Roger Hedgecock: Everything is a liberal plant
Roger Hedgecock posted an interesting tweet, in which he cites a politico article and claims that tea party candidates getting on ballots is part of a left-wing plot to destroy tea parties. The tweet:
#obama #pelosi and #reid are ordering #teaparty sabotage. Demand that #democrats renounce this! ow.ly #lulac#laraza #tcot
So what’s the point of being a tea partier, if your legitimate candidates being on a ballot is a bad thing? Sure, it takes away Republican votes, but I thought tea partiers didn’t like Republicans either. Or, maybe the truth is that there is no tea party!
the deeper issue here is the “liberal plant.” Anytime something unsavory happens within the tea parties, they shout “liberal plant!” But how far does the plant go? Racism at rallies – that’s a plant. Throwing bricks through Democratic party headquarters after the healthcare vote – that’s a plant. Tea party candidates getting on the ballot – that’s a plant. Are there any real tea partiers out there?