Tea Party movement threatened by internal rifts

[Peacetrain]

Could not happen to a nicer :sarcasm: group of people



http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/12/07/tea.party/index.html
Washington (CNN) -- It emerged in anger and it threatens to split in anger.

One major group in the Tea Party movement -- named after the famous Boston Tea Party -- is set to host its first convention in February, with former Alaska governor and 2008 Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin as its keynote speaker.

But there are fractures in the movement that threaten its future. And if history's any guide, such movements tend to flame out.

[Vinnie From Indy]

1. Wha?

I imagine the split is most likely between the Bat-Shit Insane Posse and the Crazy as an Outhouse Rat Brigade.

[la la]

2. that was good, vinnie!

i gotta remember that!

[HopeOverFear]

5. lol

[bluestateguy]

3. Tea Party Movement of 2009 = Nuclear Freeze movement of the early 80's

nt

[lunatica]

4. But it's got such a strong foundation in the astro turf movement!

And such a reasoned platform!

[old mark]

6. It will be fun to watch. They are different factions of crazy and stupid.

Think of the signs........an teh spelin.!!!11!!


mark

[Norrin Radd]

7. That sucks -- too soon. We need them to siphon off voters from the republicans

in coming elections.

[Clio the Leo]

8. Well now there's a shocker....

... the "party" who disdains organization is having trouble organizing. Cute.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

9. You get different styles of teabaggers

[yellowcanine]

11. briefs, boxers, or commando

[whistler162]

10. Some want to allow coffee along with the tea?

[sudopod]

12. Baggercon?

I wonder if they'll have cosplayers? :3

[ccharles000]

13. k/r

[chrisa]

14. Well, Here's the problem:

The movement is comprised of people who just hate the government, but also has pro-huge government, give-the-Corporations-everything Bushies who think Reagan and Bush were gods walking upon the earth. Each side claims that their ideas are the purpose of the movement. The Bushies think that Sarah Palin is god, are stupid and ignorant, and some of them want our country to become a theocracy. The two group's ideas contradict each other so much that the movement will fall apart. Good riddance.

[CreekDog]

15. There's bound to be arguments about who gets teabagged and who teabags

:shrug: