sc94597 said:
RustyShakleford said:
If not racist, the tea party is at least hypocritical. We have had huge deficits during the Bush years, but they didn't form until Obama became president. It was either because he was black or because he was a democrat. |
Actually the original Tea Party was a response to Bush (before Obama.)
The origins of the current Tea Party movement can be traced back to circa 2007. The movement's beginnings were kick-started by Republican Congressman Dr. Ron Paul in 2007. His GOP presidential campaign received a 24 hour, record breaking, money bomb on December 16, 2007; which is the 234th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party. This event directly contributed to creating a libertarian revival and divide in the Republican Party. Ron Paul continues to be a prominent force in the Tea Party movement, such as endorsing Tea party candidates, and also giving talks and speeches alongside prominent Tea party activist, and 2008 Vice Presidential candidate, Sarah Palin. Sarah Palin has at times disagreed with Paul on foreign policy, but eventually Sarah Palin changed her views on foreign policy and interventionism because of Ron Paul's inspiration and stance on limited government. In 2012 she defended him against critics by saying, "[Paul's] the only one doing something about reining in government growth." Ron Paul had a direct affect on changing other prominent Republican's beliefs on the Federal Reserve. Rick Perry, Mitt Romney, Sarah Palin and many others changed their views about the Federal Reserve after hearing Paul's opinions on the matter.
and it only strengthened with the bailouts by Obama AND Bush
According to pollster Scott Rasmussen, the bailouts of banks by the Bush and Obama administrations triggered the Tea Party's rise. The interviewer added that the movement's anger centers on two issues, quoting Rasmussen as saying, "They think federal spending, deficits and taxes are too high, and they think no one in Washington is listening to them, and that latter point is really, really important."
Today the original Tea Party is now called the Liberty Movement, and the dilluted ideas of this movement are found in the macro-group of conservatives who now call themselves Tea Party, but it is diverse that you can't characterize it. Basically today's Tea Party consists of anyone who isn't a moderate (establishment) Republican.
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