Tea Party Alleges Double Standard by Occupy-Friendly Mayor in Virginia
Activism, Breaking News, Headlines Tuesday, November 29th, 2011
By Perry Chiaramonte | FoxNews.com
A Tea Party chapter in Virginia is alleging that it was audited by the City of Richmond after it complained that the local Occupy movement was receiving special treatment by the mayor.
The Richmond Tea Party said the city charged it $10,000 to hold three rallies in Kanawha Plaza — where Occupiers have been allowed to reside at no charge.
Now the Tea Partiers are crying foul and demanding their money back. But shortly after complaining to the city, the Tea Party group said it received notice of the tax audit.
“As the Occupy mob sprang up, the City of Richmond allowed them the use of the park at no charge. Mayor Dwight Jones of Richmond is a liberal Democrat, who even visited the Occupy Mob, encouraging them,” the group said in a statement released Monday. “In one of the most outrageous political double standards, the city of Richmond, Va., is now demanding an audit of the Richmond Tea Party.”
But the city denies any double standard.
“Any allegations are just completely unfounded,” Tammy Hawley, a city spokeswoman, told FoxNews.com. She said City Hall was completely unaware of the Tea Party chapter’s claims until receiving inquiries from various media outlets.
To read more, visit: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/11/28/richmond-tea-party-claims-to-be-treated-unfairly-by-occupy-friendly-mayor/
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A double standard exists because liberal Dems speak out of both sides of their mouths and apply the standard that best suits their left wing ideology. They play hardball with the Tea Party patriots and favoritism to the Flea Party crybabies. Republicans do it too, but Democrats are more devious and have mastered the art.
The city of Eugene, Oregon is breaking their own rules by allowing the occupiers to camp in an area normally restricted from camping. They said the occupiers stood for the cities ideologies so they would allow the camping even though it is causing sanitary and health problems and will cost $10,000 to replace the grass. But that is not the worst of the double standard the state is paying for the occupiers to exist with-out work by giving them food stamps and free medical and money. Our taxes are paying for the occupiers to demonstrate. I am not against the demonstations but I am totally against my tax money paying for them to demonstrate.
Typical of the Democrats , to thwart any attempt by non-liberals to make statements which do not follow the Democratic Party line.
I know! Instead of bickering over which side did what, why don’t we all stand together and try to fix the problems in our country?
I don’t understand how the mayor can call for audit of the Tea Party. He first has to prove that he has knowledge of financial mismanagement doesn’t he?