tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32362551.post646504151147029627..comments2023-12-13T16:57:33.142-06:00Comments on Blogodidact: Has the Tea Party gone away? Ask Sen. Lugar or FreedomWorks.Van Harveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08470413719262297062noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32362551.post-90219870955760887052012-05-21T01:09:02.337-05:002012-05-21T01:09:02.337-05:00While speaking with someone (business meeting) the...While speaking with someone (business meeting) the other day - the conversation suddenly veered off into a political conversation. (For a change - I wasn't the one that started it!) Within seconds, I knew that the lady that I was meeting with was a "Generational Democrat". She made negative statements (sound bites) about the Tea Party and called the Republicans obstructionist. I gently told her that it was hard to "obstruct" when the Republicans are the MINORITY party in the Senate. Then I told her that I was involved in the Tea Party. I told her that there is actually NO party, NO membership, NO leader! I described it to her as a <b>MINDSET</b> - a determined effort to educate yourself on politics, follow politicians votes, write letters to your representatives and work to get people into office that actually represented your views. Her next comment was that politicians were not listening to or doing what "the people" wanted. I told her that she probably had more in common with the Tea Party than she realized.<br /><br />To me, THAT is the Tea Party - standing where you are, stating what you believe and speaking up about the important role of "We the People"!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32362551.post-34490524204528459812012-05-19T14:02:36.396-05:002012-05-19T14:02:36.396-05:00Julie said "And because they work, they are g...Julie said "And because they work, they are generally in touch with reality enough to want their efforts to be effective, not showy."<br /><br />Ex<i>actly!</i>Van Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470413719262297062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32362551.post-3634986907787543592012-05-19T10:27:34.126-05:002012-05-19T10:27:34.126-05:00Good one, Van. I was half wondering the same thing...Good one, Van. I was half wondering the same thing the other day, but didn't follow up on my thoughts. You've got it pegged, though: the Tea Party isn't a party at all; it is Americans who have woken up. And until things really do get back on track, I don't think many of those Americans are going back to sleep. <br /><br />Ironically, many if not most of those folks are the productive - the <i>workers</i> Marxists love to claim as their own. Except because they actually work, they don't have the time for big, ultimately pointless demonstrations. And because they work, they are generally in touch with reality enough to want their efforts to be effective, not showy.juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15975754287030568726noreply@blogger.com