And either way, the approach taken by the Globe towards those whose agendas they do not favor speaks for itself.
"Spouting off for the Tea Party; Williams draws fans, critics with fiery rhetoric" by Peter Schworm, Globe Staff | April 22, 2010
As chairman of the Tea Party Express, the traveling voice of the insurgent political group, Mark Williams has thrust himself onto the national stage with fiery, polarizing rhetoric that has won him both adoration and scorn, even in his own party....
That is the Globe all over. If they do not like you, find the most extreme element and present that as the face of the movement.
The 54-year-old Massachusetts native's incendiary remarks, which include long-discredited assertions, have alienated some Republicans and fellow Tea Party members, and raised fears that such extreme rhetoric will marginalize the movement and undercut its momentum as a political force....
Williams has called former President Jimmy Carter a “slithering worm of a man,’’ and claimed Carter’s support for Arab leaders indicated that he “longs for an oven of fresh baked Jews.’’
He just tipped his hand.
Williams told the Tea Party rally on Boston Common on April 14 that political correctness was a “societal HIV’’ that had given the country “a full-blown case of AIDS.’’ The comments rippled across the blogosphere, and were seized on as proof the movement is hate-filled and bigoted.
And here the agenda-pushing Globe is putting him on the front page and calling him the face of the Tea Party.
But Williams, a conservative talk radio host, author, and frequent guest on cable news, said he is only “speaking the truth’’ and describes himself as a “true conservative’’ who is fighting to protect the country from slipping into statism.
“I refuse to cater to the lowest common denominator,’’ he said. “We need to restore our constitutional balance.’’
In response to criticism, including some from within Tea Party ranks, that his rhetoric could hurt the movement’s credibility, Williams is unapologetic, saying his opinions represent one set in a political uprising that “is the antithesis of groupthink.’’
“We have been indoctrinated into the lie that we must all agree on every detail of everything,’’ he said. “Wrong. Dissent is a good thing.’’
Yeah, thanks. Now fuck off.
At rallies and on his blog, Williams has consistently raised doubts about Obama’s citizenship, once telling a rally it was “even money’’ Obama was born in somewhere other than America.
Pffft!
Sorry, I'm not a birther.
When asked why he invokes the long-debunked smear, Williams said he sometimes exaggerates for effect to spur on the audience, and conceded that Obama was “probably’’ a natural-born citizen.
Considering the source, I begin to wonder.
But in the next breath, he claims public documents raise the possibility that Obama is both foreign-born and Muslim.
Yeah, he's a Zionist agent provocateur.
Williams said he uses strong language to bolster his arguments and animate audiences, and that his forceful rhetoric, even if it skirts the truth, is appropriate to fight the threats presented by the Obama administration.
I only use the stuff because I am so frustrated, and I never skirt the truth as I see it.
“The Constitution has been abandoned as a standard,’’ said Williams, who lives in Sacramento, Calif. “Right now, the government has all the rights, and they bestow them to citizens as they choose. That’s flat out wrong.’’
Always mix a little truth in to discredit it.
He cast the Tea Party movement as a “battle for the soul of America,’’ and denounces leaders of both parties for expanding the federal government at the expense of individual rights.
But some Tea Party supporters, aware of Williams’s penchant for controversy, are quick to distance themselves from his most radical views and dramatic delivery....
Damn right!
Williams grew up in Attleboro in a working-class household — his father worked in a paper mill, his mother in a jewelry factory. Smitten with radio from an early age, he entered the business right out of high school, working the overnight shift on a talk radio show....
Williams went on to work with legendary radio personality Jerry Williams, who led a successful campaign against a mandatory seat-belt law. After leaving Boston in the mid-1980s, he hosted talk-radio programs in a number of major markets, including Sacramento, where he earned a reputation for voicing outlandish opinions.
So it's a shtick, huh?
