The Tea Belt of America slipped in a cute new law that's pretty scary...

Well considering Rep. Mark Adam Foley and Sen. Larry Craig were leaders in the Republic Syndicate - - - There is something I can think of they don't have "against" women's uteri

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Good question! If you ever find out, I'd love to know the answer.

LMAO!

Vere are your papas? Ve have vays of findink information on you.

Well done to you. XD

How will the Tea Party destroy us? They are not a political party, they are not in control of anything. They are Americans speaking their minds, exercising their 1st amendment rights and their right to vote, whether you or I agree with them or not. They hold no power to be able to destroy us.

They are owned and operated by the ReichWing of the Republic Syndicate.
Look up ALEC, Kochtopus(a name given them by Republicans), American Federation for Children, Mercatus Center, Christian Dominionists, Acton Institute, Cornwall Alliance

Just to name a Very, very few. Then after you read about all these entities, tell me again how the Tea Baggers aren't hurting America.

I won't argue that many, many groups have usurped the "Tea Party" label for their own purposes, they certainly have, of course. Just like they do the Democrat and Republican labels. But I don't think the original beginnings were some kind of corporate conspiracy, and I do think the frustration of the people on how our government works still exists, no matter what one might choose to call it.

Oh let me count the ways...

But since I am having a terrible health day today I only have the energy right now to say ONE way...

Controlling my uterus. I realize you don't have one (I don't think so anyway unless you're a woman named John...hey you never know these days...parents name their kids all sorts of things so I guess I can't assume).

It's true a lot of the members are just regular people who believe in what they believe in. And a lot of them probably got tricked into thinking the whole thing was grassroots. And then we learned more about the Koch brothers funding the whole movement. So they kind of got used by Koch I guess.

Thank you! Sorry it took me so long to respond. I am currently recovering from a scary health emergency that happened last night so I didn't get around to responding to things until now.

"Vote republican cause life isn't hard enough as it is."

What a great bumper sticker. If you ever decided to market it, it you would make a fortune and I'd be your #1 customer!

Any thing to get our mind off what's Important. Haven't you notice they never talked about jobs or the economy or anything else that's important, just the same old %$#%! They ran on jobs, let's see some #^*&%^$ jobs!!

They ran on what was convenient to garner power as always, and then did absolutely nothing productive. Republicans are a lot like me on a bad day at work, we talk a lot about being productive make some very pretty words and then sit round and do a whole lot of nothing.

Our national debt will destroy us, it will crush us under it's weight Something has to be done and done now. If we don't address our debt and cut spending on everything, and I do mean everything, our debt will be downgraded, the IMF will stop using the dollar as the world's reserve currency, and we will be wishing we were doing as well as the Greeks and the Irish. Programs you like have to be cut. Programs I like have to cut. Everything has to be cut, to the bone, and now. If we don't pay down our national debt, none of us will have a job.

So why didnt we raise taxes on the wealthy when we had the chance?

You would have to ask Mr. Obama that question. My guess is an impending re-election bid.

Im going to go with stubborn republicans refusing to budge on the issue, they said flat out they would not let it happen no matter the cost. They didn't let it happen, we are still in a recession, we have crushing national debt and the lowest tax rates since the depression, hmmm.True Mr. Obama could have forced their hand but at what cost? Guess we will never know, but he knows, and seeing as it was obviously in the best interests of the nation to raise those taxes it must have been some cost he was not willing to pay.

Well, Mr. Obama certainly hasn't helped our national debt problem. The first major piece of legislation he signed was his stimulus package, the second his health care plan. Not to mention giving GM and Chrysler TARP money they were not eligable for, and I was against the TARP too, just so you know. It's not like he has been anywhere near fiscally conscious, he's spending money hand over foot. George Bush never saw a spending bill he didn't like. Obama has spent even more, which boggles the mind, but he has. The last President we had that presented a balanced budget, Bill Clinton. Oh to have Cousin Bubba in office again, how we need him.

The cost would have been, he would not have gotten a renewal of the tax cuts he gave the middle class after his election, the payroll tax cut and extension of unemployment. These were important to the economy..I believe he will fight to not renew them in 2012, when they will run out. A battle in the house.

