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Reblog: The oil billionaires behind the Tea Party « Operating a …

August 29th, 2010

Americans for Prosperity has worked closely with the Tea Party since the movement’s inception. In the weeks before the first Tax Day protests, in April, 2009, Americans for Prosperity hosted a Web site offering supporters “ Tea Party …

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Beautiful Horizons: The billionaires behind the Tea Party… and …

August 27th, 2010

Americans for Prosperity has worked closely with the Tea Party since the movement’s inception. In the weeks before the first Tax Day protests, in April, 2009, Americans for Prosperity hosted a Web site offering supporters “ Tea Party …

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The Best (Or Worst) Tea Party-Inspired Music (VIDEOS)

August 10th, 2010

The tea party movement has been the inspiration for numerous songs, music videos, and compilations. Musicians and artists around the nation have sought to capitalize on the popularity of the movement by recording songs that tote politically … And the government regulated tax break was awesome. I can now afford to paint my government regulated house with government regulated paint so that my children don’t get lead poisoning overnight. I’m thirsty, time to drink some …

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Useless-Idiot “Progressive” Blogger Planning Confederate Flag …

August 4th, 2010

September 12 is right up there with Tax Day in importance on the tea party calendar. The date comes from Glenn Beck, who helped launch the movement as we know it today with the first 9/12 rally in Washington, DC back in 2009. …

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The Tea Party's March Madness – Care2 News Network

July 24th, 2010

How a DC rally to unify the movement turned into the latest tea party drama.

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So the Tea Party is All About Government Spending, Not Race…REALLY …

July 20th, 2010

Of course, in response many in the Tea Party movement claim the NAACP is playing the ‘race card’ as part of a larger effort by liberal forces to discredit the movement, and they reject the notion that they are racist, claiming instead to … over his candor regarding the increasing federal deficit and the rapidly expanding national debt, which he blamed on the Reagan tax cut (and that ended up doubling the deficit in only four and half years of the Reagan Administration)? …

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On The Record: Tea Party Beliefs? – VolNation

July 19th, 2010

I am neither a member of the Tea Party , nor do I feel that I am well enough informed to formulate a firm opinion on their movement, in any regard, … (72.20%); Demand a balanced federal budget: Begin the Constitutional amendment process to require a balanced budget with a two-thirds majority needed for any tax modification. (69.69%); Simplify the tax system: Adopt a simple and fair single-rate tax system by scrapping the internal revenue code and replacing it with one …

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Let's have a Tea Party! Part I « PrairiePopulistsAndProgressives.net

July 19th, 2010

Tea Partiers claim that their movement is a Populist grass roots phenomenon, but there is much evidence that it is more Astro Turf and less natural grass. That aside, a few quick Tea Party factoids: The Tea Party Contract from America … Simplify the tax system: Adopt a simple and fair single-rate tax system by scrapping the internal revenue code and replacing it with one that is no longer than 4543 words — the length of the original Constitution. …

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Biden: Tea party isn't racist organization by: the-washington …

July 18th, 2010

WASHINGTON | The tea party is not a racist group, says Vice President Joe Biden, though he believes that some of those involved in the movement have expressed racist views. Very conservative, very different views on … Raise personal income tax rates but only on those making $250000 or more; Raise personal income tax rates but only on those making $500000 a year or more; Raise business income tax rates across the board; Cut Medicare expenditures through either means …

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James Rucker: Help Expose and Confront Tea Party Racism

July 16th, 2010

Earlier this week, the NAACP formally called on the Tea Party to address the racism that has been a significant, persistent part of their movement. The NAACP is right to confront the Tea Party — and the way that some Tea Party leaders … 3,4 He went on to write a blog post implying that Black people don’t like to work or think for themselves, that we depend on welfare, and that we want to benefit from White people’s tax dollars so we can have a widescreen TV in every …

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Help Expose and Confront Tea Party Racism – Jack & Jill Politics

July 16th, 2010

Earlier this week, the NAACP formally called on the Tea Party to address the racism that has been a significant, persistent part of their movement. The NAACP is right to confront the Tea Party — and the way that some Tea Party leaders … 3 ,4 He went on to write a blog post implying that Black people don’t like to work or think for themselves, that we depend on welfare, and that we want to benefit from White people’s tax dollars so we can have a widescreen TV in every …

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Tea Party activist denies racism

July 15th, 2010

Rev. CL Bryant says any racist behavior at Tea Party functions starts with fringe element infiltrators.