In 2005, Williams stirred controversy when he said in a televised interview that residents of New Orleans “didn’t have the necessary brains and common sense to get out of the way’’ of Hurricane Katrina because they expected the government to “do absolutely everything for them.’’ He also said Kanye West, a rap star who had recently said that President George W. Bush “doesn’t care about black people,’’ was a “Klansman in black face,’’ according to a CNN transcript.
The same year, while a fill-in host on a Washington, D.C., station, Williams called a proposed day-laborer site a “day-care center for illegal criminal aliens.’’
Williams was fired from a Sacramento station in 2006, and later sued its parent company for defamation. Williams says he was fired for his political commentary, which included harsh criticism of Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and staunch opposition for giving amnesty to illegal immigrants.
Williams said Tea Party supporters are eager to see moderate Republicans (known by some who are further right on the spectrum as RINOS, or Republicans In Name Only) voted out of office.
As long as you guys are for the mass-murdering wars I guess that is me.
The party is “polluted with Chamberlains,’’ he said, referring to the British leader Neville Chamberlain, known for his appeasement of Germany before World War II.
The guy knows all the hot bottons, doesn't he?
“That’s one of the biggest problems with America,’’ he said.
Still, he reserves his wrath for Obama, whom he often refers to as Barack Hussein Obama. He said he mentions his middle name to underscore what he considers Obama’s un-American views.
“Culturally, he is anything but an American,’’ he said. “He doesn’t like Americans, and he treats us like garbage.’’
Well, all the presidents serve a higher power from the East.
Criticism of Tea Party activists as bigots, Williams said, was a media creation. On social issues, most members are libertarian, he said. “What do I care if two guys named Bruce prance down to City Hall and get married?’’ he asked rhetorically.
Pffffft!
Don't try winning anyone over on that one.
What a total Jewish agent.
Chip Ford, of Citizens for Limited Taxation, knew Williams in the 1980s through their mutual friend Jerry Williams, but hadn’t seen him in the intervening years, until last week. He attributed Williams’s fiery comments to the pressures of his profession.
“If you’re a boring talk show host, you won’t be one for long,’’ he said. “You have to keep the pot stirred. He’s a promoter, that’s all.’’
Yeah, thanks for stirring so much s*** up, asshole.
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What's up with all the lies and mass-murder?
These are the real patriots -- which is why they are implicitly dangerous, according to the MSM -- guarding your freedom, America:
"Self-proclaimed patriots set to rally with their guns just outside Washington" by Washington Post | April 19, 2010
WASHINGTON — Several dozen self-proclaimed patriots, all of them armed, are ready to muster outside Washington, D.C., today. They intend to make history as the first people to take their guns to a demonstration in a national park, and the Virginia rally will be held in sight of the Capitol, just a few miles from the White House.
Daniel Almond, an Iraq War veteran and Georgia real estate agent, organized the rally because he is upset about health care, climate control, bank bailouts, drug laws, and what he sees as President Obama’s insistence on and the Democratic Congress’ capitulation to a totalitarian socialism that tramples individual rights.
So-called open-carry rallies have been sprouting all across the country. Hundreds gathered in New Mexico, Ohio, and Michigan last week, and rallies also are taking place today in Arizona.
Almond, 31, a member of several little-known groups— including Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Freedom, and Oath Keepers, former and active military and law enforcement officials who have vowed to resist laws they deem unconstitutional — considers packing heat on the doorstep of the federal government within the mainstream of political speech.
That's one group I have never heard of.
And God Bless the Oath Keepers.
First time I've seen them in print.
Others consider it an alarming escalation of paranoia and anger in the age of Obama.
“What I think is important to note is that many of the speakers have really threatened violence, and it’s a real threat to the rule of law,’’ said Josh Horwitz, executive director of the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, of the program for the armed rally. “They are calling health care and taxes that have been duly enacted by a democratically elected Congress tyrannical, and they feel they have a right to confront that individually.’’
Is that what you are calling the disobeying of the people's will?
