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Tea Party America and the Born-Again Politics of the Populist Right

Tea Party America and the Born-Again Politics of the Populist Right The AssA ul T from The righT By Darren Dochuk Tea Par Ty america and The Brn- o a gain PoliTics of The Po Pulis T righT On August 6, 2011, thirty thousand evangelicals gathered in Houston’s Reliant Stadium for a time of prayer, preaching, fasting, and singing. The event planner’s hopes for a momentous turnout were fulfilled. Performers petitioned God for help in rebuilding society and, with each plea, intensity grew. The cre- scendo came when the event planner—Texas Governor Rick Perry—appeared. With the gestures of a preacher—head bowed, Perry’s extravaganza and the Tea Party hands clasped, and voice reverberating—thm e ovement that brokered his presidential governor beseeched divine authority. “Father c ,” a ndidacy remind us that “born-again” politics he entreated, “our hearts break for America…. are as potent as ever. They are driven by a We have forgotten who made us, who pro- theology of small government, free enterprise, tects us, who blesses us, and for that, we cry fa mily values, and Christian patriotism, and out for your forgiveness.” Perry delivered b acked by a phalanx of politically charged scripted biblical injunctions, yet his listener ch s urches, corporations, and action committees. knew that politics http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png New Labor Forum SAGE

Tea Party America and the Born-Again Politics of the Populist Right

New Labor Forum , Volume 21 (1): 7 – Feb 1, 2012

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SAGE
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© 2012 Joseph S. Murphy Institute, CUNY
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1095-7960
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1557-2978
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10.4179/NLF.211.0000004
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The AssA ul T from The righT By Darren Dochuk Tea Par Ty america and The Brn- o a gain PoliTics of The Po Pulis T righT On August 6, 2011, thirty thousand evangelicals gathered in Houston’s Reliant Stadium for a time of prayer, preaching, fasting, and singing. The event planner’s hopes for a momentous turnout were fulfilled. Performers petitioned God for help in rebuilding society and, with each plea, intensity grew. The cre- scendo came when the event planner—Texas Governor Rick Perry—appeared. With the gestures of a preacher—head bowed, Perry’s extravaganza and the Tea Party hands clasped, and voice reverberating—thm e ovement that brokered his presidential governor beseeched divine authority. “Father c ,” a ndidacy remind us that “born-again” politics he entreated, “our hearts break for America…. are as potent as ever. They are driven by a We have forgotten who made us, who pro- theology of small government, free enterprise, tects us, who blesses us, and for that, we cry fa mily values, and Christian patriotism, and out for your forgiveness.” Perry delivered b acked by a phalanx of politically charged scripted biblical injunctions, yet his listener ch s urches, corporations, and action committees. knew that politics

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Published: Feb 1, 2012

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