Is There A Coup In The Maine Tea Party?

[RamboLiberal]

Something weird is happening with the tea party in Maine. In the past few days, tea party websites in the Pine Tree State have offered glimpses of what some are calling a coup at the one of the state's largest tea party groups, The Maine Patriots.

On Tuesday night, Amy Hale -- one of the leaders of the Patriots group -- posted an odd message to the group's website, suggesting that she'd been forced to give up control of the site, according to media reports (the post has since been removed):

I was cornered in the parking lot by 10+ people and told that bad things would happen to me if I did not give them the password and hand over Maine Patriots. Therefore, I no longer have control of Maine Patriots. Amy

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Since Tuesday, other tea party sites in Maine have been hotbeds of conspiracy theories and accusations, with some claiming that Hale was undermining the movement and others suggesting that those who allegedly removed her from the Maine Patriots site are anti-tea party plants.

http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/08/tea_party_intrigue_in_maine_shows_just_how_deep_pa.php

[aquart]

1. I've seen it happen on soap opera fan boards.

Brutal, the gossip.

[Loudmxr]

3. I have heard things about her and Nikki Haley.

Just sayin'....

[Crystal Clarity]

4. It's not just idle gossip. This is more about

getting a glimpse into what goes on in 'Bizarro-World' which is very important considering the fact that these nutjobs are the folks who re-wrote the Maine GOP platform and are backing the GOP candidate for Governor.

This article doesn't do the absurdity of the incident justice. We on the Maine DU group don't want ANY R to win, but particularly those affiliated with these weirdos. Here's a link...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=156x7298

[RandomThoughts]

2. Maybe she never ran the tea party...

[gratuitous]

5. Interesting if true

Here's "patriot" Amy Hale (any relation to Nathan?) patriotically running her patriotic website for all her fellow patriots. She is "cornered" in a parking lot by "10+ people", unidentified, who make unspecified threats. Rather than stand up for her beliefs, she apparently caves in on the spot. No appeal to her group's ruling apparatus, no phone call to the cops, just:

Patriot Amy: "The password is . . . 1."

Goon 1: "1!"

Goon 2: "1."

PA: "2."

Goon 1: "2!"

Goon 2: "2."

PA: "3."

Goon 1: "3!"

Goon 2: "3."

PA: "4."

Goon 1: "4!"

Goon 2: "4."

PA: "5."

Goon 1: "5!"

Goon 2: "5."

Goon 1: "12345? That's the kind of password an idiot would have on his luggage!"