Tea partiers: The anger is real; the media picture isn't

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Monday, June 28. 2010

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By Kevin R. Kosar
The Athens Banner-Herald

Sharron Angle's recent U.S. Senate primary victory in Nevada was the latest in a string of high-profile tea party movement victories. The insurgency also helped Nikki Haley finish first in South Carolina's GOP gubernatorial primary.

Tea party voters helped Rand Paul defeat an establishment GOP Senate candidate in Kentucky last month, drove Florida Gov. Charlie Crist and Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter out of GOP primary races and sank the re-election bid of Utah Republican Sen. Robert Bennett.

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#1 Anonymous on 06/28/10 at 01:17 PM

The teapartyers are driving a wedge into the GOP political base. This will allow more seats in congress to be taken by the Democrats who are presently, believe it or not, less divided. The GOP requires a loyalty oath and any outsider will not have the influence to do make a difference.

#2 Anonymous on 06/28/10 at 07:08 PM

it's time for a change. The GOP and the Democratic party have all let the people down. The people want to take government back. You do what you want to do. We are fed up!

#3 Anonymous on 06/29/10 at 05:03 AM

Things have always been changing. Letting the people down….That’s the one thing that has never changed. The people want to take their government back? Back to what? We need to move forward with campaign reform and take the king making power away from the elite ruling class. The middle class is on the way out as we economically equalize with the rest of the world’s population. This has nothing to do with government and everything to do with
predatorial capitalism. It’s unfortunate but without the social programs the poor, and lower middle class would never have a fighting chance. If you don’t believe me……go back 10 to 15 years on your tax returns and see the increase of your earning trend and then check the annual increases in the consumer price index for the same amount of time. The standard of living for the American population has been on a downward spiral for the last 25 years or so. It’s been fun while it lasted.

#4 ISA on 06/29/10 at 05:44 AM

GET THE SOCIALIST OUT OF THE COUNTRY, LETS
RUN THE GOVERNMENT THE WAY THE CONSTITUTION
SAYS AND THE BILL OF RIGHTS. NOT THE OBUMMER
WAY. OUR BEACHES ARE GOING TO THE DOGS.
THE 3RD WORLD LEADERS ARE COMPLAINING TO OBUMMER
THAT HE NEEDS TO CHANGE HIS WAYS. HE IS RUNNING
THE UNITED STATES DOWN. THE DEMOCRATS NEED
TO QUIT SPENDING MONEY WE DO NOT HAVE. LEARN
TO LIVE IN OUR OWN MEANS.

#5 Honestly on 06/29/10 at 08:56 AM

Please explain what you mean by "LETS RUN THE GOVERNMENT THE WAY THE CONSTITUTION SAYS AND THE BILL OF RIGHTS."

I would really like to know exactly what you mean by that. I hear it over and over, but have yet to hear anyone say what it means.

#6 GM on 06/29/10 at 01:54 PM

I'm not ISA and have no idea who it is. However, you ask for an example. This is one regarding guns. I'll be happy to provide you with more but you would enjoy the research much better yourself.

Reacting to a Supreme Court ruling:

Chicago’s Mayor Daley said the city would have in place a new ordinance aimed at making it difficult to purchase and own a gun in Chicago.

"We'll publicly propose a new ordinance very soon," Daley said at an afternoon press conference concerning the gun ban. "As a city we must continue to stand up and fight for a ban on assault weapons as well as a crackdown on gun shops," Daley said. "We are a country of laws not a nation of guns."

Source: http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Daley-Vows-New-Gun-Ordinances-97328384.html#ixzz0sGC1iSMB

NOTE: "We are a country of laws not a nation of guns."

The Constitution of the United States
Amendment 2

A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a Free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

Mayor Daley is guilty of tossing out the laws of the land in support of his manufactured laws of Chicago. That is not governing by the constitution when the constitution is being ignored.

#7 ISA on 07/01/10 at 12:28 PM

Read the United States Constitution,
and read the Bill of Rights. Then you will
understand what I am talking about. Just read.

#8 Honestly on 07/01/10 at 01:59 PM

That's what I figured...you don't really know, you've just heard others say it over and over.

#9 Anonymous on 07/01/10 at 03:35 PM

teaparty is the peaceful way to try and take government back to the people - the next step is revolution by the people. we took our government from an english tyrant and we can take it away from home grown tyrants.

#10 ISA on 07/02/10 at 05:55 AM

I assume you do not have a library card or
you can not read!

#The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a (Republican Form of Government), and shall protect each of them against Invasion(mexicans).

#11 Anonymous on 07/02/10 at 08:23 AM

Here is another good quote:
But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and provide new Guards for their future security.

This is what I am looking forward to.........

#12 Anonymous on 07/02/10 at 09:29 AM

The Declaration of Independence

The beginning.

Basis for another new beginning if politicians continue to be tyrants.

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