Guys,
Thanks for all the comments. Dissent is welcome. Free and open exchange of ideas is how well all learn. Let's just not get upset with each other (not saying anyone is, just saying). Zoom This probably thinks we at Utah Tea Parties don't talk about Cobras...that is entirely reasonable for him to say. The strange thing is, we do
I drove one of our cars to the first Utah Tea Party I organized and have had them at many of the 18 or so events I have helped to organize over the past year and a half. I take them to Honk and Wave events for candidates and hold "cottage meetings" in our shop. We all know how much better we feel around these cars. They help break the ice so people can get along and discuss the issues that matter to all of us, Democrats and Republicans alike. All sides are welcome in the process. Heavens knows the Republicans spent all the money when they were in power just like the Democrats are now. Only reasonable and rational debate will help us all to find the best way to get our country back on track.
Most importantly, our cars are a very real reminder of socialism and the perils of "The Road to Serfdom." Our cars are, after all, made at a former MiG factory. At every Tea Party, I speak of our cars and what I have seen in Poland, Russia, Greece, Tanzania, and other countries across the world. All Utah Tea Partiers know what a Cobra is
Our cars break down barriers--something our country desperately needs. That is why the very first thing I did with Matt (the NY Times writer) was take him out on the track to make some more "marbles." When we can each see each other as a reasonable human being--with real concerns--then, we can reach out to each other and find the answers we all need.
David