Ted Rall for September 30, 2013
September 27, 2013
October 01, 2013
Transcript:
What if there were tea party democrats? Refusing to compromise and completely unreasonable, tea party democrats demand the repeal of Obamacare. (Man: No budget, no peace! Repeal Obamacare, give us socialized medicine!) They threaten economic catastrophe unless they get everything they want. (Man: ...and close GITMO and nationalize the banks and $25 minimum wage and jail CEOs- or no more debt limit.) Mainstream pundits accuse them of being extreme- but they say they're representing their consituents. (Man 2: The layoff victims in my district didn't send me to Washington to sell them out!) Insiders call it pandering. In other words, democracy. (Man 3: Why don't they just tell the voters what they want to hear to get elected, and then do the opposite?) (Man 4: These radicals are ruining biz-as-usual-ocracy!!)
pirate227 over 10 years ago
According to tigger there are tea party democrats, or was that harley? Meh, doesn’t matter.
tengu99 over 10 years ago
Um, no.
A willingness to shutdown the government and a likely willingness default on national loans which would threaten the economic stability of every nation that has strong ties to the US dollar potentially putting millions of people around the world out of work is not a democracy.
That is suicidally insane
Uncle Joe Premium Member over 10 years ago
You described President Obama to the letterThat’ll get a rise out of the Gaunt. /sarcasm
Uncle Joe Premium Member over 10 years ago
The Tea Party congressmen are going to have a rough time in 2014, when their deep pockets donors flee from this debacle. Even the US Chamber of Commerce wants them to back off.http://www.politico.com/story/2013/09/trade-groups-congress-shutdown-97468.html
Uncle Joe Premium Member over 10 years ago
They do love the high tech weapons and surveillance gadgets.Gaunt, I think that some of the Tea Party Republicans are sincere enough in their Libertarian beliefs about keeping government out of our business, to work with on this. Liberal Democrats have been getting actual support from Tea Party members who think Civil Liberties extend beyond the 2nd Amendment. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2013/09/06/alliance-of-tea-party-libertarians-and-anti-war-dems-looks-like-the-real-thing/The interesting thing will be seeing how many real Tea Party members are left in 2014. Between their distaste for neocon Imperialism & willingness to see the government default on debt, they are not going to get the same kind of support from deep pockets donors they got in 2010 & 2012.