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I don't think we described the tea party as obstruction. Wasn't it "protest"?
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one of the problems with sweeping generalizations is there are often so many exceptions it falls apart entirely
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Generalizations sure. But not true to say Tea Party was labeled "obstruction." Just not true.
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An opinion/spin piece from Paul Begala? THAT'S what you got?
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FWIW I think media calling Tea Party a grassroots uprising, etc, at the time, was correct.
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... to characterize their post-election movement. The equivalent would be the (original, not Congress) Tea Party movement, imho.
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elected officials obstruct. private citizens resist. this is not rocket science.
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That's right. It also assumes the inherent legitimacy of the process to date. We still don't know.
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I think the question is will media portray Democratic opposition in congress as obstruction.
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