Comments on: The case for Target http://www.dennis-jansen.com/just-sayin/case-target/ Minneapolis Gay Yuppie, with a Bullmastiff and Rottweiler Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:11:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jansen http://www.dennis-jansen.com/just-sayin/case-target/comment-page-1/#comment-9308 Jansen Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:13:53 +0000 http://www.dennis-jansen.com/?p=13244#comment-9308 Well, it’s definitely going to be interesting. I don’t expect much though. Well, it’s definitely going to be interesting. I don’t expect much though.

]]> By: Ryan http://www.dennis-jansen.com/just-sayin/case-target/comment-page-1/#comment-9307 Ryan Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:10:59 +0000 http://www.dennis-jansen.com/?p=13244#comment-9307 Maybe it's wishful thinking, but I have a feeling November is going to be a reality check on just how "successful" the Tea Party movement is. I blame 24/7 news media for about 50% of the hoopla around them. Sensationalists grab headlines and it's not a secret, anymore. Maybe it’s wishful thinking, but I have a feeling November is going to be a reality check on just how “successful” the Tea Party movement is. I blame 24/7 news media for about 50% of the hoopla around them. Sensationalists grab headlines and it’s not a secret, anymore.

]]> By: Jansen http://www.dennis-jansen.com/just-sayin/case-target/comment-page-1/#comment-9304 Jansen Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:56:24 +0000 http://www.dennis-jansen.com/?p=13244#comment-9304 “Major tea party candidate” is sort of a misnomer because the tea part is so unorganized. The tea party represents a rift in the Republican party: You have the social conservatives/evangelicals and the economic conservative/libertarian-light crowd. They are randomly meshed together as republicans, but the anti-abortion, anti-gay rights people don’t really care about small government and the small government people don’t really care about being against abortion or gay rights. What would be your “socially liberal tea party” candidate usually calls himself a moderate Republican or a conservative democrat. The problem right now is that the democrats are supporting huge deficits, which turn tea-party types off, and the republicans are leaning more to the evangelical right. Hence why you have a lot of angry when men and young people calling themselves tea-partiers in the middle. “Major tea party candidate” is sort of a misnomer because the tea part is so unorganized. The tea party represents a rift in the Republican party: You have the social conservatives/evangelicals and the economic conservative/libertarian-light crowd.

They are randomly meshed together as republicans, but the anti-abortion, anti-gay rights people don’t really care about small government and the small government people don’t really care about being against abortion or gay rights.

What would be your “socially liberal tea party” candidate usually calls himself a moderate Republican or a conservative democrat. The problem right now is that the democrats are supporting huge deficits, which turn tea-party types off, and the republicans are leaning more to the evangelical right. Hence why you have a lot of angry when men and young people calling themselves tea-partiers in the middle.

]]> By: Ryan http://www.dennis-jansen.com/just-sayin/case-target/comment-page-1/#comment-9303 Ryan Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:45:37 +0000 http://www.dennis-jansen.com/?p=13244#comment-9303 I'm with you... all up until your claim that the Tea Party is "socially liberal or apathetic." I'm not gonna say you're uninformed, because I'm sure you're all over the news hubs and blogs, just like I am. But I have yet to see any major Tea Party candidate endorse a left-of-center position on any social policy. If I'm wrong, please school me. I’m with you… all up until your claim that the Tea Party is “socially liberal or apathetic.” I’m not gonna say you’re uninformed, because I’m sure you’re all over the news hubs and blogs, just like I am. But I have yet to see any major Tea Party candidate endorse a left-of-center position on any social policy. If I’m wrong, please school me.

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