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Boston Tea Party comes to …. Boston! « Roger Helmer MEP

July 15th, 2010

They believe that government does too much, and raises too much tax to support it. The Tea Party Movement (TEA = “Taxed Enough Already”) is about smaller government and lower taxes. It’s a reaction against the tendency of many …

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NAACP takes on Tea Party

July 14th, 2010

A Tea Party leader says members reject racism and believes an NAACP resolution will have little effect on his movement.

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Rand Paul: Tea Party Activists Have Been Mischaracterized As …

July 12th, 2010

AP/Huffington Post – Speaking at a GOP rally in northern Kentucky on Saturday, Paul said tea party activists have been mischaracterized as “right-wing lunatics,” but said most issues embraced by the movement have broad bipartisan support. … Where were Teabaggers during the eight years of Bush/Cheney pissing on The Constitution, usurping our freedoms, giving tax cuts to the rich they didn’t need and we couldn’t afford, starting two wars we didn’t need and couldn’t pay …

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The Tea Party and the new right-wing Christian feminism | TPMCafe

July 5th, 2010

One of the three main sponsors of the Tax Day Tea Party [6] that launched the movement is a group called Smart Girl Politics [7]. The site started out as a mommy blog and has turned into a mobilizing campaign that trains future …

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July 5th, 2010

One of the three main sponsors of the Tax Day Tea Party that launched the movement is a group called Smart Girl Politics. The site started out as a mommy blog and has turned into a mobilizing campaign that trains future activists and …

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The Tea Party Movement: Back To The Past! | The Progressive Professor

July 4th, 2010

The Tea Party Movement worships the Second and Tenth Amendments, and despises the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Amendments! They promote gun rights and states rights, and hate the income tax and direct election of US Senators! …

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What The “TEA Party” Means To Me | RedState

July 4th, 2010

But what is the TEA Party Movement? What does it mean to you? For some, it means “ Tax Enough Already” Party. However that is too simple an answer for me, because Taxes is only part of the problem. Big Government, Debt, Education, …

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Orlando Political Press » Blog Archive » The 'Tea Party' Movement

June 29th, 2010

Alexander’s Essay – June 24, 2010 The ‘ Tea Party ‘ Movement What it is — and isn’t. “The people of the US owe their Independence & their liberty, to the wisdom of descrying in the minute tax of 3 pence on tea, the magnitude of the evil …

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Have Tea Parties Peaked? | Politics

June 28th, 2010

Polls and my own conversations with participants at tea party rallies tell me that the movement is a fervently anti- tax , anti-big-government wing of the 40 percent of Americans who identify themselves as conservative in recent Gallup …

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Janeane Garofalo's a Racist Redneck: Expresses Disappointment With …

June 27th, 2010

According to Wikipedia, there were Tax Day protests associated with the Tea Party throughout the ’90s. Furthermore, the modern iteration of this movement is tied to Ron Paul’s presidential campaign when a fundraiser in December 2007 was …

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PJTV – Specials – INTRODUCING: Vodkapundit's Coast to Coast Tea Party

June 25th, 2010

US Coverage of important issues: The Economy, Health Care, political directions, issues of the day; Tea Party TV – Our coverage of Tea Party Tax Days, Conventions plus on-going weekly coverage of the movement; Our International Coverage …

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Tea Partiers Plan To Combat 'Phony' Tea Party Candidates By …

June 22nd, 2010

Tea party activists in Florida who insist they are the real thing are about to mount a public education campaign to rebrand a group of candidates as fakers who won’t adhere to principles of the movement. Tea partier Tim McClellan,… … The REAL teabaggers home-school their kids and go off-road when they drive. They have no need for socialistic bullshit like public schools, police, firefighters, armed forces, public roads, libraries, social security, tax credits. …

