Fair account. Time even mentioned Palin is putting her speaking fee back into the movement.
I agree that we in the Tea Party movement need to keep focused on what I thought was the original intent; put in conservative representation where it has been lacking and remind this govt of ours that we are paying attention, and we want less govt control of our lives, not MORE.
he Tea Party have two rulers, and the Dems can’t beat either one. The true leaders of the Tea Parry are the U.S. Constitution, and the American Way. Doesn’t matter that they don’t have a titular head.
Sarah Palin misspoke when she said that Republicans should be doing everything they can to “absorb” the Tea Partiers, into the Republican party....What they need to do is convince the Tea Partiers that they share Tea Party values, and will represent their values if the Tea Partiers decide to support them.
We are *Americans*. We will not submit to being *owned*
By a Party or by a Government. We are not like the Democrats who have been trying to convince everyone they should be owned and “Taken care of” “For their own good”, until they are no good to anybody any more.
Ticket price was too high, and the idea of a signal national convention for a highly decentralized broad-based movement is a bit in conflict, they would have been better off calling it the national southern TEA party convention.
Could then hold several of them in all the different regions.
That being said it was a fair attempt at person to person meetings and contacts, and that in itself is commendable.