Why does Germany have a better PR than the Tea Party?

[Ideologue]

That's it, I'm voting for Perry.

It doesn't matter.  Your party's mismanagement, foolishness, and bigotry have relegated them to the dustbin of history.  I predict Democratic presidencies for the next twenty years.

[AnchorClanker]

The Tea Party, unlike the German political classes, have gone in for some strange conspiracy theory and birther nonsense.
It's one thing to take a strict line on financial issues (rightly or wrongly) and quite another to AT THE SAME TIME accomodate the flotsam and jetsam rantings of oddballs and cranks.

[Martinus]

Unlike what Marti seems to think Germany does bear some responsibility in this whole mess, but let's not go overboard.

Why "unlike what Marti seems to think"? Where did I say Germany does not bear responsibility?

[Iormlund]

You specifically mention Germany is only guilty of omission. That's hardly true. Germany was also the driving force behind the low interest rates that fueled the bubbles in Ireland or Spain, it completely discredited the Stability Pact many eons ago and finally their banks should bear responsibility as investors in said countries.

[Razgovory]

That's it, I'm voting for Perry.

Then you better convert.