VIDEO: Scuffle Ensues when Neo-Nazis Unfurl Hitler Flag at Tea Party Rally

Dawn Teo, 11.15.2009

Arizona Politics

PHOENIX, AZ -- A scuffle ensued Saturday when members of the National Socialist Movement (Neo-Nazis) found themselves shut out of an anti-immigration ...

Liberal Elitism? No. Some People Are, Sadly, Stupid

Oliver Willis, 11.13.2009

Oliver Willis is Like Kryptonite To Stupid - OliverWillis.com

While the concerns of many white, middle-class people are worthy causes and should be addressed by liberals, it is not elitism to treat this roving band of conspiracy nuts for who they are.

Standing on One's Principles: An Interview With Ron Reagan

Mike Ragogna, 11.12.2009

music biz vet, entertainment writer

Ron Reagan is the son of a president and, weekdays on Air America, he's a voice of reason for many listeners who are trying to navigate the complexities of national and global concerns.

Hold the Hofstadter: Why the GOP Is Winning 2010

John R. Bohrer, 11.12.2009

Historian of 1960s American politics

Over the last few months, a number of prominent political columnists have pointed to historian and social critic Richard Hofstadter to explain what is happening to the Republican Party. Here's why they shouldn't.

Top-Down Blowback; The GOP Discovers That the Grassroots Bites Back

Rob Kall, 11.11.2009

Host, Bottom-up Radio Show WNJC 1360, publisher, OpEdNews.com and Futurehealth.org

Limbaugh, Beck and Palin tap the energy and emotions of the masses and flame their biases and bigotry. The web and the media have changed the rules. The grassroots are connected like never before.

Mandatory National Service as a Political Tool

Nicholas Brown, 11.09.2009

www.thisisnickswebsite.com

I'm probably not going to get around to joining the Peace Corps or AmeriCorps or the armed services anytime soon. I have a career to consider. So -- and I'm talking to you here government -- I want you to force me.

How Sarah Palin and Tea Partiers Are Blowing Up the GOP

Susan J. Demas, 11.09.2009

Syndicated columnist, political analyst and mlive.com blogger

When extremists are a (vocal) minority, reasonable Republicans and independents come out of the woodwork. And the spoils go to the Democrats, who look comparatively sane.

Republican "House Call" Highlight Video

Chris Harris, 11.06.2009

Communications and Research Director, Media Matters Action Network

As the debate over health care reform enters its final weeks (hopefully), House Republicans are pulling out all the stops in their attempt to derail p...

Inmates Now Running the Asylum

Michael Shandrick, 11.05.2009

Author, Colorado Springs native

Colorado Springs voters rejected tax ballot measure 2C by a 2 to 1 margin. There's no way to spin it. The Common Good was the big loser on election night.

Bachmann Tea Party Overdrive: A Tasty and Hot Playlist for Michele and All Her Foxy Friends

David Wild, 11.05.2009

TV Writer, Rolling Stone Contributing Editor and author of "He Is . . . I Say"

I just read here that Rep. Michele Bachmann is hosting a very special tea party at the Capitol today. I'm sure it will be a lovely affair, so I wanted to send along this playlist for Congress' hostess with the mostest.

"Harvard Beats Yale 29-29" - Thoughts on NY-23

Rep. Earl Blumenauer, 11.05.2009

U.S. Representative from Oregon

After the flood of last-minute attention forcing the Republican nominee out, and the loss of a seat they had held for over a century, the Republicans should be discouraged, right? Wrong.

Tea Baggers Get Kicked Where It Hurts

Kristina Wilfore, 11.04.2009

Out of all of the election results from yesterday, the anti-tax ballot measures in Maine and Washington (known as TABOR) provide a better political tea leaf into voter attitudes going into the 2010 election cycle than anything else.

ConservativeTransparency.org: Peeling Off Conservatives' AstroTurf Mask

Chris Harris, 11.04.2009

Communications and Research Director, Media Matters Action Network

The 2008 elections revealed the country's appetite for change. Yet as Washington takes up the mantle of progress, powerful lobbying firms are spending millions of dollars to keep things the same.

The Terrors of Tea Bagging on Halloween

Dave Maass, 11.03.2009

Staff writer for San Diego CityBeat

The shop declared itself in handwritten letters "Halloween Headquarters," which really is only accurate for those planning on dressing up as a Swiss military ... or as right-wing extremists.

Sarah Palin Is Now the GOP Establishment

Taylor Marsh, 11.03.2009

Political analyst, commentator, with foreign policy focus

Dede Scozzafava's eventual loss, or maybe it should be bracketed as the eventual rise of the tea party class candidate, was inevitable. GOP party bosses are o-u-t, because they've failed to deliver.

Watch Long Island For the New Right Wing Groundswell

B.D. Gallof, 11.03.2009

Opinionated Miscreant & Internet Sports Writer

Today we will see the crawl, but next year we will see the running. The bouillabaisse of discontent has been churning, and this year's minority will be a movement looking to step up.

Campbell Brown Smears MSNBC

Matt Osborne, 10.30.2009

Blogs at osborneink.com.

Fox News is all slant, all the time, while MSNBC is absolutely not a liberal mirror-image. The slant is not equal, nor do the two channels offset like penalties in a football game.

'Tea Party Express II: Rise of the Tea Bags' - The Movie!

Brad Friedman, 10.29.2009

Investigative journalist and broadcaster

So we went out to Griffith Park out here in L.A. on Sunday to check out the kick-off day for the new "Tea Party Express II" national tour. Thought we ...

2010: The Year Main Street Sticks It to Wall Street and Washington

Don McNay, 10.27.2009

Award-winning financial columnist, author, commentator and personal finance guru.

If anyone has ever dreamed of being an office holder, 2010 is the year to do it. There are going to be several situations where voters elect a complete unknown, just to express their anger about the incumbent.

The Paranoids Are Right About Barack

Caryl Rivers, 10.27.2009

Professor of Journalism at Boston University

Evidence of Obama's plans to turn the US into a socialist state comes in the transcript of a recent Obama cabinet meeting, leaked to this reporter by an anonymous source.

Lessons from Jon Stewart and the Green Tea Parties: Recast the Coalition for Climate Protection

Bill Shireman, 10.30.2009

President and CEO of the Future 500

This past weekend, people in 181 countries came together for what may have been the "most widespread day of environmental action in the planet's history." But you wouldn't have known it here in the U.S.