight the Tea Party,

We'll probably never see her/it again in this thread...not addressing the facts, anyway..

You haven't produced any. Half these clowns are on ignore. So, if you want me to respond to something then you will need to address me specifically.

You made ridiculous, uninformed comments about the tea party, so I posted the tea party platform...can you explain your opposition to the ideas in their platform?

Try not to evade, dodge or change the subject ....if you possibly can.

 

[Disir]

Well, the Tea Party is ridiculed world wide and has aided and abetted to making the US the laughingstock of the world. This should not come as a surprise. He didn't attack the Tea Party. He made comparisons to the Tea Party.

Far left propaganda at it's best..

Then again the world also laughs at Obama, so not sure how any far left drone could come to this conclusion.

Did you read the article?

 

[Kosh]

Well, the Tea Party is ridiculed world wide and has aided and abetted to making the US the laughingstock of the world. This should not come as a surprise. He didn't attack the Tea Party. He made comparisons to the Tea Party.

Far left propaganda at it's best..

Then again the world also laughs at Obama, so not sure how any far left drone could come to this conclusion.

Did you read the article?

And the far left distracts..

Go figure!

 

[Disir]

# 5 on the platform is why Disir will always hate and fight the Tea Party,

We'll probably never see her/it again in this thread...not addressing the facts, anyway..

You haven't produced any. Half these clowns are on ignore. So, if you want me to respond to something then you will need to address me specifically.

You made ridiculous, uninformed comments about the tea party, so I posted the tea party platform...can you explain your opposition to the ideas in their platform?

Try not to evade, dodge or change the subject ....if you possibly can.

Sure, no problem. I'll hit it tonight.
Here's more on why you are a laughing stock:
Not-So-Steeped in History US Tea Party Should Keep Its Hands Off Hitler - SPIEGEL ONLINE