Matt Taibbi Quotes About Tea

Quotes about: Tea

• The problem with the Tea Party is that it's been used in a way that scares people into supporting an agenda that's counter to their own interests.

  Matt Taibbi

  Party, People, Tea

• It's really interesting that we've had this great Tea Party movement that is all about restoring free market capitalist values, but what they completely fail to understand is that what we've got now is a situation where there is a small class of gigantic financial companies that have put themselves above capitalism.

  Matt Taibbi

  Party, Class, Interesting

• At root, the Tea Party is nothing more than a them-versus-us thing.

  Matt Taibbi

  Party, Roots, Tea

• It would be inaccurate to say the Tea Partiers are racists. What they are, in truth, are narcissists.

  Matt Taibbi

  Tea, Would Be, Racist

  "The Truth About the Tea Party". www.rollingstone.com. September 28, 2010.

• In the Tea Party narrative, victory at the polls means a new American revolution, one that will "take our country back" from everyone they disapprove of. But what they dont realize is, there's a catch: This is America, and we have an entrenched oligarchical system in place that insulates us all from any meaningful political change.

  Matt Taibbi

  Meaningful, Country, Party

  "The Truth About the Tea Party". www.rollingstone.com. September 28, 2010.

• I mean, people who say that the Tea Party isn't a grassroots movement, I think, are incorrect. I think in some respects, it is a grassroots movement.

  Matt Taibbi

  Party, Mean, Thinking

  "CNN's Parker-Spitzer Endorse Matt Taibbi's Anti-Conservative Message". Interview with Matthew Balan, www.newsbusters.org. November 9, 2010.

• The average Tea Partier is sincerely against government spending - with the exception of the money spent on them.

  Matt Taibbi

  Government, Average, Tea

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