He saved the car industry and all that depended on it. They are now having a big profit in sales and most of the loan has been paid back. This was one of his great accomplishments.

Just nationalize the corporations who got the money that WE supposedly owe for. And jail the Bush crime family. They spent " OUR " money to buy Parraquay for themselves. Probably several other countries as well. Your fear of illegitamate debt is not a rational reason to turn this country into a death camp and kill millions of americans. Make no mistake , that is what your chosen coarse of action will bring to this country if it is carried out to its deadly end.

Saved the car industry? Ford is doing great and they didn't take any bailout money. The foreign manufacturers with plants in Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennessee employing American citizens, didn't take a bailout, they are all up and running. I didn't get a dividend for my tax dollars thrown away, did you? Are you fucking kidding me? We gave, gave, we the taxpayers gave GM and Chrysler to the UAW. Billions of dollars of our tax money into union coffers and we get nothing for it. They payed off their 0% interest loan after screwing over all their bondholders and totally ignoring our bankrupcty laws, and they still get enormous tax breaks for years to come. Yeah, what a fucking success that was.

I have no idea why they are so obsessed with birth certificates. I thought they were against the big bad scary government making things a pain in the butt. They continually surprise me. I guess they don't want the big bad government to interfere with their guns, but anything else...you know like gay marriage or a uterus or teaching evolution to kids...yeah.

I know, right? I keep waiting too. Sure would be nice. Then again as an artist who also has plenty of experience in the nonprofit world, I won't count on it myself. All the things I went to college/training for just get de-funded. Meanwhile banks and corporations get bailouts and TARP money. My favorite bank? Wells Fargo! Ever meet a Wells Fargo employee? They all parrot the same PR line they must have been fed from the higher ups. And yes, I'm talking about DEMOCRATS too who work for Wells Fargo. I am friends with some of them. This is basically the script and I'm not joking, "Well I work for Wells Fargo and Wells Fargo was FORCED to take the TARP money. We were so NICE to take that money we were FORCED to take and we paid it all back right away!" While I agree Wells probably wasn't needing the bailout money like every OTHER bank, I think it's laughable they'd say they were "forced" to take money from we tax payers. Kind of made me want to puke. And it's also true they did pay it back. But they're not really a lollipops and unicorns and cute fuzzy bunnies company either. Every time I go to the ATM near my home (and it happens to be Wells Fargo...of course...and I "bank" at a Credit Union) I get socked with a $3 fee. No, not $1.50 or $2 or even $2.50 like most of the other banks in my area. It's $3.

Here's a fun example AND a true story. (Keep in mind at the moment I'm without a car and have been riding buses.) I get a paycheck in the mail. Yay! Go me! I got paid for working! Yippee! (And will of course be taxed for it which is fine since people need to pay their share of course.) But I want to DEPOSIT the check in my Credit Union (notice I didn't say "bank"). I also have to take the bus to the Credit Union as mentioned, right? Now I happen to have not found enough cash or quarters in my couch to afford the EXACT bus fare so I first walk to the nearest ATM, the Wells Fargo one. And naturally I have to get out at LEAST $20 from this machine which thankfully I had. But I'm really spending $3 to get my $20 bill. But then I can't just give the bus driver a $20 bill because of course he/she won't give me my change. So, I have to buy a candy bar or whatever is cheapest at the store I'm at. That's probably about another $1. Oh, and I have to bug the busy cashier to give some of the change in QUARTERS (while patient OTHER customers are waiting for me) because I sure as hell am not going to pay $3 for the bus when it's actually $2.50. Right? So Now I've paid $4 JUST to get the bus fare. Add the $2.50 for bus fare and now we're at $6.50 just to deposit MY OWN money! Odd, isn't it? Odd that Wells Fargo thinks they were "doing the country a favor by taking TARP funds" when they still steal my $3 that I worked for.