Those coming to the “Restore the Constitution’’ rally give Obama no quarter for signing the law that permits them to bring their guns to Fort Hunt and Gravelly Point on the banks of the Potomac River. Nor are they comforted by a broad expansion of gun rights in several states since his election.
Just can't satisfy some people, huh?
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"Gun-rights rallies celebrate Patriots Day; Capital’s laws keep armed event across Potomac" by Matthew Barakat and Nafeesa Syeed, Associated Press | April 20, 2010
ARLINGTON, Va. — Carrying loaded pistols and unloaded rifles, dozens of gun-rights activists got as close as they could yesterday to the nation’s capital while still bearing arms, and delivered what they said was a simple message: Don’t tread on me.
Hundreds of like-minded but unarmed counterparts carried out a separate rally in the nation’s capital. The gun-carrying protesters in Virginia rallied on national park land, which is legal thanks to a law signed by President Obama that allows guns in national parks....
Yeah, the ungrateful bastards.
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So who is on the roster for Republicans, 'eh?
"GOP plays Abramoff card in online gambling fight
WASHINGTON — The prosecution and imprisonment of lobbyist Jack Abramoff was a political disaster for Republicans. But now some GOP lawmakers are wagering that the scandal can be used against Democrats in a fight over legalizing Internet gambling.
Jack, what was Mohammed Atta doing on your casino ship a month BEFORE 9-11?
A GOP-generated memo circulating on Capitol Hill and obtained by the Washington Post argues that while Abramoff’s ties to Indian casinos are well known, he and the lobbying firm that employed him, Greenberg Traurig, also did a significant amount of work on behalf of foreign-based gambling websites.
Leading back to (I'm almost afraid to know the answer).
Citing lobbying disclosure records, the GOP memo asserts that Internet gambling interests paid “Team Abramoff’’ nearly $5 million from 2001 to 2004, including clients such as the Interactive Gaming Council of Vancouver, which is helping to lead efforts to legalize online gambling in the United States. “While Jack himself is now imprisoned, many of his former associates continue to carry out Abramoff’s plan to legalize Internet gambling in the United States,’’ the GOP memo reads.
The new line of attack comes as gambling supporters push legislation proposed by Representative Barney Frank, Democrat of Newton, that would legalize and regulate Internet poker, mah-jongg, and other online betting games. The Obama administration has also angered Republicans by delaying implementation of a 2006 law that bars banks from processing online wagers.
Related: Betting on Barney Frank
And against you, Americans.
Gambling proponents bristle at the attacks and say the memo is full of misinformation that treats all Greenberg Traurig clients as if they were connected to Abramoff, who was fired by the firm. Keith Furlong, deputy director of the Interactive Gaming Council, said his group “never retained Jack Abramoff in any capacity.’’
The council and other progambling groups have spent millions over the past year attempting to muster support for legalization. On Wednesday night, the Poker Players Alliance sponsored a charity tournament in Washington attended by lawmakers of both parties.
Where are the foreign-based sights (the omission tells you all you need to know).
So what else you got?
"McMahon spends $8m on US Senate campaign
HARTFORD — Republican Linda McMahon’s campaign for US Senate says the former wrestling executive spent $8 million over the past three months, bringing her total personal investment to about $14.5 million.McMahon, the former chief executive of
How sad when that is a better alternative than a lobby-funded party hack.
At least she has the potential to remain independent.
Related: Brown's Senate Service Template
I think that is why Lamont lost.
McMahon lent her campaign $8 million during the last quarter. Her main rival for the Republican nomination, former US representative Rob Simmons, reported Thursday that he raised $550,000 during the same period and had $1.4 million in cash.
Related: Democrats' Despair
I'd rather the rich daughter of a wrestling magnate than an ex-CIA man.
McMahon has said she’ll spend as much as $50 million of her own money.
Wrestling for a Senate seat, 'eh?
Really not much difference; both a big show that's staged and scripted.
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What else you got?
