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Posted on 10/21/14 at 6:51 pm to Gradual_Stroke
Posted on 10/21/14 at 6:51 pm to Gradual_Stroke
quote:We can only hope.
Tea Party ... dying ... fast.
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Posted on 10/21/14 at 10:16 pm to AggieHank86
Ok, I have never bought this "tea party is awful" line. Yeah, there are some bad candidates that have gotten tagged as "tea party" leaders, but there are also some really bad republicans that have gotten thrown out thanks to the "tea party", so I'm a bit ambivalent about it.
If the tea party was really destroying the Republican Party and good for the left, there wouldn't be the concerted effort put forth to convince everyone of how awful they are. I generally think "what would Nancy Pelosi think about this?" And then consider the opposite.
Libertarians have some good ideas, but their foreign policy is just incredibly short sighted and naive.
If the tea party was really destroying the Republican Party and good for the left, there wouldn't be the concerted effort put forth to convince everyone of how awful they are. I generally think "what would Nancy Pelosi think about this?" And then consider the opposite.
Libertarians have some good ideas, but their foreign policy is just incredibly short sighted and naive.
Posted on 10/21/14 at 11:27 pm to cokebottleag
What in the hind-titty arse frick happened to my thread? 
Posted on 10/21/14 at 11:38 pm to Roger Klarvin
Forrealdoe
Posted on 10/21/14 at 11:55 pm to Roger Klarvin
To be fair, I tried to steer it back on course, but I failed like Obamacare.
Ba-dum tss!
Ba-dum tss!
Posted on 10/22/14 at 5:09 am to Roger Klarvin
I think what they are saying is that we thought Kevin Sumlin was the Reagan-Messiah but then Rick Perry and Mark Snyder revealed themselves to be Clayton Williams and Sarah Palin smoking tea.
That's how I read it.
That's how I read it.
Posted on 10/22/14 at 8:20 am to derSturm37
I forgot about Clayton Williams
Posted on 10/22/14 at 9:20 am to Roger Klarvin
Sorry, Roger.
In case it was not clear, I do not care for Rick Perry or the Tea Party.
I got carried away.
Again, Sorry.
In case it was not clear, I do not care for Rick Perry or the Tea Party.
I got carried away.
Again, Sorry.
Posted on 10/22/14 at 10:33 am to AggieHank86
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The modern Tea Party consists of ultra right reactionaries. (My way or the highway ... Bible thump for good measure.)
I don't think you know what the Tea Party actually is.
Posted on 10/22/14 at 10:43 am to Farmer1906
Sorry again, Roger.
Farmer, the early "Tea Party" were just slightly-more-right-of-center Republicans with a Libertarian slant, angry about losing to Obama. I did not have a problem with them, at all. The group has morphed.
I attended a county Republican dinner the other night. Nearly every speaker claimed to be aligned with the Tea Party faction.
The speakers ranted about gay marriage and Obamacare. They railed about closing the borders, while nearly half of them employ Mexican citizens.
They all-but-genuflected towards Fatheads of Dan Patrick and Ted Cruz. With a perfectly straight face, they opined that we need more men like Cruz, "so they can get something done in Washington." Ted Cruz ... the man who single-handedly shut-down Washington.
They sang Gospel songs, for goodness sake. Three of them. When they asked for donations, I started looking for the brass plate with velvet lining.
Farmer, the early "Tea Party" were just slightly-more-right-of-center Republicans with a Libertarian slant, angry about losing to Obama. I did not have a problem with them, at all. The group has morphed.
I attended a county Republican dinner the other night. Nearly every speaker claimed to be aligned with the Tea Party faction.
The speakers ranted about gay marriage and Obamacare. They railed about closing the borders, while nearly half of them employ Mexican citizens.
They all-but-genuflected towards Fatheads of Dan Patrick and Ted Cruz. With a perfectly straight face, they opined that we need more men like Cruz, "so they can get something done in Washington." Ted Cruz ... the man who single-handedly shut-down Washington.
They sang Gospel songs, for goodness sake. Three of them. When they asked for donations, I started looking for the brass plate with velvet lining.
This post was edited on 10/22/14 at 10:55 am
Posted on 10/22/14 at 11:20 am to AggieHank86
Those guys sound more like typical snake-in-the-grass politicians than anything else.
