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Michele Bachmann’s newly created Tea Party caucus got together for it’s first meeting today. Here’s how TPM described the meeting.
Of the several tea partiers who spoke from the podium today to praise the creation of the caucus, just one was a white man — Mark Meckler, co-founder of the Tea Party Patriots. The others? Two African-Americans, a Columbian, a Brazilian, and several women. Rep. Dan Burton (R-IA) made it clear what he thought the takeaway message should be.
“This should dispel any claims about the tea party,” he said. “Because we have people of all backgrounds up here.”
How stupid do they believe people are? Anyone who has ever watched a video of a Tea Party gathering is fully aware that these are for the most part, all white gatherings. Polling indicates that teabaggers are 80% white, 60% male and 77% conservative. The caucus that shit-for-brains Bachmann created is composed of 29 members of Congress. All are white. Almost all are men. They think that getting a couple of African Americans and Hispanics to speak at their meeting somehow changes the complexion of the Tea Party movement? That it somehow “dispels any claims about the tea party”?
I don’t think so. Paint them as you wish and you still end up with a fraudulent group of narrow-minded, badly misinformed white conservatives with racist tendencies. Period.
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“Anyone who has ever watched a video of a Tea Party gathering is fully aware that these are for the most part, all white gatherings. Polling indicates that teabaggers are 80% white, 60% male and 77% conservative.”
This is controversial?
79.8% of the U.S. population is white.
Most surveys say that 75% of American’s label themselves as conservative or moderate.
I don’t know about you, but I would say having 40% of a political movement represented by woman is pretty good.
@Tommy. You obviously missed the point of the post. Bachmann’s caucus had a number of speakers. Only one was a white male while the rest were minorities and women and the teabagger noted:
“This should dispel any claims about the tea party,” he said. “Because we have people of all backgrounds up here.”
That was the point. The Tea Party movement is a white organization with only about 2% African Americans involvement and suggesting anything different is fraudulent.
the Tea Party movement is nothing but a rebranding of the republican party, the GOP has gotten such a bad label with running up debt, attacking countries that had nothing to do with 9/11 so they rebranded themselves, listen to the right-wing radio talkers and they all run around saying they are conservative and worship Reagan when the truth is a lot of what Reagan did would get him labled a Rino but these cats know that the average voter does not have time to do research and will not bother to fact check, has been trained to believe there are two sides to a story when sometimes there is much more than 2 sides and sometimes there is only one side.
This is what I believe…That Bachmann had leadership representation. We have many latin Americans at our events. We have some black Americans, young people, middle aged people, and as old as 94 years. We have thousands of people. I am a woman and I am a leader. I know a black leader. I know lots of women who are leaders, and they include latinas. I was in DC, (several times) and the events always had a mix of races. As a grass roots event is, you hope that anyone who believes in your goals will show up. So, we get a lot of different people. Unlike the NAACP, we encourage all races to get involved. And with my group, our lead speaker at our last event was Wayne Root. Anyone familiar with his name? He ran as Vice Presidential runningmate for Ron Paul.
Each day we have people join our group that are recovering liberals. So, the Republican comment is stale.
Remember, a caucus is a group of Representatives that will talk with tea party people about the things they feel are important. Just like the Congressional Black Caucus. (Oh, except to be involved with that group, you must be black.)
I believe I am the most qualified to discuss who makes up tea party at the leadership level and on down the line. Because I am, as you so flippantly use, a “TeaBagging Leader…
@ngttia. Thank you for your input. A question: are you disputing the makeup of the tea party movement as described in the poll I linked to? And if so, on what basis do you do so? Can you point me to polls/studies which suggest a more diversified composition?
Tommy, I’m not sure what point you are trying to make here. The point of Mario’s article is VERY clear. Michelle Bachman and Mark Meckler (almost inadvertantly typed Mark Beckler) are using a few people in an attempt to debunk claims that the tea party is mostly comprised of white conservatives.
ngttia, while I appreciate your foray into the political arena, you might want to go back and do some research before you deny the Republican – Tea Party connection. Since you put it out there, let’s hear your “grass roots” party platform and we’ll see just how much you can distance yourself from the republican one. Oh, and name dropping someone like Wayne Root isn’t exactly helping your cause. You do know that his platform is basically REPUBLICAN.
