The tea party’s progressive tendencies
By Norman Leahy | Wednesday, December 14th, 2011 | Politics, VirginiaAt Virginia Right!, Tom White asks a tough question: is the Virginia Tea Party Patriots organization aping the terms and tactics of their progressive opponents? In regards to a voter education project the group intends to launch against George Allen, Tom says, quite plainly, that they are. Here’s a snippet:
[Mark] Lloyd has made no secret of which candidate he supports. These lies and half-truths have done more to undermine Radtke’s campaign, not only in my view, but in the eyes of many Virginians.
If you have any questions about these reckless accusations, please visit this post. I spent a great deal of time researching these accusations that the VTPP has been circulating. Not as an Allen Supporter, but as a TEA Party supporter insisting on truth.
I am not supporting any candidate at this juncture. What I will support is the integrity and honesty of the TEA Party. And I can truthfully say that Lloyd’s missives he is calling “truth in voting” are exactly the type of “truths” that the Progressives spew about Climate Change and ObamaCare.
And at this point, while I have not announced support for any single candidate, I have eliminated those who are not truthful with Virginians.
As the man always says, go read the whole thing.
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Norm Leahy has written about Virginia and national politics online since 2002, beginning with One Man's Trash (OMT), and continuing through Bacon's Rebellion (both the blog and the e-zine), Sic Semper Tyrannis, NBC12's Decision Virginia, Richmond.com and Tertium Quids. He is the chief blogger at "The Score" and a producer of "The Score" radio show as well as being a Washington Post contributor.
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What happens when a group from the Richmond Tea Party Progressives sits down with the Richmond Occupy Lawn Ornaments for a meeting? They agree on the following according to Salon.com.
Here’s the video: http://youtu.be/eJQHvoLEeRQ
Less government and more power to the people,” says Gilbert Wilkerson, explaining why he joined the executive board of the Richmond Tea Party.
Mark Wood, a middle-aged occupier, echoed the thought: “To return power to the people — that’s at the core of it for me.”
Despite their differences and the cover story that the Tea Party and Occupy Richmond never met, members of the two groups seemed eager to plan a follow-up meting to talk some more.
“A team-up of the Tea Party and Occupy movement would be the biggest threat ever,” suggests Kadrich, half-joking, as emails are exchanged and plans are made to attend one another’s meetings.
….“It started here in old sleepy Richmond, but hopefully it can move nationwide,” said Robinson, entertaining big dreams. “We could be the mothers and fathers of a second American Revolution. We know we have a common fight — the government has got to get scared of us.”
Let me get this straight. The right wing Richmond Tea Party, who just endorsed Jamie Radtke for Virginia Senate, because they (and Jamie herself) believe she is the ONLY Conservative Patriot EVER, is standing with the Soros funded, Union backed, Communist inspired Occupyers?
Do I have that correct?
So, just asking, but when was the last or the first time that the Richmond Tea Party sat down with the Republican Party to see how they could work together to further the conservative agenda? That would be….wait for it….Never.
Seems like the RTP would rather bash the Republicans and the Federal government and convene with the with the Commies and the lefty Obama supporters. Well, that makes sense, extremists finding extremists…
The Republican Party is the closest conservative ally that you have, RTP. Working with the Republican Party is the only way that you can get a comprehensive Conservative agenda into policy. Changing the laws requires time, money and organization. But, go ahead and get some tents and blue tarps and live outside the political boundaries.
And go right ahead and have those meetings (that you claim never happened, except for the photos and press releases) – those meetings that you are ashamed of. The rest of us Conservatives are ashamed for you too.
Power to the People. The Government Has Got To Get Scared Of Us.
What a shame that Radtke is leading you in the direction of the radical Left, instead of teaching you how real world politics work. Then again, I’m not sure she is qualified to teach you that. Its hard to teach something you don’t know or understand.
Jamie Radtke is a joke.
What a bunch of confusion. I hope it is not contagious.
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