NO ONE EXPECTS THE FLORIDA TEA PARTY!

[Ian David]

Run time: 02:47 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2X6BwK7M0PA   Posted on YouTube: June 24, 2010 By YouTube Member: TeaPartyofFlorida Views on YouTube: 176   Posted on DU: June 25, 2010 By DU Member: Ian David Views on DU: 1042

 
'Florida Tea Party' crashes press conference to combat charge that it's working for Democrats

The saga of the Florida Tea Party, the third-party ticket that grass-roots activists accuse of being a front for Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.) (who's denied this), escalated yesterday into a shouting match. Independent tea party activists called a press conference to announce the formation of a Central Florida Tea Party Council and demand that Peg Dunmire, the "Florida Tea Party candidate" against* Grayson, drop out of the race. Dunmire and party director Fred O'Neil showed up. Things got ... well, not ugly, but not pretty, either.

"The recently formed Florida Tea Party political party is a Tea Party in name only," grassroots organizer Jason Hoyt said, but his speech was interrupted by a Florida Tea Party member who yelled, "you lie!"

Bob Hazen has video of the anti-"Tea Party" tea party conference; here's video of the "Tea Party" candidates who showed up, fighting back.

More:
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/right-now/2010/06/florida_tea_party_crashes_pres.html

Hat-tip to:
Florida tea party crashes press conference, starts fight http://wapo.st/cxh2V9
http://twitter.com/postpolitics/status/17029106460


See also:

WDBO Local News
WATCH: Cops called to tense Tea Party confrontation in Orlando
http://wdbo.com/localnews/2010/06/cops-called-to-tense-tea-party.html

[Hulk]

1. YOU GO!!.....nutcake lady......

Without the backing of the republikkkan party and all their fruit loop sub-groups (eg. evanglical nutcakes, senile old farts, white racists, homophobic morons, etc.)....you haven't a prayer in the world. Well...let's put it this way; you have as much chance as the "evanglical nutcakes, senile old farts, white racists, homophobic morons, etc".....

[burnsei sensei]

2. Ms. Dunmire,

you are a Republican.
Get back into your pro-competition, anti-individualistic party and go home.

[jobycom]

3. I love it. Republicans lie themselves into another mess.

:rofl: They started the whole tea party crap to fool people into believing they support smaller government, but the whole thing caught on and its supporters realized the Republicans are the enemy. Now the Republicans, who have never had an honest idea in their lives, can only think of one way to fight it--blame the Democrats.

Blaming the other party works in a two way battle, but in a three way battle people can turn from your opponent and still not turn back to you. In a three way battle you have to offer something positive. The Republicans have never learned how to do that.

[phantom power]

4. Our chief weapon is anger! Anger and an inability to spell -- our two main weapons...

:rofl:

[bc3000]

5. ^ lol

[The Wizard]

6. Alan Grayson only

embarrasses those with something to hide.

[SILVER__FOX52]

7. Grayson is the very definition...

of a courageous man. Those republican tea baggers would not know honor if it kick them in ass.

[onethatcares]

8. I wish the two reporters would have changed positions.

that being said, I wonder how much further taxes can be cut in a state that is literally as broke as California.

We've watched the services get cut, the government employees get layoffs, furloughs and early retirements.

But we're still gonna build fucking stadiums for the new world gladiators with taxpayer dollars. and fund education with the gauddammmmm lottery one of these days.

I say, Come on teaparty, you can have it. When you wake up, give me a shout.

[AlbertCat]

9. Guffaw!

They think their self destruction is due to Democrats! (Like Dems can do anything right these days)

Anarchy, folks.... pull up the comfy chair...

:popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn:



P. S. I still call 'em Teabaggers. (In name only?)