Conservatives register Tea Party as an official third party in Florida.
Conservatives register Tea Party as an official third party in Florida.
After hard-line conservatives and tea party activists forced moderate Republican Dede Scozzafava to drop out of the race in New York’s 23rd congressional district, they announced that Florida Gov. Charlie Crist would likely be their next target in the GOP civil war. Politico’s Ben Smith reports that some Florida Republicans recently registered an official “Tea Party” to challenge both Republicans and Democrats:
“The current system has become mired in the sludge of special interest money that seeks to control the leadership of both parties. It’s time for real change,” says Orlando lawyer Frederic O’Neal, the new party’s chairman, who couldn’t be reached immediately by phone, in a press release.
A spokeswoman for the Florida Secretary of State, Jennifer Davis, said the party had registered in August.
O’Neal compared his party’s role to that of the Conservative Party in New York’s 23rd District. Florida, however, lacks the “fusion” rules that has allowed third parties in New York to amass influence by offering their ballot line to acceptable major-party candidates.
On Saturday, Dan Semenza, a Lake County Republican Party executive committee member, told the Daily Commercial that the registration of the third party organization meant “that the Tea Party has considerable strength.”
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November 9th, 2009 at 1:02 pmO’Neal compared his party’s role to that of the Conservative Party in New York’s 23rd District.
We’re counting on it, Fred!
November 9th, 2009 at 1:02 pmYes…yes…the plan is WORKING!!!
Bwahahahahahahahahahaaaaa!!!1!!!11!
November 9th, 2009 at 1:03 pmHope this thing catches on
November 9th, 2009 at 1:04 pmCan’t wait to find out just how this is good news for Republicans.
November 9th, 2009 at 1:05 pmO’Neal compared his party’s role to that of the Conservative Party in New York’s 23rd District.
The one that lost to a Democrat in a solidly conservative district — that one? :-D
November 9th, 2009 at 1:05 pmAmazing how these people are so stupid and self-centered as to believe their extremist base can somehow blow the two parties away and take control of the country.
http://www.political-buzz.com/
November 9th, 2009 at 1:06 pmI have long predicted that the GOP was getting read to spilt into at least two parties.
Look like it’s finally happening.
Here’s to you Lincoln and all the good your party once did.
November 9th, 2009 at 1:06 pmWow, who’s got the popcorn. I already had lunch, but this is going to be a lot of fun to watch.
November 9th, 2009 at 1:08 pmRepublican Party schism? BRING IT ON!
At this point, if they really want to eat their own and commit political suicide, I say…let ‘em, by all means.
November 9th, 2009 at 1:08 pmTupperware registers as an official fourth party in Florida.
November 9th, 2009 at 1:09 pmGREAT NEWS! The enemy is dividing and becoming weaker! Welcome to Irrelevance. Population, teabaggers!
Thank you, Glenda! Thank you, OSarah bin Palin!
November 9th, 2009 at 1:09 pmOne of my neighbors here in Florida is a Tea Party activist.
He is one of the craziest people I know, and his house is a total dump inside and out.
The place is plastered with all these signs condemning Obama and liberals and God knows what else.
There is an active codes case on his house due to all the crap outside.
He stole several Obama/Biden signs last year before the election, and he tried to steal mine while I was in my house.
I took pictures of him in my yard, and I gave them to the police officer, who later told me about all the deranged crap inside his house.
The guy’s son is part of the neo-Nazi gang, but the dumb little moron can’t even spell “Sieg Heil” properly, let alone define it.
His wife left him two years ago. I heard that she is involved with a guy who works at the local health food store.
November 9th, 2009 at 1:10 pmSo are the eighteen percent who support the cons going to split? Nine percent for each party. Impressive numbers.
November 9th, 2009 at 1:12 pmThere are too many libertarian athiests in the Tea Party Party. I think conservative Christians need their own “Christian Fundamentalist Party” as well!
November 9th, 2009 at 1:12 pmIt begins…
Meek v. Crist v. Rubio.
I don’t see Meek winning…but I don’t see Crist surviving, either. And I don’t see Rubio being able to govern. Basically, chaos.
Still, this will be a nation-wide thing come 2010. And, if it’s even remotely successful (i.e., unseating a “moderate” Republican in favour of a teabagger), we’ll have a 3rd party in the 2012 election. Who knows, maybe Obama v. Newt v. Palin?
November 9th, 2009 at 1:14 pmThis is SWEET! Don’t these idiots realize what the frig they are doing! They will split the Repug vote. As Bush once famously said, “Bring it on!”
