Reading the comments:
Joe Y:
“I have to disagree with you on your analysis. He says the “Republican(s)” voted for Obama because of the “Tea Party people.”
Not possible. The Tea Party movement didn’t begin until well after Obama took office. The “Republican(s)” would have voted against McCain, a moderate Republican who they would surely have been symapthetic with.
Outside of Palin, there was little in the way of conservative voice in that campaign, but Schiller claims the ambassador said, “…they think the current Republican party is not really the Republican Party. It’s been hijacked by this group…” Yet, Schiller never mentions Palin, and there was no Tea Party at the time, i.e. no “group” tht could have “hijacked” the McCain campaign.
Furthermore, Schiller refers specifically to the Tea Party in his description, and the Tea Party could not possilbly–not possibly–have been part of the conversation to which Schiller refers. No, when Schiller speaks, he’s giving his own evaluation.”
OldJoe:
“Let me get this straight, the Republicans…..”an ambassador — so, a very highly placed Republican — another person, who was one of the top donors to the Republican party.”, both voted for Obama because they knew about Tea Party which had not formed in November 2008?”
Rex:
“Let me get this straight, he repeated what he alledgedly heard from two republicans in order to support an opinion that he did not hold? That doesn’t sound accurate to me. That sounds like left wing spin.”
Correct, the Tea Party movement began on April 15, 2009, in response to the spending and bailout fever in Washington DC and the Obummer Administration. The CNBC (I think that was that channel) business guy Rick Santelli called for a Tea Party and he got one!!! In my opinion Rick is the Grandfather of the Modern Tea Party Movement.
I was at my first rally on that day and I haven’t stopped yet!!!