“Tea Party 2.0.”

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GOP govs plan Tea Party sequel

Hoping to recapture the grassroots energy of last month’s “tea parties,” Republican Govs. Mark Sanford of South Carolina and Rick Perry of Texas will host a tele-town hall Thursday that’s being dubbed “Tea Party 2.0.”

The Republican Governors Association said it is expecting 30,000 people to participate in the town hall, which will take place roughly one month after the much-publicized anti-tax tea party rallies held in hundreds of locations across the country on April 15, the tax filing deadline.

Sanford and Perry will each speak for several minutes before opening up the town hall to up to an hour-long question and answer session.

RGA Executive Director Nick Ayers said that while the effort Thursday will be on a smaller scale than the April tea party rallies, it still represents “a great opportunity to mobilize that support.”

Both Perry and Sanford are favorites among the tax-averse tea party attendees.

Sanford, who attended a tea party in Charleston, gained national notice for his high-profile battle with the White House over his resistance to federal stimulus funds designated for his state. The fate of those funds remains undecided as Sanford continues to battle with state lawmakers over how much of the $350 million in funds allocated for South Carolina his state will accept.

Perry spoke at three tea parties across Texas and helped promote the rallies during numerous radio and television interviews prior to the events.

The Texas governor generated widespread publicity after endorsing a state House resolution reaffirming the state’s sovereignty, a veiled shot at the president’s stimulus package.

“I believe that our federal government has become oppressive in its size, its intrusion into the lives of our citizens, and its interference with the affairs of our state,” Perry said at the time.

Perry drew praise from the conservative media for the move, but was widely derided by the left for suggesting that Texas may consider seceding from the union in protest of the stimulus.

Ayers said both governors “heard the frustration” of the tea party attendees and “understand that our Republican governors are the best positioned to lead on these issues."

The RGA, Ayers said, is hoping to use the town hall as a springboard for organizing support and fundraising for key gubernatorial races this year in Virginia and New Jersey.

“We don’t have to wait until 2010 to send a message to Democrats in Washington that they are spending too much and borrowing too much,” he said. “We’ll have an opportunity to do that this year.”

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The RGA, Ayers said, is hoping to use the town hall as a springboard for organizing support and fundraising for key gubernatorial races this year in Virginia and New Jersey.

Speaking of NJ, there was a debate recently between the two Republicans running in the GOP primary to run against Corzine in the guv race. One is an anti-furriner wackjob endorsed by Joe the Plumber while the other appears to be a balanced, reasonable and tenacious law enforcement type. If the latter (Christie) is nominated, I (and many Democrats) will be looking at him as a serious alternative to Jon.

[The_Dude 1,142]

So they didnt' get it out of their system the first time. More angry conservatives need to teabag each other?

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So they didnt' get it out of their system the first time. More angry conservatives need to teabag each other?

**! Now I have that image in my head!

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Whats this with the revolutionary imagery they're using lately - "tea parties", "secession" etc?

What a loud of presumptuous, self-important garbage!

I guess now we know who the "real" americans are, and Sarah Palin wasn't kidding when she indicated that the country could be broken up into the bona-fide patriots and the... uh... everyone else.

Edited May 13, 2009 by Private Pike

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Whats this with the revolutionary imagery - "tea parties", "secession".

What a loud of presumptuous, self-important garbage!

Yeah, dammit! This is America! We should have coffee parties!

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Isn't it funny that at a time when the President is enjoying some the highest approval ratings of any president. When the policies of the Democratic Party such as health care, dealing with global warming, enjoy an overwhelming majority of support, we have a minority who can't accept defeat and will continue to pout by pretending to drum up grass roots movements. Sad and amusing.

Edited May 13, 2009 by Col. 'Bat' Guano

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...pretending to drum up grass roots movements.

RGA Executive Director Nick Ayers said that while the effort Thursday will be on a smaller scale than the April tea party rallies

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...pretending to drum up grass roots movements.

RGA Executive Director Nick Ayers said that while the effort Thursday will be on a smaller scale than the April tea party rallies

With only 20% of Americans identifying themselves as Republican, the party is about as relevant politically as ####### Morris' opinion.