November 9th, 2009 at 1:14 pmCan I nominate it’s first candidate for Governor? I hereby nominate the big round table from the police station! Will anyone second my nomination?
November 9th, 2009 at 1:15 pmWill there be a hairy scrotum alongside the donkey and the elephant?
November 9th, 2009 at 1:16 pmhow about a logo designing contest?
November 9th, 2009 at 1:17 pmi have some ideas!
beat me to it, evangenital!
November 9th, 2009 at 1:18 pmA fringe movement for fringe “thinkers”. If they didn’t hate America so much, I would almost feel sorry for them.
November 9th, 2009 at 1:18 pmLet’s see, the Republicans have an elephant, the Democrats have a donkey and the Tea Party? A balloon knot.
November 9th, 2009 at 1:19 pmSelf imposed divide and conquer. Pass me the popcorn this should be fun to watch. My money is on the Democrats!
November 9th, 2009 at 1:19 pmDammit, you stole my comment!
November 9th, 2009 at 1:22 pmO’Neal compared his party’s role to that of the Conservative party in New Yorks 23rd district.
Does he mean assuring that the Republicans lose all possible elections for the next generation or so? I may give the guy donation
November 9th, 2009 at 1:22 pmLividLib says: how about a logo designing contest?
i have some ideas!
That’s easy! TRUCK NUTZ!
November 9th, 2009 at 1:22 pmI think they should go with. A nutsack for REAL nutbags
November 9th, 2009 at 1:23 pmNot conservative enough.
November 9th, 2009 at 1:24 pmSo, wait…they registered as a third party, but are going to go after Crist, who’s not in their new party.
Is Rubio going to run under the Teabagger moniker? If so, it’s NY-23 all over again,plain and simple.
This should be fun to watch.
November 9th, 2009 at 1:24 pmI’ll just call ‘em the ballsackers.
November 9th, 2009 at 1:25 pmREAD PAUL KRUGMAN TODAY. He’s got the Republican playbook down pat.
November 9th, 2009 at 1:27 pmThis is good, really good. Now all the tea bag party has to do is run a Palin/Bachmann ticket in 2012. Then the repug party can run the guy who wears magic underpants and the singing Christian. Anything I can do to help, I’m there.
November 9th, 2009 at 1:27 pmHere is the running list so far:
Feel free to add on.
November 9th, 2009 at 1:27 pmThese guys are truly eating their own. Already Crist was busted lying about the Stimulus money to appease his base. When they get a Rightie to chalenge him, all the Dems have to do is watch them destroy each other, ala NY23.
November 9th, 2009 at 1:27 pmThe new Tea Party in Florida has mounted a big membership push. For all new voters registering as Tea Party members, they are giving away new car license plates which replace “The Sunshine State” slogan with “The Tea-bagger State”.
This will make the whackos easier to recognize on the roadways. Please avoid them and, by all means, don’t let them tailgate you!
lol
November 9th, 2009 at 1:27 pmMissed one:
November 9th, 2009 at 1:28 pm
This is great news: for John McCain!
Seriously, what is it about these morons that compels them to continue to dance on the Republican Party’s auto-destruct button? I envision dancing lemmings, draped in flags and waiving Nazi-inspired posters, headed over the cliff.
Happy landings…
November 9th, 2009 at 1:30 pmLividLib says:
how about a logo designing contest?
i have some ideas!
November 9th, 2009 at 1:17 pm
A wide-open mouth, with giant nuts descending toward it.
November 9th, 2009 at 1:30 pmI don’t have the patience to check Faux news, has Becky made any mention of this?
November 9th, 2009 at 1:30 pmMike Steeles wants to be their chairman. Sarah Palin is sewing their first flag (a scrotum sack on a field of tea leaves) and Glenn Beck is writing nine principles and twelve values for them. High times for conservatives!
November 9th, 2009 at 1:32 pmUSNclerk says:
I don’t have the patience to check Faux news, has Becky made any mention of this?
November 9th, 2009 at 1:30 pm
As far as I can tell, Beck is still waiting for them to cut off his feet after his appendectomy. ;)
November 9th, 2009 at 1:32 pmLand of a 1000 Dances says:
Let’s see, the Republicans have an elephant, the Democrats have a donkey and the Tea Party? A balloon knot.
I propose a parrot.
It makes sense.
1. Repeat everything told to you over and over again.
2. Squawk over people that disagree with you.
I won’t make the obvious “Polly wanna…” connection.
