The media (even Fox News) tries to tell us what our opinions are. But they are subtly promoting their own agenda. We were told by the media that the Tea Party was against Romney, but he took more than half of Tea Party votes in Florida and Nevada. I am so tired of hearing Sarah Palin trying to convince us that she is unbiased while practically spelling out "Newt Gingrich" in her interviews! I'm sick of being told that the "establishment" is against Gingrich, while Gingrich has been part of the establishment in Washington for decades! Fox News covertly promotes their Fox News contributor "Gingrich"!
I was a Tea Party supporter. I made signs and attended a big Tea Party rally in Portland. But, I have become very disappointed with the so called "leaders" of the Tea Party. They claim to be "true" conservatives, but I think they have become very right wing. They seem to be losing the common sense factor that was present in the original grass roots movement. The original tea party groups were a cross section of people with diverse views who came together to oppose the actions of a government who was abandoning the constitution and overtaxing and over regulating its people. They were not all "true" conservatives! They came together because common sense told them that something was very wrong with the way our government was functioning.
I consider myself a "common sense" conservative. I realize that we live in a world where everyone doesn't have the same opinions. We have to find some common ground and we have to do some compromising if we are going to accomplish anything! We must trust our common sense objectives.
We can't let the media tell us what we should think. We must follow our common sense gut feelings and vote accordingly.
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Well said Mom. I'm not sure either how Newt Gingrich somehow became an outsider and Romney became the establishment when Gingrich has been in Washington for Decades! I've always appreciated Newt's big ideas and his conservatism as a historian. However, as a candidate, Newt is angry and divisive and his attacks on Romney's money have smacked of the same nonsensical BS that you hear out of the occupy protesters, most of who are anarchists and students who's primary mission at these camps is to rage against the machine while finding good trades for a grilled cheese sandwich! Jerry's dead so let's occupy a park to protest the man! Newsflash Newt and occupiers....Without the man, you'd have no university to party at, no park to protest in, no Patagonia fleece or Starbucks coffee to keep you warm, and best of all, no free, big media to cover your ridiculous tantrums! Shame on Sarah Palin for jumping on this train too! I predict the Tea Party movement will continue to lose relevance as common sense conservatives get fed up with the leftist campaign tactics that Newt and his supporters have been spouting. Although Ron Paul is a little nutty, at least he's honest about who he is. Rick Santorum seems like a reasonable guy but he has no executive experience and he can't speak without sounding angry which would be a real problem in a general election. Although any of the Republican candidates would be better than Obama, Romney seems to be the logical choice here. If that makes me part of the establishment, then so be it.
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