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‘Journalistic Malpractice’: George Will Slams Media‘s ’Constant Writing Off of the Tea Party’

Journalistic Malpractice: George Will Slams Medias Constant Writing Off of the Tea Party

George Will

Speaking about Tea Party-favorite Ted Cruz’s recent victory in the Texas primary for U.S. Senate, George Will told the panel on ABC’s “This Week” on Sunday that the media’s constant discrediting of the Tea Party represents a “journalistic malpractice” in America.

And while the mainstream media continues dismiss the Tea Party, they just keep electing politicians, Will explained.

“Another example of journalistic malpractice in this country — the constant writing off of the Tea Party, which just goes about its business of electing senators. They’ll elect Cruz, they’ll probably elect Mourdock in Indiana, they’ll probably elect Deb Fischer in Nebraska,” he said. ”Often, George [Stephanopoulos], the most interesting and important fights in American politics aren’t between the parties, they’re within the parties. People say about Ted Cruz: ‘well, he’s part of the anti-intellectual Tea Party.’ Well, Princeton, Harvard, clerked for Justice Rehnquist, I don’t think so.”

On a roll, Will continued: “Then they say: ‘Well, he doesn’t play well with others.’ And people in Texas say: ‘He doesn’t play well with others? Send him to Washington.’”

And before he was done, he just had to add: “At Ted Cruz’s victory party, they served Chick-fil-A.”

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Comments (95)

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  • thibx
    Posted on August 6, 2012 at 5:00pm

    finally someone gets it. some warped brains never will mr. will wheather in the news or ole harry or ole nancy.

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    • KC1
      Posted on August 6, 2012 at 7:31pm

      Has anyone looked at the line up of speakers at the convention?
      Mike Huckabee, Condoleezza Rice and John frikin McCain have all been given speaking positions.
      It should be obvious to any Tea Partier that we are not valued in the Republican party. The Liberty movement is not welcomed by Romney or the GOP establishment. They may appreciate our votes but when it comes time to making policies we are not given a seat at the table.
      This should be a wake up call for all of you who support Romney and hypocritically call yourself a Tea Partier. You can bend over and take the weather vain mormon up the rear but he will not thank you for it, rather hell expect you to bend over again and again during his presidency.
      We must express or disdain for these anti constitutionalist/progressives and show them we will not fall in line unless they begin to legislate in a constitutional manner.
      If you continue to support Romney after this slap to the face of the liberty movement you are no better than Obama supporters and are helping erode our liberties just the same.

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    • justangry
      Posted on August 6, 2012 at 8:08pm

      @KC1, Yeah, I seen it today, and am furious.

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    • Hobbs57
      Posted on August 6, 2012 at 8:18pm

      What happen, Vitter do your wife or something Dave ?? IS that what got you up in arms ?? I don’t get it there Texas Dave, why has adultery got you in such a spin ?? Was your X or current lover on of those prostitutes ?? You should have gotten pictures and Dave and made them PUBLIC !! This is the difference, Vitter’s affairs, while immoral and not right, he didn‘t LIE about it and he didn’t have pictured of himself nude floating for all of the public to see. He didn’t have a ton more dirt that nobody wanted to see, he wasn‘t married to Hillary Clinton’s number one confidant…

      I am sorry if I am being insensitive to you Dave, I believe prostitution should be legal and people often remain married out of convenience or for their children’s sake. This wasn’t the case with Weiner. I am only giving you a hard time saying it is somebody you know who Vitter was with, but goodness Dave, you post this stuff like a million times, like you have some personal vendetta against the man .. Or.. Was Anthony sending you pictures too, and your mad because he got caught and attacking Vitter is your way of getting revenge ??? IN that case .. Carry on my friend.. I understand completely..

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    • cykonas
      Posted on August 6, 2012 at 9:00pm

      @KC

      Home run. I wish I could have put it so succinctly. Peace.

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    • sillyfreshness
      Posted on August 7, 2012 at 1:09am

      The “chosen people” ran Marxist Media are known by the old fashioned name of traitors.

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  • Shakemeawake
    Posted on August 6, 2012 at 5:00pm

    The silent majority will not remain silent any longer.

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    • CatB
      Posted on August 6, 2012 at 5:24pm

      Keep writing us off .. we will be heard ON NOV 6TH ….. TEA!

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    • brother_ed
      Posted on August 6, 2012 at 5:31pm

      @CATB

      Right on!!