November 9th, 2009 at 1:38 pmI hope the teabaggers and GOPigs fragment further into the Birfer Party, Creationism Party, anti-American Party, Hicks R Us Party, and Abortion Bombers Party.
November 9th, 2009 at 1:39 pmLooks line the nazi party has been reincarnated.
November 9th, 2009 at 1:40 pmBack in a minute. I’m putting on some popcorn and stuffing a couple brewskies in the fridge. :-)
Cheers,
November 9th, 2009 at 1:41 pmWill regular Republicans have to set their radios to the am dial to get their daily marching orders? How many years will it take for them to wake up from their nightmare? Is it a deep sleep, a coma or a persistent vegetative state? Is it the end? Only time will tell.
November 9th, 2009 at 1:43 pmWell their candidate in NY-23 worked out so well, I can see the logic in this move. Watching this train wreck is very entertaining!
November 9th, 2009 at 1:43 pmjbrantow says:
Looks line the nazi party has been reincarnated.
I refuse to refer to anyone as Nazis. Let’s close that book already. These are just people that will never be happy about anything in government.
November 9th, 2009 at 1:44 pm#7 00mpp00 says:
Their masters (Limpballs, insHannity, Leave-in, Bleech, etc. keep telling them they’re “the Real A’mur’kah, the Silent Majority, and that their parano… — umm, sorry, “ideas” — are wildly popular.
<*shhhh!!!*> No one tell them, ‘mkay?
Cheers,
November 9th, 2009 at 1:47 pm39, Zooey, how about a pearl necklace?
November 9th, 2009 at 1:49 pm1. Balloon knot
2. Hairy scrotum
3. D**che bag (used)
4. Enema ball
5. Truck Nutz
6. Pit Bull in Lipstick
November 9th, 2009 at 1:51 pmStep right up, and watch as the Republicans eat their own!
November 9th, 2009 at 1:51 pmHoly ignorance Batman! After spending the morning exposing ignoramuses on Craig’s List, I come here to see the great news! This is a great day for our country, as the far-right wing crazies further marginalize themselves. They don’t even get the joke that they are the number one reason for their irrelevance. Priceless!
November 9th, 2009 at 1:51 pmI refuse to refer to anyone as Nazis. Let’s close that book already. These are just people that will never be happy about anything in government.
November 9th, 2009 at 1:55 pmFair enough, but looking at the people this party is going to attract, the comparison is just too relevant to ignore. It’s going to be a party of hard-line, militantly anti-reform, racist, sexist, bigoted, religious screwballs who want us to live in a theological dictatorship.
The Tea Party Party!
November 9th, 2009 at 1:55 pmA porrot nailed to a cross, with a scrotum in its beak…
November 9th, 2009 at 1:56 pm43, Purple, at first blush I would agree. But the parrot is also an intelligent and multi-colored bird. I wouldn’t want to do the species a disservice. Is there a lower form of organism, virus (the swine flu come to mind) or bacterium that we could use instead?
November 9th, 2009 at 1:56 pm51, Clarification: Zooey, I meant for the Tea Party, not you.
November 9th, 2009 at 1:59 pmIt may be time for the GOP to rename themselves the WHIG party and start singing Old Lang Syne at their rallies.
November 9th, 2009 at 2:00 pmAfghanistan is ungovernable because rational democratic processes are continually attacked and subverted by a radical, extremist fringe who base their beliefs on conservative, fundamentalist ideology.
The G.O.P. is doing the same thing to the United States.
The irony would be humorous if the stakes weren’t so high.
November 9th, 2009 at 2:01 pmmike from Arlington says:
The Tea Party Party!
The Tea Tea Party?
November 9th, 2009 at 2:01 pmZZTop
Still love Tres Hombres. A VERY good clarification
November 9th, 2009 at 2:01 pmLand of a 1000 Dances says:
43, Purple, at first blush I would agree. But the parrot is also an intelligent and multi-colored bird. I wouldn’t want to do the species a disservice. Is there a lower form of organism, virus (the swine flu come to mind) or bacterium that we could use instead?
Well, the elephant is an intelligent animal as well, while the GOP is represented by those who…aren’t.
I still approve of the parrot.
November 9th, 2009 at 2:02 pmLand of a 1000 Dances says:
“Is there a lower form of organism, virus (the swine flu come to mind) or bacterium that we could use instead?”
I like it!
November 9th, 2009 at 2:03 pmHow about a spirochete? Treponema pallidum!
