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Miller, a 43-year-old Ahwatukee Foothills resident and former campaign worker for U.S. Sen. John McCain, was re-elected to a second one-year term last month. He said constant verbal attacks after that election and Internet blog posts by some local members with Tea Party ties made him worry about his family's safety."
He said constant verbal attacks after that election and Internet blog posts...
Originally posted by Vitchilo
So... the first few ones resigning because they ``fear`` the Tea Party... really? This guy needs to take his meds.
A nasty battle between factions of Legislative District 20 Republicans and fears that it could turn violent in the wake of what happened in Tucson on Saturday prompted District Chairman Anthony Miller and several others to resign.
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He said constant verbal attacks after that election and Internet blog posts by some local members with Tea Party ties made him worry about his family's safety.
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The first and only African-American to hold the party's precinct chairmanship, Miller said he has been called "McCain's boy," and during the campaign saw a critic form his hand in the shape of a gun and point it at him.
Read more: www.azcentral.com...
A longtime Republican activist, McComish said contentious battles for local party leadership posts are nothing new, but this one appears to be more extreme, especially since there are no partisan elections in 2011 and by next year district boundaries will change.
Kolb said the Tea Party and associated conservative groups ran their slate of candidates for seven Dist. 20 leadership positions, winning three -- the treasurer's post and two vice-chairmanships. However, Miller beat challenger Thomas Morrissey for the top post...
"I wasn't going to resign but decided to quit after what happened Saturday," Miller said. "I love the Republican Party but I don't want to take a bullet for anyone."
Read more: www.azcentral.com...
Originally posted by whatukno
his person had a very real, very credible fear of the lunatics of the TEA Party who for two years now have been threatening lawmakers
and now TEA Party hero Jared Loughner did what Queen Palin dictated.
Originally posted by whatukno
Because the TEA Party threatened that there would be harsh ramifications if the GOP didn't do everything they demanded when they demanded it and how they demanded.
So urce
“And I don’t care how this gets painted by the mainstream media. I don’t care if this shows up on YouTube, because I am convinced that the most important thing the founding fathers did to ensure me my First Amendment rights was they gave me a Second Amendment. And if ballots don’t work, bullets will. I’ve never in my life thought that the day would come where I would tell individual citizens that you are responsible for being the militia that the founding fathers designed – they were very specific. You need to be prepared to fight tyranny: whether it comes from outside or it comes from inside.”
Originally posted by TrueBrit
reply to post by Benevolent Heretic
Again, it makes no sense for the Tea Parties to attack persons who share the Republican root with them. Its not as if democrats are Tea Party members ! So for the very last time, what do Tea Parties have to gain from attacking persons who share the same political space as they do , and how is that going to help them , when clearly the less republicans in office, the less voice they actualy have in government?
Answers , clear ones please , because this is seriously confusing.
Kaufman’s violent statements, specifically that when election results don’t turn out how you want, a gun is your only option, is not by any means representative of the Tea Party, yet is precisely the rhetoric that opponents of the Tea Party would like to highlight in order to discredit the entire movement
Originally posted by FlyersFan
reply to post by Sinnthia
Whole separate situation. That nut has nothing to do with Republican resignations in the area as discussed by the OP.
From YOUR source
Kaufman’s violent statements, specifically that when election results don’t turn out how you want, a gun is your only option, is not by any means representative of the Tea Party, yet is precisely the rhetoric that opponents of the Tea Party would like to highlight in order to discredit the entire movement
And as I pointed out ... the LEFT has plenty of the same crap being spewed. Both sides have it. But to point at the Tea Party and say the Arizona shooter is their hero ... that's just SICK.
Originally posted by FlyersFan
You are confused. When it comes to threatening, the Tea Party has nothing on the radical left.
Starting with Barack 'bring a gun to the knife fight' Obama .. right down to his zombie imps -
Originally posted by TrueBrit
So for the very last time, what do Tea Parties have to gain from attacking persons who share the same political space as they do , and how is that going to help them , when clearly the less republicans in office, the less voice they actualy have in government?
Originally posted by adifferentbreed
reply to post by FlyersFan
Don't bother feeding the troll.................they keep posting about him being a hero etc,
just another leftist in loony land. They don't want to talk about the actual reasons and how the shooter is the only one responsible. I have yet to see one fact back up their stupid claims..............just igore them and let them wallow in their delusions.