The problem with the 'tea party' is that it doesn't have any organization or cohesiveness. As a result, the crazies can claim they are 'tea party' all they want, and the left can pull up the Christine O'Donnell's of the world and paint the whole movement with that same brush.
Controlling immigration numbers is just good common sense economics. I don't know how to concisely explain that.
I don't give a shite about gay marriage. Others I know have said "well what happens when someone wants to marry a dog?" My response is: Let 'em.
Ted Cruz did contribute and lead the charge to try and reign in the breakneck spending. Good on him. If someone is doing something wrong with the federal budget, I don't want my rep to 'work with them across the aisle', I want them to put a goddamn stop to it.
The problem with the 'tea party' is that it doesn't have any organization or cohesiveness. As a result, the crazies can claim they are 'tea party' all they want, and the left can pull up the Christine O'Donnell's of the world and paint the whole movement with that same brush.
Controlling immigration numbers is just good common sense economics. I don't know how to concisely explain that.
I don't give a shite about gay marriage. Others I know have said "well what happens when someone wants to marry a dog?" My response is: Let 'em.
Ted Cruz did contribute and lead the charge to try and reign in the breakneck spending. Good on him. If someone is doing something wrong with the federal budget, I don't want my rep to 'work with them across the aisle', I want them to put a goddamn stop to it.
Posted on 10/22/14 at 12:06 pm to Farmer1906
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I don't think you know what the Tea Party actually is.
It doesn't really matter if he is right or not because that's exactly how the majority of non republicans (and even a few republicans) see it. The Tea Party image is beyond repair.
Posted on 10/22/14 at 12:09 pm to greenbastard
Why do I keep coming back to this thread?!?!?!
This post was edited on 10/22/14 at 12:10 pm
Posted on 10/22/14 at 12:22 pm to greenbastard
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the majority of non republicans (and even a few republicans)
GB:
I voted for the first time in 1984, and I have never voted for a Democrat for a national post, and only a very few times for statewide posts (excluding the Court of Criminal Appeals, where traditional Republicans are just dangerous vis-à-vis your Constitutional rights). I think that I qualify as a fairly-solid Republican voter.
My concern is that the far, far right is dictating the Republican message, despite the fact that they are only a small percentage of traditional Republican (general election) voters. And the message that they are dictating is getting so very far to the right, that it is alienating LOTS of center-right voters, myself included.
Dan Patrick is a perfect example of the problem. He is a radio shock-jock by trade, so I honestly cannot tell if he actually BELIEVES the line of BS that he spouts or whether he is just playing to the crowd. Either way, he is now beholden to the far, far, far right of the Republican party.
And he is a founding member of the Tea Party Caucus in the Texas Ledge. It doesn't matter whether he is actually a "Tea Party" guy by your definition (which is probably more in-line with the origins of the movement). He is NOW the face of the Texas "Tea Party" movement ... to me and to many millions of others.
Again, sorry Roger.
Posted on 10/22/14 at 12:46 pm to AggieHank86
So let's redirect this thing.
Whom do we want for defensive coordinator?
I'll admit that I'm stumped and need to be sold.
Whom do we want for defensive coordinator?
I'll admit that I'm stumped and need to be sold.
Posted on 10/22/14 at 12:56 pm to Roger Klarvin
Well, it's a football thread, and we all know football season ended last month.
Posted on 10/22/14 at 1:00 pm to derSturm37
After asking 3 times if anyone knew anything about Pitt's statistically good defense, it became apparent that outside of MMB5G@P, nobody knew anything about Pitt.
So I looked into it and their DC is some young guy named Matt House. Its his 1st year as DC after being promoted so the jury is still out on him, which eliminates him as a potential DC hire.
So I looked into it and their DC is some young guy named Matt House. Its his 1st year as DC after being promoted so the jury is still out on him, which eliminates him as a potential DC hire.
Posted on 10/22/14 at 1:02 pm to greenbastard
I saw your questions re Pitt's defense and have meant to look into it. Admittedly, I have not. As you say, the fact that he's in his first year should rule him out for us, yeah.
Posted on 10/22/14 at 1:46 pm to derSturm37
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Whom do we want for defensive coordinator?
Here are some realistic candidates: (need a DC with SEC ties)
D.J. Durkin (Florida DC and LB coach) - 5th season, 2nd as DC
Todd Grantham (Louisville DC, former Georgia DC)
Gene Chizik (former Auburn and t.u. DC, former ISU and Auburn HC)
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