I’m all in favour of the Parrot mascot, just so when the party crashes and burns, political commentators nationwide can all rejoice and say:
“This parrot is no more! He has ceased to be! ‘E’s expired and gone to meet ‘is maker! ‘E’s a stiff! Bereft of life, ‘e
November 9th, 2009 at 2:04 pmrests in peace! If you hadn’t nailed ‘im to the perch ‘e’d be pushing up the daisies! ‘Is metabolic processes are now ‘istory! ‘E’s off the twig! ‘E’s kicked the bucket, ‘e’s shuffled off ‘is mortal coil, run down the curtain and joined the bleedin’ choir invisibile!! THIS IS AN EX-PARROT!!”
“How about a spirochete? Treponema pallidum!”
better yet – a chancre!
November 9th, 2009 at 2:06 pmLogo? How about paramecium, to parallel the elephant and the donkey:
“Paramecia usually reproduce asexually by cell division but can also exchange genetic information via a process called conjugation, in which two individuals unite at the oral grooves and exchange micronuclei that serve as little packages of DNA, after which the cells divide”
November 9th, 2009 at 2:06 pmEnnuiDivine says: THIS IS AN EX-PARROT
Hilarious! However, you know the teabaggers would like the parrot-patriot alliteration (those that got it, anyway). Of course, we could always note that the colors of a parrot match the gay-pride flag.
November 9th, 2009 at 2:09 pmHere’s an even better idea – the can split into the -
-Republican’t
-Teabaggers
-Birthers
-Tenthers
-Hateful bigots
Oh, wait, they are all hateful bigots, so drop that one.
They can they can all be just 5% of the vote and will lose every election…YEAH!!
November 9th, 2009 at 2:09 pm67, The chancre? LOL, not sure of the spelling but I love it!
November 9th, 2009 at 2:13 pm63, Thanks Gene, we smoked a lot of good dope on that one.
November 9th, 2009 at 2:16 pmI’m starting to understand why the Romans liked watching death duels in the coliseum.
3rd parties have done so well in recent years.
November 9th, 2009 at 2:19 pmZZ Top says:
51, Clarification: Zooey, I meant for the Tea Party, not you.
November 9th, 2009 at 1:59 pm
Thanks for that clarification. I was about to let you have it with both barrels. ;)
November 9th, 2009 at 2:19 pmSeems the trolls don’t like this thread.
Heh.
November 9th, 2009 at 2:21 pmSome of you are taking the threat of the tea baggers way too lightly! If unemployment remains high in the fall of 2010 we may see a nightmare scenario of the radical right taking back many seats in both houses.
In my opinion President Obama has dropped the ball on health care and on regulating the banks and Wall Street.
With health care, single payer was taken off the table immediately. We are looking at a weak public option. Backroom deals with the pharmaceutical companies has all but killed shopping around for cheaper prescription drugs. A mandate which will bring more profit to the health industries coffers.
Once the health care reform bill is passed, the glow of victory will quickly fade as the changes do not take affect until 2013!
Then we have the danger of Afghanistan erupting into another Vietnam.
Again, do not take these crazies on the right too lightly, there is a movement going on in America whether we want to choose to believe it or not and not all of the members of this movement are crazy people. If the republicans can frame themselves as the populist party of reform against big government and out of control spending, the democrats and this country is in for a very scary future indeed!
November 9th, 2009 at 2:22 pmGood post at C&L by Jamie about the Tea Baggers in Ohio. Outside of Fox and the village these folks don’t have as much juice as they’d like us to believe.
November 9th, 2009 at 2:22 pm74, Zooey, we have way too much respect for you to suggest any such thing, girl. Now go out and get yourself some cheap sunglasses!
November 9th, 2009 at 2:26 pmZ Top says:
74, Zooey, we have way too much respect for you to suggest any such thing, girl. Now go out and get yourself some cheap sunglasses!
November 9th, 2009 at 2:28 pm————————————————————–
dee-dee-da-dee-dee-da-dee-dee-dee-oh yeah!
Hey if the GOP destroys itself Mr. Soros is going to stop giving us those big fat checks and fringe benefits we get to comment here. Why do the teabaggers love unemployment.
November 9th, 2009 at 2:38 pmDivided, the GOP will fall. This is why we have to keep the Democratic Party under the big tent. If we suddenly banish everyone from the party who isn’t ‘progressive’ enough, we lose our electoral majorities and we’ll be faced with the prospect of another 8 years with a leader like George W. Bush.