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    • soybomb315_II
      Posted on August 6, 2012 at 5:42pm

      If you think we are headed in the right direction as a party, i urge you to read this….
      http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/12354-house-republicans-oppose-but-may-fund-attack-on-religious-liberty

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    • flipper1073
      Posted on August 6, 2012 at 6:21pm

      Alright Soybomb
      I read your Link but we’re talking about the TEA Party
      NOT the Wuzzy Faced CryBaby John Beohner.an his
      merry band of RINO’s. The TEA Pary is going to take over
      the Republican Party not the other way around.
      2010 was the 1st Shot.
      2012 is the 1st Major Battle
      2014 is the Turning point in the War.
      2016 War over We Win.
      RINO’s Declared an Endangered Species in America.

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    • txdave22
      Posted on August 6, 2012 at 6:24pm

      Even romney not speaking against gay marriage……..his sons doubtless have rich, gay friends who are for marriage——–
      as everything in America, it’s all about money and the rich, you should know that as pubs

      and the rich have turned supporters of gay rights/marriage, as so many of their children are gay——-and rich

      it marks a dramatic change among some of the top Republican donors and opinion-makers, who are supporting same-sex marriage in state-based gay legislative and legal fights, even as the official GOP platform will remain centered on traditional marriage.

      “Most Republican Party leaders seem to have lost the stomach for this fight,” said Dan Schnur of the Jesse M. Unruh Institute of Politics at the University of Southern California.

      “Some of that results (from) the number of large-scale donors who support same-sex marriage, some of it’s a result in an increasing number of party leaders who support same-sex marriage, and a lot of it is public opinion polling which shows a shift in the way voters feel about same-sex marriage,” he added.

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    • Dispman
      Posted on August 6, 2012 at 8:03pm

      @ Flipper1073
      I think you are on the right path with your statement. It may take a little longer because the power brokers in Washington D.C. have managed to turn the heads of some of the 2010 TEA Party supported victors. Over the next several election cycles, we will need to root them out and replace them along with those RINO’s who remain in office. I’m in it for the long haul and it will take awhile.

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    • Bill Rowland
      Posted on August 7, 2012 at 6:11am

      We are slowly but surely taking congress and in a few years the presidency. Just be patient, the movement can’t change the country in one election. In my area the TEA party movement has been usurped by the local republican committee but the people are still voting for TEA candidates (Cruz over Dewhurst) instead of following the c ommittees lead.

      OMG Nov 6,, 2012

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  • drphil69
    Posted on August 6, 2012 at 4:59pm

    Now be fair George, the media credits the Tea Party every time there is crime with a gun… I‘m surprised Brian Ross hasn’t made the link to the Sikh shooting yet…

    On the bright side, won‘t it be nice to see the libs get hammered in November amid MSM’s proclamations that Barrack can’t lose? Remember Nancy Pelosi the day before the 2010 elections proclaiming the dems were going to pick up seats? Well, they only lost 68 seats, the most in 70+ years…

    And how much fun will it be watching the lib commentators as the results come in… I can’t wait to see “thrill up my leg” Chris Matthews face when obummer gets clobbered.

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    • West Coast Patriot
      Posted on August 6, 2012 at 5:16pm

      Dr. Phil, Real Clear Politics was founded in 2000 by former options trader John McIntyre and former advertising agency account executive Tom Bevan, both conservatives. In an interview with the conservative magazine Human Events, McIntyre described the philosophy behind the Web site as based on “freedom” and “common-sense values.” Said Bevan, “We think debate on the issues is a very important thing. We post a variety of opinions.” He further stated, “we have a frustration all conservatives have”, which is “the bias in media against conservatives, religious conservatives, and Christian conservatives.”
      Real Clear Politics poll: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/us/general_election_romney_vs_obama-1171.html
      Fox has Obama ahead by +4, and Rasmussen has Obama ahead by +2 (right leaning pollsters), the overall poll has Obama ahead by +3.4 with only 3 months to go!!!

      I cannot believe that you people really think that he can win. The RNC and Romney campaign committed federal crimes to give the nomination to a candidate that leans so far left he is about to fall over, and you guys just go with the establishment flow.

      If you would all wake up, you would see that Ron Paul would win by a landslide. Paul supporters did a small money bomb in order to have an unbiased poll done to show the results of Paul vs. Obama. That poll should be complete around the 17th. I will post the results once we get them.

