Hello Extremists

By Chuck Schumer’s Definition, 48% of the Country is ‘Extreme’

April 5, 2011
**Written by Doug Powers


Democrat caucus-parrot Chuck Schumer is sticking to his claim that the Tea Party is “extreme”:

Sen. Charles Schumer, D-New York, said he doesn’t regret reporters overhearing him telling Democratic colleagues that Republican budget cuts should be painted as “extreme.” Schumer and Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., sparred on just where the Tea Party political movement stood in relationship to the American people, in an exclusive political debate on “This Week.”

Schumer stood by the remarks he made when he was apparently unaware his microphone was open to reporters.

“I have no problem with reporters hearing that,” Schumer told anchor Christiane Amanpour. “I said a few hours before [the call] on the floor of the Senate. I’ve said it on this show. The Tea Party is the group standing in the way. They are extreme,” he insisted.
By “extreme” you’d expect to be able to peg this extremely extreme group of extremists as a small band of irresponsible crazies, but according to this Rasmussen poll, under Schumer’s definition, almost half the country is extreme:

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 48% of Likely U.S. Voters say when it comes to the major issues facing the country, their views are closer to the average Tea Party member as opposed to the average member of Congress.
Calling almost half the country “extreme” just because they don’t want to bankrupt the country is pretty… well, extreme (that’s what the caucus instructed me to use).

(h/t Washington Examiner)

**Written by Doug Powers