On Nov 2, 2010, at 6:26 PM, SA wrote:
> The thesis of the article is that the TP isn't serious because the local groups are more interested in bringing together likeminded conservatives than participating in election campaigns. For the Post, a "movement" only matters to the extent that it elects candidates to office. Less "politically active than previously thought" means less involved in electing Republicans.
Well:
> Lisante, from Miami County, Ohio, said his meetings generally start with the Pledge of Allegiance, followed by a prayer, and then a speaker and a skit - the most recent was about the bank bailout. (Lisante said it was very funny.) The point, he said, is not to organize political action but to educate members and encourage them to become active on their own.
That's lamer than the Brecht Forum, man. Just how is this a movement?
Doug