Tea Parties Will Have Significant Impact According to Readers

The "tea parties" held on April 15th around the country have captured a lot of attention among politicians and political pundits wondering if the event was a relatively insignificant, one-time event or reflects the beginning of a political event that will have an impact on the country in our immediate future.

The cultural and political rift between opposing views was reflected in the reporting of the event. Fox News had reporters at several major locations with large demonstrations and gave major coverage to the events. Other news organizations, such as CNN, largely ignored the tea parties.

The demonstrations captured the attention of the administration. David Axelrod, a White House strategist, referred to the tea parties as "unhealthy." President Obama made an oblique reference to "disturbing disunity."

Former Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich said that the tea parties were a defense of "fairness and freedom" and commented that "subjects" of a government do not complain but that "citizens" demand the "right to pursue happiness" as enshrined in the Declaration of Independence.

With a wide variety of opinions, and the potential for the tea parties to have an impact on American politics and government still an unknown factor, we asked readers for their opinion. Did they attend a tea party and do they think the events may have a potentially significant impact? source>>>

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