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Old 08-26-2011, 03:20 PM
 
Location: Midwest
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Blaming the tea party makes sense. They're loud-mouthed jerks who think they know everything. Plus they are the most disliked political group in the country.
Bolded part: Aren't all ideologues like this?

Republicans have bad ideas...democrats have no ideas, so they blame people/groups when they fall on their face.
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Old 08-26-2011, 03:21 PM
 
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If you're a tea party member you're responsible for derailing a deal that cut 4 trillion off our debt and got us downgraded by S and P.
By asking for more cuts, you are responsible for derailing more cuts? That makes no sense at all, but then very little of what you liberals say do
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Old 08-26-2011, 03:22 PM
 
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Yes, Boehner and Obama were just talking about nothing. Would you wake up and join the real world.
Where is this $4T plan you keep talking about? I'll wait patiently while you google for a link to NOTHING because it DOESNT EXIST.
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Old 08-26-2011, 03:24 PM
 
Location: Neither here nor there
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Republicans don't blame people?
Everyone does it. But the Democrats, and especially Obama, have elevated it to an art form.
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Old 08-26-2011, 03:26 PM
 
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Since over 98 percent of those calling themselves Tea Partiers voted for Bush, why don't we just blame the folks who vote for these fools?
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Old 08-26-2011, 03:28 PM
 
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Since over 98 percent of those calling themselves Tea Partiers voted for Bush, why don't we just blame the folks who vote for these fools?
If we can include the people who voted for Bush 3, you have a deal.
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Old 08-26-2011, 03:28 PM
 
Location: Tyler, TX
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If you're a tea party member...
I keep seeing this... "tea party member"...

Point me to the application for membership. I'll be waiting.

(Some people will just never understand...)
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Old 08-26-2011, 03:34 PM
 
Location: Tyler, TX
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Since over 98 percent of those calling themselves Tea Partiers voted for Bush, why don't we just blame the folks who vote for these fools?
Source?

I voted for Browne in 2000, and Badnarik in 2004. 2008 Was the first time I've ever voted for a Republican presidential candidate.

You're saying that I represent less than 2% of the people that make up the Tea Party movement? You're sadly, sadly mistaken, but if you can provide a source for your 98+% claim, I'd be interested to see it.
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Old 08-26-2011, 03:38 PM
 
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That is baloney and you know it. The TP'ers in congress were the only ones to put forth a plan that met S&P's suggestions and President Obama promised to veto it if it came to his desk.
Bull, the tea party plan was nothing but massive cuts to medicare and medicaid, all but destroying them along with social security and other attacks on seniors. It would take almost 20 years for these cuts to even substantiate. It was so wildly unpopular and radical the republicans had to shoot it down.
S&P made it clear the reason for the downgrade was because the republicans and especially the tea party were being a bunch of babies that wouldn't cut a penny from the handouts to the rich, which the democrats proposed.
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Old 08-26-2011, 03:38 PM
 
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Source?

I voted for Browne in 2000, and Badnarik in 2004. 2008 Was the first time I've ever voted for a Republican presidential candidate.

You're saying that I represent less than 2% of the people that make up the Tea Party movement? You're sadly, sadly mistaken, but if you can provide a source for your 98+% claim, I'd be interested to see it.
Excuse me. You're right. I'm sure some Tea Partiers voted for John Taylor Bowles and other third party candidates. Those who voted for a mainstream candidate voted for Bush though.
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