I think the racial makeup of the tea party is irrelevant, I have know “Hispanics” for years that stopped talking to me after I told them I voted for Obama (northern San Diego county) the reality this is a rebranding effort, if you look at who is behind the tea party (freedom works) and who is promoting it, (Fox News, rightwing talk radio, KKK…) all it is, is a rebranding effort, the GOP has gotten such a bad reputation of running up dept, laughing at people loosing their jobs so the Executives can have more and over spending and getting a kick out of the private sector ripping off the government that they had to come up with a different way for voters to support their candidates and the Tea Party along with referring to themselves as conservative is way for them to do it. These same cats run around saying they want to take the country back, from who? You have billion dollar private equity funds paying for this effort. Sands Capital Management http://www.freedomworks.org/about/board-of-directors and this is the front page. http://www.freedomworks.org/
Dan, nice post. And yes, the racial makeup is irrelevant. I agree.
They are indicative of the republican party. In this Washington Post article awhile back they polled tea party members and it was stated they do not want a third party and say they usually or almost always vote Republican. Rebranding? You betcha. *wink*
Mario, I am not responding to a poll. I will tell you that I am a leader of a large tea party group. I have been in the tea party movement since day one. I have kept all emails since the beginning. I may write a book. I speak from first hand knowledge. The people in this blog may be nice, but they really don’t know what they are referring to in this aspect. What I said is what is out there. I spent a lot of time 9/12 in DC. I saw everyone there. In November I saw the people in DC. April 15th 2009, I had the 3000 person event, July 4th I had a 3000 person event. 9/12 some went to DC, and some went to Los Angeles. I had a 4/15 event 2010. I just had a barbecue, and am in the midst of planning a major 9/12 event. So, I really don’t need to respond to a poll. I know almost every tea party leader in the country, and have kept in touch for a year. What can you say as far as your experience with the tea party? A poll? hmmm. weak.
ngttia, what is your party platform then? What issues does the tea party want on the table and what is your/their position? You obviously have some insight. I’d like to hear your take because all I have heard thus far, FROM TEA PARTY CANDIDATES, is republican rhetoric. And that is my experience.
@ngttia. And for all that you wrote above, you still did not answer my basic question. Is your group as diverse as the Bachmann caucus would want us to believe?
We both know the answer so why not just admit it? It is for the most part a group of angry white conservatives. Why feel shame in saying so?
Mario – The “tactic” of having diverse races represented during Bachmann’s press conference to illustrate the point that 20% of the membership is non-white, is no different than Obama’s press conference tactics during the health care debate when he had doctors in white lab coats standing behind him inferring a broad support of the measure by the medical community. It should also be pointed out that the all of the people standing with her were Tea Party leaders, not just members.
sorry mario, your point was who was surrounding Michelle Bachmann. You got off point when you asked me who makes up the grass roots movement. I told you, as is correct, that the people she had surrounding her are actually in leadership roles, and that is why they were there in the Tea Party Caucus photo. I will ask my basic rebuttal back at you. The Black Congressional Caucus? Any whites, asians? The answer is no. What is the makeup of the NAACP? Let me know the makeup of their groups. Because that is the group you would stand with. I will repeat that every person in the United States that holds the three goals of the tea party is more than encouraged to come. I even belong to a conservative hispanic facebook group. We want everyone to come who believe we need a return to upholding the Constitution, Less Taxation and spending by the government, and less government interference in our lives.
@Tommy. Bad example. Obama had broad support from the medical community. As an example, the AMA, the largest association of doctors in the U.S. supported the h/c reform bill.
I can give you more examples, but you can google as well as I. You are obviously confusing the “medical community” with the “health care industry.” Or do you believe that health insurers are part of the medical community as portrayed by ‘doctors in white lab coats”?
@ngttia. Your attempt to muddy up a very simple point I made is not working. Sorry. Bachmann wanted to portray the tea party movement as a diversified group. You know they are not. Not being able to admit it and stating that your movement is open to all does not change the numbers.
