Poll: Most Democrats See Tea Party as 'Economic Terrorists'

29 percent of Americans say the Tea Party threatens the economy

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With the Democrats and media rapping the Tea Party as economic terrorists during the debt ceiling debate and subsequent S&P downgrade of American debt, a new poll finds that a majority of Democrats agree that the conservative fringe is to blame for the nation's economic woes, according to a new Rasmussen Reports poll. But just as significantly, when all likely voters are lumped in, including key independents, only 29 percent call the Tea Party "economic terrorists."

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"While 53 percent of Democrats view Tea Party members as terrorists, 57 percent of voters not affiliated with either major party disagree, as do 74 percent of Republicans," says the poll.

The Tea Party ducks the terrorist label, but the poll isn't great news because 43 percent believe that party made things worse in the nation during the budget debates.

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Highlights of the new poll:

— 55 percent of likely voters say members of the Tea Party are not economic terrorists; 29 percent do and 16 percent are undecided.

— 53 percent of Democrats view Tea Party members as terrorists, 57 percent of voters not affiliated with either major party disagree, as do 74 percent of Republicans.

— 53 percent of Republicans believe the Tea Party has made things better, while 73 percent of Democrats feel it has made things worse. Unaffiliated voters are evenly divided with 37 percent saying the Tea Party made things better and 37 percent worse.

— 34 percent of all voters in separate polling favored tax hikes as part of the deal to raise the debt ceiling; 55 percent opposed including tax increases of any kind in the deal.

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— Among those who consider themselves part of the Tea Party movement, 92 percent feel they are not economic terrorists, and 76 percent think they've made things better for the country in terms of the budget debate. Those who are not members of the movement are narrowly divided over the terrorist question, and 58 percent of this group think the Tea Party has made things worse for the country.

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If someone would read the definition of economic terrorists. The definition means more like what mexico and its illegal aliens have done to the USA. Stop the spending and enforce our laws and you would solve all our economic problems.

Richard Grabsky of NV 5:21PM February 19, 2013

MILITARY DEFERMENT AND THE REPUBLICAN PARTY LEADERSHIP AND PRESIDENT WANTOBE
Just about all the go to war Republican candidates fight don't talk”””go go go to war Republican candidates. Most have request military deferment or just never even thought about going into the service! Dick Cheney got something like 5 deferment. Newt Gingrich 10 deferments and yet both talk war war war! Then it's Mitt Romney the so-call front Republican this month. He got a deferment and he also has 5 healthy sons NONE OF THEM SERVE! The Republicans that did go into the service. Serve in non-combat postion. Former President G.W. Bush military service was so obvious a father plan to position his son for political future. Donald Trump got a medical deferment from the military draft.”
When asked about his reason for not serving Trump stated".”Well, I actually got lucky because I had a very high draft number,” Trump replied. “I was sitting at college, watching. I was going to the Wharton School of Finance. And I was watching as they did the draft numbers and I got a very, very high number and those numbers [they] never got up to.” Trump is like many white rich men of the past deferment deferment deferment! Unlike black American that serve in the military during the most racial hatred of times. My father serve in the Korean War and told story of being shot at by white men serving next to him. He told story of coward white men shooting themselves to get out of war and still got rewards and promotion.
The Vietnam War saw the highest proportion of blacks ever to serve in an American war. During the height of the U.S. involvement, 1965-69, blacks, who formed 11 percent of the American population, made up 12.6 percent of the soldiers in Vietnam. The majority of these were in the infantry, and although authorities differ on the figures, the percentage of black combat fatalities in that period was a staggering 14.9 percent, a proportion that subsequently declined. Volunteers and draftees included many frustrated blacks whose impatience with the war and the delays in racial progress in America led to race riots on a number of ships and military bases, beginning in 1968, and the services' response in creating interracial councils and racial sensitivity . . . .
The participation of Americans of African descent in the U.S. military has a long and distinguished history. But although African Americans have participated in all American wars, they have sometimes faced almost as bitter a hostility from their fellow Americans as from the enemy. Nevertheless, particularly since the 1970s, the U.S. military has made a serious effort at racial integration, and while much remains to be done, the military has achieved a of success in this area that surpasses most civilian institutions. Now the Republican candidates will never state those facts about blacks in the military. Rather they want to talk about blacks and welfare food stamp and black....When the know both have always been dominate by white people! More whites receive both welfare and food stamps then any other race of Americans!

Tyrone of NJ 8:56AM January 10, 2012

I HAVE TOO GIVE IT TO REPUBLICAN POLITICIAN …...........NOT!!!!
Republican politician have been successful in demonizing President Obama accomplishment! Historical healthcare change was reduce a Obamacare and totally demonize! The stimulus that save jobs and stabilize the country. Was immediately demonize and totally false statements of it's validity was adopted by the mainstream media! Then it was the Democrat politician that ran horrible election in 2010. They refuse to run on policy they supported and accomplish. Some Democrat even distance themselves from President Obama and play to the divide Republican establish! Even after the 2010 election where Republican regain power in the house. Democrats have been down right silent in supporting President Obama.
Republican come on TV and make up negative allegations about the President policy. Have no fear of a Democrat stating they lied! Proven Democrats are becoming President worse enemy! Another thing that is very damaging to the country is the lies. Like Governor Perry takes stimulus money increase jobs in Texas get credit for the jobs creation. But President Obama administration gets know credit HOW? The lie is that Governor accomplish job creation without the help of President Obama's stimulus package! Not only that if Perry creates jobs in his state in this economy. Why aren't other Governors criticize for NOT!
The unemployment rate drop from 9.1% to 9% and the media plays it down and still criticize that the job creation is still to slow! Facing a recession two wars and a prescription plan all not paid for. President Obama paid the bills left by President G.W. Bush administration. Got the stimulus past and stop millions from losing their jobs and save the automobile industry! Republican politicians like to talk a lot about American decline. Minnesota Rep. Bachmann, for instance, recently warned that Democrats have "declared war on , on families, on fertility, and on ." (Fertility!). Newt Gingrich went even further, suggesting that Obama's agenda "would mean the end of America as it has been for the last 400 years." They make these claim knowing the media will pick it up and Democrats will say NOTHING!
In addition to the constant trashing of Obama's actual record with lies and distortions, I'm also sick to death of claims that Democrats "had no spines" and couldn't pass anything. Republicans held Congress from 1994-2006 and rigged the filibuster rules. If you'll remember, they pretended to try to kill the filibuster, and in the process, ended up simplifying the rules, making it easier for a single senator to hold up a bill anonymously, and require 60 votes for cloture, to to release that hold.
Bottom line American voter have to make a decision for the country! That decision should be for the re-election of President Obama . The decision should be to vote Republican and Democrats against the country and President Obama out of office! The American voter should let the Republican Party know that they CAN NOT disrespect the citizen of the United State just to regain power!

Tyrone of NJ 12:08PM November 09, 2011

Poll: Most Democrats See Tea Party as 'Economic Terrorists'

29 percent of Americans say the Tea Party threatens the economy

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