If the TEA Party was ever really a part of the Republican Party, I no longer believe that it is. It is a hard-core, radical, ultra-conservative off-shoot party that has polarized Republicans and usurped the GOP. Agree or disagree?

by the_old_coach Posted 2012/08/01 22:23:30

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holly go lightly 2012/08/01 22:58:39

None of the above

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I think the TEA party has been taken over by the GOP.The RINOs saw a good thing and wanted it for themselves.
So now almost all Republicans claim to be TEA partiers without really knowing why, other than the liberals have nothing to do with it except for the fact that they demonize it constantly.
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tlee 2012/08/02 00:40:58

Disagree

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The GOP usurped the T.E.A. party. It was originally started to support Ron Paul in "07". As for polarized,not hardly. When Rand Paul walks up to Harry Reid and bitch slaps him,then it can be called polarized.Unless and until that scenario happens,it is just a 2 headed party working in conjunction with the intent of turning America into a global government,NWO to be exact!.

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9th of 9 2012/08/01 23:04:45

Agree

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It started right after the 08 election. Warmonger NeoConservatives move right in.

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holly go lightly 2012/08/01 22:58:39

None of the above

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I think the TEA party has been taken over by the GOP.The RINOs saw a good thing and wanted it for themselves.
So now almost all Republicans claim to be TEA partiers without really knowing why, other than the liberals have nothing to do with it except for the fact that they demonize it constantly.

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9th of 9 to holly g... 2012/08/01 23:05:42

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Right.

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Queen B 2012/08/01 22:46:10

Agree

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The GOP pandered to the wingnuts and allowed the teaparty to take them over. They have themselves to blame for what they have turned into. Moderate republicans have left the building.

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tlee to Queen B 2012/08/02 00:34:22

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Moderate republicans should be forcefully removed from the building!.

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Queen B to tlee 2012/08/02 01:01:28

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Yeah, well I'd prefer the teabaggers take a long walk off a short pier.

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tlee to Queen B 2012/08/02 01:07:53

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Now how would that make sense?. I know how to swim!. So,you want me to jump off a long pier and then I swim back to shore. Man,you are so not smart.

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Queen B to tlee 2012/08/02 01:09:09
tlee to Queen B 2012/08/02 01:13:40

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and you are a literary genius who would not say a word if in a room with me or anyone else that wants adherence to our founding documents. You are an embarrassment to our founding parents!.

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Queen B to tlee 2012/08/02 01:28:49

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LOL!!! I have a never had a problem saying anything to anyone in person or otherwise. As for those who founded this country....they gave me the right to say whatever I choose to, so in honor of them and my freedom of speech, I choose to say that you are by far one of the lamest teabagger idiots I have ever run across on SH and that's saying a lot. Congratulations Sparky!

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tlee to Queen B 2012/08/02 02:13:10

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Look forward to teabagging you some day,how is your gag reflex?. And thanks for the congrats.

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Queen B to tlee 2012/08/02 15:28:26

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Typical response from a moron.

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tlee to tlee 2012/08/03 01:28:35

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So queen comments and then blocks,but a typical response from a neo-prog. We never got a chance to discuss how much I would charge you for allowing you the pleasure of being teabagged by your intellectual superior!. Honest,I would not have charged you full price if you had said pretty please!.

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Steve 2012/08/01 22:44:54

Agree

+1
But they just won another primary in Texas, by a landslide.

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PaulBot415 2012/08/01 22:43:53

Agree

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And its a good thing theyve done. America needs to wake up and smell the coffee (or tea). F*** the neo-cons! Restore the true America!

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Warren - Novus Ordo Seclorum 2012/08/01 22:43:09

Undecided

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The Tea Party was always 99% right wing Republicans just with a catchy new name.

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Transquesta 2012/08/01 22:42:12

Agree

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Agreed--at least in part. I think Republicans are trying to re-assimilate the Tea Party to no avail. The Tea Party could best be understood as pissed off libertarians. Not 'pure' libertarians to be sure, but libertarian enough to make the comparison fair.

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say what? 2012/08/01 22:40:42

None of the above

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They're just a bunch of people trying to bring sanity back to the country.

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Outta' Here. 2012/08/01 22:33:55

None of the above

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In my view, as someone who has been to several Tea Party events; the Tea Party was NEVER a part of the Republican party. Their values simply lined up more with the Republicans than the Democrats. That was the whole point. They WEREN'T republicans OR democrats. They were just pissed off Americans.

As far as their being "hard-core, radical, ultra-conservative", maybe that's just them getting more pissed off at a government which neither side is too concerned with anything other than pissing off "the other side".

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**StarzAbove** 2012/08/01 22:26:03

Disagree

+2
They are a bunch of haters trying to destroy what America stands for.

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holly g... to **Starz... 2012/08/01 23:02:40

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Explaine that will you?

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Brian ☮... to **Starz... 2012/08/01 23:06:20

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Just what exactly, do YOU think America stands for??? (this ought to be interesting)

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