Yes of course we need to balance the budget. It's not that complicated though. There's this thing called Defense spending and we're currently in not one, but THREE wars. (We might even be able to call it FOUR wars if you separate Afghanistan and Pakistan even though it's the SAME war.) Two started by the last guy, one started by the current guy. (Yeah yeah, NATO...blah blah...had to save the people. Mmm hmm.) As for the two wars from the last guy, one was started for no reason and we're still there. The other one? Gosh, didn't we just FINALLY find and kill that Bin Laden dude? Gosh, sounds like a "Mission Accomplished" to me, but what do I know. Ending even ONE of the THREE wars would be a nice START, wouldn't it? Especially when we have so many many problems at home. Don't even get me started on that euphemism we call "Nation Building". We've basically destroyed at least 2 countries and we're not "liberating" anyone. When people are living in filthy lacking in food/water tent cities and forced to sell their 5 year old daughters into sex trade to give them "a better life" (so at least they can EAT even though they'll be repeatedly RAPED), that sure as hell doesn't sound like "Nation Building" to me. Does it to you? Not to mention all the mercenaries and contractors brought to you by yours truly, Dick Cheney & Friends (or Haliburton, etc.) where the contractors live in McMansions next to all the trash and destruction. McMansions and insane salaries WE all get to pay for with OUR tax dollars. You know, that money we make while WE are working our butts off if we're fortunate to HAVE a job at all. So, there's THAT.

Then there's that whole bit about Corporations not paying taxes AND getting tax breaks. Oh, and sending all of OUR jobs to OTHER countries for the cheap labor, basically exploiting people in places like China, Mexico, India, and so on. Meanwhile they can spend billions on their nice little PAC or super PAC or whatever groups along with lobbyists to brainwash the politicians on BOTH sides of the aisles insuring of course that the PEOPLE (REAL people, not Corporations with "personhood rights") get screwed.

Notice I haven't even GOTTEN to the bit about the wealthiest 2% of the population getting tax BREAKS. Heck, even if we did all of the above and let the rich cats keep all their change for their BMWs and boats and toys and fancy jewelry...we might come close to balancing the budget AND be able to fund Social/Human Services, the arts, public transportation, libraries, schools, police departments, fire departments, and so on.

See long comment above where I mention how we could probably STILL do all of the balancing without having to make the insanely rich people have to lose their extreme wealth.

TARP was a big crock of you know what. At least the stimulus sort of helped. Cash for Clunkers ring a bell by any chance? People sure wanted to buy new cars, didn't they? So much so that the program ran out and a lot of people were disappointed. Let's not forget of course that TARP was passed during the BUSH/CHENEY administration. Though Obama voted for it (why, who knows), but let's at least clarify which happened under what president.

I miss Clinton too. He got that whole Reagan/Bush mess cleaned up. Then along came Bush/Cheney to erase all that hard work. And Bush/Cheney screwed us WAY more than Reagan/Bush/Quayle did. Obama is having to clean up a really big mess. Almost as big as The Great Depression.

All the stimulus did was blow up the national debt beyond even George Bush, which is mind boggling in itself. The only reason for Clash for Clunkers was the government holds controlling stake in not one but two of the American big three automakers, and still most of the money went to Japan. The TARP law, and I was vehmently against it, but as written was specifically for financial institutions. Obama used the money illegally for GM and Chrysler, certainly not financial institutions. The entire debacle was unconstitutional, and we the taxpayers are still footing the bill.

It was a success. It was a loan plus interest. Not to mention cash for clunkers. The dealers sold lots of cars helping them. The car industry had to build more cars to replace the ones sold. Worked out just fine.

And the government owns 60% of the company and the UAW ends up owning 30% of the company, and they get a $45 billion tax break. Let me know when you get your dividend check, I'll be expecting mine. Big success.

Doesn't the place you work have direct deposit? Mine does, paycheck goes straight to my credit union account with my pay"check" acting as a receipt instead of an actual check. Ask them, it can save you a pile of hassle and cash!

Our "household" was first in line for the cash for clunkers,it was a god-send for us. We paid more on repairs for that dog (Jeep wrangler) than the cost of the car. The final "repair" lasted 3 DAYS after dropping another couple hundred on it from the previous "repair". That beeyatch was out the door and limping down to the dealership as fast as it's sorry butt could drive. Now we drive a vehicle that gets double the gas mileage and just in time for the latest gas price hikes. It may not be the car we "want" but it sure is the car we "need". P.S. TARP was Bush and Boner's baby, the Dems only added some strings to it that made it only SLIGHTLY more palitable.

