Boston Tea Party on The Common

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Originally Posted by detbuch

My question was not based upon the discipline of logic, circular or otherwise. It was a simple query regarding your non-sequitur.

Buckman opined that the media portrayed the TEA PARTY movement poorly. Your response to that was that you thought REPUBLICANS were the party of "self-responsibility." I don't see the connection. Perhaps you are a victim of the media's "poor portrayal" of the tea party (or tea baggers as you refer to them--nice portrayal!) in that you equate the tea party with the Republican Party. So then, I suppose, in your estimation, the portrayal of the tea party also portrays the Republican Party. That is erroneous. Tea partiers are against Republican malfeasance as well as Democrat. But, I expect that sort of biased (centrist?) comment from you.

My question was, also, not based on that. I was merely wondering how being responsible for one's own actions can stop someone else from lying about you, or having and stating a biased, slanted, untrue view of you. The answer is, of course (since you're unable to answer a simple question--I will), YOU CAN'T.

There is no non sequitur pointing out irony or hypocrisy. Your statement assumed a conclusion that the media has indeed portrayed the tea party poorly. This is an opinion and one I wouldn't share.

As to the Tea Party being Republicans. Every statistic I've seen indicates the VAST majority of those who claim association also vote Republican, poll like Republicans, have their events endorsed by Republicans and use Republicans as their celebrities. The Tea Party is indeed an off-shoot of the Republican party.

-spence