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Tea Party Wingnuts Accused of Dirty Tricks by GOP | West Orlando …

June 19th, 2010

But Florida Tea Party Chairman Fred O’Neal, who has been vying with rival Everett Wilkinson for control of the movement, said the burgeoning anti- tax and anti-big government party has honed-in on Republican incumbents on purpose. …

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PJTV – Tea Party TV – This Week in Tea: Princess Leia Gets On the …

June 17th, 2010

US Coverage of important issues: The Economy, Health Care, political directions, issues of the day; Tea Party TV – Our coverage of Tea Party Tax Days, Conventions plus on-going weekly coverage of the movement; Our International Coverage …

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PJTV – Tea Party TV – This Week in Tea: GOP Girl Power & Liberal …

June 11th, 2010

US Coverage of important issues: The Economy, Health Care, political directions, issues of the day; Tea Party TV – Our coverage of Tea Party Tax Days, Conventions plus on-going weekly coverage of the movement; Our International Coverage …

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Orlando Political Press » Blog Archive » Patricia Sullivan Gains …

June 10th, 2010

Liberty First PAC includes several nationally recognized Tea Party Movement organizations such as the National Tax Day Tea Party , the American Liberty Alliance, the DontGo Movement, and the Patriot Caucus. …

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Never Yet Melted » Tea Party Patriotism

June 7th, 2010

Michael Kinsley sneered at participants in the Tea Party Movement in the Atlantic, dismissing them as people only interested in a tax cut, and challenging their patriotism. Kinsley admires instead the 1960s anti-war movement, …

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A Global Tea Party | Living in America

May 31st, 2010

A Global Tea Party . May 30, 2010. By Swift75. The Tea Party has been picking up steam and this time, it is going global. Some European nations are embracing the movement. Here is a link to an interesting story about the movement in Europe. … Russia has a flat tax ! You need to have producers to create wealth, you cannot just have consumers. I hope more and more people wake up around the world and realize that the way to get us all back on track is to lower taxes across …

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Poll Shows Support for Tea Party Movement Continues to Grow …

May 19th, 2010

Poll Shows Support for Tea Party Movement Continues to Grow CNSNews.com By Joe Schoffstall ‘Don’t Tread on Me’ flags were a popular choice at the Tea Party Tax .

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Tea party movement's leader in Georgia – US Message Board …

May 16th, 2010

Jenny Beth Martin, Tea Party Leader, Says Movement Has ‘No Place For’ Racist Behavior Lee Martin took out loans and used credit cards to try to keep Indwell operating, she said. In 2008, he filed for bankruptcy, with tax debts alone of …

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The Roots of the Tea Parties | Austrian Economics Blog

May 15th, 2010

And the Tea Parties have clearly built their movement around it.Producerism was at the heart of Santelli’s rant against government forcing the responsible middle class to subsidize those who bought homes they couldn’t afford…. Speaking to cheers at the April 15 rally in Washington, Armey denounced the progressive income tax in the same terms. “I can’t steal your money and give it to this guy,” he declared. “Therefore, I shouldn’t use the power of the state to steal your …

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The Roots of the Tea Parties | Cato @ Liberty

May 15th, 2010

And the Tea Parties have clearly built their movement around it.Producerism was at the heart of Santelli’s rant against government forcing the responsible middle class to subsidize those who bought homes they couldn’t afford…. Speaking to cheers at the April 15 rally in Washington, Armey denounced the progressive income tax in the same terms. “I can’t steal your money and give it to this guy,” he declared. “Therefore, I shouldn’t use the power of the state to steal your …

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Is The Tea Party Movement On The Verge Of Imploding? « Muth's …

May 15th, 2010

Let me state that I am in FULL support of the Tea Party Movement. I have been to events. I even spoke at the Tax Day Tea Party in Carson City. Unfortunately, the Tea Party Movement, is not handled the same way as Major League Baseball. …

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Tea Party Feminist?

