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2 years ago the Tea Party dominate
the national political scene drawing thousands |
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of supporters to their protest and marches
and inundating the media with their cries |
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for smaller government, but now with just
months until presidential election the Tea |
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Party is quiet some say too quiet
with announces we are joined by Thomas Wilkes |
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of the Shuttleworth Institute for
Political Studies, welcome. |
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Good evening.
Now, Thomas it would appear that the Tea Party has |
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given up their attempts to influence
national politics, wouldn't you agree? |
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Oh Andrea, don't be a fool. |
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A political movement of that size
and intensity does not simply vanish. |
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Oh, no Andrea they are still out there
biding their time, gathering their |
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strength waiting to strike.
But Thomas, no one has seen a grandmother |
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holding an Obamacare equals socialism sign
or a screaming man in a colonial costume |
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in years.
I mean take a look at this footage. |
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This is from a Tea Party office
taken earlier this week. |
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There is nothing there but a few dusty posters.
Well, just because you can't see the Tea |
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Party doesn't mean it isn't there. |
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A storm is coming Andrea even now an army
of men, women and porkly children are |
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cladding themselves in Obama sucks t-shirts
and fabricating the spelled |
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placards bearing a cross sticks of
the president's name and they will be unstoppable. |
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But I don't completely understand this,
I mean where is this happening Thomas. |
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Where are all of these Tea Party members? |
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Some say they are walking among us
disguising themselves as ordinary |
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apathetic politically uninvolved Americans.
Others say they have taken to the woods |
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and they are living in caves and old
abandoned cabins waiting for the right |
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moment to jump out and snatch
our congressional seats one after another. |
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Right. Here at the Onion News network,
we heard this theory and we have actually |
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sent Jason Copland out to see if
he can collect any information. |
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That was a very bad idea because
they will be waiting for him. |
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Okay let's go to Jason Copeland
now for a live report, Jason? |
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You should not have sent him out there.
Jason are you there? |
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Jason.
Can you hear us? |
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They are coming.
Jason. |
