The sad part is that certain groups are, if not happy, at least satisfied, that the tea party would be battling the leftists, and not them.
Those "certain groups" are leftists genius... Of course you failed to note that it was a leftist that was calling for the violence...
Tsing Tao, take a moment to look around and see the caliber of the people standing on your side of the aisle. Scary, isn't it?
ok, again. i watched that and i think ratigan is a bit off base with his overview of the tea party - but i think he's right on (like I think denniger is right on if you check out market-ticker.org) when he implies that the tea party is angry - without clarity. that is, they are just raving pissed off and they would be better served directing that anger at learning what is truly wrong and laboring against what is wrong. dylan has a bit of an ego there, thats for sure. but at the end of the day, both dylan and the tea party stand for essentially the same change. one just spends his energy understanding WHY he is angry where the other group just is angry (but still rightly so). theres no conflict here, though. at least not between ratigan and the tea party.
not sure i get what youre referring to. some of them are a bit over zealous, but their heart is in the right place. the folks on the left i see are over zealous as well, but they are misguidedly so. i find myself able to relate to the anger on the right, and the tea party. i am not able to relate in any way, shape or form to the viewpoints on the left, 99% of the time when it comes to economics.
Of course, that's what the other guy says about your clan. : ) Anyway, I hope that my recent blurb on the destruction of the middle class over the past 30 years falls under that remaining 1%. I also have a book on order that I hope will provide up to date data on the general freeze of social mobility in this country. I'm also looking for good information on the role labor unions played in the formation of our latest (and late) social contract which was instrumental in creating that middle class after WWII. Imho we've moved too far away from the ideal of entrepreneurial capitalism and drifted (as if it happened by accident!) too close to state capitalism, ie. the government is beginning to control the means of production, and the profits are accruing largely to their members, thanks to the "revolving door".
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/matt-taibbi/blogs/TaibbiData_May2010/232182/83512 Watch the video.
alright, i watched it. i even tried to approach it with an open mind, since i think matt taibbi is a buffoon, unworthy of my time in any regard. in fact, this is probably the only time i have voluntarily wasted to hear anything he has to say. hes got an over-inflated view of himself, is a lousy knock-off of some used-to-be teenager that has authority issues and tries to make himself look like a rebel without a (clue) cause. aside from that, about 1:40 into the interview, he waddles on about how he spoke to small business owner tea party individuals (owners of hardware stores and restaurants) who are more concerned with regulators like health inspectors, etc., saying they confuse these issues with overall regulation of the banks. a more lost statement could not be made. of course these people are concerned with this stuff - it's their day-to-day livelihood that is challenged by these government entities - and it rightfully should be. a health inspector of an eatery has a job to do and the person who owns the eatery has to comply for the safety of the customers. what this has to do with the banks is beyond me. owners of these business dont confuse this shit at all. and they haven't "managed to convince all these americans (tea party members) to campaign for de-regulation". tea party members dont want deregulation of banks! they want government out of their lives and they want no bailouts and no spending of their money to support banks. what the hell is matt talking about here? the tea party isn't doing "legwork" for big banks! what an asinine statement. he then goes on to state that powerful interests have joined with the tea party to fund it and try to steer it into their corners, and that i agree with. once again, that is denniger's point on market-ticker.org. spitzer is a fucking tool. "the moment the banks got their (bailout) money they turned around and began to persuade the tea party to rally for ....blah blah blah worthless drivel"....they did no such thing. or if they did, it wasnt paid any attention to. ive spent a lot of time getting to know the tea party (went to rallies, read up on the candidates, etc) not once did any of them bring up the fact that there is too much bank regulation. not one single time. in regards to taibbi saying that greenscam and the banks are criminals, i could not agree more. no one has gone to jail for the subprime crap, and the revolving door shit has got to go. Geithner is a tool. obama is a bonehead for bringing him onboard. change, indeed. this is the first time i watched this show (online or on tv). i am glad i have not missed anything. overall it was, yet again, another incorrect assessment of a movement that is based on one underlying theme: stop spending.