March 29, 2010

Poll: Tea Party More In Touch With Issues Than Congress
— Ace

More ethical than the average Congressman, too, but that's barely even notable.

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 52% of U.S. voters believe the average member of the Tea Party movement has a better understanding of the issues facing America today than the average member of Congress. Only 30% believe that those in Congress have a better understanding of the key issues facing the nation.

When it comes to those issues, 47% think that their own political views are closer to those of the average Tea Party member than to the views of the average member of Congress. On this point, 26% feel closer to Congress.

Posted by: Ace at 10:02 AM | Comments (39)
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1 I pity anyone with views "closer to that of the congress"!

Posted by: dfbaskwill at March 29, 2010 10:04 AM (usjNq)

2 LOL, Ace posting all the stuff that was missed this weekend.

Posted by: Vic at March 29, 2010 10:04 AM (QrA9E)

3
Republicans are gonna run on Repeal & Replace.

These muthafuckas are fucking stupid.

Posted by: This is Candygram...Plumber...Landshark at March 29, 2010 10:04 AM (3njmu)

4 I think a syphilitic monkey has a better understanding of the issues facing the country than the average member of congress.

Posted by: doug at March 29, 2010 10:05 AM (UpJts)

5 And of those 26% who feel closer to Congress, about 90% of them are probably from either the top 5% or bottom 5% of the population at large, income-wise.

The ones from the top 5% prove that having a bunch of money can insulate you from being a moron, at least until the cash runs out.

Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at March 29, 2010 10:05 AM (/a++L)

6 sb "insulate you from the ill effects of being a moron"

Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at March 29, 2010 10:06 AM (/a++L)

7 I believe this poll when I reread it here later in the day.

Posted by: Dr. Spank at March 29, 2010 10:06 AM (I1/U/)

8
The Republicans don't get it. They misinterpreted "stop meddling" for "stop the Democrats meddling, we want the Republicans to meddle."

These assholes can fuck up a free lunch.

Posted by: This is Candygram...Plumber...Landshark at March 29, 2010 10:06 AM (3njmu)

9 damn, the sad thing is that the racism charges were the last rhetorical arrow in the democrats/leftist argument quiver. I guess they're just going to have get all breaky and hitty now.

Posted by: joeindc44 at March 29, 2010 10:06 AM (QxSug)

10 That's from Hitler's pollster and is therefore racist.

Posted by: Dr. Spank at March 29, 2010 10:07 AM (I1/U/)

11

"LOL, Ace posting all the stuff that was missed this weekend. "

He's just stalling.  The dog ate his NV post, and he's trying to "borrow" from others.

Posted by: just guessin' at March 29, 2010 10:07 AM (ucq49)

12 Who decides to ask this sort of question?  Ras is unlikely to be asking these thigns in a vacuum, isn't he?  Someone is paying him to ask these questions.

Posted by: Truman North at March 29, 2010 10:08 AM (e8YaH)

13

2 LOL, Ace posting all the stuff that was missed this weekend.

We're in the "feast" of the Ace "feast and famine" cycle.

Posted by: Kratos (missing from the side of Mt Olympus) at March 29, 2010 10:09 AM (9hSKh)

14 I smell the whiff of alcohol on Ace's posts.

Posted by: Dr. Spank at March 29, 2010 10:09 AM (I1/U/)

15

Yeah, but did you see the way the MSM is playing this. 

Hell, between storm trooping and visiting lesbian strip clubs, those bastards are against everything we've come to stand for.  What's next, Christian malitias?

Posted by: Hussein the Plumber at March 29, 2010 10:10 AM (RkRxq)

16 Is it wacko day on drudge?: 
"9 Militia Members Charged In Police-Killing Plot"\

The FBI was a busy bunch the other day.  On the left there are no less than like 6 articles.

Posted by: curious at March 29, 2010 10:11 AM (p302b)

17 We're in the "feast" of the Ace "feast and famine" cycle.

Where have I heard that before? LOL, this is the 12th active thread going.

Posted by: Vic at March 29, 2010 10:11 AM (QrA9E)

18 Ace is just trying to live through his hangover. That, and the black eye he got from Sarah Palin for wanting to discuss her "nice rack".

Posted by: maddogg at March 29, 2010 10:12 AM (OlN4e)

Posted by: curious at March 29, 2010 10:12 AM (p302b)

20 Well, I see you're silent this morning about the teabagging christian militia asshole terrorists arrested. What?

Selective attention to the news cycle, I'd say.

Posted by: Pangloss at March 29, 2010 10:12 AM (dQLM/)

21 Yeah, where is the 13th thread? The evil militia Christians are plotting mutiny and sedition!

That was the first thing we talked about this morning!

Posted by: Vic at March 29, 2010 10:13 AM (QrA9E)

22 New post is up

Posted by: Dr. Spank at March 29, 2010 10:13 AM (I1/U/)

23 This is where the special interests influence kicks in. The Republicans have a performing constituency with special interest who either want a good economy (eg USCC) or whose concerns are unrelated to the economy (eg ProLife). The Dems are locked into a performing constituency whose desires are antithetical to a good economy (eg: Unions, the poor) or who have macro-economic concerns that are more related to control and continuity (eg: the Greens, and Big Investors). Individuals Dems may see the problems or the likely future; but are trapped by the turnout and cash machines of their core constituencies, so the pivot to Jobs - will be Green Jobs or urban initiatives - not cutting the Minimum Wage or Gas Taxes.

