Hilarious. Who woulda thunk that wingnuts are such proper grammarians and sticklers for malapropisms? I thought that's why you whack jobs loved Sarah Palin. She doesn't know anything and that's why you love her. And when she goes off script, watch out. It takes a neurolinguist to figure out what she's saying.
downtowner
Phoenix, AZ
Arizona Republic
[Where does it say that I endorse Sarah Palin? Where does it say that I like her or believe anything about her pro or con? Where do you even see her name mentioned in this commentary? My point is that you lefty haters are afraid of all of us ending your socialist experiment but Palin, in particular, is at the head of the list. You have helped me prove that point. As I've said before, the left spends far more time and resources on Sarah Palin than the right does. -ED]
I keep looking for a "Tea Party " definition. Who defines this word, does so out of self interest.
The political TV of Sunday morning talked about Sarah P, being "the leader" and the Republicans trying to absorb this "energy" and momentum". To define the Tea Party....or "Organize it" will kill the spirit. NO dues, fees, membership by attraction .....each individual
voter stepping up and redefining what they want and EXPECT from their GOVERNMENT. People who have never taken an interest before in politics are now are motivated to GET INVOLVED. You don't have to go to meetings or carry a membership card. Simply educate yourself and care enough to communicate your concerns to elected officials and hold them to their ethical moral and legal duties...of serving the people......NOT BIG money.
Returning people to the government and have government of by and for the people is the "Tea Party". For anyone to create a platform is unnecessary. Each citizen must vote his/her conscience and true belief in what is best for the country. NOT to follow Party strategy. Not to take orders or be organized. That is the "Tea Party's" greatest strength. The energy and motivation of the grass roots of the "public".
Beth Smith
Coleman, WI
I always thought those closest to Obama were misusing him having Obama speak all the time. But now I'm not sure, it might actually be Obama who wants to speak so much because after the Mass. loss he told folks they just needed more Obama. Huh? With every speech he seems to be losing voters for his causes. Why?
Most of us think he should stay in the White House and do something. Only come out for a rare speech when it will mean something instead of doing it continually as if he was still in campaign mode.
We all liked Obama's speechmaking in the old days about a colorless society...even if it wasn't true. But a lot of the fawning we heard was by Democrats who intended to use him in their own campaigns. But Obama shook them all up by running for Pres himself and winning. Trouble is now what? It is easy to run against George W and promise free government money to folks to obtain votes but now what? Especially now that he knows most of us are not enamored by his socialist agenda.
Antonious
Austin, TX
American-Statesman
I learned today that Fox News is building a TV studio in Palin's home in Wasilla.
The Tea Party movement is in an excellent position without a defined leader. The opposition cannot target a single individual for character assassination. It'll be fun watching the frustration.
GreyCaravel
Montgomery, AL
Advertiser
Even with the teleprompter the Royal Obama has trouble with words like corpsman, as in corpse, versus core, as in heart of. Of course, having never served his country in the military, indeed in any capacity that did not directly benefit himself, the Royal Obama couldn't be expected to know a corpsman from a corpse, any more than he would know that beneath the tough exterior of each member of the US Military there is the heart of a high patriotic Corps sworn to defend America and its Constitution from all enemies, foreign and domestic.
You'd think the leader of the Free World would at least look through a speech and ask how to say the word corpsman before the teleprompter spits it out for him to read before the studio audience...LOL
Great job, as usual!
novelator
Great Falls, MT
Tribune
[As one scribe to another you don't have to convince me that he's rotten to the corps, novvie. -ED]
Can you [haters] actually offer up some true objective criticism, or is it just more of the usual baseless rhetoric and name calling? Keep in mind, the dems have had (until last week), an undefeatable majority in both the house and senate, and the White House. Name one key piece of Legislation that supermajority passed in that time, that amounts to anything? Oh, wait, you can't, because it never happened. Because you all were to busy looking backwards to blame, instead of forward to LEAD! The Dems have had an unstoppable majority. Unstoppable. No filibusters, nothing to slow or stall debate. What have they done? Here's the Answer:
GLer56304
St. Cloud, MN
Times
The daily leftist attacks won't work this time around and won't need to. The lefts biggest fear is coming true, just leave obama to himself and he implodes. I'd hate to be one of the "drones" in the democratic party that voted for everything obama wanted. They are toast. Anybody care to make a little wager that the repubs will "own" the "senate" after November?
noboma4me
Montgomery, AL
Advertiser
Thanks for the
read, Ed.
catmandu
Palm Springs, CA
Desert Sun
It's typical with the
left the name calling is much the same as it was
with the town hall meetings. I've heard people
called nazis, racists, tea baggers etc etc. Fact
of the matter is anyone who disagrees with Obama,
whether they belong to the tea party movement or
not are racist teabaggers looking to destroy our
country. Never mind the fact the our
constitution guarantees us the right of free
speech. The left wants to take that away from
us. Labeling us is the first step toward that
goal.
webejammin
Wausau, WI
Daily Herald
I'm actually going to go
with Palin on this one and hope that no single
leader emerges from the tea party. It's working
just fine as an organic organization which
refuses to pin its hopes to one man or woman,
and refuses to acknowledge political labels.
Contrary to all the uberliberals would have
liked to believe, the tea party has been proven
not to be an astroturf organization and
continues to buck attempts to brush it to the
side. It might be the only genuine vehicle left
for Americans to voice their concerns directly
and actually get some respect.
vortican
Lansing, MI
State Journal
"The best way to control
the opposition is to run it." - Lenin
Beginning Of The End: Sarah Palin Hijacks The
Tea Party Movement. Sarah Palin didn’t
give a tea party speech last night. She gave a
partisan Republican address. It was a purely
political speech designed to position her for a
presidential run in 2012 or 2016. Hopefully
enough people will see through takeover and kick
the hijackers out.
endthefed
St. Cloud, MN
Times
Palin reads cheat notes
from her hand at Tea Party Q&A.
northernlights
St. Cloud, MN
Times
[Progressives are upset even
though Palin didn't add to the world's
deforestation nor use any more electricity than
necessary to remind herself of a couple of
talking points. So who are the hypocrites? -ED]
Don't you know that
progressives exercise their minds by jumping
them to conclusions?
KipAllen
Palm Springs, CA
Desert Sun
Nothing wrong with you
being a conservative, but of course there is
nothing wrong with me being a moderate. I voted
for Obama and I am glad I did. I have heard Tea
Party people call Obama a Nazis! So there is
name calling from both sides. Too bad the
Republicans and Democrats will not work together
that is what this country needs and the Tea
Party is just Republicans that are ashamed of
who they are!!
ddb26
Wausau, WI
Daily Herald
[I firmly agree that there
is unfairness and name-calling from all sides.
However, Obama and the legislators signed on
knowing that public criticism and partisanship
is par for the course. "If you can't stand the
heat get out of the kitchen" is the way Harry
Truman said it. But if, as you say, Tea
Partiers are who they are as a result of wanting
to distance themselves from the "failed" GOP
then why would they jump out of the frying pan
and into the fire only to be mocked and taunted
with vile name-calling and demeaning comments?
They have every right to protest and form
political groups and the left appears hell-bent
to marginalize, if not prevent, their efforts.
Two questions: 1) What do they (the lefties)
fear? 2) Do you believe that the left wants a
dialogue with Tea Partiers or Conservatives
and/or the GOP for that matter? -ED]