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The Tea Party, scalded
The Economist's Democracy In America ^ | June 25, 2014

Posted on 06/25/2014 8:00:34 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

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To: 2ndDivisionVet
I know about WWII.

I meant how does ‘awakening the sleeping giant’ relate to this article? You seem to be implying that the Tea Party is the David foolishly picking a fight with the Goliath GOPe; the inevitable result being...unpleasant.

41 posted on 06/25/2014 9:07:47 PM PDT by MichaelCorleone (Jesus Christ is not a religion. He's the Truth.)
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To: Zhang Fei
McDaniel could certainly run as an independent and try to beat Cochran in the general, Murkowski-style.

And we can help him even if we don't live in MS. Send donations, post on boards "Remember Mississippi", Tweet, tell friends, etc. MS had national attention for this race, Chris can get it back if he makes a move relatively soon and gets the people behind him.

42 posted on 06/25/2014 9:12:33 PM PDT by Kenny
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To: MichaelCorleone

Then you inverted my meaning. We are the sleeping giant.


43 posted on 06/25/2014 9:14:29 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out for himself.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Okay, thanks.


44 posted on 06/25/2014 9:18:21 PM PDT by MichaelCorleone (Jesus Christ is not a religion. He's the Truth.)
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To: reefdiver

Your right, the GOP needs to pay for this. They have Mississippi so why don’t we get rid of GOP-e sleezeball Senator Lamar Alexander in Tennessee. They can’t cross party lines there. If we lose the primary then we go nuclear by voting for the Democrat in the general election. I would rather send a GOP-e traitor into retirement and let the Democrats have the seat for 6 years. Better a snake you can see than one you can’t.

We should vote for Cochran in the general because he is too old to be truly dangerous like Lamar.


45 posted on 06/25/2014 9:58:34 PM PDT by WMarshal (Free citizen, never a subject or a civilian)
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To: WMarshal
We should vote for Cochran in the general because he is too old to be truly dangerous like Lamar.

Except the likely GOP-e plan is for Cochrane to resign after a few months, allowing the Governor to appoint a replacement -- probably Haley Barbour's boy.

46 posted on 06/25/2014 10:08:06 PM PDT by okie01 (The Mainstream Media: Ignorance on parade.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

They’re (GOPe) not even trying to hide heir hate of us anymore.


47 posted on 06/25/2014 10:27:10 PM PDT by RIghtwardHo
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a genteel, big-government Republican and four-decade Washington veteran

The Cochran I know of is a backstabbing, goat humping decaying Democrat with an 'R' by his name.

Must be a different one./s

48 posted on 06/26/2014 3:14:12 AM PDT by MamaTexan (I am a Person as created by the Laws of Nature, not a person as created by the laws of Man)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The Tea party may have lost a battle, but the GOPe just shot themselves in the thigh rupturing the femoral artery, a wound from which they may not recover. They have also hastened the death of this once great republic buy this subterfuge. A clear and distinct message must be sent to the Rovian elite, Mitch McConnel must go down in Kentucky, that will send a clear message that the GOPe mat machinate all they want but that won’t win. Until a clear message is sent they will continue gaming us.


49 posted on 06/26/2014 3:50:34 AM PDT by VTenigma (The Democratic party is the party of the mathematically challenged)
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To: boycott

Amen....let black democrats and union member fund the GOPe for now on.


50 posted on 06/26/2014 4:21:48 AM PDT by Yorlik803 ( Church/Caboose in 2016)
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Amen....let black democrats and union member fund the GOPe for now on.


They got their last dime from me.


51 posted on 06/26/2014 4:27:46 AM PDT by boycott
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

When did people make a career out of going to DC.
These people go there, not to better America, but to line their own pockets and then retire on a lavish pension.
These people are parasites.


52 posted on 06/26/2014 4:29:43 AM PDT by Yorlik803 ( Church/Caboose in 2016)
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