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Tue Jan 15, 2013, 04:38 PM Jan 2013

Florida Teabaggers changing their name... [View all]

Ever notice how right-wing groups who want to infringe on others' liberty, love to put "liberty" in their name?

"Jolted by the re-election of President Barack Obama, the defeat of congressional tea party icon Allen West and the cracking of Republican anti-tax orthodoxy during the recent federal budget showdown, the tea party movement is trying to rebrand and repackage itself in South Florida."

"The South Florida Tea Party — the group that helped Marco Rubio launch his Senate bid and that hosted Donald Trump during his last flirtation with a presidential run — is shedding the words “tea party” as it undergoes a name change."

'“We felt for branding reasons that we wanted to differentiate ourselves from certain organizations that have the name ‘tea party’ and we can’t control,” said Everett Wilkinson, leader of the organization that will now be called the National Liberty Federation."

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/local-tea-parties-regroup-after-election-tax-deal-/nTwN6/

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You can "rename" crap Laf.La.Dem. Jan 2013 #1
I suggest... Wait Wut Jan 2013 #2
"A rose by any other name....." sinkingfeeling Jan 2013 #3
The right thinks they own the words liberty and freedom upaloopa Jan 2013 #4
Yeah I hate that crap Populist_Prole Jan 2013 #19
The NaLi's for short. CJCRANE Jan 2013 #5
Another shining example of Flashmann Jan 2013 #6
National Loser Federation HappyMe Jan 2013 #7
NLF - perfect klook Jan 2013 #8
They only chose that name because Vinnie From Indy Jan 2013 #9
So now they are FREEBAGGERS? Downwinder Jan 2013 #10
Whignorants? Scuba Jan 2013 #11
A turd by any other name Cheap_Trick Jan 2013 #12
You can't put lipstick on a teabagger and call it human! santamargarita Jan 2013 #13
And we will know them by their works... Blue Idaho Jan 2013 #14
How can they use national in their name when it is not connected with a national organization? LiberalFighter Jan 2013 #15
Just like the United States Navy Veterans Association (USNVA) Downwinder Jan 2013 #20
You can take the tea out of the bagger ... SummerSnow Jan 2013 #16
I've got a good name for them: nyquil_man Jan 2013 #17
May I recommend "Freedom Felchers"? 11 Bravo Jan 2013 #18
In all seriousness DonCoquixote Jan 2013 #21
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