The Battle Bar, Our Wretched Hive of Scum and Villainy

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Autokrat Unknown
Originally posted by Dr McBeefington
I'm not sure you can get any crazier than Pelosi, Obama, or Bernanke. You know what they attributed the rise of unemployment to a few months ago? SNOW STORMS. You know what they attributed the tanking markets last week to? SOMEONE PUSHED THE WRONG BUTTON WHILE BUYING.

I wasn't taking a stance, just indulging in some smart assness and providing the technical definition to what a Sociologist would call the Tea Party.

Heh, although on campus here everyone calls them Teabaggers.

Red Nemesis The Blind Critic

Originally posted by Dr McBeefington

You have crazies that are so far left, what is your point?


This is not a sentence. It isn't even a mirror of my post. I said "crazies so far right that they can't be in the Republican party anymore." There are a lot of powerfully leftist people that qualify as extremists. I don't know why you think you are clever for pointing that out, because it isn't noteworthy. Every single cause has its zealots. What is noteworthy is that the zealots of the Right are now so incredibly zealous that the Right isn't right enough for them. When the extremists form a schism within your own party there is something going wrong.

And you still haven't conceded my point that third-parties are bad for the electoral success of the Major party they are branched from, TJ.

Red Nemesis The Blind Critic

Originally posted by Autokrat
I wasn't taking a stance, just indulging in some smart assness and providing the technical definition to what a Sociologist would call the Tea Party.

Heh, although on campus here everyone calls them Teabaggers.


For a while Faux itself was calling them that.

Dr McBeefington Restricted

Originally posted by Red Nemesis
[B]This is not a sentence. It isn't even a mirror of my post. I said "crazies so far right that they can't be in the Republican party anymore." There are a lot of powerfully leftist people that qualify as extremists. I don't know why you think you are clever for pointing that out, because it isn't noteworthy. Every single cause has its zealots. What is noteworthy is that the zealots of the Right are now so incredibly zealous that the Right isn't right enough for them. When the extremists form a schism within your own party there is something going wrong.

Actually, it was a valid sentence, not sure what you're talking about. However, you're claiming the teabaggers are actually more right than the Republican party itself, and I'm telling you you're wrong.

truejedi Senior Member

Oh, i didn't mean to argue that Red, of course it would be bad for the Republicans. I feel no kinship for the republicans. Right now a higher percentage of people have a positive position on the Tea Party than they do for Democrats though. (31% to 30%) Did you watch the link I posted? I'm thinking the Tea Party could actually make it as a viable party. It is more in a position to challenge the Democrats than the Republicans are.

Thats why I'm asking what your problem with their stated goals are?

truejedi Senior Member

The tea-party is more libertarian than extreme right, from what I've seen.

Autokrat Unknown

I think we are confusing the terms, Left, Libertarian and Right.

Libertarian = Small Goverment, thats it. You can have Left Liberterian or Right Libertarian.

truejedi Senior Member

Which of us?

Red Nemesis The Blind Critic
Originally posted by Dr McBeefington
Actually, it was a valid sentence, not sure what you're talking about. However, you're claiming the teabaggers are actually more right than the Republican party itself, and I'm telling you you're wrong.

No, it was not. "so far right" is a prepositional phrase, not a verb or subject. "You have crazies that are so far left" what? So far left that what? (This isn't part of my argument, just something that has irked me lately.)

I could very well be wrong. What I do know is that the Teabaggers wont help the Republicans if they run against them.

Autokrat Unknown
Originally posted by truejedi
Which of us?

All of us maybe? I'm not sure of the three of you using the terms in the same way.

That being said, I would classify the Teabaggers as Right Liberterians.

truejedi Senior Member

Well, I'm using Libertarians in the Ron Paul sorta way at the moment.

Nephthys The Gr8est!!!!!!!!

And people wonder how I could think politics is boring. 🙄

Red Nemesis The Blind Critic
Originally posted by truejedi
The tea-party is more libertarian than extreme right, from what I've seen.

i am going to sleep

i dont really care

Red Nemesis The Blind Critic

Originally posted by Nephthys
And people wonder how I could think politics is boring. 🙄

I promise that I dont wonder that

Autokrat Unknown
Originally posted by Nephthys
And people wonder how I could think politics is boring. 🙄

Woohoo for Clegg and Cameron?

EDIT - Man the idea of parties working together to form an alliance is downright bizarre.

Nephthys The Gr8est!!!!!!!!

Is there a 'meh' smilie?

truejedi Senior Member

Originally posted by Red Nemesis
i am going to sleep

i dont really care

lol, aight. How was the essay writing?

Red Nemesis The Blind Critic

Originally posted by truejedi
lol, aight. How was the essay writing?

much easier than the prep-work made it out to be. Here I was expecting a challenge and they gave me cookie-cutter questions. Ah well, it means everything will move faster I guess.

MicroEcon tomorrow then I'm free to have Senioritis for an entire 12 months.

Dr McBeefington Restricted

Originally posted by Red Nemesis
No, it was not. "so far right" is a prepositional phrase, not a verb or subject. "You have crazies that are so far left" what? So far left that what? (This isn't part of my argument, just something that has irked me lately.)

So far left=so far right. When you're discussing politics, those are self explanatory. You REALLY need a description of "so far left" and "so far right", or are you just nitpicking.

I could very well be wrong. What I do know is that the Teabaggers wont help the Republicans if they run against them.

I don't think you know what you're talking about honestly, but please explain how the teabaggers are more extreme than the Republicans.

Dr McBeefington Restricted

And for the record, I'm a republicans/social-fiscal conservative.