CNN Quick Vote poll: Do you agree with the Tea Party movement's agenda?

[47of74]

I just saw over on the CNN home page this Quick Vote poll: Do you agree with the Tea Party movement's agenda?

I voted NO and would like to encourage all of you to go vote in that poll too.

As of right now the results are as follows;

No 49% 10759
Yes 38% 8208
Don't know 13% 2891
Total votes: 21858

[polichick]

1. What is their agenda - do they even know? nt

[Lil Missy]

2. What, exactly, is their agenda??

[Yavin4]

3. No African Americans In The White House

As far as I can tell. These people never said a word for 8 years when the budget went from surplus to deficit.

Good luck getting the lazy-ass, pandering-to-the-White-male-demo media to ever challenge these folks on their lies and racism.

[abelenkpe2]

8. No incumbents....

no liberals
no new taxes
no regulations
smaller government (elect me to the government you don't want governing you)
no health care reform
no financial reform
no legal abortions
no affirmative action
destroy government employee, police, firefighter and teacher unions and do away with their pensions then privatize them
toss out all illegal immigrants


They dream of a revolution where they imagine they will be unscathed with their stockpiles of guns and canned foods.

At least that's what I gather from reading sites like Mish's or FreeRepuklik. I may be mixing up libertarians with teabagging ignoramuses.

At any rate they are infected with stupid and are a danger to us all.

[IADEMO2004]

11. New Jersey Teabagger mission statement

Mission Statement:
The New Jersey Tea Party Coalition exists to protect our liberties by restoring and
defending the principles within our Nation’s foundational documents, and by
promoting unity with other Patriots throughout New Jersey and the United States.
Core Principles:
We the New Jersey Tea Party Coalition, an association of public citizens from
the State of New Jersey, are dedicated to supporting the principles within our Nation’s
foundational documents and public policy that adheres to those principles, including
but not limited to the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness that are
expressed in the forms of personal responsibility, individual liberty, limited
government and free markets. Insofar as all Americans must live within their financial
means, so must our government and we further believe that those means must not
exceed the bounds enumerated within our Constitution. Furthermore, through our
outreach and rallies, it is our objective to empower our fellow citizens by showing
them they are not alone in their frustrations about the bad policies coming from
Washington and Trenton. Our goal is to unite Patriots throughout New Jersey in order
to speak with a single and powerful voice that will enable us to preserve and restore
our Constitutional government which was designed of and for the People. We the
people of New Jersey and these United States call for Real, Honest and Ethical
government in order to protect and preserve the liberties and prosperity of our
children, our families, our community and our country

more at link if your not sick enough yet

http://www.njteapartycoalition.org/Documents/NJTPC.pdf

[47of74]

12. It can all be boiled down to

It can all be boiled down to this statement, "The President is not a white male and we don't like that!"

[IADEMO2004]

14. yes

[Winterblues]

15. Doesn't our Constitution say America can not keep a standing Army?

They want all resources to go to "Defense" even though maintaining a Standing Military is specifically mentioned and forbidden in the constitution.

[harkadog]

16. Not in my copy.

Where is that in yours?

[Winterblues]

24. Section 8

Congress has the power to raise an army but no money can be spent for more than a two year period for that purpose. Congress has the power though to arm and train the Militia.

[harkadog]

29. That why we have military appropriations bills every year.

There is nothing there about not having a standing army.

[HubertHeaver]

25. Article 1, Section 8: Powers of Congress

...

To raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of Money to that Use shall be for a longer Term than two Years;

To provide and maintain a Navy;

To make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces;

To provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions;
...

[harkadog]

30. See post #29. There is no problem about a standing army.

[tridim]

4. Am I an overt racist piece of shit? No.

What does CNN claim the Tea Party agenda is? Liberty and freedom? :eyes:

[howaboutme]

5. Partially

They should of had a fourth answer "partially", so maybe "don't know" might work for me.

