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A major Democratic Party activist group has denounced “Teabaggers” as “racist” and “extremists” in a fundraising e-mail.
“Have you watched cable news lately? The Tea Baggers are everywhere!” begins the fundraising appeal sent Sunday morning by Arshad Hasan, executive director of Democracy for America (DFA). “The Tea Party is news because they’ve won a few upset primaries — but let’s be honest — that’s not the only reason they’re getting wall-to-wall coverage. Honestly, that weirdly racist tinge makes for good TV. Bizarre, wide-eyed accusations of the President and hilariously misspelled signs demanding an English-only country will drive up news ratings. … People should know about these extremists.”
Asking Democrats to help “take our country back,” Hasan wrote: “Contribute $10 today and beat the Tea Baggers in November. Come November 3, the only reason the Tea Party should be on TV is for losing a lot of elections.”
Founded in 2004 by former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean after his unsuccessful Democratic presidential primary campaign, DFA is chaired by Dean’s brother Jim and boasts more than 1 million members. DFA has been a major sponsor of liberal bloggers, funding scholarships for dozens of “online activists” to attend this year’s Netroots Nation conference.
The DFA political action committee has spent more than $5.6 million during the current election cycle.
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Booger| 9.19.10 @ 3:19PM
Afraid of "Teabaggers"? Sounds like the Dems are guilty of "homophobia". And why do they assume that the homosexuals are racists? Is that something to do with higher HIV rates in the black community? Inquiring minds want to know.
Siegfried X| 9.19.10 @ 5:33PM
This is typical for Democrats. Their over-the-top behavior causes backlash.
martine| 9.19.10 @ 6:01PM
Misspelled signs? Hmm. The only one I remember recently was one belonging to a lefty who couldn't even spell the name of his own country.
Idiot.
John LaRosa | 9.19.10 @ 7:23PM
http://johnlarosa.wordpress.co.....ys-letter/ I received a similar letter from Senator John "Hey buddy, why the long face?" Kerry. Contact me if you'd like a copy of the original document.
Martin Owens| 9.19.10 @ 7:29PM
The thing to do is play dumb- but vocal and inquisitive:
" I 'm not familiar with this term tea-bagger.
What does it mean?"
Force them to explain it's the sort of sexually perverted triumphalist bullying that only a liberal could love. Be persistent. Make sure they have to admit to committing slander.
Tim*| 9.19.10 @ 8:50PM
More Fruity Trash Talk from The Fruity Liberal Agendists .
We ,Tea Party Rebels are tanned , rested and ready for the post Labor Day ramp up to The Midterm Elections .
We're ready to drop Our Moneybombs and Energetic Support on Multiple Midterm Campaigns.
The Tea Party Rebellion Escalates .
Rise Up !
Don L| 9.20.10 @ 6:20AM
As Rush so wisely says: liberals will always tell you what they really fear: in this case (it's not their easily manipulated friends in the GOP) it's...gasp...the people! How dare they awake from their slumber. How dare they think they have rights? How dare they think they can tell us what to do? How dare they threaten our right to rule them? How dare they read the constitution without our filtered interpretation?This is insurrection -we need a people's army -order twenty million more purple shirts, clubs and school busses, use Rahms slush fund for now.
nina| 9.20.10 @ 7:05AM
Sounds to me like Hassan from Morocco knows a thing or two about tea bagging....Just saying.
Timothy L. Pennell| 9.20.10 @ 8:17AM
What a surprise. The MUSLIM - Hasan - out there stumping for his fellow MUSLIM - Hussein. I wonder if Hasan thinks that the Muslim call to prayer is "The most beautiful sound in the world", like Hussein does?
Did Hasan live in Kenya and Indonesia, like Hussein? Was his Father and Step Father Muslim? Did he go to Muslim Schools too? Did he learn about the "JEW behind the rock"? The Jew that Muslim School Children are taught to KILL?
This piece of GARBAGE is what OBAMA is all about. This PIG, and the other ones like him, are EXACTLY what Hussein Obama was, in Chicago, and still is TODAY. A filthy piece of Street Garbage. A Jew Hating, White Hating, Christian Hating, America Hating, Goat Licking POS.
Just like the Kenyan in the White House.
martin j smith| 9.20.10 @ 8:19AM
Frankly it is time to go on the offense against the democrat Left. They are the Extremeists, bigots,homophobes,racists,anti-semites ( Jew haters ) among other things. Frankly what ought to be said is they hate all people other than themselves--that covers everything. ( All Americans that is )
justsaywhen| 9.20.10 @ 8:22AM
This is an Islamic form of propaganda used to divide and conquer "infidel" populations. No lie is too preposterous, no accusation is too slanderous. The Islamic provocateur will do whatever it takes to destroy the filthy infidel enemy of his "god-allah". Muslim devotees will travel with American Leftists until the Leftists are no longer useful and then heads will roll. Sane U.S. citizens better snap to and fight back. Pronto-pronto! The Islamic heathen worships death & he is dead-serious in his commitment to a global caliphate. Believe it.
Madrid32| 9.20.10 @ 11:52AM
"Have you watched cable news lately? The Tea Baggers are everywhere!"
Well, maybe that's because most people agree and those that write these letters are the fringe extreme...........