[grandpa jones]

Reports of the Tea Party's demise are greatly exaggerated.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win." --Mahatma Gandhi

[Secret Agent Man]

tea party candidate beat thad in republican votes. only reason thad won is he got democrats to vote for him using liberal scum campaign tactics.

[Night Hides Not]

Just changed my tagline. The old one?

For every Ted Cruz we send to DC, I can endure 2-3 "unviable" candidates that beat incumbents.

[Viennacon]

We’re going to punish the repukes. They had to spend MILLIONS of their anti-Dimecrat money to stop us this year and we sure as hell aren’t helping them in November

[Impy]

Tea Party candidate Dan Bongino with his Obama bashing and damn Tea Party ideas just barely squeaked by his opponent, 84%- 16% in Maryland’s Sixth. Why is it newsworthy? Because it’s the only competitive district in Maryland for the GOP. Didn’t hear about Dan’s landslide? That doesn’t surprise me, there was hardly a mention of him anywhere.

There are good reasons his primary win is not big news, the main one being that it was a given, his opponent was a nobody with no money. And secondly, the race is a major longshot in November, thanks to the rat gerrymander of that seat. But Bongino is financially competitive, so here's to hoping.

[oldbrowser]

The tea party establishment is taking some knocks, but the tea party grass roots is getting stronger. Even independents and some moderate democrats are starting to see what is happening in Washington.

[GraceG]

Meadia Magical Thinking...

They think by reporting events that they make not only the events but the consequences as well...

Delusional

[tflabo]

[12th_Monkey]

Results matter and so far the Tea Party is a popcorn fart. If enough people aren’t angry now after 6 years of Obama and 6 years of go-a-long Republicans, then a conservative change isn’t going to happen. Not saying “don’t try”, just the odds ain’t in the Tea Partys favor.

[FrdmLvr]

Yes, yes! The TEA party’s dead! Now, just run along and go about your business as usual. See you in November!

[Broker]

Mississippi shenanigans changed my understanding of republican ethics entirely. Contemptible corrupt scum.

[VRWC For Truth]

The GOPe is the stoopid party. They’ve Whigged out.

[Logical me]

The tea party is not dead it is that they just don't know how to fight their Superior opponent the communists Democrats. We lost the Country because we don't know how to hit the rats with the same kind of dirt they sling at us. Look around you. This time the good guys loose.

miss Romney yet. A perfect example of dumb Republicans. Millions just do not get it, the lesser of the two evils. No such thing as a perfect candidate but the Republican voters selected Romney in the primary. We had the responsibility to support the voters regardless how some felt.

[ExCTCitizen]

The Tea Party is not dead. Oklahoma had two great candidates. Lankford is a conservative, not as solid as Shannon, but I doubt he would be a RINO.

[Patton@Bastogne]

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Henry V's "St. Crispian's Band of Brothers" speech ...


Henry V -- St. Crispin's Day Speech - (click)



This day is called the Feast of Crispian.


He that outlives this day and comes safe home

Will stand a-tiptoe when this day is named

And rouse him at the name of Crispian.


He that shall see this day and live t' old age

Will yearly on the vigil feast his neighbours

And say, "Tomorrow is Saint Crispian."


Then will he strip his sleeve and show his scars

And say, "These wounds I had on Crispin's day."


Old men forget; yet all shall be forgot,

But he'll remember, with advantages

What feats he did that day. Then shall our names,


Familiar in his mouth as household words —

Harry the King, Bedford and Exeter,

Warwick and Talbot, Salisbury and Gloucester —

Be in their flowing cups freshly remembered.


This story shall the good man teach his son,

And Crispin Crispian shall ne'er go by

From this day to the ending of the world,

But we in it shall be remembered,

We few, we happy few, we Band of Brothers.



For he today that sheds his blood with me

Shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile,

This day shall gentle his condition.

And gentlemen in England now abed

Shall think themselves accursed they were not here,

And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks

That fought with us upon Saint Crispin's Day.



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