When will people realize the TEA Party was a libertarian movement hijacked by neocons?

I knew it back when it started that it was a libertarian movement, but the Republicans had absolutely no steam going forward so they had to jump on the only band wagon that had any legs - The Tea Party. It's funny how the Republicans didn't want Ron Paul as their nominee for prez but now they are taking his movement and trying to benefit from it. So sad. If the GOP were such libertarians, why didn't they act like it when they were in power during the Bush years?

Sad is right. I have been an active Libertarian for ten years.. and I was all pumped up when this thing began to get some legs. But as soon as FOX jumped all over it.. I knew it was finished. I was at the second event in NV just outside of LV, and it was pretty much what it is typified to be these days; a whole bunch of crochety old white guys nodding zombie-like as Ann Coulter went on with her.. what is it supposed to be? Commentary? Comedy? Not sure, as she's not very good at either.. she's just divisive & disturbing, and a schill for the neocons.. My man Wayne Root spoke.. and he was excellent as always. I only hope that when the dust settles and this thing is long forgotten, the true patriots will have gotten the attention of a FEW real supporters from among this crowd. There is only one way to take this back.. ride the wave to find as many Libertarian converts as we possibly can from the sea of neocons. We will score a few. The funny part about this is; Mitt Romney is now trying to ride this thing as well.. and speaking out against nationalized healthcare. How silly is that? The pot who gave us the model for it in MA calling the kettle black? What a hypocrite. Another RINO. If you want to see fear in their eyes.. join the REAL party for change. The LP. The same old gruesome twosome of D's & R's are never going to be any different.. not for the better, anyway.

Sad is right. I have been an active Libertarian for ten years.. and I was all pumped up when this thing began to get some legs. But as soon as FOX jumped all over it.. I knew it was finished.

I was at the second event in NV just outside of LV, and it was pretty much what it is typified to be these days; a whole bunch of crochety old white guys nodding zombie-like as Ann Coulter went on with her.. what is it supposed to be? Commentary? Comedy? Not sure, as she's not very good at either.. she's just divisive & disturbing, and a schill for the neocons..

My man Wayne Root spoke.. and he was excellent as always. I only hope that when the dust settles and this thing is long forgotten, the true patriots will have gotten the attention of a FEW real supporters from among this crowd.

There is only one way to take this back.. ride the wave to find as many Libertarian converts as we possibly can from the sea of neocons. We will score a few.

The funny part about this is; Mitt Romney is now trying to ride this thing as well.. and speaking out against nationalized healthcare. How silly is that? The pot who gave us the model for it in MA calling the kettle black? What a hypocrite. Another RINO.

If you want to see fear in their eyes.. join the REAL party for change. The LP. The same old gruesome twosome of D's & R's are never going to be any different.. not for the better, anyway.

If people weren't so trusting of politicians and reporters, they'd have known this from the start. I don't know if government owns the media but, if you follow the money, it's clear the party/media machine is well-funded and reading from one script (some play antagonist, some protagonist, some narrator, etc).

In the 2006 and 2008 elections, we all wanted change but got only new costumes and a new set design - same script, same director, same actors (diff't masks)...

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Obviously to remove the "Third" party that was becoming a threat.

Back to the "Bought & Paid for" Two.

Big mistake to let Palin become lead "Sled-Dog".

Endorse all you wish, but I don't recall sending an invitation to lead.

More like it's been hijacked by the KKK, but yes you're right it's CORPORATE MANUFACTURED -- it's a bunch of racist dupes heavily funded and promoted by FOX and friends. Government owned media? I don't recall PBS backing the Tea Party.

Poor libertarians. Once again under the GOP umbrella. Btw, Glenn Beck claims to be one of you.

That was pretty easy to notice as soon as Fox jumped on board and nothing was seen of Paul involving the Tea Party's since. If Paul was still involved I highly doubt Fox would be there since they basically censored him during the primary.

Maybe it was. That is too bad.

Furthermore, white supremacists have also identified and infiltrated the party, spewing hate rhetoric against anyone who isn't white. I know, I have seen them first hand.

However, In the here and now, it is a radical right wing extremist movement that is one criminal act away from being a legitimate terrorist organization.

I don't care if they hijacked the tea party. I'm just glad they're leaving the republican party.

Do you realize they hijacked the republican party first?

Neocons are the enemy within.

My beef is that most people don't seem to care. Once the GOP is back in office, it's going to be back to business as usual. What Tea Party? Let's face it: this has little to do with conservative principles and everything to do with anger over the Democrats being in office. I'm just glad my party went unscathed and it's well known that the movement is now neo-con in nature.