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Opponents of the fiscally conservative tea party movement say they plan to infiltrate and dismantle the political group by trying to make its members appear to be racist, homophobic and moronic. Jason Levin, creator of www.crashtheteaparty.org..., said Monday the group has 65 leaders in major cities across the country who are trying to recruit members to infiltrate tea party events for April 15—tax filing day, when tea party groups across the country are planning to gather and protest high taxes.
"Every time we have someone on camera saying that Barack Obama isn't an American citizen, we want someone sitting next to him saying, 'That's right, he's an alien from outer space!'" Levin said.
Levin says they want to exaggerate the group's least appealing qualities, further distance the tea party from mainstream America and damage the public's opinion of them.
Originally posted by Erasurehead
For anyone planning on protesting on April 15th, be on the lookout for infiltrators looking to discredit the movement.
Originally posted by MaxBlack
Unlike other movements, the Tea Party strikes me as a group that can take care of itself.
Originally posted by Justaposter
To quote Ghandi: "First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win."
We are currently at the ridcule stage.
Originally posted by ZombieOctopus
Or more likely, the Tea Party is pre-emptively trying to pass the blame for the stupid crap it's members routinely say in public hahaha. No one from the tea party could ever say anything ignorant and do something regrettable! It must be someone else!
Originally posted by bsbray11
Originally posted by ZombieOctopus
Or more likely, the Tea Party is pre-emptively trying to pass the blame for the stupid crap it's members routinely say in public hahaha. No one from the tea party could ever say anything ignorant and do something regrettable! It must be someone else!
Wow, so you think someone from the "Tea Party" is infiltrating their own gatherings and making themselves look stupid?
Did you even read the OP?
Originally posted by ZombieOctopus
No, I'm saying they don't need to be infiltrated by anyone - they look stupid all on their own.
Originally posted by bsbray11
With people going to these lengths to discredit these people, am I really surprised that you've been led to think they're already stupid? No.
Originally posted by Destiny Of Souls
So what if they infiltrate the group? They'll just be adding extra voices to the ones already there that ARE racist, homophobic, and moronic. Lord knows there's more of them there already than you can count.
Originally posted by ZombieOctopus
Going back to my first post, you just proved exactly my point. It's pretty convenient for the tea party to be able to point to invisible enemies out to make them look ridiculous whenever something embarrassing happens or someone says something dumb.