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To: Suma who wrote (136864)	4/18/2010 1:21:13 PM
From: Paul Kern	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 543543

I think it was Reagan who talked about something he named the silent majority. I Nixon.

To: Suma who wrote (136864)	4/18/2010 1:27:15 PM
From: Dale Baker	Respond to of 543543

That was Nixon tapping into the moderates' fears about the social changes wracking the country by 1968. The Reps are trying to tap into a general anti-government backlash provoked by the current economic fears. They will probably have some success in 2010 but I don't see who they have running in 2012 who could credibly lead a passionate movement. Just a bunch of not very interesting retreads and flakes like Palin.

To: Suma who wrote (136864)	4/18/2010 1:31:37 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Respond to of 543543

I guess you know by now it was Nixon...and we are the silent majority. Teabaggers are an overrated cultural phenomenon, darlin'; like pet rocks.