It is my theory that the crazies from the two main political parties come out in full force when their party doesn’t hold the Presidency. As a result, I’ve kept a little distance between myself and any tea party groups/gatherings (I attended one on 4/15/09, but that’s it). I don’t think they’re gatherings of racists, though like any large gathering of any kind, there are probably some racists there. Mostly, I try to steer clear of kooks and conspiracy theorists.
Case in point: Ken Buck, a Republican running for U.S. Senate in Colorado, was recently caught saying, “will you tell those dumbasses at the Tea Party to stop asking questions about birth certificates while I’m on the camera?” Full story, including Mr. Buck’s response to the fallout, can be found here.
From there, it’s getting a little weird. The Colorado Tea Party Facebook page, which claims to be,
The Official Colorado Tea Party Page.
Standing on the Judeo-Christian Principles of the United States Constitution.
The central hub for Colorado Activists who, uncompromisingly, work to reclaim Colorado’s family values and America’s Greatness.
posted the following this morning:
You’ll notice that I had to grab it from my Hootsuite feed, as it was deleted within 5 minutes and replaced with:
So, my question becomes: is this group run by birthers, sympathetic to birthers, or is this just a case of bad communication?
