David Brooks said that the Tea Party people represent 60% of America

[LeftyAndProud60]

No way in hell. He does seem to still like Obama, but he warns that this populist movement is growing and in 2012 a Republican from outside will come in a get a lot of these people's support. He mentioned Rubio by name. He did say he thought Obama would be re-elected and has 6or7 more yrs in office. Hope he's right about that.


It's a good interview on PBS w/ Charlie Rose

[NanceGreggs]

1. And ...

... just out of curiosity, what planet does David Brooks live on? Is it that planet where 600 people, nation-wide, show up at their own "convention" - and thereby represent 60% of the country?

Just wonderin' ...

[PBS Poll-435]

2. Lets see.... 6(00 folks), 6(0%), Nas(ix)hville

I think I would call that "Hell."

[SemiCharmedQuark]

8. More people showed up at the local theater to watch the opening night of Avatar.

[d_b]

3. shyeah, right!

I heard it was 73%!

[JI7]

4. David Brooks is a Republican, he has a pattern of sounding like a nice guy trying to appeal to

liberals by agreeing with them on something. and then concluding something that is favorable to republicans.

he is worse than people like Hannity, Tancredo etc because he comes off as reasonable so indies and liberals would fall for his crap.

[splatshot]

5. I don't know what the true numbers are but...

I don't think they're small & we ignore or dismiss these folks at our peril. It appears to be a true movement with some considerable pull.

[Historic NY]

6. oh really.

[BklnDem75]

15. More like a bowel movement

Angry people who aren't even clear what they're angry about. They can't even agree on a platform to stand behind. Useful idiots is a better name for them.

[mkultra]

17. i think we give them credence at our peril

They are nothing but lunatic extremists and we should treat them as such.

[Cha]

26. Stupid is their pull and the corporatemediawhores are their

agents bc the teabaggers believe in corporations over people..they're so gawd damn dumb.

[Blue_Tires]

29. "true movement?" what do they stand for?

[ChicagoSuz219]

7. They represent 60% of the country AND...

Pres. Obama will be re-elected... LOL

I hope the people on his planet are friendly.

[old mark]

9. They got almost 600 people at their great convention - I had over 400

at my highschool graduation.


mark

[lunatica]

10. David Brooks is zero for zero

Always has been

[Jennicut]

11. 25% at most, the same who stuck with Bush

[City Lights]

12. 60%? Ya sure, David.

Whatever you say...:eyes:

[BeyondGeography]

13. His inner rethug is acting up again

Actually, it's always acting up.

[Armstead]

14. Brooks is right about the Populist Backlash -- We ignore it at our peril

The Tea Party Movement itself is corporate funded backlash filled with right wingnuts who believe they are fighting the elite power structure. It is totally paradoxical.

But the anger that drives that movement is becoming more mainstream, as Washington continues to screw up and allows average people to get trampled.

The Democrats are the logical party to represent true progressive populism, and it ought to be challenging the forces that drive this anger, instead of continuing to ally with Wall St. Big Insurance and the Corporate Oligarchy.

[vaberella]

16. For all the people on DU who defend those nutters...yeah I'm leaning towards 40%. n/t

[TwilightGardener]

18. Tea Party does NOT equal "populist". I really wish people wouldn't equate those terms.

And no effin' way are 60% of people in this country teabaggers.

[zulchzulu]

19. Example # 4,563,821 of where David Brooks is talking out of his fat ass

The guy is wrong nearly every time he opens his cakehole.

:crazy:

[O is 44]

20. He obviously has not paid attention

to the demographics at these events.

[Umbral]

21. I saw a few minutes of that episode...

Everything Brooks said was wrong, Everything! And the 'august' Charlie Rose didn't call him on anything. I changed the channel.

[otohara]

22. DB is Full of Shit

honestly - that's just ridiculous.

[SoxFan]

23. He used the highly scientific methodology known as

pulling it out of his ass.

[bigdarryl]

24. HEAY!!! David wheres the minority people from the tea party OH!! I forgot we don't count

60% MY ASS

[Andy823]

25. In his dreams!

This is just more right wing spin who are trying to jack up the numbers for this "minority" of people who are ranting and raving about everything, yet who have no clue as to what is really going on in this country! The right keeps raising the numbers for these clowns to try and make people think it's "grassroots", they are growing. Now I am sure people are not happy about some things, health care reform is one of them, but it's not because most of them don't want any reform, it's because they want MORE in the reform bill to help the people out and not the insurance companies. Give them a real bill that will help those who don't have insurance, will lower premiums, give them a public option, fix the pre existing conditions problem, take away the insurance companies exemption to the anti trust laws, and watch the poll numbers go UP for the president and the democrats in congress!

[WhiteTara]

27. that's why there was such a massive

turnout in Nashville NOT

[Cha]

28. The teabaggers are people who get off

on palin reading her palm and believe in corporations over people(that's why the corporatemediaWhores are pushing them on America)..I don't think 60% are that stupid and self defeating.

Most people understand that it took 8 years to get us into this mess and the Obama admin is working to get us out.

This is more brainwashing by the mediawhore brooks.

Mediawhores just like to hear themselves babble.

[Blue_Tires]

30. are you sure on that statement?

it wasn't something like "60 percent of republicans" or "16 percent likability"??

[dionysus]

31. he's a RW tool ,why are we worried what david brooks says?

:shrug: