Napa Greens take on the Tea Party Express

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http://www.bohemian.com/bohemian/08.24.11/greenzone-1134.html

On Saturday, Aug. 27, Napa residents can choose between two competing rallies: the Tea Party rally, trotting out promised presidential candidates at the Napa Valley Expo, or the Green Party counter-rally, across the Napa River in Veterans Park. Both venues border Third Street, but there the similarities stop.

I asked 23-year-old co-organizer Alex Shantz what he expects to accomplish by counter-rallying.

"We don't see a lot of people standing up and opposing them. A lot of people on the left don't want to take them seriously, but the Tea Party has put people into office, candidates who share their views. We want to not only show our opposition to the Tea Party," says Shantz, "but also affirm our positive values. We're going to have speakers, music and organizations including a booth by Food Not Bombs."

Shantz believes the Tea Party is a reactionary movement promoting a far-right-wing agenda. "We see their agenda as being anti-worker, anti-diversity, anti-immigration to the point of being xenophobic, and they scapegoat Muslims and the LGBT community." Shantz feels the Tea Party agenda is also anti-sustainability: "They try to undermine the legislation that regulates corporations. And we see that as harmful to the environment."

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1. recommend

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2. K&R

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3. He has some good points. If no one ever opposes them, it is assumed

by Media and others that the Tea Party do speak
for America.

This week Rachel Maddow Show, The Ed Show and
The Last Word have presented stories which
factually illustrate who are the Tea Party.

Two Professors from Harvard who have done in
depth studies on Religion in America did an
in depth Survery.

Fact: Tea Party is a wing of the RELIGIOUS RIGHT
all dressed up in new clothes but no change
in goals.

Tea Party is a small group within the RR.
This makes them a Minority within the Republican
Party.

While more Americans are moving toward having
having Religion involved in Government, THE
TEA PARTY wants more Religious Involvement
in Government in Politics.

Tea Party are more skeptical and uncomfortable
with Blacks and Immigrants.

Powerful little group. Any group can only
be as powerful as the larger group permits.

The GOP might want to evaluate their decisions
so far.