May 13th, 2010

Of the eight board members of the Tea Party Patriots who serve as national coordinators for the movement, six are women. Fifteen of the 25 state coordinators are women. One of the three main sponsors of the Tax Day Tea Party that …

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Independent Women's Forum – All Ladies Love Tea Parties, but not …

May 13th, 2010

Of the eight board members of the Tea Party Patriots who serve as national coordinators for the movement, six are women. Fifteen of the 25 state coordinators are women. One of the three main sponsors of the Tax Day Tea Party that …

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Blue City Politics And Commentary: Mislead Enough Already: An …

May 13th, 2010

1) U.S. tax burden at lowest point in years http://www.upi.com/Business_News/2010/05/11/US- tax -burden-at-lowest-point-in-years/UPI-74091273594893/ 2) The Misinformed Tea Party Movement by Bruce Bartlett, 03.19.10, …

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Democratic Strategy to Discredit the Tea Party | Tea Party Watchdogs

May 6th, 2010

Liberals in the media and government are befuddled, trying to stop the Tea Party movement. At every turn they have attempted to discredit the movement, and at every turn they have failed. On tax day in 2009, the media and Democrat …

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TEA Party Rally Speech 4.15.2010 | Kenservative.com

May 5th, 2010

Many of us believe we are overburdened with tax liability. And not just the amount of the check we wrote to the IRS, but all of it. Income tax , tax at the gas pump, tax at the cash register, taxes on our utility bills…the list goes on and on. … Thank you so much for being here, and I would ask that you keep this one thought in mind – contrary to the false assertions we have heard about the TEA Party Movement in the media as of late, the only weapon we need to win this …

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Mario Almonte: Will the Sound and Fury of the Tea Party Movement …

May 4th, 2010

With Tea Party groups around the country actively sizing up candidates and picking sides, come November, we may finally discover whether the movement is the new voice of America, or just the squeaky wheel getting the grease. More on Tax …

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The tea party movement is twisted and misunderstood | Mustang …

April 27th, 2010

It is true that many tea party supporters think their taxes are fair this year, but the whole point of this movement is to prevent tax hikes in the future. What’s wrong with preventative action? These protestors are hardworking …

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» No More Beer Summits: Tea Party 'N-Word' Incident Didn't Happen …

April 26th, 2010

On April 15, the day of the Tax Day Tea Party in front of the White House, and being interviewed by ABC’s Terry Moran for Nightline set to air Tuesday night, I passionately defended the movement against the powerful racism charge that …

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Fear of Extremism Within Tea Party?

April 19th, 2010

Chairman of Tea Party Express on purpose of movement

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Moonbattery: Tax Day Tea Party 2010 Gala Extravaganza

April 16th, 2010

Tax Day Tea Party 2010 Gala Extravaganza. Posted by Van Helsing at April 16, 2010 4:27 PM. Despite the feeble efforts of liberal infiltrators, yesterday’s Tea Parties were once again a smashing success, as the movement continues to grow …

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Rep. Bachman on The VAT Tax, Tea Parties

April 16th, 2010

Rep. Michele Bachmann, ((-MN), on the growing support of the tea party movement.

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Tea Parties on Tax Day « Gretawire

April 16th, 2010

Here is a recap of the Tea Party Movement’s impact on Tax Day 2010: Watch the latest video at FoxNews.com · Greta Van Susteren Anchor. Tags Hot Issues. Start a new Discussion. Name * required. Email * required * not displayed. Comment …

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Tax day 'tea parties' draw thousands across U.S. | FreedomWorks

April 16th, 2010

The call for lower taxes is among the core beliefs of the tea party movement. In an attempt to codify the movement’s tenets, national organizers Thursday announced its Contract From America, a 10-point plan modeled on the House …

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Tea Party’s True Colors

April 15th, 2010

Karl Rove reacts to new polling on makeup of movement

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Philanthropists Call for Counterweight to Anti-tax Tea Party …

April 14th, 2010

The debate is “stuck” in anti- tax rhetoric, designed to appeal to the Tea Party Movement, Collins says. Along with Alison Goldberg, Collins is leading a campaign for progressive tax reform aimed at the post World War II goal of …

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