If you are to believe the news, the Tea Party Rallies Remain a Cauldron for Conspiracy Theories
The Tea Party Express has toured state after state trying to kick up a debate about constitutional rights and cast doubt on the legality of the recently passed health care overhaul, all with an eye toward the 2010 elections. But while organizers have held the tour as a way to stay front-and-center as a political force, the rallies have also attracted the kinds of mistruths, exaggerations and conspiracy theories that make Tea Party leaders cringe.
As they should.
However, there’s also a lot more going on; Read what Lloyd Marcus has to say about his experience traveling with the Tea Party Express:
At our St. George, Utah rally, I felt a new level of love and concern for our country. There were numerous veterans, some from as far back as Korea expressing their displeasure with the radical changes taking place in our country. Grandmothers, a few using walkers, have been following our tour since the kick-off rally in Searchlight, NV. Young parents with new born babies in arms, baby-boomers fearful about the future of their grand kids and teenagers all thanked our multiracial Tea Party Express team for our efforts to restore America. I posed for numerous pictures and signed autographs.
As a black patriot, I have never felt a racist atmosphere nor a hint of violence. Yes, attendees are
angry. It is the patriotic duty of all who love America to be angry. Today, several tea party attendees hugged me with tears streaming down their cheeks as they thanked me for standing up for our country. Several were also extremely moved by my signature proclamation that I am not a hyphenated American. They called me brother.
Go read the rest of that post, and attend a Tea Party.
When you do, make sure to carry a camera.
Take pics and film… very good advice my dear Fausta. We need to have a chat about TPE though 😉
One thing which MUST change, Fausta, dawlin, is the reflexive grabbing of backup authenticity. To wit:
“As a black patriot”
This has been a “meme,” if you will for 50 years. “And I can say this, because I’m black.”
Right. See how it worked for Clarence Thomas? He appears in public. People know what color he is. He doesn’t need to say, “… and I’m black.” But as far as our opponents in this struggle are concerned, he’s not “official.” Nor Condolezza Rice, nor Clarence Powell. House Negroes all.
Nolanimrod – great point. If race is not an issue then the color of our skin should not need to be identified by ourselves or anyone else. I never defend my position saying, “And as a white woman I can say…” It should be “And as an American who has studied the Constitution and history of our nation I can say…” or “As an American who is deeply concerned with the centralization of power at the federal level…”