Not yet but their working hard to turn us into a Communist state. We got to stand as one to stop them. This we can do, One voice One vote!!!!

Ironic, isn't it? And not that cigarettes are healthy, but yeah, they're legal and if an adult wants to buy them (and in your state it's at least $10 a pack last time I checked...crazy) that adult can't enjoy that unhealthy habit.

The heroin thing...I was kind of floored by that one. Let's allow heroin and extremely mentally ill with histories of violence people to have assault rifles...but you can't control your own uterus, you can't marry who you love if you committed the sin of being born gay, you have to jump through fifty ridiculous hoops to renew your passport even though you were born here and are obviously a citizen and just want to take a nice vacation that you worked hard for, in Minnesota alone you might not be able to take photographs of tortured animals (expressing your freedom of speech or journalism), and so on.

I thought this country was going forward, not backwards.

I don't know. Does it? Does it mean a lot of Democrats in Congress are spineless or outnumbered? Does it mean the Executive Branch is feeling forced to move so far to the right due to the change in the House along with loss of Democrats in the Senate? Does it mean the country as a whole has moved way far to the right (or did under Bush and still is there despite a Democrat in the White House who really is only moderate anyway, as is Clinton)? Or does it mean liberal voters got lazy and apathetic and forgot to vote in 2010 (low voter turnout, particularly in the Gen Y group)? Does it mean everything is in gridlock because of all of the above and therefore nothing gets accomplished, certainly not anything progressive? The biggest accomplishments for the left-wing have been a health care plan that lacks a public option and isn't very liberal (though at least it's SOMETHING) and then we just nailed Bin Laden? In addition to various catastrophes that keep on happening like the BP oil spill (not the fault of the Executive Branch or really any branch but instead a corporation) along with other terrible sad things like the earthquake combined with nuclear waste mess in Japan? (Those poor people!) And that corporations are the tail wagging the dog now based on recent Supreme Court decisions?

Yes!

Right you got it.

If I may add, very good comment.

Wow"--you hit it all and got all the points BUT the answer is NO It's complete nonsense because they don't have any sense. The DEMOCRATS will not let this happen. this will go no where

No kidding! I love the fact that your link mentions Libertarians and the Village Voice being a united front on these views. The beginning part that mentions one needing to disclose whether or not circumcision happened at birth? First of all, gross! Why would any man need to disclose such information to the government (or need to do so just to go on a nice vacation) not to mention would he have to drop his pants to prove so? Also, how sexist because as a woman that particular point obviously doesn't apply to me, meaning it really shouldn't be relevant anyway. Not to mention, what a joke that such paperwork would ONLY take about 45 minutes. Ha! That's more documentation than a TSA agent has to fill out to get a job (which is about a 45 page document asking about the same amount of questions.) What's next? Needing to have a psychiatrist and a clergy person stamp a piece of paper stating you're a citizen AND worthy of being able to travel somewhere out of the country? Why is it becoming harder to go on a nice vacation than it is to buy an assault rifle? What's next? Needing a passport to drive from Stillwater, MN to Hudson, WI? Or from Manhattan to Newark?

Like your article!

"Wow" you have a lot of Energy in your comment which is a good thing BUT save some for 2012 OK! Believe me the people are with you.

Actually if you're reading many of my comments I am blaming MANY things, not JUST the Tea Party. Carry on though.

Ahhhh! The tea party enthusiastically clams responsibility, they and the birthers are one and the same.

I sure hope it doesn't come to that, yet there are people in states like Texas who want to do just that. What a mess for the rest of us if that happens. Would there suddenly be a new sovereign nation named New MexiTerizona? And for the rest of us, the redistricting and complete change of government would be a big migraine headache for all of us to figure out. Balancing the budget sounds simple in comparison.

I'm for that!