Americans are frustrated with a government that pays them no mind while doing exactly what the high powered, high paid lobbyists want. Wall street wants billions to invest and make profits after tanking the economy....and the Congress says "how much" to the banking lobbyists.

It is the feeling that the public is being constantly dissed and dismissed that is at the root of the tea party movement. I don't see it as pure conservatism.

The Republican Party is trying to hijack and control that movement and while the Democratic Party is trying to discredit it, which I see as a huge mistake. The movement has many factions and at its heart is populism.

If there are any Tea Party Rallies near me I'm going and I'm going to carry my own anti-Corporate, anti free trade sign. I'm using the movement and I see that as a better course than discrediting it. The important aspect is that the public is getting involved again (like the 60s and 70s) and that scares the hell out of politicians.

[abelenkpe2]

10. Really?

You were looking for a 'partially' option. I was looking the the 'f&#! no' option.

The Tea Partiers are not against corporations. The only lobbyists they dislike are those hired by unions.

[leftstreet]

17. +1

Excellent statement about 'using the movement'

!!

[howaboutme]

26. Thanks

The movement of activism is what needs utilized. Go to a rally and get in the face of media with your own sign and it can say whatever you believe to be said. Say "Bush destroyed the USA. Say "War is Hell except for those who profit". The movement is open ended, and the media is portraying it as something different. Fuck the media they don't work in your interests.

To waste the movement by attempting to discredit it is absurd. The movement is populism. It is about what the USA was founded upon and it is about the people against the corporate rich and Wall St elitists.

Americans want our country back. We want special interests that are not in the interests of the public to be expelled.

[leftstreet]

27. 'To waste the movement by attempting to discredit it is absurd'

Spot on!

and Welcome to DU
:hi:

[Kahuna]

6. Done. K&R.

[arthritisR_US]

7. done. No is 50% now. n/t

[Oceansaway]

9. !

Do you agree with the Tea Party movement's agenda?

No 50% 19653

Yes 37% 14449

Don't know 13% 5149

Total votes: 39251

[UTUSN]

13. K&R big #5 for, it's still no-50. I was looking for a HELL-no option. n/t

[AndyA]

18. Done. No at 50%. n/m

[cilla4progress]

19. Super - thanks!

50% no, now! (37% yes, 13% don't know)

[Lucy Goosey]

20. I'm angry for ill-defined reasons, and Black people make me uncomfortable!

Hussein! ACORN!

[onestepforward]

21. Done. No still at 50%

[TheKentuckian]

22. Hmm...Do I like lasszie fare economics? No. Am, I intrested in joining the Klan? Nope and ineligible

How about "covertly" doing the bidding of big insurance?

Anti-civil rights? Nope.

All about deregulation? Of course not.

Xenophobic? Not my style.

Hate liberalism? Not by a long shot.

Worship economic royalty? LOL

Want to keep the government out of my Medicare and Social Security? C'on Maiiiin.

Do I get all aflutter when Phailin shares her daily gibberish on twitter? ROFLMAO

I guess I can't fit on the ole Teabagger Express. I was already seeing the undercarriage on that mofo before they got the money from big insurance to build it.
Just because some folks SHOULD be on the same side doesn't mean there is much hope for it. Personally, I hold them in even lower esteem than the corporate communist they idolize and support because those assholes are at least getting some WIN out of the deal. The mouthbreathing racist morons don't even get a lousy tee-shirt unless they pony up $18.95 for it or misspell their own message with a sharpie on their pit stained Sunday best.

No51%29351
Yes36%21079
Don't know13%7656
Total votes: 58086

[PADemD]

23. Done

No 51% 42442
Yes 36% 29775
Don't know 13% 10996

[me b zola]

28. Done

Do you agree with the Tea Party movement's agenda?

No...51%...69651

Yes...36%...48952

Don't know...13%...17127

Total votes: 135730

[JerseygirlCT]

31. Do they have an "Are you out of your mind?" answer? nt