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Isn't it funny that at a time when the President is enjoying some the highest approval ratings of any president. When the policies of the Democratic Party such as health care, dealing with global warming, enjoy an overwhelming majority of support, we have a minority who can't accept defeat and will continue to pout by pretending to drum up grass roots movements. Sad and amusing.

Stop gloating dammit! I hate that.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Goddam! What a bunch o TOOLS! Swingin from barrys fuckin NIPPLE with a hand out in FRONT and pants DOWN behind! :rofl:

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Isn't it funny that at a time when the President is enjoying some the highest approval ratings of any president. When the policies of the Democratic Party such as health care, dealing with global warming, enjoy an overwhelming majority of support, we have a minority who can't accept defeat and will continue to pout by pretending to drum up grass roots movements. Sad and amusing.

Stop gloating dammit! I hate that.

That's not gloating. That's calling a spade a spade...and this amounts to nothing more than pouting. The GOP had 8 years to steer this country in the direction they wanted, in spite of going against much of what the American public supported. Now that minority needs to accept that Americans had enough of their shenanigans. The best they can hope for is failure from the Democrats, but they're so antsy, they've been declaring failure from day one of Obama's Presidency. Even when Obama has extended his hand to them, they want nothing but to continue playing partisan politics. So ** them.

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Isn't it funny that at a time when the President is enjoying some the highest approval ratings of any president. When the policies of the Democratic Party such as health care, dealing with global warming, enjoy an overwhelming majority of support, we have a minority who can't accept defeat and will continue to pout by pretending to drum up grass roots movements. Sad and amusing.

Stop gloating dammit! I hate that.

That's not gloating. That's calling a spade a spade...and this amounts to nothing more than pouting. The GOP had 8 years to steer this country in the direction they wanted, in spite of going against much of what the American public supported. Now that minority needs to accept that Americans had enough of their shenanigans. The best they can hope for is failure from the Democrats, but they're so antsy, they've been declaring failure from day one of Obama's Presidency. Even when Obama has extended his hand to them, they want nothing but to continue playing partisan politics. So ** them.

No, you have been going neener, neener, neener ever since the election. Posting constant BS hit pieces about the GOP. You are acting like a third grader.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Isn't it funny that at a time when the President is enjoying some the highest approval ratings of any president. When the policies of the Democratic Party such as health care, dealing with global warming, enjoy an overwhelming majority of support, we have a minority who can't accept defeat and will continue to pout by pretending to drum up grass roots movements. Sad and amusing.

Stop gloating dammit! I hate that.

That's not gloating. That's calling a spade a spade...and this amounts to nothing more than pouting. The GOP had 8 years to steer this country in the direction they wanted, in spite of going against much of what the American public supported. Now that minority needs to accept that Americans had enough of their shenanigans. The best they can hope for is failure from the Democrats, but they're so antsy, they've been declaring failure from day one of Obama's Presidency. Even when Obama has extended his hand to them, they want nothing but to continue playing partisan politics. So ** them.

No, you have been going neener, neener, neener ever since the election. Posting constant BS hit pieces about the GOP. You are acting like a third grader.

You have myopic vision, Gary. There are plenty of Right Wingers posting all kinds of threads. I have yet to see you complain about those.

(this thread....case in point)

[GaryC 7]

Isn't it funny that at a time when the President is enjoying some the highest approval ratings of any president. When the policies of the Democratic Party such as health care, dealing with global warming, enjoy an overwhelming majority of support, we have a minority who can't accept defeat and will continue to pout by pretending to drum up grass roots movements. Sad and amusing.

Stop gloating dammit! I hate that.

That's not gloating. That's calling a spade a spade...and this amounts to nothing more than pouting. The GOP had 8 years to steer this country in the direction they wanted, in spite of going against much of what the American public supported. Now that minority needs to accept that Americans had enough of their shenanigans. The best they can hope for is failure from the Democrats, but they're so antsy, they've been declaring failure from day one of Obama's Presidency. Even when Obama has extended his hand to them, they want nothing but to continue playing partisan politics. So ** them.

No, you have been going neener, neener, neener ever since the election. Posting constant BS hit pieces about the GOP. You are acting like a third grader.

You have myopic vision, Gary. There are plenty of Right Wingers posting all kinds of threads. I have yet to see you complain about those.

(this thread....case in point)

Your volume is double all the rest. It doesn't suit you. Give it a rest.