As for the NAACP, the next time you see one black man and 8 white people up on a stage representing the group followed up by the statement,
“This should dispel any claims about the NAACP, because we have people of all backgrounds up here.”
Former President Bush heard about this meeting, and obviously impressed, asked, “How many is a Brazillion”?
“Anyone who has ever watched a video of a Tea Party gathering is fully aware that these are for the most part, all white gatherings. Polling indicates that teabaggers are 80% white, 60% male and 77% conservative.”
This is controversial?
79.8% of the U.S. population is white.
Most surveys say that 75% of American’s label themselves as conservative or moderate.
I don’t know about you, but I would say having 40% of a political movement represented by woman is pretty good.
Brilliant post Craig … I snorted a bloody Mary through my nose, onto my keyboard, then almost choked on my laughter.
@Tommy. You obviously missed the point of the post. Bachmann’s caucus had a number of speakers. Only one was a white male while the rest were minorities and women and the teabagger noted:
“This should dispel any claims about the tea party,” he said. “Because we have people of all backgrounds up here.”
That was the point. The Tea Party movement is a white organization with only about 2% African Americans involvement and suggesting anything different is fraudulent.
So…. if 80% are white, and 2% are black, who are the other 18%?
@Tommy. I provided the link to the poll. Go check it out.
What is your point, Tommy? Do you believe that Bachmann was misrepresenting the makeup of the Tea Party movement? Yes or no?
the Tea Party movement is nothing but a rebranding of the republican party, the GOP has gotten such a bad label with running up debt, attacking countries that had nothing to do with 9/11 so they rebranded themselves, listen to the right-wing radio talkers and they all run around saying they are conservative and worship Reagan when the truth is a lot of what Reagan did would get him labled a Rino but these cats know that the average voter does not have time to do research and will not bother to fact check, has been trained to believe there are two sides to a story when sometimes there is much more than 2 sides and sometimes there is only one side.
This is what I believe…That Bachmann had leadership representation. We have many latin Americans at our events. We have some black Americans, young people, middle aged people, and as old as 94 years. We have thousands of people. I am a woman and I am a leader. I know a black leader. I know lots of women who are leaders, and they include latinas. I was in DC, (several times) and the events always had a mix of races. As a grass roots event is, you hope that anyone who believes in your goals will show up. So, we get a lot of different people. Unlike the NAACP, we encourage all races to get involved. And with my group, our lead speaker at our last event was Wayne Root. Anyone familiar with his name? He ran as Vice Presidential runningmate for Ron Paul.
Each day we have people join our group that are recovering liberals. So, the Republican comment is stale.
Remember, a caucus is a group of Representatives that will talk with tea party people about the things they feel are important. Just like the Congressional Black Caucus. (Oh, except to be involved with that group, you must be black.)
I believe I am the most qualified to discuss who makes up tea party at the leadership level and on down the line. Because I am, as you so flippantly use, a “TeaBagging Leader…
@ngttia. Thank you for your input. A question: are you disputing the makeup of the tea party movement as described in the poll I linked to? And if so, on what basis do you do so? Can you point me to polls/studies which suggest a more diversified composition?
Tommy, I’m not sure what point you are trying to make here. The point of Mario’s article is VERY clear. Michelle Bachman and Mark Meckler (almost inadvertantly typed Mark Beckler) are using a few people in an attempt to debunk claims that the tea party is mostly comprised of white conservatives.
ngttia, while I appreciate your foray into the political arena, you might want to go back and do some research before you deny the Republican – Tea Party connection. Since you put it out there, let’s hear your “grass roots” party platform and we’ll see just how much you can distance yourself from the republican one. Oh, and name dropping someone like Wayne Root isn’t exactly helping your cause. You do know that his platform is basically REPUBLICAN.
I think the racial makeup of the tea party is irrelevant, I have know “Hispanics” for years that stopped talking to me after I told them I voted for Obama (northern San Diego county) the reality this is a rebranding effort, if you look at who is behind the tea party (freedom works) and who is promoting it, (Fox News, rightwing talk radio, KKK…) all it is, is a rebranding effort, the GOP has gotten such a bad reputation of running up dept, laughing at people loosing their jobs so the Executives can have more and over spending and getting a kick out of the private sector ripping off the government that they had to come up with a different way for voters to support their candidates and the Tea Party along with referring to themselves as conservative is way for them to do it. These same cats run around saying they want to take the country back, from who? You have billion dollar private equity funds paying for this effort. Sands Capital Management http://www.freedomworks.org/about/board-of-directors and this is the front page. http://www.freedomworks.org/
Dan, nice post. And yes, the racial makeup is irrelevant. I agree.
