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Harkin: Tea Party 'every bit' as dangerous to nation as the Civil War
The Hill ^ | September 27, 2013 | Ramsey Clark

Posted on 09/27/2013 7:29:26 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife

Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) on Friday said that the Tea Party movement is just as dangerous for America as the Civil War.

“A small group of willful men and women who have a certain ideology about how our country should run and what we should do cannot get their way in a normal discourse and votes,” Harkin said. “Since they can’t get their way they’re going to create this confusion and discourse and hope the public is so mixed up in who to blame for this that perhaps they’ll blame both sides.”

“That is the path they see for taking over the government. It’s dangerous, very dangerous. … Every bit as dangerous as the break up and the Civil War.”

Harking made the comments as the Senate prepared to vote on continuing resolution that would fund the government past Sept 30. Democrats are moving to stip language from the bill that would defund President Obama's healthcare law.

Harkin said Republicans were throwing a “temper tantrum” and threatening to "take their marbles home" unless they get their way on ObamaCare, risking a government shutdown.....


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KEYWORDS: alinskytactics; baldfacedliar; capitalhill; democrats; donttreadonme; fraud; harkin; liberalfascism; looneybin; senate; teaparty
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Yeah! Those crazy Tea Partiers calling for adherence to our Constitution! You know, demanding things like individual liberty, consistency of the application of laws and congress working on behalf of their constituencies!

Those are extremist positions to the promoters of tyranny!


41 posted on 09/27/2013 7:52:18 AM PDT by CSM (Keeper of the Dave Ramsey Ping list. FReepmail me if you want your beeber stuned.)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
There is no TEA Party, Tom.

Just a random collection of pissed off constituents that have been given/taken a label.

42 posted on 09/27/2013 7:52:53 AM PDT by Paladin2 (h)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
“That is the path they see for taking over the government. It’s dangerous, very dangerous. … Every bit as dangerous as the break up and the Civil War.”

What he couldn't bring himself to say, "That is the path the average American citizen sees for taking back their government. For us communists it's dangerous, very dangerous. ... Every bit as dangerous as the break up and the Civil War."

To which I say WRONG... If we the people of this once great country cannot retrieve and revive our government of the people, for the people and by the people from this oligarchy that has been stealing our liberty then the ensuing anarchy will be much worse than the Civil War. But then that's what Harkin, his handlers and his tools are hoping for isn't it?

43 posted on 09/27/2013 7:54:05 AM PDT by Whats-wrong-with-the-truth
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Alzheimer’s victims really shouldn’t be on national television giving their opinions!!!


44 posted on 09/27/2013 7:54:22 AM PDT by ontap (***)
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To: Biggirl

They are SCARED of a resurging TP movement.
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That is absolutely true. I’ve worked around many Dems and can say with complete confidence that they all deeply FEAR the Tea Party. Dems are used to having their way with the compliant Republicans but the Tea Party fights back.

Like all bullies, the Democrats don’t like it when somebody pushes back on them. They can’t deal with it.


45 posted on 09/27/2013 7:54:23 AM PDT by Starboard
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

But the Civil War was a good thing in the end. Where’s the problem?


46 posted on 09/27/2013 7:56:38 AM PDT by A CA Guy ( God Bless America, God Bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

The RATS like the (official) commies and the Nazis *need* an enemy they can demonize to keep the shell game going. Doesn’t matter if it’s Sarah Palin, George Bush, Ted Cruz, the “tea party”, Rush - just as long as they can keep feeding their base something to distract them with.


47 posted on 09/27/2013 7:56:54 AM PDT by 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

a certain ideology about how our country should run

48 posted on 09/27/2013 7:57:15 AM PDT by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Wow. any doubt about the depth of Fox’s bench would be rendered null with a brainiac like him onboard.


49 posted on 09/27/2013 7:57:23 AM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
Fine.

Let's get it on...

50 posted on 09/27/2013 7:57:59 AM PDT by grobdriver
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Harkin’s wiki page has him as having announced that he will not seek re-election in 2014, in a state which leans Republican (repub gov and assembly, the dems hold the state senate by a margin of 1)


51 posted on 09/27/2013 7:59:47 AM PDT by PapaBear3625 (You don't notice it's a police state until the police come for you.)
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To: NormsRevenge

The tea party is the revolution, amd a peaceful one but the whining is going to deafen us .


52 posted on 09/27/2013 7:59:52 AM PDT by cajungirl
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To: KarlInOhio

And exempting Congress from obamacontrol has given them a title of nobility - Obamacare exempt


53 posted on 09/27/2013 8:00:43 AM PDT by sgtyork (The secret of happiness is freedom, and the secret of freedom, courage. Thucydides)
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To: Starboard

-—I’ve worked around many Dems and can say with complete confidence that they all deeply FEAR the Tea Party.

Great! Don’t Tread on Me!


54 posted on 09/27/2013 8:02:48 AM PDT by sgtyork (The secret of happiness is freedom, and the secret of freedom, courage. Thucydides)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

“Harkin: Tea Party ‘every bit’ as dangerous to nation as the Civil War”

What he really is saying is that the Tea Party is every bit as dangerous to the democRATS and other limp-wristed liberals of his type and that “Please don’t get me fired by telling the truth about what we do besides “TAX & SPEND”!

Yes, we are dangerous and have a goal to eradicate everyone of you democRATS from the political scene. We want to make it OUR turn, that’s all.


55 posted on 09/27/2013 8:07:49 AM PDT by AKinAK (Keep your powder dry pilgrim.)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
HARKIN: “A small group of willful men and women who have a certain ideology about how our country should run and what we should do cannot get their way in a normal discourse and votes,”

Hey, ass-factory, what do you think we are doing RIGHT NOW? It's called 'normal discourse and votes'.

Trust me, you'd notice the difference.

56 posted on 09/27/2013 8:11:02 AM PDT by Lazamataz (Early 2009 to 7/21/2013 - RIP my little girl Cathy. You were the best cat ever. You will be missed.)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

“...Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) on Friday said that the Tea Party movement is just as dangerous for America as the Civil War. ..”

No, Senator. Not dangerous to the nation.

Only dangerous to leftover 1960s subversive socialist democrat dirtbags who want to destroy the nation.

All Harkin needs to do is look in the mirror.


57 posted on 09/27/2013 8:16:19 AM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: CSM

Hear, Hear!


58 posted on 09/27/2013 8:17:53 AM PDT by Irenic (The pencil sharpener and Elmer's glue is put away-- we've lost the red wheel barrow)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Harkins has the wrong war. He should be thinking of the American Revolution - and that worked out just fine, thank you. Only the Tyrants were unhappy with the results of that war.


59 posted on 09/27/2013 8:18:20 AM PDT by Wordkraft (Remember who the Collaborators are.)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
Harkin: Tea Party 'every bit' as dangerous to nation as the Civil War

Spoken like a true slave owner.

60 posted on 09/27/2013 8:23:13 AM PDT by kevkrom (It's not "immigration reform", it's an "amnesty bill". Take back the language!)
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