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patrice

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6. Where did the Tea Party come from?

Reply to pampango (Original post)

Fri Sep 21, 2012, 12:34 PM

Sep 2012

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Mother Jones: How the Tea Party Killed Mitt Romney [View all] pampango Sep 2012 OP

For once, the Tea Party has actually done something useful Blue Owl Sep 2012 #1

Oh, they're not done. They still have a whole party do destroy in the next few years corkhead Sep 2012 #10

And for flip-flop mittens, the irony is delicious. n/t eggplant Sep 2012 #16

Astute political Cha Sep 2012 #28

Not exactly a news-flash Flashmann Sep 2012 #2

Good article! Thanks for posting it. DonViejo Sep 2012 #3

Tea Party Not Dead Yet Vogon_Glory Sep 2012 #21

Tea party politics is doing extremely well in TX. ananda Sep 2012 #32

Don't blame ME. I voted Democratic n/t Vogon_Glory Sep 2012 #33

Be awesome to send Cha Sep 2012 #29

"self deport" sounds like vigilantism to me & that message from people absolutely in love with guns. patrice Sep 2012 #4

What's hilarious is that the concept of "self-deportation" started as a goof! Cooley Hurd Sep 2012 #7

Wow! Proof positive of how Republicans, apparently so used to privilege, think just saying something patrice Sep 2012 #13

LOL! deafskeptic Sep 2012 #37

I hope Obama gets in a mention of self-deportation at the debates nt flamingdem Sep 2012 #5

Which reminds me.. did Univision ask Cha Sep 2012 #30

Where did the Tea Party come from? patrice Sep 2012 #6

I had thought that some Republicans would join forces with Democrats to fight the TP. randome Sep 2012 #8

Anyone who knows anything about focus grouping should wonder where the word "unzip" cam from, I mean patrice Sep 2012 #9

Whoa! Well said! randome Sep 2012 #11

Yep. Either she is that stupid and whorish, or they are listening to some stupid whorish people, or patrice Sep 2012 #14

Pampango, great article and also the link in your sig line. Very good stuff there. freshwest Sep 2012 #12

The Tea Party is to republicans what ultra-Liberals once were to Democrats. bluestate10 Sep 2012 #15

What is called "ultra-liberal" now, Doc_Technical Sep 2012 #19

Hell, Liberal These Days Is Almost Vogon_Glory Sep 2012 #22

K&R DeSwiss Sep 2012 #17

Exactly, DeSwiss.. Cha Sep 2012 #31

I hate to say it but Mother Jones is wrong.... LynneSin Sep 2012 #18

And the T-baggers will kill the republican party also magic59 Sep 2012 #20

They are running the GOP right over the cliff, and the cowards in closeupready Sep 2012 #23

Since Rmoney and Ryan lie so easily ejbr Sep 2012 #24

After the Obama victory... SHRED Sep 2012 #25

Disagree with thesis believeinhope Sep 2012 #26

Yep I agree with you Ian62 Sep 2012 #34

At least locally the T-party was more than just a collection of bad economic/fiscal ideas quaker bill Sep 2012 #36

"In other words, the fundamentals predicted a fairly close election" Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2012 #27

Um, yeah, sort of, but actually Mother Jones killed the Romney campaign tavalon Sep 2012 #35