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    • loriann12
      Posted on August 6, 2012 at 5:41pm

      I do my part, I vote against establishment people, but they just keep getting elected. Why do you think they announced Romney had the nomination for the Republican party so early, before so many states had their primaries? I don‘t think they should weigh in at all until every state has had it’s primary. People start thinking I might as well vote for him or I’m throwing my vote away. I voted for Santorum in the Texas primaries. And Romney still won. I am NOT going to vote for Obama, nor am I going to write someone else in. Unless the whole nation (or those who don’t vote for Obama) wrote in the same person, Obama would get elected again.

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    • soybomb315_II
      Posted on August 6, 2012 at 5:53pm

      @loriann12
      The same exact thing happend in 2008 with McCain. I believe the establishment called that race over after only 4 states had voted.

      Not sure how to get over the hump. My only advice is for everyone to show their disdain for establishment politics – it is up to each person to decide how far to take it

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  • Best_Patriot
    Posted on August 6, 2012 at 4:58pm

    Interesting choice of words, “writing off.”

    TEA folk don’t write so well!

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    • contkmi
      Posted on August 6, 2012 at 5:03pm

      Leave it to a lib to use an ad hominem because they’ll lose on the merits.

      Thank you for continuing to prove the point.

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    • taxpro4u03
      Posted on August 6, 2012 at 5:57pm

      true DAT! — A few guys named Washington, Jefferson and Adams in ‘today’s’ in discourse are unintelligible – What they DID have is also ‘AWOL’ for those kowtowing party lines: Reason, Wisdom and LOGIC. — Arguing from a FALSE premise to ‘get a point’ across is just….. ‘stupid.’ — First they ignore you, then they riducule you — then they fight you — then you win :-)

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  • Individualism
    Posted on August 6, 2012 at 4:53pm

    Tea Party is not a major player yet but its slowly growing. its strong in some areas but around most of the country its not strong enough in power or numbers yet.

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    • brother_ed
      Posted on August 6, 2012 at 5:37pm

      @INDY

      Excellent observation.

      We do have power on the local level,,,Ted Cruz, etc.

      As/If these folks can stay true to their principles of smaller government and real change is effected, people will come to believe in the ideas of Liberty once again.

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    • soybomb315_II
      Posted on August 6, 2012 at 5:44pm

      we sneak one in every now and then. But we are still outnumbered within our own party….Nevermind the voting population

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    • Verceofreason
      Posted on August 6, 2012 at 9:48pm

      Growing?
      Why not take the Republican party TOTALLY over the cliff!
      Have you missed the revolt against Norquist?

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  • amerbur
    Posted on August 6, 2012 at 4:46pm

    It is about time someone in the media caught on to what is happening in conservative America. We have just begun to fight.

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  • watersRpeople
    Posted on August 6, 2012 at 4:37pm

    I wonder how people will be when they really finally understand how screwed the world is, and that it’s not just entertainment.

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  • SquidVetOhio
    Posted on August 6, 2012 at 4:36pm

    George Will has had nothing but disdain for the Tea Party. Now this useful idiot wants to jump on board? George Will is a candyass elitist that practices masculine malpractice every single day. I just heard this little girl say on Rush‘s show that the NFL is killing it’s players and there’s no fixing it. So I guess Georgina, wants to get rid of football. AAAAH, this guy is a creep.

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  • chips1
    Posted on August 6, 2012 at 4:35pm

    Remember in the movie “War Games”, when all of the missles were shown to be hitting everywhere? The base in Alaska had the Tea Party response. “WE’RE STILL HERE”!!!!!! Yup! The Tea Party isn’t going anywhere.

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  • watersRpeople
    Posted on August 6, 2012 at 4:33pm

    What have they counted so far 21 billion in Gold? Last I heard the world debt was some 600 trillion. Oh I‘d say they’re a little shy of that.

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    • flipper1073
      Posted on August 6, 2012 at 5:17pm

      @WATERPEOPLE
      Try to Concentrate; this story’s about George Will
      an the TEA Party NOT Ron Paul

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  • Git-R-Done
    Posted on August 6, 2012 at 4:31pm

    Let the Marxists continue to ignore us. It’ll just make the victory that much sweeter and give them even more of a rude awakening.

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    • Verceofreason
      Posted on August 6, 2012 at 9:51pm

      If it’s a rude awakening you want, wait until Mitt releases his taxes.
      He has no options.