They are indicative of the republican party. In this Washington Post article awhile back they polled tea party members and it was stated they do not want a third party and say they usually or almost always vote Republican. Rebranding? You betcha. *wink*
Mario, I am not responding to a poll. I will tell you that I am a leader of a large tea party group. I have been in the tea party movement since day one. I have kept all emails since the beginning. I may write a book. I speak from first hand knowledge. The people in this blog may be nice, but they really don’t know what they are referring to in this aspect. What I said is what is out there. I spent a lot of time 9/12 in DC. I saw everyone there. In November I saw the people in DC. April 15th 2009, I had the 3000 person event, July 4th I had a 3000 person event. 9/12 some went to DC, and some went to Los Angeles. I had a 4/15 event 2010. I just had a barbecue, and am in the midst of planning a major 9/12 event. So, I really don’t need to respond to a poll. I know almost every tea party leader in the country, and have kept in touch for a year. What can you say as far as your experience with the tea party? A poll? hmmm. weak.
ngttia, what is your party platform then? What issues does the tea party want on the table and what is your/their position? You obviously have some insight. I’d like to hear your take because all I have heard thus far, FROM TEA PARTY CANDIDATES, is republican rhetoric. And that is my experience.
@ngttia. And for all that you wrote above, you still did not answer my basic question. Is your group as diverse as the Bachmann caucus would want us to believe?
We both know the answer so why not just admit it? It is for the most part a group of angry white conservatives. Why feel shame in saying so?
Mario – The “tactic” of having diverse races represented during Bachmann’s press conference to illustrate the point that 20% of the membership is non-white, is no different than Obama’s press conference tactics during the health care debate when he had doctors in white lab coats standing behind him inferring a broad support of the measure by the medical community. It should also be pointed out that the all of the people standing with her were Tea Party leaders, not just members.
sorry mario, your point was who was surrounding Michelle Bachmann. You got off point when you asked me who makes up the grass roots movement. I told you, as is correct, that the people she had surrounding her are actually in leadership roles, and that is why they were there in the Tea Party Caucus photo. I will ask my basic rebuttal back at you. The Black Congressional Caucus? Any whites, asians? The answer is no. What is the makeup of the NAACP? Let me know the makeup of their groups. Because that is the group you would stand with. I will repeat that every person in the United States that holds the three goals of the tea party is more than encouraged to come. I even belong to a conservative hispanic facebook group. We want everyone to come who believe we need a return to upholding the Constitution, Less Taxation and spending by the government, and less government interference in our lives.
@Tommy. Bad example. Obama had broad support from the medical community. As an example, the AMA, the largest association of doctors in the U.S. supported the h/c reform bill.
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/health-system-reform/ama-supports-reform-passage.shtml
I can give you more examples, but you can google as well as I. You are obviously confusing the “medical community” with the “health care industry.” Or do you believe that health insurers are part of the medical community as portrayed by ‘doctors in white lab coats”?
@ngttia. Your attempt to muddy up a very simple point I made is not working. Sorry. Bachmann wanted to portray the tea party movement as a diversified group. You know they are not. Not being able to admit it and stating that your movement is open to all does not change the numbers.
As for the NAACP, the next time you see one black man and 8 white people up on a stage representing the group followed up by the statement,
“This should dispel any claims about the NAACP, because we have people of all backgrounds up here.”
you’ll have made a point.
Examples of Teabagger events. Look at the signs. Look at the crowd. Seems pretty devoid of skin color and also filled with racist signs and commentary
http://washingtonindependent.com/73036/n-word-sign-dogs-would-be-tea-party-leader
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/15/tea-parties-protest-tax-d_n_538747.html#s81454
http://bit.ly/b3nLL5
The AMA represents 17% of the doctors in this country.