Same old tiring story from the Tea Party people, as they held their convention in Phoenix. “We want our country back”. “Smaller government.” “Lower taxes”. Also complaining about people being in office to long. Example: Rep. Joe L. Barton (R) Texas told them how long he has been in office, they were stunned, but when he wrote that he sponsored a bill to repeal the law banning incandescent light bulbs, they cheered him on. It just goes on and on with these people. No real substance to their points of view.
Read the story at the LA Times
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arapaio / Courtesy: LA Times
Tea party: ‘Tea party’ activists rally at national policy conference – latimes.com.
You’re right… There is no substance. It’s all about emotional issues. They want the right to use incandescent light bulbs, even though using florescent bulbs will save them money. To them, it’s a “freedom” issue. Most of us could care less that we can’t buy incandescent bulbs any more. We have other things to worry about.
When they have idiots like Palin, Bachmann, Gingrich, plus Fox News preaching nonsense, it just goes to show, that they talk to the lowest common denominator: the people that have little or no education. Just look at the misspelled signs they carry. That should tell you something about them,
Note: NO tea party people were spotted plying their tea in Madison on Saturday. I guess Walker wasn’t whistling loud enough–ooops Koch wasn’t whistling.
btw, when did the whole country become “theirs” anyway?
If we got right down to it, every person without Indigenous blood ought to exit America–cause it’s not OUR country either.
Suppose the tea party would be down with that?
The Tea Party seems to be loaded with loose cannons, and keep on spewing nonsense, along with their misspelled signs.
I wonder if they realize that the “Real Tea Party” in Boston was dressed like Indians, and not wearing tri-corner hats. Just a thought.