[Peace-discuss] Tea Party Non-negotiable core beliefs

[Karen Medina]

On AWARE on the Air this past Tuesday, Carl Estabrook was trying to
make the point that the Administration is afraid of people taking to
the street against the war, and that the Tea Party, since it is for
smaller government and no taxes, is anti-war as well.

A reasoning person would think this were true.

Today, I was handed a copy of a magazine put out by the Tea Party. The
entire magazine was pro-military.

I went to the web.
According to TeaParty.org, the following are the Non-negotiable core beliefs:
1* Illegal Aliens Are Here illegally.
2* Pro-Domestic Employment Is Indispensable.
3* Stronger Military Is Essential. <------ this is the one that I want
to point out.
4* Special Interests Eliminated.
5* Gun Ownership Is Sacred.
6* Government Must Be Downsized.
7* National Budget Must Be Balanced.
8* Deficit Spending Will End.
9* Bail-out And Stimulus Plans Are Illegal.
10* Reduce Personal Income Taxes A Must.
11* Reduce Business Income Taxes Is Mandatory.
12* Political Offices Available To Average Citizens.
13* Intrusive Government Stopped.
14* English As Core Language Is Required.
15* Traditional Family Values Are Encouraged.

Similar statements can be found in many more places. :
http://patriotpost.us/alexander/2010/06/24/the-tea-party-movement/
Indiana Tea Party-ers had signs that said: "Got Rope" and "Our
forefathers would be shooting by now."
In a CBS-TV news interview, Jones said simply, "We are extremely
patriotic. We are extremely American."


The Tea Party is no more anti-war than the average military contractor is.