Posted by: Jean at March 29, 2010 10:15 AM (mtAmx)

24 My dead golden retrievers have a better understanding of the issues than Congress...and they are dead (did I mention that?)...and cremated.... and in my linen closet.

Posted by: mpfs at March 29, 2010 10:17 AM (iYbLN)

25 Posted by: mpfs at March 29, 2010 02:17 PM (iYbLN)

My friend just got permission to plant a dogwood tree in her city.  She put the ashes of her beloved german shepherd, buddy in the soil and planted the tree.  Never thought I would cry like that at a tree planting.

Posted by: curious at March 29, 2010 10:19 AM (p302b)

26 My bad, Ace. I just checked HotAir, and there's nothing there about the xtian millinerian rightwing crazy fucks. How would you know?


Posted by: Pangloss at March 29, 2010 10:20 AM (dQLM/)

27 We're in the "feast" of the Ace "feast and famine" cycle.

Where have I heard that before? LOL, this is the 12th active thread going.

Posted by: Vic at March 29, 2010 02:11 PM (QrA9E)

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Are any of those other threads active?  I thought this was an attempt to build as many dead threads as possible.

Posted by: progressoverpeace at March 29, 2010 10:23 AM (N49h9)

28

The media treats conservatives like a fringe group when they (we) are the largest ideological group in America. For example, every position Sarah Palin holds is basically lock stock and barrel Reagan mainstream conservatism, and yet the night broadcast news shows refer to her as "fringe."

They are trying to do the same thing with the tea party, by making it fringe.

Posted by: Dan at March 29, 2010 10:26 AM (1jzSs)

29 "More ethical than the average Congressman, too, but that's barely even notable."

Even that's understatement. My navel lint is more ethical than the average Congressman. Smarter, too.

Posted by: AnonymousDrivel at March 29, 2010 10:26 AM (swuwV)

30

We're in the "feast" of the Ace "feast and famine" cycle.

Or the manic phase.  The lithium ran out again.

Posted by: Cicero at March 29, 2010 10:30 AM (QKKT0)

31 When are they going to raid CAIR? That group is a damn Al Queda operative..

Posted by: TexasJew at March 29, 2010 10:31 AM (32E4t)

32 Are any of those other threads active?  I thought this was an attempt to build as many dead threads as possible.

I consider a thread active it has had entries in the past hour. So yes, under that they are active.

Posted by: Vic at March 29, 2010 10:42 AM (QrA9E)

33 When are they going to raid CAIR? That group is a damn Al Queda operative..

As soon as they change religions to Christianity I would imagine.  As long as their just your average run of the mill bunch of anti-Semitic terrorist enablers then they have nothing to worry about from our government, and even if you do run into any legal snags I'm sure half of Holders "Justice" Department will rush to do your legal work for you pro-bono.

Attend a Christian Church and speak out against health care though?  Yup, the FBI is going to be crawling up your ass with a microscope.  Now granted from what I've heard so far I find some of these folks beliefs a bit on the questionable side, but then again I have to take several things into account.

1.  As of yet no one seems to know what they are even charged with.  Pretty strange really, I mean if the Fed's had any sort of a case at all you would think they could at the very least give you a list of what laws were supposedly broken.  We can't even get that much info out of them.

2. The only source I have so far for the groups reported beliefs are the asshats in the MSM, which I do not consider an even somewhat questionable source at best.  No, if the MSM is covering the story odds are good their leaving out tons of facts, and making a ton of shit up too fit their already pre-written liberal narrative.

3. It's not so much what the MSM says, but what they don't say here that I find interesting.  For example, I'm sure if anyone in this group had an illegal firearm that would be all over the place.  Not a peep.  They've talked quite a bit about guns, but as of yet no one has used the words "illegal" or "unregistered".  I find that curious.  I also find it curious that while the press is saying that members of the "group" made "threatening statements", after hearing what passes for a threatening statement nowadays I can hardly call that much to hang your hat on. 

Remember the ridiculous side show the media has made the last few days about the supposed "death threats" that our poor congress critters are supposedly getting?  One of the "supposed" death threats they reported had some lady on the phone with her congressmen and she told him that a lot of people would "bear him ill will".  That was the strongest statement she made, and somehow this was considered a "death threat" by the hyperventilating, drama queen congressman and his ass kissing sycophants in the MSM.    So until I get a list of actual charges and actual proof of said charges, I'm not exactly holding my breath.




Posted by: StuckOnStupid at March 29, 2010 11:05 AM (e8T35)

34 Of course normal,everyday working folk are smarter than your average politician. Watch the show Celebrity Apprentice, Trumps show and see Bolgovich in action. He comes off a nice guy but it is hard to watch him do normal everyday stuff, such as having a normal conversation with somebody.

Posted by: Drider at March 29, 2010 11:08 AM (HaJD9)

35 One thing I love about Ras is that he asks interesting and insightful questions.

Posted by: AmishDude at March 29, 2010 11:34 AM (T0NGe)

36

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 52% of U.S. voters believe the average member of the Tea Party movement has a better understanding of the issues facing America today than the average member of Congress.

No, they don't get it.  Congress understands just fine.  They. don't. care.

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37 lol.but it's true

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