Monday, November 01, 2010

 

Who is the Tea Party? Cyber-Assignment

Check three websites. Using critical analysis, evaluate the site via the COA library assignment re: its definition.

Is the website biased? If so, how? Who is its audience? What does the emergence of a Tea Party mean for democracy?

Do you think use of the name, "Tea Party?" a defamation of the original political action that led to the founding of this country?

Comments:
Adalie Villalobos
Professor Sabir
English 201B (8-9a.m)
1 November 2010

1. Who is the “Tea Party”?
• The "Tea Party" is less a classic political movement than a frustrated state of mind.
• "They just support everything I'm looking for — lower taxes, less government. ... All the good things, you know." says Terry Rushing, 63
• Who they are
• Seven demographic characteristics of Tea Party supporters:
• 78% are Republicans or independents who lean Republican.
• 77% are non-Hispanic whites.
• 69% are conservatives.
• 62% are married.
• 56% are men.
• 47% are 55 or older.
• 23% are under 35.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/2010-07-01-tea-party_N.htm
• They're white. They're older. And they're angry.
• The vast majority of them -- 89 percent -- are white. Just one percent is black.
• They are better educated than most Americans: 37 percent are college graduates, compared to 25 percent of Americans overall.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20002529-503544.html
• It’s more of a backlash to the recession and President Barack Obama's election — than a lasting force.
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2010/09/14/100570/whats-the-tea-party-all-about.html
2. Is it biased?
• Many loyalist supporters of the Tea Party Movement harbor troubling biases against Blacks, Latinos, immigrants, & gay people.
3. Who is its audience?
• The audiences are those willing to take time out of their lives to listen to what they have to say, mainly white old men.
4. What does this mean for democracy?
• We may despise the path our current government has taken, but we honor and respect the architecture of our system. We know it is the only known guarantor of equal opportunity, an opportunity so many have died to establish and preserve. We are hopeful, and we are helping to get our nation back on a better path.
• Although many republicans are part of the tea party, democrats’ stand their ground and are still fighting for what they think is right.
http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/letters/articles/2010/03/24/the_tea_party_on_democracy_its_not_broken_but_it_needs_a_tuneup/
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Edric Kinsey
Professor Sabir
English 201A(8-9a.m.)
1 November 2010


1) Who is the “Tea Party”

They're white. They're older. And they're angry.
CBS News and the New York Times surveyed 1,580 adults, including 881 self-identified Tea Party supporters, to get a snapshot of the Tea Party movement. There is a lot of information to unpack; let's begin with the demographics. Eighteen percent of Americans identify as Tea Party supporters. The vast majority of them -- 89 percent -- are white. Just one percent is black. They tend to skew older: Three in four are 45 years old or older, including 29 percent who are 65 plus. They are also more likely to be men (59 percent) than women (41 percent). More than one in three (36 percent) hails from the South, far more than any other region. Twenty-five percent come from the West, 22 percent from the Midwest, and 18 percent from the northeast. They are better educated than most Americans: 37 percent are college graduates, compared to 25 percent of Americans overall. They also have a higher-than-average household income, with 56 percent making more than $50,000 per year. More than half (54 percent) identify as Republicans, and another 41 percent say they are independents. Just five percent call themselves Democrats, compared to 31 percent of adults nationwide. Nearly three in four describe themselves as conservative, and 39 percent call themselves very conservative. Sixty percent say they always or usually vote Republican. Forty percent say the United States needs a third party, while 52 percent say it does not. They are more likely than American adults overall to attend religious services weekly (38 percent do so) and to call themselves evangelical (39 percent). Sixty-one percent are Protestant, and another 22 percent are Catholic. More than half -- 58 percent -- keep a gun in the household.
http://www.cbsnews.com

2) Is it biased?

Many loyalist supporters of the Tea Party Movement harbor troubling biases against Blacks, Latinos, immigrants, & gay people. That was the main take-away message in several papers presented at a national symposium last week in California. The symposium on “Fractures, Alliances and Mobilizations in the Age of Obama: Emerging Analyses of the ‘Tea Party Movement’” was sponsored by the Center for the Comparative Study of Right-wing Movements at the University of California at Berkeley.
Among the papers most revealing were those by Christopher Parker of the University of Washington; Lisa Disch of the University of Michigan, and Devin Burghart and Leonard Zeskind of the Institute for Research & Education on Human Rights. Burghart presented a paper based on a recent report on Tea Party Nationalism he and Zeskind had prepared for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
blogs.alternet.org

3) How is its audience?
The audiences are those willing to take time out of their lives to listen to what they have to say, mainly white old men.

