Forum Post: Did everyone see what the Tea Party did in Texas last night?
Posted 11 years ago on May 30, 2012, 11:21 a.m. EST by JackPulliam3rd
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OWS should take notes.
"Tea Party-backed candidates used a Midland millionaire's money to defeat traditional Republicans from Keller and Bedford and were close late Tuesday to ousting another from Arlington."
"OWS" should use millionaire's money and sell out to the likes of Koch? No, OWS should take notes and avoid this sell out route.
http://www.star-telegram.com/2012/05/29/3994134/tea-partys-vision-comes-to-fruition.html
they supported a candidate and shook up an election, getting closer to putting someone who believes what they believe into power, kinda like what happened in 2010
This is what OWS needs to do, not drum circles.
No they voted people the THINK believe what they believe. What they get are corporate owned douches that support domestic drones, indefinite detention, SOPA, CISPA, PCIP, Canadian oil over US citizen property rights, and huge oil subsidies. This is what their great success of 2010 was. This year will be no different for the Tea Party. Small government? Fiscal responsibility?
Getting guys into office that do the opposite of what you believe because you let your cause get sold out is not success.
"This is what OWS needs to do, not drum circles."
lol
Isn't getting the "traditional Republicans" that are so corrupt and WRONG out of office a GOOD THING? Isn't that what OWS is trying to do....get THE PEOPLE of this country to work to get the kind of people they want in office elected?
Study voting record of the "Tea Party" candidates that got voted into office in 2010. They are radically corrupt and anti Bill of Rights.
That is not what OWS is trying to do.
I'll do that...you study the voting record of the liberal/progressive candidates in office and we'll compare them ok?
I study both. Many democrats voting records prove the are not progressive.
Whatever that has to do with the fact that the Tea Party success at the polls has done zero to actually effect legislation in a manner that is congruent with their beliefs.
Read the original article I posted above -- candidates backed by Empower Texans got elected .
"Empower Texans is well-known for falsifying information -- lying about public education funding, for example, in order to zealously make cuts to state government. The organization is run by the Grover Norquist of Texas, Michael Quinn Sullivan.",,, http://progresstexas.org/tags/empower-texans
This is far right wing extremism sucking the tits of the rich. And you are thrilled about this? You should see a doctor immediately.
When OWS refuses to take and use the money of the rich and corrupt in order to reach their goals...then we can have a reasonable discussion on this topic. The people VOTED for the candidate they wanted to have in office. It's called Democracy.
94% of winning candidates are the ones who spent the most money.
Is that democracy?
This statistic has been fact checked by politico and they found it mostly true.
It's a GREAT thing, but beating on pots and pans won't get it done. The Tea party is doing and achieving concrete results. What are we doing?
What exactly has the Tea Party done that is concrete except to deadlock Congress?
"We" are being run by anarchists and the 1%. That is what we are doing.
fiscal responsibility means cuts have to be made
http://www.magicdeckvortex.com/images/article_images/sarpadian_empires/Necrite1_Ron.jpg
Why don't you take a break from posting here, step outside and look at what's really happening to your world...
http://occupywallst.org/forum/proof-that-this-forum-is-anything-but-an-asset-to-/
yes. people should focus on issues here
not each other
Issues? Yes, issues. You can start, Matthew, by learning the difference between "NADD" (which politically means nothing) and "NDAA" (which is a totally new bill every 12 months).
yes
laws are often passed with budgets
in last years military budget,
a law was passed to arrest US citizens with out charge who opposed to the US military
laws should not be passed with budgets
Your four lines of text show you have no clue, Matthew.
Learn something, then share it. Otherwise you're simply spreading your own ignorance. The indefinite detention provisions of NDAA 2012 signed by Obama codify the executive authorities claimed by Bush II under AUMF 2001.
indeed, similar issues were in the patriot act
You read fast! "Similar"? In what way?
not sure
one states detainment of suspected terrorist
the other detainment of military opposition?
Fighting, posting ideas back and forth, promoting propaganda that any 10 year old can debunk online, annoying the hell out of the American people on a hundred levels etc.
Oh, and telling the American people that "we" represent them while at the same time calling them stupid, blind, brainwashed slaves. Surely THAT will work if we just say it loud and long enough huh?
We don't want anyone in office that doesn't support free shit. We want our free shit but we won't expend all that effort to actually elect anyone. We'll march around, maybe break some windows but that's about it.
just another corp looking for it's government cut
Correct! OWS should kick Soros and his foul millions to the curb as well. Hell, he's paying the bill on this site.
The Tea Party is for little girls with imaginary friends. Fuck 'em.
From Google news, 530 news articles:
Tea Party challenger forces runoff in Texas Senate race msnbc.com - 17 hours ago Video on msnbc.com: Texas Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison joins NOW w/ Alex Wagner to discuss the primary battle over her place in Congress after she announced ... In-Depth: Dewhurst loses edge in runoff, observers say Austin American-Statesman Blog: Texas primary: Does Ted Cruz have a shot? Washington Post (blog) Texas election bolsters Tea Party hopes Washington Examiner Bellingham Herald- CBS News all 530 news articles »
Washington Examiner
no what did they do
They posed as Native Americans and dumped thousands of barrels of oil into the gulf of Mexico.
lol