I would love if it came to that. We will never agree on anything, so why do we keep hurting each other. The perpetual gridlock in Washington will never get us anywhere. So you go your way, and I'll go mine. Called it a divorce on the grounds of irreconcilable differences. I don't want to live under the corrupt Federal government's laws anymore. I don't trust them, I know they do not have my best interests in mind, and I know they are obscenely wasting my hard earned tax dollars, so why would I?

You better have a lot of guns if you go that route

I live in Maine and believe you me....the idea of seceeding and joining Canada comes up more often then you might think!

"Well"-- you know what you better do in 2012 huh!

It won't "BE"-- Optimistic and kick their as*** out in 2012!

"Look"-- you have all the power in the world within you 1. your voice, 2. your stand, and 3. your VOTE! Be Optimistic and change your thinking you are wonderful. and can change what's wrong.

LOL!

Thanks for the pep talk, but the world has made me a very cynical person, I'm afraid. I do vote, but I learned very well in 2000 what that amounts to. Not much, if anything at all.

Thanks for the info, tlbuffin.

Leen61 you are a very young 50 - year old your comments tells me so. We can change what's wrong with our country you know that. So let's stand as one and do just that. OK!

True LOL!

well leen61, I guess we both are hitting 50 milestone, i will turn 50 in june.

Thank you for the kind words! Even people who know me have trouble believing I'm almost 50. I forgot to grow up...LOL!

I'm still fighting, llip....OK! :)

Alright, cherry! We should have a virtual drink together in June and August! :)

Actually I have a lot of Republican and/or conservative friends and relatives; all people I love. What makes you assume I "hate God" or don't believe in God? I never said anything like that. I also never said that I "hate" any group. Hate is a rather strong word. I only reserve it for people like Hitler or things like violence.

If you aren't part of the solution, you may be part of the problem. I realize that's not quite as forceful as Dubyah's "if you aren't with us you're against us," but I personally disagree with you that this particular post is either tossing stones or a HATE document. I think the author did a good job of summing up her awareness of the growing loss of freedoms Americans are experiencing.

It's Obama's policy put out by his State department yet the people on here are blaming the tea party. hmm

Yes! A steady diet of HATE from Republicans, Teabaggers, Birthers, Deathers, Obama (black race) haters, Abortion haters, War lovers, no tax freeloaders, and the Christian right has changed the thinking and hardened the hearts of many! And lets not forget Bush and heartless one! They played a big roll in this as well!

So you don't think it's possible to dislike Obama and not the black race? I'm not a racist, I dislike the white half of him too.

I'm guessing he or she wasn't talking about you specifically. But I'll take a stab at that answer. Yes, it's possible to not be all whooped up over Obama AND be against racism. During the primaries in 2008 my first choice (choices...plural) were not Hillary Clinton OR Barack Obama. But when it came my turn to vote I had to pick one of the two. And I picked one of the two. And then I picked the winner of those two in the General Election.

As for anyone intrigued with the concept of anti-racism, I HIGHLY recommend checking out this group called ASDIC (Anti-Racism Dialog Circle) as well as the film "Color of Fear". Truly interesting group AND film.

I didn't think they were talking about me specifically. I think they were generalizing all people who disagree with Obama as racists, a much worse offense.

From your comment it is you that is full of hate. I don't agree with the tea party, birthers, Deathers. They also have much hate in them for our president. There are a lot of people in congress and the past adminstration I blame for the mess were in. President Obama has and is trying to get us out of this mess. His name is Barack Obama and is president of the free world.

I think he did a good job as well. I was referring to most of the people that comment here. They hate everything that don't agree with them or Barry. Simple as that.

Exactly!!

That's too bad that the Democratic party aloud that to happen. I am still proud of the fact that I'm a Democrat. But, I like to add "constitutionalist" because I do believe if our Government went back to the principals enumerated there-in this would be a better place to be and create for our children.

i have friends who are republicans also, but they don't act like these jackasses. (LOL)

you can't reason with stupid.

Ironic, aint it
p.s. +^d

You're right, the Tea Party is being used for a lot of different power agendas, wish they would wake up and figure that out.

" We must all hang together, or most assuredly we shall all hang separately."
Ben Franklin

+^d

Amen!