Archive for March 22, 2015

Proof Positive: There Is Life After Death

by John Weckerle

Or something to that effect.

On January 4, 2013, the East Mountain Tea Party announced its dissolution.  No doubt some were relieved, and others disappointed (not the least of whom were those of us who enjoyed commenting on their commentary).  As it turns out, the East Mountain Tea Party is back, and may never really have gone anywhere in the first place.

A recent Internet search led us to a Facebook page* upon which the first post, written on April 4, 2010, provides convincing (to us, at least) evidence that the owners of this Facebook account are likely the same people responsible for the posts that gave us all so much to discuss some years ago.  The fact that the cell phone number associated with the page (505-269-5617) is the same as that used for the previous web site perhaps supports that conclusion.  The commentary continued at a reduced pace, with a meager nine posts in 2013 and just one in 2014.  Now, however, we see two posts less than a week apart in March 2015, and one of them contains an all-too-familiar combination of religious intolerance and inaccuracy, referring to President Barack Obama as a “Marxist, Muslim man-boy,” all of which is clearly intended to be derogatory. And of course, there is the signature anonymity – no name, just the pseudonym “East Mountain Tea Party.”

Is the East Mountain Tea Party back, or are these just a couple of posts before the page goes silent again?  We’ll see – because we’ll be watching!

* We’re not providing them with a link, but if you search Facebook for “East Mountain Tea Party,” you’ll find them right away.