I cannot stress enough how important it is at this point to remain vigilant. Stay persistent. Refuse to accept the labels. Refuse to be dismissed. This is a long haul. This fight will not be over in November or even in 2012. This is a fight that is at least a twenty year battle to bring America back to the original values and intent of Its founding fathers.
What we are seeing in the liberal media now is fear. Because of the grass-roots, ground-up movement that is the Tea Party movement, those in power are fearful. That fear is not because of threats of violence because those haven't happened. The fear comes because they know that they are wrong and they know that their control is short lived. The liberal leadership in power today is very close to realizing the change that comes from the voters not from an elite ruling class.
I've watched as former President Clinton loosely equated the tea party movement to the Oklahoma bombing. I watched as liberal pundits tried to use the word "Sedition" and associate it to the likes of Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin. I've watched as the the Department of Homeland Security Office declared that Christian conservative military vets should be watched. I've watched as the left has loosely aligned the pilot who flew the plane in the IRS building to these "grass roots" movements. I've watched as Joe the plumber was investigated by a government agency because he spoke in opposition of the President's policies. I've watched as the liberal media interviewed an African-American tea-party attendee, asking if they felt "uncomfortable" at the event. I've read liberal bloggers calling names, and spewing hate.
When the Tea Party was just starting to grab some real media attention during the beginnings of the health care debate, the left called them "Astro-turf." The left dismissed them as fringe and having no real traction.
Now they are labeling and demonizing. Now they are compartmentalizing. These are the tried and true tactics from the left. If they can label the tea party as racist (Klansmen), as violent (Hate group or militia), or radical by any means, they can then begin to drum up support for legislation to control. This has already been proven by the White House's attempt at black-listing Fox News.
The liberal leadership would not exert this much effort if they did not realize the political peril that they find themselves in. Do not be over confident either. This is not a movement that will solve America's problems over the course of this year or next. This movement is generational. The problems we face today are real because of the multi-generational progressive movement. The intensity of today must remain resilient for an unforeseeable amount of time. The tea party movement must be able to absorb these attacks and rebound with even more enthusiasm.
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