{"id":5301,"date":"2011-08-28T12:57:43","date_gmt":"2011-08-28T19:57:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=5301"},"modified":"2011-08-28T12:59:30","modified_gmt":"2011-08-28T19:59:30","slug":"new-tea-party-express-bus-trip-already-out-of-gas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=5301","title":{"rendered":"New Tea Party Express Bus Trip Already Out Of Gas"},"content":{"rendered":"

The big kick off<\/a> celebration for the Tea Party Express’s latest bus trip began with something of a whimper. The event was held in Napa, California amidst the wineries and grape fields.<\/p>\n

Last year the Tea Party Express bus tour was launched by Sarah Palin. This year the best they could come up with was losing Nevada senatorial candidate, Sharron Angle. Palin has a good excuse though. She is busy not riding on her own “One America”<\/a> bus tour, which she quit six days in.<\/p>\n

Tea Party Express had heavily promoted this trip, even promising Baggers<\/a> that “This is your opportunity to hear special guests speakers, including presidential candidates.”<\/em> Unfortunately, not a single candidate bothered to show up.<\/p>\n

The bus trip will continue across the country with plans to end September 12, in Tampa Bay, Florida, in conjunction with a GOP presidential debate sponsored by CNN and Tea Party Express.<\/p>\n

When CNN originally announced that they were partnering with Tea party Express, it was an embarrassing association<\/a> that never should have been entered into. Tea Party Express is a corrupt enterprise that was created by Republican publicist and fundraiser, Sal Russo. Most of the money raised by the group was funneled right back into Russo’s company for publicity and management fees.<\/p>\n

What’s more, since the association was announced, the Tea Party has bled support. It now sports favorable ratings of only 20%. It is viewed less favorably<\/a> than atheists and Muslims.<\/p>\n

CNN sullied its already teetering reputation by embracing Tea Party Express. That decision was the work of Ken Jautz, who was promoted to run CNN after his tenure at Headline News. Jautz will forever be remembered as the man who brought Glenn Beck to Television.<\/p>\n

And now that the boneheaded decision to clasp hands with TPE has proven to be a fiasco, it is not too late to break ranks. There is simply no excuse for a news enterprise to partner with a phony scam outfit that purports to represent a movement that is widely reviled.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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