"McConnell backs Grayson over Paul in Senate race
FRANKFORT, Ky. — US Senator Mitch McConnell has publicly endorsed the GOP establishment’s candidate for Kentucky’s other Senate seat, instead of a newcomer backed by the Tea Party movement, political outsider Rand Paul....
Related:
"The tax package includes several elements sought by powerful lawmakers, including a tax break for race horse owners important to Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the Senate minority leader"
Yeah, another self-serving fraud.
Paul is the son of Texas congressman Ron Paul, who made an unsuccessful bid for the GOP presidential nomination in 2008.
The younger Paul has capitalized on his father’s political base.
Yeah, and once again the Repugs treat him like a red-haired step-child.
Retiring Senator Jim Bunning decided not to seek reelection under pressure from McConnell and other Republican leaders. The Grayson campaign planned to begin airing a television ad featuring McConnell.
“I rarely endorse in primaries, but these are critical times,’’ McConnell says in the ad. “President Obama’s spending threatens to destroy more jobs. I know Trey Grayson, and trust him. We need Trey’s conservative leadership to help turn back the Obama agenda.’’
The endorsement was made weeks after Bunning endorsed Paul, the Tea Party favorite.
Translation: He did not like being told to stand aside.
Evangelical leader James Dobson rescinded a previous endorsement of Grayson on Monday, encouraging Kentuckians instead to vote for Paul, a Bowling Green physician.
Dobson, a leading abortion foe and founder of the Colorado-based Christian ministry Focus on the Family, called his Grayson endorsement “an embarrassing mistake’’ based on what he termed “misleading information’’ from Republican leaders.
Former vice president Dick Cheney and Rudy Giuliani, former New York City mayor, have endorsed Grayson.
All the more reason to vote Paul.
Related: Wargames Were Cover For the Operational Execution of 9/11
Who Told You the WTC was Going to Collapse on 9/11?
We Need Answers Rudy
And from you, Dick.
Paul has been endorsed by Sarah Palin, former Alaska governor, and Steve Forbes, former Republican presidential candidate.
I don't like either one.
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Also see: Slow Saturday Special: Tea Bags Steeped in S***
Yeah, I thought I smelled something.
Now I don't even want to vote.
"GOP on attack entering primaries, special elections
Republicans are on offense in scores of House and Senate races as persistent economic woes and lukewarm support for President Obama continue to weaken Democrats’ hold on Congress.
Primaries in Indiana, Ohio, and North Carolina today kick off an intense eight weeks of contests. There also are two special House elections to fill vacant Democratic-held seats in Pennsylvania and Hawaii. The outcome could be a clear indicator of the political mood.
Obama and his party must defend dozens of seats in the 80 or so House races that are competitive; they include some districts that Democrats have held for decades. The party also faces serious Senate challenges in at least nine states, including Nevada, where majority leader Harry Reid trails in the polls. Democratic seats in Illinois and Delaware, once held by Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, respectively, are in jeopardy, too.
Analysts for both parties say Republicans probably will pick up as many as three dozen House seats, and possibly the 40 needed for control. The GOP is expected to win a few Senate seats, though the 10 necessary to take control is considered a long shot.They didn't think Democrats would get the Senate in 2006 but they did (with Joe the Jew in the catbird seat; maybe he switches parties this time).
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And it looks like the bad pub (and rigged machines) worked:
"Tea Party-backed challengers come up short in early primaries
WASHINGTON — Mark the first round down, shakily, for Republican incumbents and party favorites.
With one race in Ohio yet to be settled, Tea Party movement-backed challengers and other outsiders were shut out in competitive House and Senate primaries in three states Tuesday....
Six months before the midterm elections, polls show a disaffected electorate. As a result, even Democrats concede Republicans are in line to make gains.
“The big question is whether the Tea Party is a tempest in a teapot. Do they have the organizational capabilities to compete with the Republicans?’’ said John Feehery, a Republican strategist....
You have been co-opted, folks.
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