4. What does this mean for democracy?
We may despise the path our current government has taken, but we honor and respect the architecture of our system. We know it is the only known guarantor of equal opportunity, an opportunity so many have died to establish and preserve. We are hopeful, and we are helping to get our nation back on a better path. Although many republicans are part of the tea party, democrats’ stand their ground and are still fighting for what they think is right.
http://www.boston.com
 
Edric Kinsey
Professor Sabir
English 201A(8-9a.m.)
1 November 2010


1) Who is the “Tea Party”

They're white. They're older. And they're angry.
CBS News and the New York Times surveyed 1,580 adults, including 881 self-identified Tea Party supporters, to get a snapshot of the Tea Party movement. There is a lot of information to unpack; let's begin with the demographics. Eighteen percent of Americans identify as Tea Party supporters. The vast majority of them -- 89 percent -- are white. Just one percent is black. They tend to skew older: Three in four are 45 years old or older, including 29 percent who are 65 plus. They are also more likely to be men (59 percent) than women (41 percent). More than one in three (36 percent) hails from the South, far more than any other region. Twenty-five percent come from the West, 22 percent from the Midwest, and 18 percent from the northeast. They are better educated than most Americans: 37 percent are college graduates, compared to 25 percent of Americans overall. They also have a higher-than-average household income, with 56 percent making more than $50,000 per year. More than half (54 percent) identify as Republicans, and another 41 percent say they are independents. Just five percent call themselves Democrats, compared to 31 percent of adults nationwide. Nearly three in four describe themselves as conservative, and 39 percent call themselves very conservative. Sixty percent say they always or usually vote Republican. Forty percent say the United States needs a third party, while 52 percent say it does not. They are more likely than American adults overall to attend religious services weekly (38 percent do so) and to call themselves evangelical (39 percent). Sixty-one percent are Protestant, and another 22 percent are Catholic. More than half -- 58 percent -- keep a gun in the household.

2) Is it biased?

Many loyalist supporters of the Tea Party Movement harbor troubling biases against Blacks, Latinos, immigrants, & gay people. That was the main take-away message in several papers presented at a national symposium last week in California. The symposium on “Fractures, Alliances and Mobilizations in the Age of Obama: Emerging Analyses of the ‘Tea Party Movement’” was sponsored by the Center for the Comparative Study of Right-wing Movements at the University of California at Berkeley.
Among the papers most revealing were those by Christopher Parker of the University of Washington; Lisa Disch of the University of Michigan, and Devin Burghart and Leonard Zeskind of the Institute for Research & Education on Human Rights. Burghart presented a paper based on a recent report on Tea Party Nationalism he and Zeskind had prepared for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).

3) How is its audience?
The audiences are those willing to take time out of their lives to listen to what they have to say, mainly white old men.

4. What does this mean for democracy?
We may despise the path our current government has taken, but we honor and respect the architecture of our system. We know it is the only known guarantor of equal opportunity, an opportunity so many have died to establish and preserve. We are hopeful, and we are helping to get our nation back on a better path. Although many republicans are part of the tea party, democrats’ stand their ground and are still fighting for what they think is right.
 
Vanessa Dilworth
Professor Sabir
English 201A 8-8:50am
1 November 2010

Tea Party Website Evaluation: Uncovered

I first looked up The Tea Party Movement on Wikipedia to gather information about who they were and what they wanted. The website stated they were a Conservative political movement that developed in 2009, because of their dislike for Bush and Obama’s policies. The three policies that set in motion their flowering were the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, and a series of Health Care Reform Bills. They would like to see the government downsized, as well as their taxes (they are in the $250,000 annual income range which qualifies them to pay more), the reduction of unnecessary spending and the national and federal budget, as well as their definition of the constitution observed. The website wasn’t biased, it contained only facts. The audience is anyone looking to learn more about the party.


My next website to gain more information about this growing political movement was the party’s official site. On the site I encountered, I couldn’t go any further than the homepage. I saw many articles pertaining to the upcoming election, and the headlines consisting of the member’s subject matter for their think piece. One member wrote “Shutting down Obama”, “Constitution upon which we were founded”, and “Illegal immigrants cost jobs and higher unemployment, what is the tea party going to do to stop it. They also have statistics of the primary elections in different states. It could possibly be looked upon as biased because of the content it contained. The audience is the party’s members.


