February 11th, 2010:

The Tea Party movement is about Joe Wilson's rudeness, government spending, koolaid drinking, the power of the people, whatever.

Re:  Palin Unqualified To Be President, Says Vast Majority Of America

The spotlight has been bright, not necessarily kind to former Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin.

According to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll, 71% of Americans do not feel that Palin is qualified to be President. That includes a sharp drop in Republican support, where 45% believe she is qualified compared to 66% who thought she was last fall.

Overall, 37% have a favorable view while 55% have an unfavorable view of the former Alaska Governor.

Palin has been able to count on support from the Tea Party, but the Washington Post indicates that the movement itself has split favorability and is poorly understood:

Nearly two-thirds of those polled say they know just some, very little or nothing about what the tea party movement stands for. About one in eight says they know “a great deal” about the positions of tea party groups, but the lack of information does not erase the appeal: About 45 percent of all Americans say they agree at least somewhat with tea partiers on issues, including majorities of Republicans and independents.

The movement’s supporters were identified as, “overwhelmingly white, mostly conservative and generally disapproving of Obama.”

If Palin intends to become a key player in Washington, she would share something in common with those already there. The poll also shows that two out of every three Americans are “dissatisfied” or “angry” at the federal government. That’s the worst result for Washington in nearly 14 years.

In another revealing question, the poll found that taxpayers estimate 53% of their money is “wasted.”

What is striking to me is that they are asking people if they know what the tea party movement stands for when the movement can’t say. The supporters will tell you that the movement is about (fill in the blank), whatever they want. That means that each supporter has his or her own axe to grind, and that is what tea partying is all about. There is no focus, no overarching cause. It is a group where you make your own sign for whatever you are pissed off about.

But generally, it is about seething anger that they lost the election and the movement just hates everything Obama.

The movement’s supporters have been identified and white, conservative, and anti-Obama. What this really means is the movement’s supporters are white racists and would lynch Obama if they thought they could get away with it.

As far as Sarah Palin not being qualified to be the President of the United States is concerned, did we really need to waste the money on a poll? I can’t believe there are 29% think she is qualified! Okay, I remember. That was about where Bush was in the polls at the end of his presidency. There will always be a few crazies. That is also the number that believe in UFOs.

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