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The Tea Party and Fairness (or lack thereof)

Tea Party Republican Congressman John Fleming, speaking about President Obama’s plan to raise taxed on the very rich made a statement in an MSNBC interview. “…by the time I feed my family, I have maybe $400,000 leftover.”  Granted, he was talking about only having $400,000 to reinvest in his businesses, but still, his overall attitude during the interview was one of being completely out of touch with what the average American has to deal with.   I also would say that the interviewer was obviously biased against the Congressman and the statements and conclusions the interviewer drew were soaked in hyperbole.

Despite this, Congressman Fleming’s comments  show just how out of touch with average Americans the Tea Party types are.

September 20, 2011 Posted by James Walker | Social Justice | politics, tea party, tiny brains | 2 Comments