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Tea Party, NRA throw 5 RINOs out of Tennessee legislature
Coach is Right ^
| 8/12/2012
| Doug Book
Posted on 08/12/2012 10:09:01 AM PDT by Oldpuppymax
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To: Oldpuppymax
The moral of the story. Don’t ignore your voters who put you there. Namely the TEA PARTY!!!!!!
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posted on
08/12/2012 10:16:30 AM PDT
by
tallyhoe
To: Oldpuppymax
It will take some time to take this country back. Just keep working. Make every election count.
To: Oldpuppymax
Now that’s what I like to see. Holding elected folks accountable after they are elected is just as important as finding them and getting them elected in the first place.
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posted on
08/12/2012 10:41:13 AM PDT
by
103198
To: 103198
The problem is they may have been good guys to begin with but after so many years on pedestals they become corrupt in several ways.
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posted on
08/12/2012 10:46:34 AM PDT
by
TribalPrincess2U
(0bama's agenda—Divide and conquer.)
To: Oldpuppymax
Though Republicans may continue to ignore the legislative demands of Tea Parties and other conservative groups, they now know that a price will have to be paid on Election Day. For the focused energy of conservative voters can put at risk the political career of even the most powerful of Republican politicians. It's that old-fashioned "We, the people" notion.
To: TribalPrincess2U
You raise an interesting point. Is everyone that is elected able to be corrupted? I dont know yet. The one I work with are not but I know theyre not the normal. I dont think anything would turn them, but others I see are weak. It also makes a point for limitation of time of public service. Of course that limits how far up the chain they can get before stopping. I currently believe that the vetting is one of, if not the most important processes that we all need to get involved in then getting the candidates elected and holding them accountable.
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posted on
08/12/2012 11:12:19 AM PDT
by
103198
To: Oldpuppymax
A quick grammar note for author Doug Book:
When writing the numbers zero through ten, use the words (one, two, three, etc.), not the number.
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posted on
08/12/2012 11:20:59 AM PDT
by
upchuck
("Definition of 'racist:' someone that is winning an argument with a liberal." ~ Peter Brimelow)
To: Oldpuppymax; alarm rider; Alex1977; at bay; Babsig; BILL_C; bnelson44; ColdOne; DesScorp; G.Love; ..
Last paragraph of the article:
In 2 years, South Carolina RINO Senator Lindsey Graham will be the principle political target of conservatives throughout the nation. Look for him to join Lugar, Bennett and other Republicans in Name Only in the growing ranks of unemployed sellouts.
We're getting ready.
Uber RINO Lindsey Ping
"Republican by day, Democrat by night."
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Just FReepmail me.
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posted on
08/12/2012 11:25:31 AM PDT
by
upchuck
("Definition of 'racist:' someone that is winning an argument with a liberal." ~ Peter Brimelow)
To: Oldpuppymax
Same thing happened here in KS. The newspaper editors and poly-sci profs are all upset, which is a source of great joy to me.
To: Oldpuppymax
I believe it is more a matter of discovering that expectations were unrealistic - that the state really didn't have the veto power that the neophytes an Tea Party thought they did. Sometimes it can also be a matter of shall we spend all our resources fighting an unrealistic battle with the feds when we can't find the budget to keep libraries open, fix roads or educate our children. Also, a handful of new folks do not a majority make. You also have to be able to count up to a majority or super-majority number in both houses and avoid a Governor's veto.
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posted on
08/12/2012 12:03:07 PM PDT
by
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posted on
08/12/2012 12:06:38 PM PDT
by
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To: Oldpuppymax
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posted on
08/12/2012 12:11:45 PM PDT
by
JT Hatter
(Who is Barack Obama? And What is He Really Up To?)
To: marsh2
I believe it is more a matter of discovering that expectations were unrealistic You also have to be able to count up to a majority or super-majority number in both houses and avoid a Governor's veto.
I believe you didn't read the story. The people in Tennesee threw the democrats out and installed a Republican House, Senate and Governor and nothing changed. The rino's fought against what the people wanted. The people threw the rino's out.
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posted on
08/12/2012 3:03:18 PM PDT
by
metalurgist
( Want your country back? It'll take guns and rope. Marxists won't give up peaceably.)
To: Oldpuppymax
Four term incumbent and Chairwoman of the Republican Caucus, Debbie Maggart was selected as the RINO upon whom the sights of these Tea Party hunters would be trained. ...
As a result, not only did Maggart lose to Tea Party endorsed candidate, retired Lt. Col Courtney Rogers, she lost BIG!
That's how it's done. In the primaries, select big RINOs, and get rid of them. Make the cost of spitting in the face of conservatives very high. Inch by inch, recover the party.
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posted on
08/12/2012 3:10:46 PM PDT
by
PapaBear3625
(A deep-fried storm is coming, Mr Obama.)
To: JT Hatter
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08/12/2012 3:17:54 PM PDT
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((Traitor John Roberts' Obama"care" violates Sherman Anti-Trust Law, AND the U.S. Constitution.))
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posted on
08/12/2012 5:01:54 PM PDT
by
JT Hatter
(Who is Barack Obama? And What is He Really Up To?)
To: Oldpuppymax
It was good to see Dale Ford bite the dust. The only reason he seemed to want to go to Nashville was to draw a stipend and play golf.
Long live the Tea Party!
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posted on
08/12/2012 5:42:24 PM PDT
by
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To: JT Hatter
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posted on
08/12/2012 7:52:46 PM PDT
by
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((Traitor John Roberts' Obama"care" violates Sherman Anti-Trust Law, AND the U.S. Constitution.))
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