Shameless racism, pure and simple.
Anyone going to the TEA PARTY Tommorow?
by Cagefighter 106 Replies latest jw friends
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Cagefighter
Some of you had made some good points. Some of you just channel your contempt for conversatives or republicans (not always the same thing) my direction and make speculation and assumption about who I am.
The truth is most of you probably are in favor of limited governement and lower taxes and personal responsibility. You have to label me a racist, a**hole, elitist or what not to justify not supporting something you otherwise would.
It's ok, but just remember you might be ok with the federal government having all this power now when the wind is blowing your way but what about when it starts blowing the other way?
My support of the TEA party is based 90% on the 10th amendement. Here it is again for those of you that forgot the constitution.
"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."
If the people of California wants to give free abortions to everyone fine, If Wyoming wants to let people drive 100 mph fine, It's up to the states not the federal government. This is a trend that has been happening for the last 100 years. I am not interested in blaming republicans or democrats it's about putting the power back where it belongs with the tax payers!
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BizzyBee
You have to label me a racist,
Part (just part) of the reasoning there is that TeaPerswere silent during the 8 years of the debacle that was the Bush presidency, but go all wing nut when a black man is elected.
No other set of facts explains this hypocrisy.
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sammielee24
I believe that the people should take back the power.
From the corporations that have become too big to fail and nail. The government is run by the corporations...see fascism definition. It's okay Cage...I've been called a commie, a socialist and a whole whack of unsavory names because I do believe in government...but a government that is for the people and not for the corporation.
I favor more equality instead of less - that's not at the core of the tea partiers as far as I can tell. sammieswife.
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JWoods
Some of you had made some good points. Some of you just channel your contempt for conversatives or republicans (not always the same thing) my direction and make speculation and assumption about who I am.
Capefighter, it is just normal JWN liberalist political thread talk. The main part of it is driven constantly by about five persons who never post on anything exJW or of religious or general interest nature.
Nothing except their love for the policies of the far left and socialism, and hate for the rich and capitalism.
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sammielee24
Nothing except their love for the policies of the far left and socialism, and hate for the rich and capitalism.
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As usual JW..you don't disappoint. Such sweeping generalizations about many of us....I for one don't hate the rich nor capitalism..nor do I support all of the policies of the far left...however, I recognize that it is easier for you to quite possibly justify your own feelings by spouting this crap - again. LOL...Do you want to rage on about this posting being on the friends section instead of the political section while you're at it? Might make you feel even better....note to self - p o l i t i c s .....now what would one post under that topic? .sammieswife.
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JWoods
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You merely jump to the conclusion that I was talking about you. I named no names.
It is true, though, that a handful here post on left-wing politics, and only on left-wing politics, constantly.
And, nothing else.
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sammielee24
So? Perhaps that is their only interest on here...and if so, what's wrong with that? Isn't discussion of politics something good? Especially for ex cult members who gave up that freedom via religion? Now, if that is an interest they wish to explore, then I say it's a good thing because for too many of them, the ability to explore much of life, to have any interests outside the KH, was inexcusable.
As for the tea party.....here's an interesting article from Huffington about the link to tea party activism and the NRA. Marching on the anniversary of Tim McVeigh...it's snipped because it's just too long but it can be found over there. sammieswife.
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NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre--who speaking at the 2009 CPAC convention told cheering attendees that "our Founding Fathers understood that the guys with the guns make the rules"--warns of:
...massive armies of anti-gun, anti-freedom radicals marshaling against us for an attack that could make every other battle we've ever fought look like a walk in the park...an attack aimed at completely rewriting our nation's values and the future of our country in ways that you and I won't recognize.
Everywhere you look, the writing is on the wall--that the next three years will be the most dangerous days of our lifetimes, not just for the Second Amendment but for freedom itself....
In the first four months of 2009, the NRA's flagship activist magazine, America's 1st Freedom, profiled key members of the Obama administration, likening them to a "'who's who' of gun-ban advocates."
- A January 2009 article entitled "Beware the Rahm" asked,"Will Rahm Emanuel be able to stab a knife into the Constitution and scream that the Second Amendment is 'Dead! Dead! Dead!'?
- A February 2009 NRA profile of Attorney General Eric Holder attacked his record under "the infamous Janet Reno," the Clinton Administration attorney general who is widely blamed in pro-gun circles for the stand-off at Waco that helped galvanize the militia movement in the 1990s.
- A March 2009 cover featured Secretary of State Hillary Clinton looking out over the headline, "The Whole World is Watching--Hillary Clinton Takes the Reins: Will the new secretary of state defend the U.S. constitution, or will she invite the global gun-ban movement into the corridors of power?" Inside, the article states that "...the Clinton anti-gun nightmare has returned."
- An April 2009 cover featured Secretary of Education Arne Duncan with the headline: "What would this man teach your kids? Anti-gun extremist Arne Duncan takes over as Secretary of Education." Inside, the NRA states, "There is every reason to be concerned that Duncan will turn the Department of Education into a tool to promote a gun-ban agenda in America's public schools."
The organization also markets NRA clothing products emblazoned with the Gadsden "Don't Tread on Me" flag, which has become the symbol of the Tea Party movement. The description for the NRA Gadsden tee shirt reads:
"What goes around comes around. In the late 18th century, oppressed American patriots voiced their defiance of tyranny by exclaiming, 'Don't Tread on Me!' Perhaps it's time once again for Freedom-loving citizens to rally 'round the legendary slogan of the famous Gadsden flag."
The VPC study also reveals NRA Election Volunteer Coordinators (EVCs) with Tea Party or other links to the Patriot movement in the states of Arizona, Illinois, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, and Wyoming. Here are two.
- Liz Foley of Conroe, Texas, listed on the NRA's website as the Election Volunteer Coordinator for the Eighth Congressional District in Texas is also the national media director for the Second Amendment March and according to its website is also a member of the North Houston Tea Party Patriots, "most recently serving on the Board and as the Event Chair, now in a consultative role for events, planning, volunteers and communications. The most recent Tea Party chaired by Liz was held November 2nd and exceeded a crowd of over 10,000 attendees." Foley is also an NRA benefactor member and serves on its Second Amendment Task Force and President's Council.
- Howie Morgan of Oxford, Mississippi, is listed on the NRA's website as the Election Volunteer Coordinator for the First Congressional District in Mississippi. Howie Morgan is also listed as the National Political Advisor for Jim Gilchrist's Minuteman Project. Gilchrist was a founder of The Minuteman Project, described by the Southern Poverty Law Center as a "nativist extremist" group, "organizations that go beyond mere advocacy of restrictive immigration policy to actually confront or harass suspected immigrants." After an internal dispute in 2007 amidst allegations of embezzlement, Gilchrist left The Minuteman Project to form his own organization.
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JWoods
Tim McVeigh? NRA? Tea Party Movement?
Yet another conspiracy?
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BizzyBee
Tim McVeigh? NRA? Tea Party Movement?
Yet another conspiracy?
The article seems to be connecting the dots between McVeigh > NRA> militias > extremist groups> Tea Party Movement.
Not sure that qualifies as a "conspiracy." More of an observation that there is a great deal of overlap amongst the various factions, the common denominators being anti-government rhetoric and guns. That's fact, not speculation.