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  • Detroit paperboy
    Posted on August 6, 2012 at 4:29pm

    The tea party will soon control or replace the rino party………

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  • watersRpeople
    Posted on August 6, 2012 at 4:29pm

    All aboard, The Hell Train Express!

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    • 68Patriot
      Posted on August 6, 2012 at 6:21pm

      We’ve been on that train for the past 3 1/2 years. It’s time to let the adults take over.

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  • watersRpeople
    Posted on August 6, 2012 at 4:28pm

    Doors are shut that no man can open, and doors are opened that no man can shut. It’s all a fast train to hell from here.

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    • scuba13
      Posted on August 6, 2012 at 4:37pm

      Are they going to serve alcohol on this train you mentioned?

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    • Steverino
      Posted on August 6, 2012 at 5:15pm

      Well, that’s certainly a cheery thought!

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  • john vincent
    Posted on August 6, 2012 at 4:27pm

    Mr Will: How long have you been used by ABC and George Steppinoverous; and it took you this long to make this observation?

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  • watersRpeople
    Posted on August 6, 2012 at 4:23pm

    It’s just too bad that the whole world is falling apart. When you really think about it, there is no way out of it. All the exits are covered.

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    • scuba13
      Posted on August 6, 2012 at 4:39pm

      I’ll drink to that. Hiccup!

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    • chips1
      Posted on August 6, 2012 at 4:43pm

      Your mother should have read you the story, “The Little Engine That Could,“ instead of ”Mein Kemph”.

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  • RANGER1965
    Posted on August 6, 2012 at 4:23pm

    The media‘s protocol in dealng with somthing that isn’t part of their theme is simple.

    (1) Call it a racist. (if that doesn’t work)
    (2) Call it a homophobe. (if that doesn’t work)
    (3) Ridicule it by calling it stupid, out of touch, on the wrong side of history. (if that doesn’t work)
    (4) Ignore it and pretend it never existed.

    This used to work when the internet didn’t exist, and everyone got their news from the alphabet channels. Now it’s just pathetic.

    Do you remember the propaganda minister in Iraq speaking to a pool of reporters telling them how Coalition forces were not in Bagdad, would never make it into Bagdad, because of the brave self-sacrifcing warriors of Iraq?

    All the while an American M-1 Abrams tanks is levelling a building behind them.

    This is the media, and the pool of reporters this time is the American people. But unlike the propaganda minister who could see clearly what was happening, and quickly departed. The media is still on the podium shouting “Don’t look around!! Look at me!! Look at me!! Who ya gonna believe, me or your lying eyes?!!!

    Pathetic!

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    • Detroit paperboy
      Posted on August 6, 2012 at 4:33pm

      The democrat party is about to be pounded back into the stone age……and they know it, and they are scared to death……PERIOD.

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    • kunman
      Posted on August 6, 2012 at 5:26pm

      I can‘t wait to kill a democrat’s vote.

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    • brother_ed
      Posted on August 6, 2012 at 5:42pm

      @RANGER1965

      Well said…

      I think the problem is that most people still think that’s a conspiracy theory. They have the “America will never have propaganda depts and dictator wannabes.”

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    • KC1
      Posted on August 6, 2012 at 7:14pm

      @Ranger
      1,3 and 4 four could all be a description of how the RINOs on this site and of the MSM treated the Paul campaign.
      Funny, as time goes on it becomes more difficult for me to differentiate between the two sides.
      Both seem to hate the Liberty movement and both have similar tactics when trying to discredit it.
      Romneys decision to not include the Tea Party at the Convention should speak volumes about your beloved candidate.

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    • soybomb315_II
      Posted on August 6, 2012 at 7:37pm

      @KC1
      good point

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  • TPaine
    Posted on August 6, 2012 at 4:16pm

    “Well, he’s part of the anti-intellectual Tea Party.“ This exactly is how these ”intellectual” (not) snobs think of anyone conservative. They consider themselves smarter than the rest of us, and consequentially, have decided that we must be “ruled” by those who are their betters.

    Ain’t gonna happen. The Tea Party is very much alive and well…we just don’t take over downtown and trash cities and defecate on the sidewalks and break windows and burn police cars. We sit at home, browse with our computers, go to the Chick-Fil-A Support Day, and we will be voting in November.

    Deal with it!

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    • Rob
      Posted on August 6, 2012 at 4:26pm

      I have three college degrees… and I am going to vote TEA!

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    • soybomb315_II
      Posted on August 6, 2012 at 4:55pm

      Who is the tea party candidate in november?

