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Brother Buzz

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8. Sal Russo, King of Astroturf movements and co-founder of the Tea Party Express says it ain't dead...

Reply to MrScorpio (Original post)

Wed Apr 10, 2013, 10:47 AM

Apr 2013

as long as there are still sheeple willing to be fleeced. Who needs a grassroots movement when you can but a build a brand spanking new Astroturf movement with a bit of tobacco PAC seed money and the mother-of-all email lists?

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Phil Russo, Original Tea Party Member: The Movement Is Dead, Killed By Right's 'Racism, Hypocrisy' [View all] MrScorpio Apr 2013 OP

Known for some time (except by the later Teahadists who still refuse to believe) magellan Apr 2013 #1

Russo is deluded: Teabagging was always about firing up the RW fringe Kolesar Apr 2013 #2

So the movement is 'dead', because he doesn't like how it turned out? n2doc Apr 2013 #3

U MAD BRO? hootinholler Apr 2013 #4

The Teabagger Caucus is barely extant in Congress these days� MrScorpio Apr 2013 #5

oh the irony... Javaman Apr 2013 #6

The first public Tea Party complaint was about helping people facing foreclosure muriel_volestrangler Apr 2013 #7

Sal Russo, King of Astroturf movements and co-founder of the Tea Party Express says it ain't dead... Brother Buzz Apr 2013 #8

It's still working for them with control of the US House and enough of them to shut down the Senate AlinPA Apr 2013 #9