You tried that already, remember? That liberal “Coffee Party” movement was brewing a few years back, but it must have cooled off pretty quickly to have been forgotten completely.
Sure, after several high-profile losses last year — Richard Mourdock in Indiana, Dan Liljenquist in Utah and Allen West in Florida — one could be forgiven for thinking the Tea Party’s influence has waned as well. Author Terry McMillan, however, thinks the Tea Party is stronger than ever, and she’s not happy about it.
The Tea Party has garnered too much (negative) influence in too short a period of time. They are destroying the integrity of the USA.
— Terry McMillan (@MsTerryMcMillan) March 1, 2013
I'm serious. The Tea Party is sneaky and so well-organized nationally it's not even funny. We can learn from them. Get this country back.
— Terry McMillan (@MsTerryMcMillan) March 1, 2013
We need to develop superior behind-closed-door tactics to prevent voter suppression, gerrymandering, etc.
— Terry McMillan (@MsTerryMcMillan) March 1, 2013
We need to figure out how to get smarter, younger folks to run for office in every election who are not afraid to challenge the status quo.
— Terry McMillan (@MsTerryMcMillan) March 1, 2013
The way our congressional system operates — or doesn't — is embarrassing. They work for us. Not the other way around.
— Terry McMillan (@MsTerryMcMillan) March 1, 2013
Agreed, although we’d add the president to that category as well. Unlike Chris Rock, we don’t consider Obama our boss or the “dad of the country.”
Republicans/TPs have pulled this stunt to show how much power they have after losing the White House. Look at who the casualties are.
— Terry McMillan (@MsTerryMcMillan) March 1, 2013
It amazes me how inhumane they are. They're more worried about the debt than improving the economy. They want folks to suffer.
— Terry McMillan (@MsTerryMcMillan) March 1, 2013
But they don't want to give up those yachts and planes and summer homes or tax-free accounts. No dichotomy there.
— Terry McMillan (@MsTerryMcMillan) March 1, 2013
They are sneaky as hell. How many of you were aware of gerrymandering and how they've managed to change districts to their advantage?
— Terry McMillan (@MsTerryMcMillan) March 1, 2013
Now they want to change the electoral college? And the Voting Rights Act? You think this is by accident? They're good. We should be smarter.
— Terry McMillan (@MsTerryMcMillan) March 1, 2013
Republicans don't like to lose. And don't mess with their money. Or they will make everybody who doesn't have any, pay a high price.
— Terry McMillan (@MsTerryMcMillan) March 1, 2013
I don't mean to go off, but every month we go through the same thing. This is no way to run a country. People are suffering.
— Terry McMillan (@MsTerryMcMillan) March 1, 2013
It is no way to run a country. Wait, who’s running it again?
I don't like feeling powerless.
— Terry McMillan (@MsTerryMcMillan) March 1, 2013
We can’t say we were expecting a pep talk from McMillan today, but if the Tea Party has her feeling powerless despite the results of last November’s elections, we’re fired up and ready to get back to work.
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