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    • Altair
      Posted on August 6, 2012 at 5:11pm

      soybomb315_II
      Posted on August 6, 2012 at 4:55pm
      Who is the tea party candidate in november?
      *******************************************************
      You really don’t get it, or are you really whistling past the graveyard ?

      68 Tea Party victories in Congress in 2010… like 10,000 lawyers at the bottom of the Mariannas Trench – it’s a good start.

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    • flipper1073
      Posted on August 6, 2012 at 5:24pm

      @SOYBOMB
      Damn you had to bring that UP ?
      Now I’m Depressed again.

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    • justangry
      Posted on August 6, 2012 at 6:59pm

      @Altair, Out of all those Tea Party victories in 2010, how many of them do you believe stood up for Tea Party values once they got into office?

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  • Mapache
    Posted on August 6, 2012 at 4:09pm

    The fact that the Media did not create the Tea Party is what has them so rattled. They cannot make or break it like most of their ‘manufactured’ movements and it scares them. The understand, but they will not say it, that the hundred of thousands outside of Chik-Fil-As on August 1st caught them completely by surprised and to think that those very same people will be going to the polls on November 6th is enough to get the Main Stream Media all “wee weed up.”

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  • bbhouston
    Posted on August 6, 2012 at 4:08pm

    Not a big George Will fan but he hits the nail on the head here. Teaparty hasn‘t done bad for a bunch of ’astroturf’ American citizens……and Pelosi has the carpet burns to show for it.

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  • JUSTANOTHEROPINION
    Posted on August 6, 2012 at 4:06pm

    Look out Washington and biased media, we’re coming for you. Don’t tread on us.

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  • justangry
    Posted on August 6, 2012 at 4:06pm

    I hope Cruz turns out to be better than the last crop of “Tea Party” candidates. I still maintain the Tea Party has been sucked back into the Republican party and they’ve sucked protecting our liberties.

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    • Blazebanned
      Posted on August 6, 2012 at 4:36pm

      @justangry aka encinom.
      You’re just angry the Tea Party candidates won,poor baby……

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    • soybomb315_II
      Posted on August 6, 2012 at 5:01pm

      i cant believe these idiots still do the ‘aka’ nonsense….They must have terrible memory, poor reading comprehension, or no sense of decency. I cant rule out any of the possibilities.

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    • justangry
      Posted on August 6, 2012 at 5:04pm

      No I’m glad they won. I‘m pissed they didn’t vote Tea Party principles and Tea Party people still think they’re something different.

      Now Blazebanned (aka David Duke) aren’t you the guy posted black people “..have never ever ever ever contributed anything to the country other than getting welfare checks and using drugs”? (or something to that affect) Yes, I remember you and I’ll wear insults flying from your direction as a badge of honor. Now piss off you racist douchebag.

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    • West Coast Patriot
      Posted on August 6, 2012 at 5:23pm

      Just, I like the fact that Ron and Rand were together with Cruz at a Tea event in Texas a short while back. Ron and Rand are the best endorsement for any Tea Party candidate.

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    • flipper1073
      Posted on August 6, 2012 at 5:33pm

      Can I get an AKA (also known as)
      I’m thinking STUDMIZTER or MAKES_LADYS_SWOON.

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    • justangry
      Posted on August 6, 2012 at 5:52pm

      That’s definitely a plus for me, WCP. He still has to walk the walk though. Seems DC has a corrupting influence on the weak.

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    • justangry
      Posted on August 6, 2012 at 5:53pm

      LMAO Flipper, aka Studmitzer… Thanks for the laugh.

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  • Gonzo
    Posted on August 6, 2012 at 4:06pm

    George Will: “I’m not a conservative, but I play one on TV.”

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    • scuba13
      Posted on August 6, 2012 at 4:18pm

      Verceofreason:“I am an idiot AND I play one on The Blaze”.

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  • Verceofreason
    Posted on August 6, 2012 at 4:04pm

    George is so confused.
    The media CREATED the Tea Party.
    which died with Sharron Angle and Christine O‘Donnell’s political careers.
    And the yammering of Pope Santorum and Michele Bachmann.

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  • AvengerK
    Posted on August 6, 2012 at 4:01pm

    Amen Mr Will.

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    • GeorgieJo
      Posted on August 6, 2012 at 4:24pm

      Maybe all of us Tea Party folks should mail a square inch of astroturf to Bella Peeeloooski. Why she would have enough to carpet her mansion!!!!
      OMG 2012

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