November 9th, 2009 at 2:40 pmDo they want one lump or two with their Tea?
November 9th, 2009 at 2:41 pmlexslamman says:
8 years with a leader like George W. Bush.
Leader???? Leader!!!! LOL
November 9th, 2009 at 2:47 pmFigures these idiots would do this here in Florida. Certainly hope they stay off my street while they’re looking for people to support them.
November 9th, 2009 at 2:49 pmZoo’s right, not one damn troll, what’s up with that?
November 9th, 2009 at 2:53 pmZZ Top says:
Zoo’s right, not one damn troll, what’s up with that?
They charged right out of their basments and rushed to sign up with the…
….Tea Baggers of America Party…where ignorance is a virtue.
November 9th, 2009 at 2:59 pmSome states have a closed primary system which forces people to take a Dem or Rep ballot. If the teabaggers run, then the ballot will have only the offices that their party is running a candidate. We have that in Illinois and while it would be nice to cross over, we lose the ability to vote for other offices. I would be happy to cross over if the teabaggers run on the Republican ballot.
November 9th, 2009 at 3:04 pmWhere’s HF and STORM? Are they not going to tell us the Democrats should be frightening by the teabaggers!?
November 9th, 2009 at 3:12 pmNow they’re cookin’. Nothing like coming out into the daylight to determine the extent of your appeal.
Who will they run for Guv? I’m betting on Bill McCullem.
November 9th, 2009 at 3:16 pmExtremists always hate those who aren’t extreme enough.
November 9th, 2009 at 3:18 pmDr. Matt,
The poor stupid trolls are a bit groggy after the weekend meth binge. Their poor binary minds can’t deal with conflict within the movement so they need Lushbo and Becky to tell them what they think.
November 9th, 2009 at 3:26 pmTea Party goers are shut ins and goons lured and given a life by corporate propaganda, buses and food to rally in behalf of corporate power.
Conservatives register Tea Party as an official third party in Florida.
Why, because Tea Party goons are an embarrassment?
November 9th, 2009 at 3:33 pmThere you go. Democracy in action. Good luck and God bless.
November 9th, 2009 at 3:39 pm.
thanks, tea breath!
November 9th, 2009 at 3:51 pmFlorida Tea Party:
2 backwater bubbas drinking Suwannee River water from beer bottles.
November 9th, 2009 at 3:55 pmLake County, Fl. is full of tea bagger fruit cakes. It’s almost solidly republican/tea bagger. There are some real crazies down here. If the rest of America voted for a Dem, Lake county would still vote repub even if there was no repub candidate running! I’ve never seen anything like it. Oh, and they are all christian too. Does that suprise you!HAAAAAAAAAAA
November 9th, 2009 at 4:03 pmOf course, they funniest part will be watching all the hate radio hosts and FAUXites trying to sell a fundamental split in the GOP as some kind of validation for causing said split. They just won’t stop squawking until they have purged all those who display any hint of moderation or individuality.
November 9th, 2009 at 4:08 pm#96–and according to the ADL there are also a lot of hate groups in Florida. If it exists as a hate group, you can usually find some members in Florida.
November 9th, 2009 at 4:19 pmHmmm, the top tea producing countries (India & China) are also the top outsourcing destinations of American jobs.
November 9th, 2009 at 5:06 pmWhy do the teabaggers hate America?
This is only good news if the teabaggers don’t win. God help us if we have to live by their version of the King James Southern Republic! Where is that damn rapture that I hear about weekly (BTW, I live in rural Georgia)?
November 9th, 2009 at 6:23 pmLand of A 1000 Dances says: Let’s see, the Republicans have an elephant, the Democrats have a donkey and the Tea Party? A balloon knot.
Here is the running list so far:
1. Balloon knot
2. Hairy scrotum
3. D**che bag (used)
4. Enema ball
Feel free to add on. — Dr. Hussein Matt
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How about a turkey? We could probably manage to convince them that it’s a patriotic symbol and calls to mind one of the Founding Fathers since Benjamin Franklin once expressed the sentiment that he’d rather have the turkey than the bald eagle as our national bird. However, since most Tea Baggers don’t appear to be all that swift and seem to have problems comprehending either irony or subtlety, they’d probably miss the analogy…a flock of vain, silly, aggressive, puffed-up posturing birds that run around and make a lot of superfluous noise for no discernible reason. Works for me…
November 9th, 2009 at 7:42 pm“A house divided against itself cannot stand.” Abraham Lincoln (Republican, no less)
November 10th, 2009 at 3:26 am