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Johnny2X2X

(19,066 posts) Fri Dec 21, 2012, 03:46 PM Dec 2012

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Where is the Tea Party?

Taxes Taxes Taxes is all you heard from them for the last 4 years. Here we are, 10 days from a huge tax increase, and where are they? Nowhere to be found!

I guess taxes were never the issue. What was it about Obama that made them so crazy if it wasn't taxes? Hmmm...

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Where is the Tea Party? (Original Post) Johnny2X2X Dec 2012 OP

It was mostly a media creation leftstreet Dec 2012 #1

They're with the Koch brother$ plotting to blame the Democrats Jack Rabbit Dec 2012 #2

Politics Kills People Everyday JSwaggert Dec 2012 #3

And cutting gov't spending. progressoid Dec 2012 #4

Firmly in Control of the House of Representatives and Most State Governments AndyTiedye Dec 2012 #5

I heard... SummerSnow Dec 2012 #6

leftstreet

(36,108 posts)

1. It was mostly a media creation

Reply to Johnny2X2X (Original post)

Fri Dec 21, 2012, 03:48 PM

Dec 2012

It sprang from silencing the still powerful anti-war movement when Obama took office - the movement that started shifting to anti-bank bailouts

Then Obama had the bullshit healthcare Town Halls and the 'tea party' really took off

Jack Rabbit

(45,984 posts)

2. They're with the Koch brother$ plotting to blame the Democrats

Reply to Johnny2X2X (Original post)

Fri Dec 21, 2012, 03:49 PM

Dec 2012

. . . and doing what they do all the time, Pinky, plotting to TAKE OVER THE WORLD!!

JSwaggert

(11 posts)

3. Politics Kills People Everyday

Reply to Johnny2X2X (Original post)

Fri Dec 21, 2012, 03:50 PM

Dec 2012

progressoid

(49,990 posts)

4. And cutting gov't spending.

Reply to Johnny2X2X (Original post)

Fri Dec 21, 2012, 03:51 PM

Dec 2012

You would think they would be lined up with misspelled signs listing all the stuff they want to cut.

AndyTiedye

(23,500 posts)

5. Firmly in Control of the House of Representatives and Most State Governments

Reply to Johnny2X2X (Original post)

Fri Dec 21, 2012, 03:54 PM

Dec 2012

Their control of both is pretty much locked-in by gerrymandering.

SummerSnow

(12,608 posts)

6. I heard...

Reply to Johnny2X2X (Original post)

Fri Dec 21, 2012, 04:18 PM

Dec 2012

They all built a space rocket and went to Mars cause the thought today was the end of the world. Now they don't know how to comeback.

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