Glenn Beck: Republicans Trying to Eat the Tea Party

[Twana Blevins]

 

[Mary Ann Hartzler]

Alex Jones is a hype master manipulator. Don't believe a word he says. He is too comfortable with Al Jezeera and our Muslim enemies. Even Al Qaeda's leaders are tired of his "truther" lies. Jones is nothing but a sad distraction at a very important time in our nation's history. 

 

Glenn Beck is right, the Republicans are trying to absorb the tea party, but not very successfully--yet. During the primary process is when we must assert ourselves, or we once again find ourselves voting for the lesser of two evils, for a 3rd party candidate, or not voting at all.  I, for one, am very tired of choosing between voting for a 3rd party candidate whom I really like but has no chance of winning, OR the Republican candidate whom I don't like, but whom is marginally better than the demoncrat.

[Bobby Cummings]

Mary Ann, I truely believe that the willingness of people to vote for the lesser of 2 evils is the very thing that has put us where we are today.  The idea of people putting their party ahead of our country is abhorant to me and I can never compromise my principles and patriotism to do it; I never have and never will.  Republobots will tell us...again...like they do at every election, "You have no choice, this is the most important election ever, you have to vote for our treasonous liberal...again".  I ain't buyin' it.  I voted against both Osama Barak and John McAmnesty and have a clear conscience about it.  McAmnesty would have done more PERMANENT damage to America. 

[Bobby Cummings]

Please see my article at;

Waste My Vote? - Constitutional Emergency

[H. Gregory Badger]

NOT!

 

People have put TV ahead of Party and parties ahead of Party and everything else ahead of Party.

 

They think voting in the general satisfies their duty as citizens. Our Founders said this would be a fatal blow to freedom

 

They do not get involved in primaries to choose their candidate - actually more important than the general.

 

THE FULL BLAME FALLS UPON THE AMERICAN CITIZEN FOR LAZY IMMORAL BEHAVIOR.

 

WE ARE REAPING WHAT WE'VE SOWN - NOTHING !!!

[Bobby Cummings]

I can't argue with that, Greg.  But I have to wonder if even the nominating process is now rigged.  Remenber, the Republican Primary of Nevada was actually closed down when it became apparent that Ron Paul was going to win over McCain.  They just closed the meeting and declared McCain the winner.  What kind of anti-American power freaks does it take to demand the nomination of the likes of McAmnesty anyway?  My fear, as opposed to proof, is that the parties have been taken over by the NWO folks who will NEVER permit a constitutional candidate to be nominated by their parties.  McCain's nomination really displayed the disfunctional problems with the duoploy party system, as system our Founders did NOT incorporate into our political system.  It is a system that by all appearances has become not only parasitic but antithetical to our government, our politics, our constitution and your very liberty.  The political party seem to have becom nothing more than advanced public employee unions that like the others are taking over our way of life for their own selfish gains!

[H. Gregory Badger]

As an insider I think it is rigged. But, again, it got this way because WE were asleep at the wheel.

 

If you want it fixed get involved at the highest levels you can.

[Mary Ann Hartzler]

I wish we could do elections like they did in the early days before parties wrested control.  They put all the names for president into the hat, the top vote getter was president, the 2nd vote getter was vice president. Thus, nearly all Americans had a representative in the Executive Branch.  The way it is done now, we have no choice whatsoever in selecting the vice presidential candidates. Conducting the elections in this manner eliminates the "3rd party candidate" syndrome that so many suffer with. Because of the dynamics of the two-party system, it is more important to be heard at the primary level than the general election. And, the republican party is the only possible choice for us to leverage any control. This does not mean that I will automatically vote republican, it just means that I see access to the ballot through the republicans.

[Bobby Cummings]

I believe the problem with the people electing the VP is that it puts the POTUS and the VP at odds with one another rather than a compatable team.  Honestly, I'm not sure which way is better.  The VP choice rarely does anything of positive value for the ticket.  Palin was the lone exception.  I'd love to see the "my candidate is the only candidate"Republicans get off their high horses and vote for the most constitutional candidate but it ain't gonna happen.

[Mary Ann Hartzler]

Actually, I see the potential conflict between P and VP as a positive thing, one checking the actions of the other, rather than rubber-stamping everything each of them does.

[Mary Ann Hartzler]

And, there were some personality conflicts between P and VP in the early years. :)

[Bobby Cummings]

Well, I'm all for gridlock!  Gridlock is the only thing that has kept these elected bastards from selling America out to the highest bidder already.

[Joseph DeLuna]

You Can't Absorb The TEA Party We The People Are Not Members We Are Participants And Can Only Attract Like Minded People, Ones That Try To Organize The Movement Can Only Try To Grab Sand And You Know What Happens When You Try Do That!