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Tea Parties Lose Mainstream Support, Open Way for Radical Fringe
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by cyn.khoo | July 6, 2009 at 03:59 pm
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On July 4, 2009, protest tea parties were organized across the United States for Independence Day, with noticeably less mainstream support and a higher degree of radical, fringe leadership coming to the forefront.
The recent tea party phenomenon began on April 15, 2009, organized by rightwing grassroots activists to protest higher taxes, government spending, and the Obama administration. Though initially supported by moderate Republican politicians for the civilian bonus points, some have noted that mainstream enthusiasm for and media coverage of the movement waned over the Fourth of July weekend, leaving room for louder, radical, rightwing fringe activists to step in and take over.
[T]he collaboration between the official Republican establishment and the Tea Parties has not lasted into June. The RNC has no plans to get involved with any Tea Parties. A spokesman for Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio), who jaunted around northern California to attend several Tea Parties, said that his holiday plans were private but would probably not include Tea Parties. [Newt] Gingrich will not attend any of the Tea Parties, although he recorded video messages for events in Birmingham and Nashville “at the request of the respective organizers.”
Before the weekend, the Anti-Defamation League, which monitors extremist groups in the United States, issued a statement saying that white supremacists, neo-Nazis, anti-Semites, and other racist groups would attempt to use the Fourth of July tea parties to spread racism and similar forms of discrimination.
On Stormfront, the most popular white supremacist Internet forum, members have discussed becoming local organizers of the "Tea Parties" and finding ways to involve themselves in the events. Many racists have voiced their intent to attend these rallies for the purpose of cultivating an "organized grassroots White mass movement," with some suggesting that they would do so without openly identifying themselves as racists.
This appears to be the latest in a series of disturbing indicators that far rightwing extremism is becoming more prevalent and prominent in the United States. Recent examples include the Holocaust museum shooting by white supremacist James von Brunn and the murder of alleged drug trafficker Raul J. Flores by Shawna Forde, leader of the extremist anti-immigrant vigilante group Minutemen America Defense.
The increasing emergence of rightwing extremism was highlighted in a 2009 report by the US Department of Homeland Security: Rightwing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment.
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at 10:17 on July 10th, 2009
Hello:
The Government attempted to deny free speech and association to many groups by fabricating permit requirements....Further, Fox caved to political pressure and joined the rest of the major media who yielded to pressures from the government and their advertisers.
Just because you did not see it on the news, did not mean it did not happen?
Here are three links to help you..Will Rockefeller succeed in shutting down US Internet access with Bills 773 & 778? ht tp://tw url.cc/17hj
Economist declares 'train wreck' in America's future http://twu rl.cc/197n
NowPublic http://twurl.cc/197m
TEA PartyBuffet's gloomy economic forecast http://my.nowpublic.com/tech-biz/buffetts-gloomy-economic-predictions
TEA Party Debate : Towards zero tolerance of breaches of the public trust (by elected officials) http://tw url.cc/176l http://twurl.cc/177k
We The People Stimulus Package http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeYscnFpEyAExaminer.com - Is it treason for a Republican to cover up treason Committed by a Democrat?
http://tw url.cc/179x It is not Democrat v Republican nor Conservative v liberal nor Rich v Poor; it is WE THE PEOPLE v Corrupt Politicians
http://tw url.cc/16jl Candidate Obama promised no earmarks and no lobbyist in the White house.
But we have lobbyists in the White House and the largest amount of earmarks in our country's history.
The man has not demanded an accounting of where the bank bailout money went? How can you blindly follow a person who will not find out what the rich folks that the Democrats claim they are alligned against did with the money that the Democratic Base believes they never should have gotten?
And can we please not have a tax cheat nominated for and cabinet position, least of all be Treasury secretary?
Please point out the radical, fringe portion of my arguments.
Some of us care more about this Country than we do about our political affiliations.
Respectfully, Don Mashak
The Cynical Patriot.
at 07:38 on July 18th, 2009
Yeah...there were some real radicals here in Fort Lauderdale like this couple. Crap! Look at all the right wing extremists here!