Tea Party movement based in anti-minority attitudes

[CountDeMoney]

Is McConnell going to lose?

Doubtful, but Ted Cruz was born for this moment.

[Ed Anger]

Rand has wonderful hair.

[Ideologue]

I had wonderful hair.  But now I'll never be a crackpot with an easy do-nothing job.  Well, not one that pays well.

[Admiral Yi]

Is McConnell going to lose?

CNN had him as likely to win.  And the chick he's running against looked pretty strung out.

[Ed Anger]

Never send a woman to do a man's job.

[Caliga]

CNN had him as likely to win.  And the chick he's running against looked pretty strung out.

She's strange looking.

Anyway I'll be voting for my boy Mitch tomorrow.

[derspiess]

Anyway I'll be voting for my boy Mitch tomorrow.

  I will miss Grimey's commercials, though.  MITCH THATS NOT HOW YEW HOLD A GUN

[CountDeMoney]

John McCain taking over Armed Services isn't a big deal...but Jim Imhof taking over Environment and Public Works?  That's a bigger oh noes than all the Jesus-riding-dinosaurs nuts taking over the House Committee on Science. 

[derspiess]

Hmm, I like it.  Inhofe could be the next lightning rod for the Languish Left.

[Admiral Yi]

She's strange looking.

Melungian!

[CountDeMoney]

Hmm, I like it.  Inhofe could be the next lightning rod for the Languish Left.

That nasty, persistent cough your kid will develop?  Remember who to thank.

[Caliga]

Anyway I'll be voting for my boy Mitch tomorrow.

  I will miss Grimey's commercials, though.  MITCH THATS NOT HOW YEW HOLD A GUN

ha, I've been calling her Grimey too. 

[dps]

According to InfoPlease, the TPM started out as a revolt against Obama's plan for keeping the economy going despite the recession that was already in full swing.

That's clearly not accurate, as the movement started during the late stages of the Bush administration as a protest against the government bailing out some of the big banks.

The term "Tea Party" was coined in February 2009.... less than a month after Obama was inaugurated.

Yes, that's accurate AFAIK--the term itself wasn't used until after President Obama was inaugurated, but the movement had started some months before, and was triggered by policies adopted by the Bush administration, not by policies Barack Obama planned to introduce.

[Tonitrus]

Anyway I'll be voting for my boy Mitch tomorrow.

  I will miss Grimey's commercials, though.  MITCH THATS NOT HOW YEW HOLD A GUN

ha, I've been calling her Grimey too. 

I'd hit it.

[MadImmortalMan]

Yes, that's accurate AFAIK--the term itself wasn't used until after President Obama was inaugurated, but the movement had started some months before, and was triggered by policies adopted by the Bush administration, not by policies Barack Obama planned to introduce.

I'm actually somewhat certain that Obama helped amplify the movement on purpose. It's genius. The right gave him a gift and he ran with it by making them super pissed at him. Split the GOP all up. Perfect.