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09-21-2010, 11:42 AM
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Originally Posted by RIJIMMY
Game plan - tie the tea party to the right wing, make a fool out of O'Donnell. there is plenty of ammo there.
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This isn't some veiled attempt to tie her to the tea party! She was tea party (i.e. Palin backed) and is the definition of a 'right wing' social conservative!
Can you please point out a Tea party backed candidate who is not right of either the incumbent Repub, or the other Repub candidate? It will shut me up regarding your idea that the connection between the "Tea party" and the "Right Wing" by the evil media.
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Bryan
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"For once I agree with Spence. UGH. I just hope I don't get the urge to go start buying armani suits to wear in my shop"
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09-21-2010, 11:49 AM
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Originally Posted by RIROCKHOUND
This isn't some veiled attempt to tie her to the tea party! She was tea party (i.e. Palin backed) and is the definition of a 'right wing' social conservative!
Can you please point out a Tea party backed candidate who is not right of either the incumbent Repub, or the other Repub candidate? It will shut me up regarding your idea that the connection between the "Tea party" and the "Right Wing" by the evil media.
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She is not the tea party, she was a republican candidate. She was backed by the tea party. I'll bet you anything you want the American Socialist Party endorsed and supported Obamas election. Does that make him a member? They supported the candidate that was not mainstream, consistent across the country
read my response again - I said the media is trying to link the tea party to the right wing. Yes - O'Donell may be right wing, but the tea party is not (see other thread). Bryan - of the 37 other senate races why is O'Donnell on the front page everyday????? NO mention of who she is running against!!! If she was an intelligent speaker with years of experience there wound be no news. Its all about making a fool of her, using her as the "face" of the tea party to influence voters
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09-21-2010, 11:58 AM
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Originally Posted by RIJIMMY
She is not the tea party, she was a republican candidate. She was backed by the tea party. I said the media is trying to link the tea party to the right wing. Yes - O'Donell may be right wing, but the tea party is not (see other thread).
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OK. again, if the tea party is NOT right wing, WHY do they keep backing right wing candidates? Show me an example of them backing a 'left wing' candidate, if it is just about supporting non-mainstream candidates across the country.
OK, Scott Brown, GREAT example. now he is wandering to the middle, as forecasted by many and he is getting BEAT on by people in the republican party who wanted him to be further right that he is.
as far as the media, is this different than the two days of Alvin Greene nonsense had. I think they go for the potential train wreck on either side. I'm just arguing that the Tea party, by their backing the candidates they have, has linked them to the "right wing'
She is woefully underqualified, a decent looking women with a history of talking out against whacking off! She is "news worthy" like a blooper reel waiting to happen.
if she was a middle aged, reasonably well spoken male, tea party backed candidate, she probably wouldn't get the press she is (see the race in Alaska recently) where was the front page ad naseum CNN coverage of that win linking the Tea Party to the 'far right'?
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Bryan
Originally Posted by #^^^^^^^^^^^&
"For once I agree with Spence. UGH. I just hope I don't get the urge to go start buying armani suits to wear in my shop"
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09-21-2010, 12:12 PM
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Originally Posted by RIROCKHOUND
She is woefully underqualified, a decent looking women with a history of talking out against whacking off! She is "news worthy" like a blooper reel waiting to happen.
if she was a middle aged, reasonably well spoken male, tea party backed candidate, she probably wouldn't get the press she is (see the race in Alaska recently) where was the front page ad naseum CNN coverage of that win linking the Tea Party to the 'far right'?
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newsworthy or influence worthy?
Its a sham. Its the Palin attack plan. But the funny thing is, as much as Palin was proved to be a moron, look how much influence she has. I would think Americans might care what O'Donnell has to say in a debate vs. her comments on "Politcially Incorrect" which is a comedy issues debate. If she wasnt entertaining, she would not have gotten the gig.
I also love when "right wing" candidates get blasted for speaking out on sex. I wonder what Biden, a good catholic thinks about pre-marital sex and masturbation? I was a Catholic for years, both of those (2 of my favorite things) were big, big, big no nos for Catholics. So is she really wacky? Or are all Catholics hypocrates?
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09-21-2010, 12:32 PM
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I also love when "right wing" candidates get blasted for speaking out on sex. I wonder what Biden, a good catholic thinks about pre-marital sex and masturbation? I was a Catholic for years, both of those (2 of my favorite things) were big, big, big no nos for Catholics. So is she really wacky? Or are all Catholics hypocrates?
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I think most are hypocrites, or choose not to follow parts of their faith. As a severely lapsed catholic (Agnostic now) I think the church is woefully out of touch anyways.
I think she is amusing, but her record of lying about her past and financial ineptitude in her personal life is going to bite her in the ass.
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Bryan
Originally Posted by #^^^^^^^^^^^&
"For once I agree with Spence. UGH. I just hope I don't get the urge to go start buying armani suits to wear in my shop"
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09-21-2010, 12:38 PM
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I think most are hypocrites, or choose not to follow parts of their faith. As a severely lapsed catholic (Agnostic now) I think the church is woefully out of touch anyways.
I think she is amusing, but her record of lying about her past and financial ineptitude in her personal life is going to bite her in the ass.
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sounds like she is more qualified for Geithners job.
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09-21-2010, 12:41 PM
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but her record of lying about her past and financial ineptitude in her personal life is going to bite her in the ass.
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That's funny that it will hurt her chances, when in reality it's the thing she has most in common with the members who currently hold office. 
