christiefan915
Catalyst
Looks like the Tea Party is in the unenviable position of having to dump some of its most vocal supporters. 
One of the age-old dilemmas faced by anyone throwing a party is what to do about guests who could provoke awkward and embarrassing conflicts — especially if they've already been invited. In one of her books on proper behavior, Judith Martin, a.k.a. "Miss Manners," wrote that disinviting a guest is a "high insult."
That, in a nutshell, is the quandary for organizers of today's big series of public gatherings, the 600 or so planned Tea Party protests. Tea Party leaders are finding that, as they continue to court success in the political mainstream, they have also been forced to monitor activity on the movement's fringes more closely...
...Tea Party leaders are now trying to crack down on some of the extremist elements. Prior to today's rallies, Tea Party leaders had been put on alert about plans by left-wing activists to infiltrate their ranks and tarnish the movement's image with racist or gay-baiting epithets. And with the national media monitoring today's protests, which are capping the recent Tea Party Express national tour, movement leaders are taking extra steps to ensure that the fringe voices at the rallies don't predominate — even if it means the high insult of a revoked invitation...
...other organizers have ousted some higher-profile speakers from their podium spots on the Tea Party Express. Here are three such cases:
Orly Taitz — The foreign-born lawyer and dentist from California is one of the leaders of the so-called birther movement .
John Eidsmoe — The Pike Road, Alabama, attorney is a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel with ties to white supremacists.
Jon Scott Ashjian — The Nevada businessman is the only candidate for the U.S. Senate officially running this year under the Tea Party banner. But there's a big caveat to this distinction: Every TeaParty group in Nevada not founded by Jon Scott Ashjian opposes him.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/ynews_ts1636
One of the age-old dilemmas faced by anyone throwing a party is what to do about guests who could provoke awkward and embarrassing conflicts — especially if they've already been invited. In one of her books on proper behavior, Judith Martin, a.k.a. "Miss Manners," wrote that disinviting a guest is a "high insult."
That, in a nutshell, is the quandary for organizers of today's big series of public gatherings, the 600 or so planned Tea Party protests. Tea Party leaders are finding that, as they continue to court success in the political mainstream, they have also been forced to monitor activity on the movement's fringes more closely...
...Tea Party leaders are now trying to crack down on some of the extremist elements. Prior to today's rallies, Tea Party leaders had been put on alert about plans by left-wing activists to infiltrate their ranks and tarnish the movement's image with racist or gay-baiting epithets. And with the national media monitoring today's protests, which are capping the recent Tea Party Express national tour, movement leaders are taking extra steps to ensure that the fringe voices at the rallies don't predominate — even if it means the high insult of a revoked invitation...
...other organizers have ousted some higher-profile speakers from their podium spots on the Tea Party Express. Here are three such cases:
Orly Taitz — The foreign-born lawyer and dentist from California is one of the leaders of the so-called birther movement .
John Eidsmoe — The Pike Road, Alabama, attorney is a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel with ties to white supremacists.
Jon Scott Ashjian — The Nevada businessman is the only candidate for the U.S. Senate officially running this year under the Tea Party banner. But there's a big caveat to this distinction: Every TeaParty group in Nevada not founded by Jon Scott Ashjian opposes him.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/ynews_ts1636
Sure he is.