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Why Does the Tea Party Hate Manatees?

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wrenchwench7/13/2011 5:05:22 pm PDT

re: #198 jvic

1. Wikipedia is not authoritative, but their description of the Tea Parties’ origins differs from yours. Wikipedia describes Paul as the single greatest intellectual influence.

2. Paul’s position on abortion sounds like doubletalk to me. Anyhow, I can’t support Paul after Charles’ posts about him.

3. Fyi, while searching for the above links, I came across this libertarian comparison of Ron Paul and Gary Johnson.

1.) I think the Wiki article supports my version:

More recently, the anniversary of the original Boston Tea Party was commemorated by Republican Congressman Ron Paul supporters who held a fund raising event for the 2008 presidential primaries advocating an end to fiat money and the Federal Reserve System, disengaging from foreign entanglements in Iraq and Afghanistan, and upholding States’ rights.[32][33][34] Fox News commentator Juan Williams says that the TPM emerged largely as a result of Paul’s 2008 primary campaign,[35] although on-air comments delivered on CNBC by Rick Santelli are credited with inspiring a number of Tea Party-themed websites and events.

2.) If you can’t support Paul, I don’t know why you think you can support Johnson. Johnson’s support of Chuck Baldwin tells me all I need to know about whether he’d stand up for the rights of women.

3.) What Obdicut said. Let me know when you find a Johnson supporter who admits they know who he voted for in 2008. Also needing explanation: What the hell was he doing at this convention, hanging out with these people?

Judge Andrew P. Napolitano
G. Edward Griffin
Tom Tancredo
Gary Johnson
Sheriff Richard Mack
Stewart Rhodes
Dr. Richard Davis
Dr. Kirk Elliott
John M. Chambers
Paul St. John
Mark Cross
Fred Brownbill
Joseph Farah

If you are unfamiliar with those people, look them up.