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09-21-2010, 01:50 PM
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OK. again, if the tea party is NOT right wing, WHY do they keep backing right wing candidates? Show me an example of them backing a 'left wing' candidate, if it is just about supporting non-mainstream candidates across the country.
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show me a "left wing" candidate that identifies with the Tea Party principles? it's not "just about supporting non-mainstream candidates"..there are a set of principles that are common to Tea Party goers that happen not to be likely shared with "left-wing" candidates...I know, I know...it's not FAIR....but...this isn't really that complicated...thought you were supposed to be smart or maybe just "woefully underqualified"?  ?
also...there are an equal number of dem and rep cadidates...let me know when the lamestream media begins an in-depth anal exam of a democrat candidate anywhere...
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09-21-2010, 06:48 PM
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show me a "left wing" candidate that identifies with the Tea Party principles? it's not "just about supporting non-mainstream candidates"..there are a set of principles that are common to Tea Party goers that happen not to be likely shared with "left-wing" candidates...I know, I know...it's not FAIR....but...this isn't really that complicated...thought you were supposed to be smart or maybe just "woefully underqualified"?  ?
also...there are an equal number of dem and rep cadidates...let me know when the lamestream media begins an in-depth anal exam of a democrat candidate anywhere...
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I don't give a %$%$%$%$ if it is fair and have had a pretty consitant position that the influence of the Tea Party in a general election is over stated. If Martha Coakley had run a halfway decent campaign, or had a frigging personality, it would have swung the otherway, Tea Party or not.
RIJ is stating that the Tea Party is being unfairly labeled 'right wing' but by your definition above, it sure sounds it. My point was simply that they are labled 'right' b/c the ARE 'right'
I'm going fishing. go do what O'Donnell says she doesn't do while looking at her picture Scott      
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Bryan
Originally Posted by #^^^^^^^^^^^&
"For once I agree with Spence. UGH. I just hope I don't get the urge to go start buying armani suits to wear in my shop"
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09-21-2010, 06:55 PM
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Originally Posted by RIROCKHOUND
If Martha Coakley had run a halfway decent campaign, or had a frigging personality, it would have swung the otherway, Tea Party or not.
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She has a personality, it showed!! Second time she had the wrong campaign people. She must of offshored her campaign advice
She's never won an election in her life
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09-22-2010, 05:07 AM
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Originally Posted by RIROCKHOUND
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thought I was on your "ignore" list?
unfairly labeled "right wing" as a pejorative which indicates racist, sexist, bigot, homophobe Nazis as has been vioced by many democrat legislators and countless "left wing" pundints and media types...the fact is that the Tea Party is made up with people across the political spectrum and much to the dismay of the left, appeals to and includes a lot of the "center" with the values that they espouse...you and the "media" HAVE DEFINED THE CANDIDATES THAT THEY SUPPORT AS "RIGHT WING OR FAR RIGHT".....your point of view is obviously different of that from the Tea Party faithful when it comes to labeling and what constitutes the "center", the left and lamestream media likes to fancy the center or moderates as anyone that agrees with them most of the time......as usual, the people who should be happy that the Tea Party is destroying the republican chances to win in November are the most bothered by it....don't you want the dems to continue to control congress and Obama to continue to implement his policies??? you and others here and nationally should be enthusiastically rooting for the Tea Party to support so-called "unelectable fringe right candidates"
please go back and read the Tea Party list of values posted earlier and tell me how those are explicitly "right wing" and then show me a "left wing" candidate that can espouse those values...
Posted by John R
Five Core Principles on its website.
1. Limited Government
2. Fiscal Responsibility
3. Personal Responsibility
4. The Rule of Law
5. National Sovereignty
Can a "Liberal" or "Progressive" please find for me the Extremeism or Right Wing in the above?
the Tea Party is simply backing the candidate that most closely represents these principles which are foreign to the lamestream media and much of the left but very AMERICAN...if the democrats, lamestream media and "left wing" are going to support and run "bearded Marxist" (or unbearded in the case of Obama) candidates...perhaps the center isn't at all where they imagine it to be...
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09-22-2010, 08:44 AM
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Originally Posted by scottw
the Tea Party is simply backing the candidate that most closely represents these principles which are foreign to the lamestream media and much of the left but very AMERICAN...if the democrats, lamestream media and "left wing" are going to support and run "bearded Marxist" (or unbearded in the case of Obama) candidates...perhaps the center isn't at all where they imagine it to be...
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And can you explain how O'Donnell is better enabled to demonstrate these principals than Mike Castle who the Tea Party chose not to back? We do know that Castle isn't squeaky clean, he did have that incident where he stood up to a "Birther" during a town hall.
The numbers clearly show that Mike Castle was likely going to win the mid-term election and gain a valuable Senate seat for the GOP.
According to a FOX News poll, as of yesterday, Coons leads O'Donnell 54 to 39 while Castle would be leading Coons by the same margin had he won the primary.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/blog/inside-politics/2010/sep/21/coons-crushes-odonnell-new-delaware-senate-poll/
If the Tea Party is really serious about reigning in government spending, one would think that early control of the House or Senate would be the highest priority. Control of either side is not a gimme, and in two more years the damage that could be done by Obama is staggering.
Instead they try to ride the anti-incumbent wave with a Palin look-a-like and back a candidate with little experience and views that are much further to the right than the usual demographics of the Delaware voters.
-spence
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09-21-2010, 11:52 AM
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Can you please point out a Tea party backed candidate who is not right of either the incumbent Repub, or the other Repub candidate? It will shut me up regarding your idea that the connection between the "Tea party" and the "Right Wing" by the evil media.
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Scott Brown. Now shut up.
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