Comments on: Spirit of '09 http://the-american-catholic.com/2009/04/16/spirit-of-09/ Politics and Culture from a Catholic perspective. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:14:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Debt Sun « The American Catholic http://the-american-catholic.com/2009/04/16/spirit-of-09/#comment-2204 Debt Sun « The American Catholic Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:31:53 +0000 http://the-american-catholic.com/?p=7319#comment-2204 [...]  of the Congressional Budget Office and the White House make sombre reading.  The tax protests of last week are a reaction to what is no longer fiscal policy but obvious fiscal lunacy.  Either we turn away [...] [...]  of the Congressional Budget Office and the White House make sombre reading.  The tax protests of last week are a reaction to what is no longer fiscal policy but obvious fiscal lunacy.  Either we turn away [...]

]]> By: c matt http://the-american-catholic.com/2009/04/16/spirit-of-09/#comment-2203 c matt Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:44:06 +0000 http://the-american-catholic.com/?p=7319#comment-2203 Perry fits to a tea that old adage "there go the people; I must rush ahead to lead them" Perry fits to a tea that old adage “there go the people; I must rush ahead to lead them”

]]> By: Spirit of 2009-Part II « The American Catholic http://the-american-catholic.com/2009/04/16/spirit-of-09/#comment-2202 Spirit of 2009-Part II « The American Catholic Fri, 17 Apr 2009 10:37:51 +0000 http://the-american-catholic.com/?p=7319#comment-2202 [...] in my Spirit of 2009 post I embedded a video from CNN which depicted a clash between CNN reporter Susan Roesgen and tea party protestors in [...] [...] in my Spirit of 2009 post I embedded a video from CNN which depicted a clash between CNN reporter Susan Roesgen and tea party protestors in [...]

]]> By: Donna V. http://the-american-catholic.com/2009/04/16/spirit-of-09/#comment-2201 Donna V. Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:43:46 +0000 http://the-american-catholic.com/?p=7319#comment-2201 I would have liked to attend, but yesterday was a very busy day at work and I couldn't get away. I agree - the sense that I have is that the tea parties are conservative/liberatarian and most protesters are (understandably) as disgusted with the GOP as they are with the Democrats. Anthony, it is quite remarkable, I think, that these protests, as small as many of them were, took place across the country. (Also bear in mind that they were not centrally organized, there is no Soros or union money behind them, and protesters were not bussed in from other locales. The left is much more professional when it comes to planning and organizing rallies.) I might be wrong, but I don't think that a bunch of people just blew off some steam for a couple of hours and now will vanish. The tea parties might just be the first baby steps of something much larger. We don't know yet, but I wouldn't dismiss them as insubstantive. In fact, I don't really think CNN does - hence the blatant attempt to ridicule and marginalize them. I would have liked to attend, but yesterday was a very busy day at work and I couldn’t get away.

I agree – the sense that I have is that the tea parties are conservative/liberatarian and most protesters are (understandably) as disgusted with the GOP as they are with the Democrats.

Anthony, it is quite remarkable, I think, that these protests, as small as many of them were, took place across the country. (Also bear in mind that they were not centrally organized, there is no Soros or union money behind them, and protesters were not bussed in from other locales. The left is much more professional when it comes to planning and organizing rallies.) I might be wrong, but I don’t think that a bunch of people just blew off some steam for a couple of hours and now will vanish. The tea parties might just be the first baby steps of something much larger. We don’t know yet, but I wouldn’t dismiss them as insubstantive. In fact, I don’t really think CNN does – hence the blatant attempt to ridicule and marginalize them.

]]> By: Donald R. McClarey http://the-american-catholic.com/2009/04/16/spirit-of-09/#comment-2200 Donald R. McClarey Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:55:50 +0000 http://the-american-catholic.com/?p=7319#comment-2200 I can vouch for what Paul said. I received zero contacts from the GOP on any level regarding the tea parties. I can vouch for what Paul said. I received zero contacts from the GOP on any level regarding the tea parties.

]]> By: paul zummo http://the-american-catholic.com/2009/04/16/spirit-of-09/#comment-2199 paul zummo Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:43:29 +0000 http://the-american-catholic.com/?p=7319#comment-2199 <i>Its just the GOP back to its old strategy- </i> It must be emphasized that the tea parties had little to do with the GOP - in fact I think many if not most of the participants have been or are as furious with the GOP as with the Democrat party. Its just the GOP back to its old strategy-

It must be emphasized that the tea parties had little to do with the GOP – in fact I think many if not most of the participants have been or are as furious with the GOP as with the Democrat party.

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