are now linked to the creation
of fake Tea Partys, including the very one
which attacked Gov. Palin from Texas
(see post 11)
Posted on 09/01/2011 2:29:20 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Until now, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney was the only Republican presidential candidate, with the exception of former Utah governor Jon Huntsman, to show virtually no interest in the tea party since its inception.
While Tim Pawlenty craned and gyrated to fit under the movement's ideological limbo stick, adding flares of indignation and fiscal conservatism to his stump speeches, Romney generally shrugged, in the same way he shrugged off a question about whether his No Apology book tour could match the fervent crowds drawn by Sarah Palin for Going Rogue signing events. (The answer was no.) Romney made no attempts to mimic the tea party's posture of outrage, and he didn't appear at tea-party rallies to speak, like nearly all of his fellow Republican candidates did routinely.
The tea party wasn't his game. Its adherents weren't going to vote for him anyway -- no use pandering.
Now, to activists' chagrin, Romney is showing newfound interest. The Boston Globe reported that he'll join the latest Tea Party Express bus tour for a speaking appearance in New Hampshire on Sunday and that he'll attend Sen. Jim DeMint's (R-S.C.) candidate forum in Columbia, S.C. on Monday afternoon, after giving indications he would not participate.
Naturally, as Romney begins selling himself to tea-party activists, he's praising the movement. This is how Romney described the tea party in New Hampshire, the Globe reported:
"The great thing about the Tea Party movement is that Republicans of all backgrounds and interests have all coalesced around a few common themes, which is government is too big and spending too much,'' Romney said two weeks ago at a town hall meeting in Berlin, N.H. "I happen to agree with that. You're seeing the Republican Party united in a way that I haven't seen before.''
(Excerpt) Read more at theatlantic.com ...
“Romney generally shrugged”
Romney is one giant shrug. Mr Meh.
Why is Romney to be taken seriously?? Seriously??
FUMR
The Tea Party Express is also hosting the Presidential debate with CNN and invited the undeclared Rudy Giuliani, while ignoring Cong. Thad McCotter, who has received multiple awards from the American Conservative Union, has a 100% Pro Life Rating, and an A rating from the NRA.
Tea Party Express doesn’t sound right in the head. lol
And a cosy little home in the Unions pocket.
Mitt Romney probably represents, to a segment of the voting population, a “less partisan” approach to politics than has been previously served up.
But “less partisan” does not swing elections, it only lies out there in midstream, a sandbar or a root snag that makes navigation difficult and a clear course uncertain.
The T.E.A. party types have gone out with dynamite and a definite plan of action to blow these snags and sandbars out of the way, so the traffic may once again begin to move in a meaningful way for the rest of America.
Conversion of energy into real, useful, meaningful wealth, with the concurrent great bounty that flows to all people, would do a great deal to reverse the tide of red ink that threatens to engulf America and the rest of the world. as very soon, there shall be nobody who has the funds available to lend to the impoverished. First, free up the oppressive and unneccesary regulations designed to restrict the extraction and utilization of mineral wealth from the earth, and this in itself will help greatly to expand the work force, and incidentally, increase by exponential factors, the amount of revenue to the state and Federal treasuries, to be used to reduce the outstanding long-term debt, and fund the demands of government on a short-term basis. Then, exercise the discipline necessary to keep these government demands on a short rein, hauling back at every juncture anywhere it is not supported by any interpretation of Constitutionally based law. Finally, dismantle the rickety and overgrown government institutions that no longer serve any distinct or unique purpose.
I do not see where Romney, or other like-minded candidates, have this anywhere as their agenda, or any initiative on their part to develop a similar plan of action.
I like McCotter but he has little chance in today’s anti union atmosphere. He’s a product of his district.
Personally I think he’s actually looking at a run at Levin’s seat in the future which would be an improvement over Levin.
I posted this previously and I’ll do it again. Go to McCotter201.com and take a look at his stance on illegal immigration. He states that unions who hire illegals for their jobsites and hide illegals in their membership should be prosecuted. Do you see any other candidate with that in their white papers? How about the union protest at McCotter2012 headquarters in Michigan this past weekend. McCotter has called for a 20 % reduction in the Federal workforce. That stance clearly has ingratiated him with the unions. Clearly, if you were familiar with McCotter’s stances on the issues, you wouldn’t make a statement like that.
Romney is desperate. He has no idea what the Tea Party represents.
Personally I think he’s actually looking at a run at Levin’s seat in the future which would be an improvement over Levin.
Well, that is damning with faint praise. :) But if he has his eye on Levin's seat then good for him.
Considering what would likely replace him in Livonia, I have to see him as good. Fortunately I live in a more conservative district.
On Fox’s “Special Report” this evening, the panel was again pushing the Mittster over Perry, whom Fox’s Ruling Class panel considers “too extreme.”
This is the same bunch of “experts” that gave the GOP Juan McCain in ‘08. Do they honestly think conservatives will listen to them this time around?
Mint tea. Romney has been the invisible man for 2 1/2 years worth of radical communist marxist takeover and run-away spending coupled with foolish foreign and military policy by Mohammed Obama. Mint has hardly said a word. The communist pan-leninist obama is absolutely destroying the United States of America government, economy, and freedoms, and Romney and most of the GOP are silent, angling for their own self-enrichment by what is left of the system. Romney, and Huntsman, need to shut up and go away and let fresh real leadership emerge and win, before the whole schmeer goes down. The republic is in incredible danger. Worse than when the SHTF in Argentina or Russia. Go away Mitt Romney.
Gov.Rick Perry will be on Mark Levin’s show, probably very shortly from now.
You can be sure Mark will be polite, and gracious, but also ask the tough questions. I think Mark will ask Perry about instate tuition for illegals’ education. I’d like to hear the answer to that myself, wouldn’t you?
Listen up, on WABC, 770!
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