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Big Tea
In February 2009, the Tea Party movement emerged and sprang into the American mainstream. Eighteen months later, the movement is no longer recognizable as the same movement that exploded in the early days of the Obama Regime.
In February 2009, people emerged to express their anger with out of control spending and the expansion of government at the expense of freedom. The change people voted for in November, 2008 was not a vote for socialism.
From those early days, rallies were held all over the country. Groups, both large and small were created overnight to support the Tea Party message. From DC, the establishment and beltway groups looked, not quite sure what to make of this expression of the people’s anger.
Fast-forward eighteen months. The rallies and small groups of 2009 are mostly gone. Some still exist. Very few rallies are being held.
We have instead, seen the rise of Big Tea.
In the last eighteen months, we have seen the rise of national organizations. Tea Party Nation is one. Tea Party Nation started out of the local Tea Party rallies in Nashville, to become one of the largest and most influential Tea Party websites in the country. Tea Party Patriots has chapters all over the country. Tea Party Express has become, one of the biggest examples of Big Tea.
Tea Party Express, as everyone knows, is the amazing successful PAC that is run by Sal Russo and Joe Wierzbicki. It is safe to say, if it were not for Tea Party Express, Lisa Murkowski would be headed back to the Senate and Mike Castle might be going there, instead of two solid conservatives. Sharron Angle may beat Harry Reid and if she does, she will have Tea Party Express to thank for that.
From the beltway, Freedomworks has decided they want to be the main players in the Tea Party movement. Though, they have had several well attended events in DC, many of the rank and file Tea Party members remain suspicious of the group, it’s DC connections and ultimately it’s motives.
No discussion of Big Tea is complete without discussing the two superstars of the Big Tea movement: Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin. Hardly a day goes by, when there is not a mention of those two and the Tea Party movement in the same breath. Though neither was there at the beginning, Beck did help host the Tax Day, 2009 protest in San Antonio, TX, which was probably the largest of the day. Palin had her coming out speech at the National Tea Party convention in February and has soared since then.
For many of the grass roots activists who started this movement eighteen months ago, myself included, may look and ask the question, “Dude, where’s my movement?” There is no question the movement has changed. The evolution of Big Tea is the logical result of where this movement must go.
In the end, those of us who are in this movement are here for one reason. We want to see the tide of liberalism rolled back. Big Tea, along with the grassroots activists is the formula that will make that happen. It is making that happen. And as Ronald Reagan once said, “You can’t argue with success.”
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Permalink Reply by john tribuiano on
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Just make sure you don't sell out our interest to other establishment organizations that cater to RINO's, the establishment want so much to absorb us into their framework instead of us absorbing the GOP into our agenda.
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Permalink Reply by B J Zeagler on -
We the people, must Hijack the Republican Party and return it to a Conservative Agenda. Small government, less spending, integrity and honor. We must stay engaged and pay attention. This may be the most important election of our time, but every election moving forward must continue to weed out the Rino’s. In time we can Take Our Country Back. This is our responsibility as Americans.
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Permalink Reply by David DeGerolamo on -
Let's hijack both parties and return them to the foundational principles upon which this country was established. If the Constitution does not apply to everyone, we have already lost the fight. These political party boundaries placed upon us are only serving to divide the country. Unite or Die is not just three words: it is the only way to survive as an intact nation.
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Permalink Reply by Guy on
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It is a shorter distance to converion of the Republican party than it is to the Democrats. There are far more centrists in the Republican party than there are in the Democrat party. They are just way TOOOOOOO far out on the left limb.
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Permalink Reply by Linda Howe on
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I repectfully disagree. We need to abolish the DNC as the racist, socialist enslavement elitist party that it is. We need to get the history of the DNC out to the general population, especially those people who have been brainwashed by the entitlement mantra.
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Permalink Reply by Larry Cumbie on -
Here's a message to send to the general population about the DNC: The Democratic Party was the slavery party in the Civil War era.
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Permalink Reply by Lori on
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Agreed completely....we need politicians with HIGH standards, and low paychecks!!!!!!
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Permalink Reply by O. P. Ditch on
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Hey, you have to get in it before you can HiJack it. So get in it and work hard and stay Free.
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Permalink Reply by Chas Brey on
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BJ, I agree, we must return the Republican Party to the ideals of its birth. I feel the TEA Party must remain firmly in the hands of the people, and not become a "political party", per se. This way, We the People, can speak with a united voice to our purported representatives, regardless of their party affiliation, to ensure that they fully understand our intent.
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Permalink Reply by Sal Klitzke on
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I would even add that the elections in November are only second in imporatance to the Revolutionary War.
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Permalink Reply by TC in Austin on -
True poetry! Very nice Preamble interpretation!
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Very Interesting insight Judson. I hope that the "Big Tea" does work I encourage you to continue the fight with your movement. But, I'm concerned about the "Local Tea" also. The change in Government needs to start at the local level, i.e. County Council, State Delegates, and State Governments in general. So how do we get the "Big Tea" to help at the local level???? I'm now in the fight to regain control of Maryland (as blue as they come). What can you do for us? I can't take time out to go to Vegas, there is too much to do here in Maryland to get locals and Bob Ehrlich elected.
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