Told Jah: TEA Party Leader Avowed Democrat

I've been trying to tell you for a long time now that the TEA party movement has been co-opted by those who see it as a vehicle by which to weaken the republican party and in turn eliminate the effective check on an otherwise runaway progressive shift in this nation.  If you read this blog, this should be no surprise:

A prominent Kentucky Tea Party leader [Wendy Caswell] who endorsed the Republican primary challenger to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is a registered Democrat who signed a pledge to support Democratic policies and principles while running for state representative in 2012.

While Caswell reportedly founded the Louisville Tea Party in 2009 and currently serves as its leader, public records raise questions about her political affiliations and recent intervention in the GOP primary.

Caswell is a registered Democrat, according to Kentucky State Board of Elections records. She ran as a Democrat in 2012 for state representative in the 42nd district, but lost the primary race.

“I, Wendy Caswell, do solemnly swear … that I am a registered Democrat voter in M121 precinct,” wrote Caswell in a handwritten Feb. 9, 2012 campaign filing, obtained by the Washington Free Beacon.

“I believe in the principles of the Democratic Party, and intend to support its principles and policies,” the pledge continued. [Free Beacon]

Well, you might say, not all of the TEA party folks are infiltrators and saboteurs, and you would be right, but take a look at what TEA party leader John Kemper has to say about this shocking revelation:

And of course since there has been a dedicated effort by some, including Judge Napolitano who spoke in Boone County last week, to use the TEA party as a way to advance the libertarian agenda of those like Ron Paul, look what Libertarian Ken Moellman had to say about the article which exposed Ms. Caswell as a devoted democrat:

Wendy Caswell is a truly committed activist?  Well then, her sworn oath to support the Democrat party must be a really important expression of her loyalty and wouldn't her activism on its behalf be well served by supporting an opponent of the strongest republican leader in the nation, particularly if she could do it wearing the uniform of a "trusted conservative" ?

Again, I am certain that many people who are involved in the TEA party are very dedicated conservatives but they are being played by others.  Their desire to make the GOP more conservative should inspire them to support the GOP and work within it, not against it.

I've been warning you about such things for a long time now.  Be careful who is stirring your TEA.

Comments

[K Elaine]

Use your judgment if you would want to publish this but when I moved into Louisville in 2009, I reached out to a number of people who were getting involved in the next year's races. I was curious about the Louisville tea party and its goals. I sent the local group an encouragement to do some good work and received no response. I reached out to Wendy Caswell and received no response. I have learned to be wary of anyone who wants to use 'your good name' but not communicate or listen to you besides soliciting money.