Steele: ?Change?is being delivered in a tea bag. And that?s a wonderful thing.?
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on May 20th, 2009 4:33 am by HL
Steele: ?Change?is being delivered in a tea bag. And that?s a wonderful thing.?
In a speech in Maryland today, RNC Chairman Michael Steele boasted about the renewed “energy” of the conservative movement. “The energy of our base,” he said, “is strong, it is real, and it is hungry for success.” “You can feel” this grassroots energy, Steele said, proudly touting the lobbyist-organized tea bag movement: STEELE: Those of […]
In a speech in Maryland today, RNC Chairman Michael Steele boasted about the renewed “energy” of the conservative movement. “The energy of our base,” he said, “is strong, it is real, and it is hungry for success.” “You can feel” this grassroots energy, Steele said, proudly touting the lobbyist-organized tea bag movement:
STEELE: Those of you who live outside of Washington know what I’m talking about. Those of you who actually attend Lincoln Day dinners and county party events. Those of you who toll in the vineyards, spending time in communities in diners, barbershops, and coffee shops, where real, everyday, hardworking Americans can be found. You know it’s real. You can see it, and you can feel it. This change, my friends, is being delivered in a tea bag. And that’s a wonderful thing.
The tea bag line was immediately greeted by loud applause. Watch it:
Scarborough issues a torture challenge: ?If you have any evidence that it is not effective, let me know right now!?
This morning on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” host Joe Scarborough launched — yet again — into an angry defense of torture. When MSNBC’s Carlos Watson explained that waterboarding is ineffective, Scarborough lashed out at him, nearly kicking him off the set: SCARBOROUGH: I’ve got to stop you right there. How do you dare come on this set […]
This morning on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” host Joe Scarborough launched — yet again — into an angry defense of torture. When MSNBC’s Carlos Watson explained that waterboarding is ineffective, Scarborough lashed out at him, nearly kicking him off the set:
SCARBOROUGH: I’ve got to stop you right there. How do you dare come on this set and say that’s [waterboarding] not effective? That’s just not the truth! And if you have any evidence that it is not effective, let me know right now!
Watch it:
ThinkProgress has taken up Scarborough’s challenge, with this comprehensive document explaining why Bush’s enhanced interrogation tactics were a failure.
