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Redford

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7. Actually, that is not true

Reply to mrmpa (Original post)

Thu Feb 23, 2012, 05:16 PM

Feb 2012

True Teapartiers believe in austere fiscal conservatism. The original platform does not care about social issues and is quite libertarian. I have one in my family and I can tell you they are not anti gay or anti immigrant or racist. He just thinks the government WASTES too much money on stupid stuff and does not spend enough money on important stuff.

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Proof that the Tea Party is just the Ku Klux Klan [View all] mrmpa Feb 2012 OP

where's the connection to the Tea Party? Enrique Feb 2012 #1

sorry, you don't see it, it's that mrmpa Feb 2012 #4

I don't see it either maximusveritas Feb 2012 #5

Gotta love the Tea Klux Klan... n/t backscatter712 Feb 2012 #2

To their credit, the KKK do not mince words about how they feel; LeftinOH Feb 2012 #3

aside from the blatant bit about "my white race" ... zbdent Feb 2012 #6

Actually, that is not true Redford Feb 2012 #7

Every teabagger I know is an outspoken racist. I know many of them. (I associate with a lot of AlinPA Feb 2012 #8

Teabaggers are not racist...riiiiiiiiight Hugabear Feb 2012 #10

I hope those pictures were photoshopped and not real. Jamaal510 Mar 2012 #11

Very real Hugabear Mar 2012 #12

I tried to explain this to the father in law, and of course sarcasmo Feb 2012 #9