tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4924392915564296358.post8650061832418434181..comments2023-08-21T02:29:21.326-05:00Comments on St. Louis Activist Hub: Note to Media: We Beat the Tea Party!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4924392915564296358.post-34340606723262764152010-04-25T12:46:25.047-05:002010-04-25T12:46:25.047-05:00Wrong Dave. I claim that the tea party was overhy...Wrong Dave. I claim that the tea party was overhyped on the Prop A campaign despite the fact that they demonstrated no ability to organize. This is not the same thing as saying they have "no clout." In fact, if you define "clout" as the ability to get overly positive media coverage, then it's clear that the tea party has a lot of clout.<br /><br />But my real criticism is directed at the local media. They are giving the tea party far more coverage and far more *positive* coverage than they ever gave to the anti-Iraq war movement, despite the fact that this movement was also able to put thousands of people in the street in St. Louis. And they are not bothering to do any investigative work to evaluate the true strength of the organization or the extremist rhetoric they post on their blogs. The tea party is being given an advantage by the local media, and in that sense they clearly have "clout."STLAHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09847700690428802300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4924392915564296358.post-83091651173556842752010-04-25T12:38:39.348-05:002010-04-25T12:38:39.348-05:00You spend an awful lot of time attacking an organi...You spend an awful lot of time attacking an organization that you claim has no clout. Hardly makes sense, does it?Dave Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241965145018903024noreply@blogger.com