Is the Tea Party Over?

New York Times ^ | 10/9/11 | Bill Keller

[DRey]

I like peeking behind the liberal curtain from time to time. I find it informative. Sorry if you don’t agree.

[GOPJ]

To the freeper ‘craig’s list’ story:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2790347/posts?page=103

[TheBigB]

Is the NY TIMES still in business? I thought they went out with Zoot suits and raccoon coats.

[South40]

If the tea party doesn’t want to vote for St Rick its clearly dead. LOL

lol! So says the NYTimes and Perry's supporters.

[South40]

We need to put an end to this.

[ken21]

no.

[Tzimisce]

Who keeps reading this paper?

[truthfreedom]

There is no doubt that Ron Paul will stay in the race, taking 10+% or substantially more. Perry might not even last the year. Romney is a Northern RINO, Perry is a Southern RINO.

Ron Paul invented the tea party.

[Flag_This]

"Ron Paul invented the tea party."

The hell you say.

[adorno]

YA AIN’T SEEN NUTTIN’ YET!

What's a movement if it isn't being heard?

The current Occupy 'whatever' is the movement being heard, and the "tea party" is silent, as far as I can tell.

The squeaky wheel gets the grease.

Those who scream the loudest, get the attention.

Right now, the perception is that, the tea party is no longer active, and that the "Occupy Wall Street" movement is how Americans feel right now.

Whether that's true or not doesn't matter. What matters is that, they're getting the attention, and the media is making sure that they get a lot of attention, and the people at home are being misled.

Astroturf or not, the "Occupy" movement is winning the argument right now.

The tea party is dormant and ineffective right now. The other side is winning the argument.

[kgrif_Salinas]

Damned straight. The Tea Party is going to go into high gear for 2012. I am fine with Cain, Bachmann, Santorum. No to Rino Romney, or amnesty loving Perry.

[PGalt]

Great thread. Thanks to all posters.

TEA (Taxed Enough Already) is NEVER over. Witness history. Our history.

—That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.

[ChildOfThe60s]

Liberals report as fact what they hope will come to be. Makes it pretty easy to see what is really upsetting them. Darn those pesky facts, they keep getting in the way of liberal fantasies.

[mo]

Flyover country peons and peasants keep getting in the way of their betters in the DC RinoCracy....

[Lorianne]

I don’t think the tea party will be over just because there is not good Presidential candidate.

Just work to get conservatives in Congress, especially the Senate.

I will not vote for Romney, the RNC can stuff it.
If Romney is the nominee, the Republican party is finished IMO

I might (and I stress might) vote for Perry depending on running mate. Don’t like Perry much either, but at least it doesn’t seem like he is the RNC freeze dried candidate.

Most likely I’ll skip voting for President and just focus on Congressional, State and local races and try to get as many conservatives in as possible (and as many status quo Republican out as possible).

[stilloftyhenight]

Indeed, they do wish. Sorry to inform the NY Times, but we’re busy trying to vet candidates and find replacements for those 23 soon to be vacant Democratic Senate seats.

[upchuck]

Frigging NYSlimes trying to pick out candidate again. FU NYT!

[marktwain]

Abiding by the constitution automatically gives us limited government, lower taxes, less regulation, free market solutions, honest government (if we impeach/remove the crooks), and individual liberty! The constitution was designed to allow us to do all of that. We have failed to hold their feet to the fire.

Nailed it Jim. The Tea Party is for restoration of the Constitution.

[MadelineZapeezda]

Nah....they are just brewing!

[JimSEA]

Just my thought but it seems as though the Democrat and MSM are itching for any sort of Tea Party protest that can bump up against the OWS and the ensuing violence can be blamed in the Tea Party. They also long to unleash the pent up violence of the union / Marxist coalition behind OWS.