My comrades? No idea what you're talking about. There are a very select few who's political beliefs I agree with on here....Again, you really need to work on your generalizations.

 

People on this board would not agree with you. Don't read so much into stuff.

Got it. So from now on, when a "liberal" says something we will attribute it ONLY to that liberal and not the entire bunch. i.e. Reverand Wright. His rants are his rants, and not Obama's, correct?

 

Nowhere near a comparison. Obama was very close to Wright and didn't distance himself until it was politically wise to do so. Now, if you can find where someone on here attributed Wright's views to all the democrats you might have an argument. If it's out there, that would be wrong also.

Nowhere near a comparison. Obama was very close to Wright and didn't distance himself until it was politically wise to do so. Now, if you can find where someone on here attributed Wright's views to all the democrats you might have an argument. If it's out there, that would be wrong also.

 

gotcha and all of the hypocrisy that goes with it. If Wright says something we can attribute it to his Congregants. If this Tea Party Leader says something we cannot attribute it to people in his group. Just to make sure I am clear.

 

I am very close to many people I work with, and I don't share their political views.

Do you choose your co-workers as your source of spiritual guidance?

 

Did any of your co-workers perform your marriage ceremony?

 

Apples to oranges.

gotcha and all of the hypocrisy that goes with it. If Wright says something we can attribute it to his Congregants. If this Tea Party Leader says something we cannot attribute it to people in his group. Just to make sure I am clear.

 

I am very close to many people I work with, and I don't share their political views.

 

As someone said, National Tea Party members are speaking out against it. Feel free to assign it to the Northern Iowa Tea party though if they don't come out against it.

 

Would you attend a church for years that was led by someone who you strongly disagreed with? I wouldn't.

Refresh my memory Jim... do you apply the same standard to "peaceful Muslims" who remain silent in the face of jihad, all the while asserting (softly behind the scenes) that Islam really is a religion of peace?

 

Not trying to stir the pot... just seeking clarity.

 

Remember my idea of the G-Bomb? That's fair punishment for the "peaceful Muslims" not turning out the "radicals" within their midst. A few bowling balls and junk cars and pig entrails falling from 20,000 feet up would go a long way toward giving the "peaceful" ones a reason to be more vigilant about the "outliers" within their ranks.

The folks on this board that want to link Tea Party and racism are completely missing the point.

As someone said, National Tea Party members are speaking out against it. Feel free to assign it to the Northern Iowa Tea party though if they don't come out against it.

 

Would you attend a church for years that was led by someone who you strongly disagreed with? I wouldn't.

 

I thought the appeal of the Tea Party was that it's not a centrally-organized operation; instead functioning as a loose collective (not unlike the Southern Baptists)? In other words, is the leader of the North Iowa group answerable to the national group? Or has the Tea Party evolved (devolved?) in recent months under a common mission statement, with a centralized organizational philosophy?

The folks on this board that want to link Tea Party and racism are completely missing the point.

 

Perhaps. But to say that there aren't a number of very vocal people in the group for whom race is the motivating force would also be naive. Like the other problem — the fact that Tea Party folks don't seem interested in distancing themselves from the vocal racists in their midst speaks volumes.

Remember my idea of the G-Bomb? That's fair punishment for the "peaceful Muslims" not turning out the "radicals" within their midst. A few bowling balls and junk cars and pig entrails falling from 20,000 feet up would go a long way toward giving the "peaceful" ones a reason to be more vigilant about the "outliers" within their ranks.

:lol: :lol: :lol:

 

Yes Sir... now that you mention it I certainly do. The Bacon-Chitlin-Bomb... a brilliant strategy.

 

Just making sure we are consistent. Something you are pretty good at doing yourself if I do say so.

Perhaps. But to say that there aren't a number of very vocal people in the group for whom race is the motivating force would also be naive. Like the other problem — the fact that Tea Party folks don't seem interested in distancing themselves from the vocal racists in their midst speaks volumes.

 

That's crap. African Americans voted for Obama at an alarmingly high rate because he was black-period. Obama went to Rev. Wright's church for years and never once spoke out against him or his speeches until he was politically forced to.

 

The tea party doesn't have anything to do with race. If male whites vote for a candidate because they are white that is as wrong as all the blacks voting for Obama. Just shows complete ignorance. The tea party is scaring the daylights out of the Democrats. The Republicans are trying to bring them into the elephant tent, and I hope the Tea Partiers resist that, as it defeats the purpose.

:lol: :lol: :lol:

 

Yes Sir... now that you mention it I certainly do. The Bacon-Chitlin-Bomb... a brilliant strategy.

 

Just making sure we are consistent. Something you are pretty good at doing yourself if I do say so.

 

Muchas gracias; that means a lot. :thumb:

 

My efforts to be consistent in my positions have a lot to do with my forsaking the Democratic Party, despite much grumbling from my mother, and I'm sure a few spins in the grave by my grandmother, who was a Party operative in Jefferson Co., Indiana. Although it's never easy to look at my ugly mug in the mirror, it's at least a bit easier since I registered independent.

Perhaps. But to say that there aren't a number of very vocal people in the group for whom race is the motivating force would also be naive. Like the other problem — the fact that Tea Party folks don't seem interested in distancing themselves from the vocal racists in their midst speaks volumes.

Your logic would suggest that all Dems/Libs/Obama supporters agree with the "New Black Panther" party and the rhetoric of King Skyhook Samir Shabazz. That would speak volumes.

That's crap. African Americans voted for Obama at an alarmingly high rate because he was black-period. Obama went to Rev. Wright's church for years and never once spoke out against him or his speeches until he was politically forced to.

 

The tea party doesn't have anything to do with race. If male whites vote for a candidate because they are white that is as wrong as all the blacks voting for Obama. Just shows complete ignorance. The tea party is scaring the daylights out of the Democrats. The Republicans are trying to bring them into the elephant tent, and I hope the Tea Partiers resist that, as it defeats the purpose.

 

African Americans have voted 90% for Dems for the last 50 years, maybe longer. I don't know what Obama's percent was. I imagine it was higher than 90% but it was as much about him being a Dem as it was about being African American.

The folks on this board that want to link Tea Party and racism are completely missing the point.

 

As are the people who want to link voters who voted for Obama to socialism, communism, Marxism, etc, etc, etc.