Tea Party V. Obama

Tea Party v. Obama
By: Going Galt

Democrats and the liberal media like portraying the Tea Party movement as a racist political fringe-group made up of right-wing nut-jobs led by Sarah Palin. But a new Rasmussen poll indicates that's probably not how the average American feels. 48% of American voters say that the views of the Tea Party are closer to their own than the views of President Obama.

Among the big news pertaining to the healthcare bill were reports of crazy Tea Partiers hurling threats and insults at Democratic congressmen. While there may have been instances of this, most reports of the Tea Party protests have represented activists as polite, average people who just don't like it when the federal government oversteps its bounds.

MSNBC would like to write off the Tea Party as a racist reaction to the election of a black president. But this new poll shows that most Americans (or at least 48% of them) support the idea of small government that the conservatives stand for.

I'll admit that since Sarah Palin established herself as a leader in the movement, there are times when looking at the Tea Party as a grassroots campaign free from party affiliation is a little tough. But every political organization has their weak links. And, unfortunately, every political movement will have a few fanatics who make everyone else look bad.

The Tea Party won't go away just because Democrats downplay it. Liberal congressmen should see this new statistic and be very afraid. The average American doesn't want Big Brother nationalizing corporations and bailing out failed banks. 48% of Americans seem to be right with the Tea Party in that they don't want Uncle Sam shoving health insurance down their throats. The liberal media can't ignore a strong grassroots movement like this and pretending that they're all crazy isn't going to keep the voice of the people quiet for long.

Going Galt

My name is Bryce and I have my own blog, Nobody Takes Me Cereal, which I co-author with two other people. Most of our posts are about current events like this one but we also cover sports, entertainment, and anything we really find interesting. If you like what you read on S-words I think you are likely to find our blog interesting, too, so check it out.