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kentuck

(115,306 posts) Fri May 24, 2013, 09:30 PM May 2013

The Tea Party has officially taken over the Republican Party. [View all]

The so-called "Republicans" can cut all the pretensions. They have lost their Party to the Tea Party. They can get in line and follow the nutzoids or they can get out of the way.

Ted Cruz and Ron Paul are the new leaders of the Party - it is not Mitch McConnell and John Boehner. Ted Cruz even had the audacity to stand on the Senate floor and say that he "didn't trust the Republican Party". Furthermore, he said he didn't trust the Democrats either.

In the last couple of days, it appears that the Tea Party has turned the Republican Party into a third Party? They have nothing left with which to buy their support.

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The Tea Party has officially taken over the Republican Party. [View all] kentuck May 2013 OP

It has been proven that the "tea party" were co-created by the Koch brothers Fire Walk With Me May 2013 #1

+1,000 n/t RKP5637 May 2013 #2

Kochs gotta go. cliffordu May 2013 #16

agreed! defacto7 May 2013 #18

and don't forget whose spawn they are... defacto7 May 2013 #19

I'm unaware of who that may be, and it sounds like something I'd like to know so Fire Walk With Me May 2013 #20

Likely referring the the John Birch Society. Scuba May 2013 #21

That refers to the John Birch Society hootinholler May 2013 #37

Sorry for the vague reference. defacto7 May 2013 #43

++Good Newest Reality May 2013 #32

The Koch roaches need to be arrested and tried for treason. NOW! Initech May 2013 #48

It is time for boehner to step up to the plate and join with the Democrats and get Thinkingabout May 2013 #3

It's the fear factor Andy823 May 2013 #4

I said from the beginning they were using a political playbook penned by Mary Shelley. n/t Gore1FL May 2013 #6

But halfway through it suddenly turned into something written by Bram Stoker. Ikonoklast May 2013 #45

It appears the gerrymandering chickens cilla4progress May 2013 #15

you almost ran out of adjectives for crazy, huh. When do you think it will get to the Laura PourMeADrink May 2013 #24

I think we'll see that happen. I hope by 2014 but I'm guessing after that. randome May 2013 #34

Call them Tea Baggers. Atman May 2013 #5

I'd rather call 'em wannabe-Fascists. {nt} Yukari Yakumo May 2013 #7

Yes, remember the teabags hanging from their hats? mountain grammy May 2013 #8

and the purple bandaids on their chins. onethatcares May 2013 #46

Corruption officially took over years ago Corruption Inc May 2013 #9

+1000 DeSwiss May 2013 #10

Couldn‘t happen to a nicer bunch: applegrove May 2013 #11

The Tea party allows the "DEMS" to veer harder Right. blkmusclmachine May 2013 #12

That's kind of why we need to hope that the TP doesn't take over the Laura PourMeADrink May 2013 #25

I Completely Agree fredamae May 2013 #38

Um...forces maybe, but not even that. gulliver May 2013 #42

Not an unsusual libdude May 2013 #13

Wash, rinse, repeat. Welcome libdude! Mnemosyne May 2013 #17

+ 1 Berlum May 2013 #23

I think we'll see some Republicans join with Democrats as this goes along. randome May 2013 #35

I'm just piling on onethatcares May 2013 #47

Tea Partier's are a peoples movement,no wait that sounds socialist-icky-ish 'n stuff Rain Mcloud May 2013 #14

that is a hilarious tsa salin May 2013 #31

The Cruzer and The Cross (R - Catholic, converted to Southern Baptist). Berlum May 2013 #22

100% straight democratic voting in 2014 for ALL on everyone's ballots will render teaparty obsolete graham4anything May 2013 #26

BS far too many Corporate Dems who are not worth support or a vote they are Republicans YeahSureRight May 2013 #28

+1,000 malaise May 2013 #27

Bow to your masters GOP.. SummerSnow May 2013 #29

Actually Eddie Haskell May 2013 #30

GOP=Teabaggers. They are one and the same. AlinPA May 2013 #33

This is why I refer to them JustAnotherGen May 2013 #36

Don't you mean The TEARRANY Party? Coyotl May 2013 #39

What should scare these Republicans even more... kentuck May 2013 #40

Boehner ProSense May 2013 #41

Actually the stupid party and Fox News have taken over the republican party. Initech May 2013 #44