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Tea party infiltration done wrong
Slate ^ | 08/09/2010 | Dave Weigel

Posted on 08/09/2010 12:30:38 PM PDT by speciallybland

It's rarely convincing when tea party activists brush off attacks on the movement by claiming that the bad apples at their rallies are really agents provocateurs. That's just too convenient. Sometimes, the people who make you look bad actually are part of your movement. But a videographer at this weekend's Fancy Farm political celebration in Kentucky hounded a man wearing Rand Paul swag and holding up a racist anti-immigrant sign, badgered him to reveal who he was. The cameraman caught back up with him when, later, the man walked with supporters Paul's opponent, Jack Conway.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4bpgnkNN7Q

(Excerpt) Read more at slate.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; US: Kentucky
KEYWORDS: 2010; astroturf; infiltrator; jackconway; randpaul; teaparty
The man in the video, pretending to be a supporter of a Republican candidate whilst wearing a tinfoil hat and chanting racist slogans, turns out to be a democrat activist and Obama supporter. Here he is from his now-deleted Facebook:

http://capitalistbanner.com/2010/08/09/more-on-fake-rand-paul-supporter/

Here he is at a meeting of the Calloway county Democratic party.

1 posted on 08/09/2010 12:30:39 PM PDT by speciallybland
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To: speciallybland

Dems is soooooo stupid!....................


2 posted on 08/09/2010 12:35:30 PM PDT by Red Badger (No, Obama's not the Antichrist. But he does have him in his MY FAVES.............)
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To: speciallybland

I wonder if he really ever learned what the Capos were in WWII Germany.


3 posted on 08/09/2010 12:37:04 PM PDT by bill1952 (Choice is an illusion created between those with power - and those without)
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To: speciallybland

“Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t after you.” - Kurt Cobain


4 posted on 08/09/2010 12:37:27 PM PDT by GourmetDan (Eccl 10:2 - The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left.)
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To: speciallybland

‘Slate’ published that? Wow.


5 posted on 08/09/2010 12:39:27 PM PDT by GourmetDan (Eccl 10:2 - The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left.)
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To: speciallybland
It's rarely convincing when tea party activists brush off attacks on the movement by claiming that the bad apples at their rallies are really agents provocateur

It rarely convincing for Leftist propaganda sites like Slate to make arguments that are counter to all documented facts about the well publicized organized attempts to infiltrate and discredit the Tea Party by Leftist kook websites.

Putting your hands over your ears screaming "no-no-no" Slate does make the facts magically change to fit your bigoted political feelings.

6 posted on 08/09/2010 12:41:00 PM PDT by MNJohnnie (The problem with Socialism is eventually you run our of other peoples money. Lady Thatcher)
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To: speciallybland
Sometimes, the people who make you look bad actually are part of your movement.

David, that's a great point... take a look in your mirror.

7 posted on 08/09/2010 12:41:38 PM PDT by ReleaseTheHounds ("The problem with Socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money." M. Thatcher)
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To: speciallybland

So Weigel sets up his piece by claiming Tea party crazies aren’t always infiltrators and then goes on to discredit his own premise. I guess all the exposed JournoList propagandists will be heading to trash-rags like Slate.


8 posted on 08/09/2010 12:45:44 PM PDT by Deb (Beat him, strip him and bring him to my tent!)
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To: speciallybland
Many of the MSM employees are skid marks on Journalism's shorts.. Journalism does wash its shorts every now and then.

So, yes the 1960s Marxist-Alinsky street/campus revolutionary rabble and their ideological issue do offer some truth from time to time.

But it only goes so far.

the pro-war Protest Warriors used to infiltrate rallies and wave signs that made liberals look stupid.

I believe that is true but.. I know of it only because the Protest Warriors announced their plans ahead of time. There was no intention to deceive.. it was more along the line of mocking and satire. IMO.

9 posted on 08/09/2010 12:53:21 PM PDT by WilliamofCarmichael (If modern America's Man on Horseback is out there, Get on the damn horse already!)
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To: speciallybland

Freepers, we have to learn how to read these types of things. Weigel isn’t saying that the infiltration was wrong. He is saying it was DONE wrong.

Take a look:

First, the title: “Tea party infiltration done wrong.” See, his complaint is that it was done wrong, not that it was done.

“It’s rarely convincing when tea party activists brush off attacks on the movement by claiming that the bad apples at their rallies are really agents provocateurs. That’s just too convenient.”

OK, here’s the meme that he wants to establish and that he wants other leftists to help establish.

“The cameraman caught back up with him when, later, the man walked with supporters Paul’s opponent, Jack Conway.”

Here’s where someone screwed up, in other words did the “infiltration wrong.” This is a warning NOT to do the same thing.

“But tea party organizers are increasingly obsessed with ousting liberal pranksters from their events and proving to the media that there’s no actual racism in their own movement.”

See, Tea Partiers are OBSESSED. They are scary OBSESSED people.

“Thus, video cameras; thus, stuff like this.”

Here’s the warning. Those scary obsessed tea partiers have CAMERAS. The SHOCK.

Boil it down, and this is what he’s really saying: Infiltrate away, just don’t screw up like this guy, it ruins the meme, and beware that scary obsessed Tea Partiers have - shock - cameras! Don’t get caught!

Couldn’t be clearer...


10 posted on 08/09/2010 1:05:29 PM PDT by piytar (Those who never learned that peace and freedom are rare will be taught by reality.)
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To: speciallybland

Remarkable that a leftist rag like SLATE actually outed one of its own!


11 posted on 08/09/2010 1:15:54 PM PDT by Oldpuppymax
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To: speciallybland

Nice ‘rat you caught there!

Nasty litle things, aren’t they?

:-)


12 posted on 08/09/2010 1:20:12 PM PDT by Psalm 144 (We have, therefore, to resolve to conquer or die. - Samuel Adams)
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To: piytar

MAN YOU NAILED IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


13 posted on 08/09/2010 1:22:38 PM PDT by Mr. K (Physically unable to proofreed (<---oops! see?))
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To: GourmetDan

“Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t after you.” - Kurt Cobain

“Honey, I think this shotgun’s broken. Can you see anything?” - Courtney Love

(Sorry. That is in bad taste.)


14 posted on 08/09/2010 1:24:50 PM PDT by yefragetuwrabrumuy
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To: piytar
CARRY THESE SIGNS:

15 posted on 08/09/2010 1:46:33 PM PDT by chuck_the_tv_out ( <<< click my name: now featuring Freeper classifieds)
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To: chuck_the_tv_out
From swamppolitics.com in 2008....

It doesn't make him unloyal or no longer a friend, he has stated that he still remains very close to the Clintons. I am a hardcore democrat and I generally like Hillary as a person. Richardson needs to do what is best for him; and what I believe what is best for the country ( not saying Clinton wouldnt be a good president I am saying it because I want the nomination to be filled so we can take down McCain.) God Bless

Posted by: Tyler Clay Collins Ky | March 21, 2008 2:30 PM

16 posted on 08/09/2010 2:02:07 PM PDT by wtc911 ("How you gonna get down that hill?")
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To: piytar

My thought too as I read that headline.


17 posted on 08/09/2010 2:21:22 PM PDT by firebrand
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To: speciallybland
The Democrat Conway didn't look at this nutball before paying him to infiltrate... typical Democrat. Total nutcase.




18 posted on 08/09/2010 3:57:12 PM PDT by Minus_The_Bear
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