{"id":18366,"date":"2010-04-04T07:34:18","date_gmt":"2010-04-04T12:34:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=18366"},"modified":"2010-04-04T07:34:18","modified_gmt":"2010-04-04T12:34:18","slug":"juan-williams-warning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=18366","title":{"rendered":"Juan Williams’ warning"},"content":{"rendered":"

Juan Williams, on the pages of the Wall Street Journal, warns Democrats that “Tea Party Anger Reflects Mainstream Concerns<\/a>“- something we all know.<\/p>\n

There is danger for Democrats in recent attempts to dismiss the tea party movement as violent racists deserving of contempt. Demonizing these folks may energize the Democrats’ left-wing base. But it is a big turnoff to voters who have problems with the Democratic agenda that have nothing to do with racism.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

But Democrats cannot win elections without capturing the votes of independent-minded swing voters. And that is where writing off the tea party as a bunch of racist kooks becomes self-destructive. The tea party outrage over health-care reform, deficit spending and entitlements run amok is no fringe concern. And it is insulting to all voters to suggest that criticism of President Obama, even by people who want to throw him out of office, is motivated by racism.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Greyhawk at Mudville Gazette<\/a> discusses some of the examples of the Left’s attempts to marginalize the Tea Party activists.<\/p>\n

My warning, though, is to Republicans. They’re beginning to act like their victory in November is a foregone conclusion – as if their 1994 take over ensures one this year, too. Republicans are not working for victory, they’re letting the Tea Party movement carry their water.<\/p>\n

I’ve got news for them – if they don’t get off their collective ass, Republicans will lose in November, just like they’ve lost the last two election cycles unless they start acting like they deserve our votes.<\/p>\n

Idiot sex scandals<\/a> don’t help, neither do those Republicans who forsake their pledge<\/a> to forsake earmarks.<\/p>\n

Voters have been sending the message to Republican politicians that, unlike Democrat politicians, Republicans need to “earn” votes with deeds. Obviously, Republican politicians are unable to decipher the message.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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