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Puzzledtraveller

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4. Tea Partiers supported the patriot act?

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Tue May 14, 2013, 08:48 AM

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So the Patriot Act is biting the Tea Baggers on the ass. Awww. [View all] Atman May 2013 OP

It's Whose Ox Is Being Gored... KharmaTrain May 2013 #1

Good post. I Agree. Atman May 2013 #3

Where are you reading the phones were tapped? LannyDeVaney May 2013 #19

That is also what I have read. It's all being conflated into something "worse." Atman May 2013 #45

+ 1 Berlum May 2013 #44

"If you got nothing to hide" mikeysnot May 2013 #2

Tea Partiers supported the patriot act? Puzzledtraveller May 2013 #4

Teabaggers support everything Republicans support. tridim May 2013 #5

TeaBaggers only supported the Patriot Act under a Republican president. BlueCaliDem May 2013 #6

The tea party didn't exist until 2008. Megalo_Man May 2013 #8

Yeah, actually they did. Back then they just called themselves Republicans or Conservatives. BlueCaliDem May 2013 #10

That may be the case now, but in the beginning Megalo_Man May 2013 #13

If you're referring to the Tea Party people in 1773, you're correct. BlueCaliDem May 2013 #14

Exactly Progressive dog May 2013 #23

Yep. And anyone who says differently is lying to you. BlueCaliDem May 2013 #27

+1, TECHNICALLY EVERY Tea Party member in Congress is a registered Republican and caucuses uponit7771 May 2013 #26

TECHNICALLY there was a Tea Party caucus - just don't tell Michele Bachmann it's DOA Brother Buzz May 2013 #40

Yep. If it walks with the Republicans, talks with the Republicans, filibuster with the Republicans BlueCaliDem May 2013 #49

Well, that settles it. You're right, and I'm wrong. Megalo_Man May 2013 #33

You can't blame DUers doubting your info if you don't provide us with links dmr May 2013 #39

My apologies. Megalo_Man May 2013 #43

Thank you, "Snowflake-Noob" with the 22 posts! BlueCaliDem May 2013 #41

Not me, and I don't care what the exact makeup was. Megalo_Man May 2013 #46

Right On bahrbearian May 2013 #15

By the same token. Savannahmann May 2013 #22

The Patriot Act under Bush is not the same as the one under President Obama. BlueCaliDem May 2013 #37

When the tea party started out Megalo_Man May 2013 #7

Yep. When they started out they were against the Patriot Act only because a Black man and Democrat BlueCaliDem May 2013 #11

I know Tea Baggers that hated the patriot act from the get go. bahrbearian May 2013 #16

You likely know Randite libertarians who wear the teabagger label for some reason. tridim May 2013 #18

No they weren't , bahrbearian May 2013 #21

The Pat Buchanan paleo-cons despise the Patriot Act too Ter May 2013 #32

I don't. If they hated the Patriot Act from the get go, then why did they vote BlueCaliDem May 2013 #24

This was in 2004 to today, and they hated Chimpy. bahrbearian May 2013 #25

Bullshit. BlueCaliDem May 2013 #29

No they didn't vote for Chimpy. Do you get all your personal contacts off the TV. bahrbearian May 2013 #31

I disagree. I think you'll find pretty much all of them did. Atman May 2013 #35

I agree,but you can't pigeon hole everyone, labels don't always stick. That is the Point I'm making bahrbearian May 2013 #42

You're right, they did vote for *, twice. tridim May 2013 #48

Unfortunately... ljm2002 May 2013 #9

I'm very disappointed in President Obama about this as well. BlueCaliDem May 2013 #12

A certain segment of the population will always insist on learning things the hard way. redgreenandblue May 2013 #17

My dad use to say... Whiskeytide May 2013 #20

Hope the IRS bags a few of these teabilly tax cheats Blue Owl May 2013 #28

The real Tea Baggers always opposed the Patriot Act Ter May 2013 #30

There are no "real Tea Baggers." Atman May 2013 #36

That's a good description Puzzledtraveller May 2013 #38

Excuse me for not getting upset on their behalf. Ganja Ninja May 2013 #34

Remember the pro-war rallies in 2003? Teabaggers! Dawson Leery May 2013 #47