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Jackpine Radical Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-22-11 12:04 PM
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You know why the Tea Party is a joke and a fraud? The basic reason?
Edited on Tue Feb-22-11 12:08 PM by Jackpine Radical
Because in the days of the American Revolution, they would have all been Tories.
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liberal N proud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-22-11 12:08 PM
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1. They had to adopt the Tea Bagger name because today no one would know
what a Torie was.

Most certainly the tea bagger rank and file wouldn't
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Jackpine Radical Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-22-11 12:10 PM
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4. A little nitpick:
The singular is Tory,

Otherwise, you're exactly right.
Carry on.
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liberal N proud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-22-11 04:42 PM
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7. I did screw that up - Didn't I
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blondeatlast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-22-11 12:09 PM
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2. No doubt! great observation. nt
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patrice Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-22-11 12:09 PM
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3. Precisely. And the original Tea Party was a protest AGAINST tax breaks given to the East Indies Trad
ing Company. Not to protect tax breaks for the Koch Brothers like these idiots are doing now.
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Bonhomme Richard Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-22-11 12:16 PM
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5. +1,000 n/t
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Enthusiast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-22-11 12:20 PM
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6. No question about it. nt
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