Earlier today, the outspoken Tea Partyer noted the prevalence of liberals bashing his personal belief in limited government and Constitutional principles:
I must be doing something right. This site is loaded with Lib/Progressives. Love it.
— Chuck Woolery (@chuckwoolery) September 27, 2012
Tired of the petty arguments, Woolery ventured into enemy territory and asked progressives to lay all their Tea Party-bashing cards on the table:
Come on , your so ready to hate the Tea Party. Here is your chance. What do we stand for?
— Chuck Woolery (@chuckwoolery) September 27, 2012
Well, ask and you shall receive:
@chuckwoolery limited government and racism.
— Orange Grinder (@orangegrinder) September 27, 2012
@chuckwoolery selfish old white people retreating from society.
— 50mm Los Angeles (@50mmLosAngeles) September 27, 2012
@chuckwoolery The philosophy is incoherent regarding spending. They wanted cuts only after Obama elected. Spending binge started under Bush
— Chris Swartout (@chrisswartout) September 27, 2012
https://twitter.com/ChadMosher/status/251403093558820864
.@chuckwoolery Pretty sure the Tea Party is about harvesting the internal organs of immigrants to fuel private enterprise?
— Jeffrey McManus (@jeffreymcmanus) September 27, 2012
@chuckwoolery Apparently, they hate anything that is not white or Christian. It also helps to be male and have a skewed sense of history.
— I am (@TheRealBookDude) September 27, 2012
https://twitter.com/Greytdog/status/251403504911011840
That's easy @chuckwoolery. #TeaParty = Domestic Terrorists aka Racists.
— gregarious (@gryking) September 27, 2012
@chuckwoolery Christian, Anti-Choice, Pro Gun, Cut social spending, Increase military, Cut taxes, and magically cut the deficit.
— Thanos/COVID superfan (@RealDutchMantel) September 27, 2012
@chuckwoolery and no coloreds
— Thanos/COVID superfan (@RealDutchMantel) September 27, 2012
@chuckwoolery It stands for keeping your nose buried deep in the ass of the wealthy. Smell that Chuck.
— Red Neck (@redneckviews) September 27, 2012
@chuckwoolery Seriously, what freedoms have you lost since Jan 20, 2009? List them please. This TP nonsense about "freedom" is infantile.
— Chris Swartout (@chrisswartout) September 27, 2012
@chuckwoolery I can tell you what my dad and sisters think of Tea Party — none of it's flattering, & all of it assumes I'm a flaming moron.
— Angela (one of many) (@angelaisms) September 27, 2012
@chuckwoolery A return to a past that never existed. Or less charitably, to a past that did exist.
— Rat Milk Oreos (@morrtis_) September 27, 2012
@chuckwoolery Koch Brothers for King!
— PhiladellyGal (@PhiladellyG) September 27, 2012
.@chuckwoolery Wait! Let me try again. Is it ‘Reducing the US tax rate until our infrastructure resembles that of Somalia?’
— Jeffrey McManus (@jeffreymcmanus) September 27, 2012
https://twitter.com/Greytdog/status/251407253385646080
https://twitter.com/MikeQuinn88/status/251407353965080576
.@chuckwoolery Your tea party stands for hate, you just stand for GREED!
— Dee (@DAbitty) September 27, 2012
@chuckwoolery I think the Tea Party is run by Tom DeLay and his org FreedomWorks and the people that joined are racists.
— Slade Bivins (@SladeBivins) September 27, 2012
Ooo! Ooo! Don’t forget about Michelle Malkin and her minions!
Woolery was wholly unimpressed with their responses:
Well, to my point. You have no idea what you criticize. You know nothing about the Tea Party. Now, my friends, Tell them what we stand for.
— Chuck Woolery (@chuckwoolery) September 27, 2012
Tea Partyers were glad to answer the call:
@chuckwoolery People fall for the media's demonization, Chuck. We know it's about getting back to founding principles.
— Essential ? (@THunterJ) September 27, 2012
@chuckwoolery The tea party wants limited government that protects the people and protects their freedoms.
— Essential ? (@THunterJ) September 27, 2012
@chuckwoolery Liberty, justice, freedom, constitution
— Coleen Trusley (@coleenft) September 27, 2012
@chuckwoolery limited government
— powr2ppl (@powr2ppl) September 27, 2012
https://twitter.com/ToiletPaperTp1/status/251405208830234624
https://twitter.com/headshakers/status/251407058388279296
@chuckwoolery We stand for less taxes, less govt and want our Constitution upheld.
— Kristin (@Kristinian66) September 27, 2012
@chuckwoolery We believe the government belongs TO US, not that we belong to the government.
— Jesting Jodi – The Cam Edwards Stan Account? (@IMissRWReagan) September 27, 2012
@chuckwoolery tea party = smaller, less intrusive government.
— can i get my sandwich? (@afdglock45) September 27, 2012
@chuckwoolery individual liberty, smaller government, lower taxes. it's not complicated at all.
— Rivergal (@TeaPartyBarb) September 27, 2012
@chuckwoolery Small, limited govt; individual liberty; individual responsibility. Anyone who says otherwise is trying to sell you something.
— Angela (one of many) (@angelaisms) September 27, 2012
Thank you all for letting them know what we stand for. Return to the principles of the Constitution, that our servants claim to uphold.
— Chuck Woolery (@chuckwoolery) September 27, 2012
All right, Twitchy readers. Now it’s your turn. How do you define the Tea Party?
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