locogringo...This just does not seem right...Maybe CNN is trying to gain some credibility, why would Tea Party team up with a far lefty owned media outlet?
1st-ever tea-party debate looks to oust 'snakes and liars'
'It's about jobs, jobs, jobs, and that's what all Americans are concerned about right now'
: September 11, 2011
By Joe Kovacs
wnd.com
TAMPA, Fla. – Florida is not only known for its golden beaches, tourist attractions and wide variety of citrus fruit, it's also known for political uncertainty in presidential elections.
It's hard to predict which way the Sunshine State will swing, with the popular vote so close back in 2000, it took several weeks and numerous court challenges before it was certain George W. Bush defeated Al Gore to win the White House.
Now, 11 years later, Republican presidential candidates are hoping to bring the state's large crop of 27 electoral votes back to the GOP, taking them away from Barack Obama who captured them in 2008.
To that end, eight candidates are going to take the stage Monday night in Tampa, site of the 2012 Republican National Convention, for the first-ever debate hosted by the rising political force of tea partiers.
CNN is teaming up with Tea Party Express and more than 100 local tea-party groups from every state across the country at the Florida State Fairgrounds, and tea partiers will be asking some of the questions.
Not only will questions be coming from those in Tampa, but some will also be taken live from tea-party members at debate-watch parties in Phoenix, Ariz., Portsmouth, Va., and Cincinnati, Ohio. Those who can't make it to one of the official locations can also participate online, with CNN soliciting questions at CNNPolitics.com.
Candidates to appear in the debate are Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, businessman Herman Cain, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, Texas Rep. Ron Paul, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum.
Ruthie Ramos, a Republican from Riverview, Fla., won't be at the debate in person, but plans to watch it on TV, as she holds a dim view of both Obama and his administration, calling them "all snakes and liars."
"He is anti-American," Ramos told WND. "He wants to take down America because of his father's beliefs in colonialism and I just don't think he has the best interests of the country at heart."
On the back of Ramos' vehicle, several bumper stickers sum up her anti-Obama sentiment, as one reads "1/20/2013," the date the next president will be sworn in, and another says, "Don't tell Obama what comes after trillion," expressing outrage at the enormous U.S. debt.
Despite having had Newt Gingrich over her house for dinner in previous years, Ramos says she thinks Rick Perry has more charisma for the job of president this time around, and she thinks Gingrich might make a good secretary of defense.
As far as a winning Republican ticket, Ramos said, "I think if Perry and [Fla. Sen. Marco] Rubio were paired together, they would do it."
Amy Kremer, chairwoman of Tea Party Express, told CNN's Don Lemon that tea partiers were adamant about having a conservative as president, and not necessarily a Republican.
"We want to know who is going to turn this economy around," she said. "It's about jobs, jobs, jobs, and that's what all Americans are concerned about right now."
The debate is slated to begin at 8 p.m. Eastern time. |
