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It's absurd and offensive to compare the Tea Party to "Nazi Brownshirts"; also, the grammar is wrong.
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Brendan
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September 20, 2010
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Of course, Tea Party members actually stand for limiting the size of government, the amount of government spending, and taxes. Ideally, they'd like to roll government back to where it was a couple of years ago.
So, how effective is it to paint them as Nazis, racists, radicals, extremists or even terrorists? Although these are awful charges, they're so baseless and preposterous that as people learn more about the Tea Parties, these charges ought to lose all effectiveness. OTOH if the New York Times and other mainstream media keep the charges alive, I suppose a certain number of people will believe them.
Posted by: David in Cal | September 20, 2010 at 04:35 PM
well, firstly, a nazi swastika wants to be turning to the right... just like the tea party (just saying they'd like the country to turn to the right, too...)
Posted by: greg anthony benjamin | September 20, 2010 at 09:00 PM
Way to represent!
Posted by: JP | September 21, 2010 at 02:02 AM
When you desire achievements as badly as you desired the air, then you're going to get it. That's the secret to triumph. Do you believe so?
Posted by: New Balance 574 | September 24, 2010 at 08:50 PM