My next trip was to Aol.news, and they had a very interesting study about the makeup of the party. They informed me that over half of the party is 55 years or older, one-third is 65 year +, 16% are homosexual, and 20% support abortion. The study proclaims that seniors are more inclined to support “right-winged beliefs” as opposed to the younger generation. The study theorizes that seniors are more politically aware because of their experience in Eisenhower’s two presidential terms. It also stipulates that them being older has nothing to do with their political standing however. The line for Tea Party and other is cut fifty- fifty. The site contained only the studies finding and was not biased. The audience is anyone looking to learn more about the party. Overall, what this party means for Democracy is that they now have a Conservative party that they are up against.
 
Thu Houang
Professor Sabir
English 201A
2 November 2010

1. http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2010/09/15/129876488/who-is-the-tea-party-republicans-by-another-name
¬Who is the “Tea Party”?
-The “Tea Party” is someone who identified as a Republicans and calls themselves an independent despite being a conservative by pretty much voting everything for Republican.
Was it biased? How?
-In my opinion, I feel like they are biased because on the definition of The “Tea Party”, they are saying that they have to stand by and vote for the Republican, but yet not a Republican.
Who is the audience?
-The audience will be the one who agrees with this party and would like to join, and be apart of this organization.
2. http://www.teapartypatriots.org/mission.aspx
Who is the “Tea Party”?
-Tea Party Patriots, Inc. is a non-partisan grassroots organization of individuals united by our core values derived from the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States of America, the Bill Of Rights as explained in the Federalist Papers.
Was it biased? How?
-I do not think this website that I am reading is biased because they stated that they are just fighting for the rights that they suppose to have and they want what they deserve. They believe in the rights of the individual so they will do whatever it takes to get that for everyone.
Who is the audience?
-The audiences will be the people that think they do not have the rights of individuals and in order to change that people will have to join or gather together to make a change by protesting.
3. http://biggovernment.com/category/tea-party/

Who is the “Tea Party”?
-The Tea Party is a organization that everyone gather together to fight for what they believe in. Many of t he Republicans and Democrats joined this party so that they can fight for what they want. And hopefully they can prove to people that they are right.

Was it biased? How?
-I do not think it i biased because on the website, they listed all the things that they are fighting for, and it is all about what the whole party believe in.

Who is the audience?
-The audiences will be the one that actually want to use actions to prove to people that they are right. They want to fight for something that they know it belongs to them.
 
Edwin Peabody
Wanda Sabir
Eng 201A 8 -850
3 November 2010
The Tea party is a group of people who have created their own class of people. They don’t agree with the Republican or the Democratic views. They describe themselves as being Conservative people. Seven demographic characteristics of Tea Party supporters: 
78% is Republicans or independents who lean Republican. 
77% are non-Hispanic whites. 
69% are conservatives. 
62% are married. 
56% are men. 
47% are 55 or older.
23% are under 35.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/2010-07-01-tea-party_N.htm
• They're white. They're older. And they're angry. The vast majority of them -- 89 percent -- are white. Just one percent is black. They are better educated than most Americans: 37 percent are college graduates, compared to 25 percent of Americans overall. 
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20002529-503544.html
Yes it is biased!!!
Many loyalist supporters of the Tea Party Movement are biased against Blacks, Latinos, immigrants, and gay people.
The audiences are mainly middle class, middle age white men and women.
What does this mean for democracy?
This means that America is mostly biased. America does not cater to the poor or lower class. The higher-class folks often have more opportunity
 
Joanne Africano
Professor Sabir
English 201A 8-8:50am
6 November 2010

1. The website is http://teapartypatriots.ning.com/ and the title of the page is Tea Party Patriot. The site is open to members who want to join or sign up for the website. Their definition of the Tea Party is a community committed to standing together, shoulder to shoulder, to protect our country and the Constitution upon which we were founded!

2.Website http://www.teaparty.org/
Their definition is The Tea Party is a grassroots movement that calls awareness to any issue that challenges the security, sovereignty, or domestic tranquility of our beloved nation, the United States of America. The founder of the website Dale Robertson.

3. The website is http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/2010-07-01-tea-party_N.htm. Their definition is that the tea party is a less classical political movement than a frustrated state of mind. The founder/writer is Susan Page and Naomi Jagoda, USA TODAY.
 
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