Oops! Tea Party Alive…and Dangerous!

Posted: Saturday, June 16th, 2012 at 6:20 pm
By: SATP

As you, we’ve long suspected, the announcement of the Tea Party movement’s death was a bit premature.  We even speculated this misinformation could be based on either the evolution of the movement from public protest rallies to more sophisticated grassroots education and get-out-the-vote drives, or wishful thinking on the part of those who stood to lose so much from our success.  Whatever the reason, we now begin to see the public announcements of our demise come along with the private warnings that the Tea Party movement is a force to be feared.Evidence of that came in Billy Hallowell’s June 9th article entitled “Van Jones Issues Dire Warning: The Tea Party Will Use Power to ‘Decimate Us’” posted on The Blaze website.

As The Blaze previously reported, liberals assembled this weekend in Providence, Rhode Island, for Netroots Nation, an annual conference aimed at promoting the progressive cause.  Closing out the event was Van Jones, the former White House official who has distinguished himself as being especially hostile toward the American right.  In his address, the one-time green jobs adviser warned the audience about the Tea Party and encouraged them to fight diligently to ensure their policies are enacted.

Here‘s just a sampling of Jones’ words:

“If the Tea Party is allowed to score a trifecta, their ideas already are corrupting the Supreme Court, you see that with Scalia’s antics, they already have half of the Congress.  If they get the rest…and the White House…if the Tea Party governs America — if this time next year, you are living in a government run by the Tea Party — let me suggest to you that they might use power a little bit differently than we did.  When they get power, they use it to decimate us…”

Jones also charged the Tea Party with “decapitating” unions.  In the end, he went on to encourage progressives to push their values and to set their sights on December, when important budget issues will be under consideration.

Watch the video [at The Blaze website].  (Tea Party specifics start around 14:00).

 

 

 

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2 Responses to “Oops! Tea Party Alive…and Dangerous!”

  1. KenB says:
    June 22, 2012 at 4:29 pm

    “[I]f this time next year, you are living in a government run by the Tea Party — let me suggest to you that they might use power a little bit differently than we did.”

    One would hope. If not, we will have failed.

  2. Miguel says:
    June 18, 2012 at 4:06 pm

    18 Jun 2012
    Essential that solid, proven social/fiscal conservatives are supported and voted into office this November and in the primary of 2014, in local, county and state offices, not just National offices.