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Tea Party Predicts Downfall of Tea Party

Alex Brant-Zawadzki | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Tea Party Patriots, Tea Party Movement, Wisconsin Recall Elections, Jenny-Beth Martin, Tea Party, Scott Walker, Politics News
Alex Brant-Zawadzki

Leaders of the Tea Party acknowledged on Wednesday that if the recall effort to recall Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker is successful, it would effectively kill their movement.

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Tea Party Speaker Reportedly Hurls Ugly Slur At Gay Protesters

Posted 04.26.2012

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A Tea Party tax day protest and counter-demonstration in Boston got testy over the weekend, with the confrontation reportedly leading to a speaker tel...

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Tea Party for 2.0

Dave Pederson | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Supreme Court, Tea Party Patriots, Affordable Care Act, Obamacare, Ronald Reagan, Tea Party Express, Tea Party, Tea Party Health Care, Tea Party Supreme Court, Politics News
Dave Pederson

Last week as the Supreme Court heard arguments on the constitutionality of President Obama's landmark legislation the Affordable Care Act, a familiar drama was playing out on the steps of the High Court.

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Michael McAuliff

Tea Party Honcho Busted For Gun At LaGuardia Airport

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 12.15.2011

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One of the founders of the Tea Party Patriots was busted at New York City's LaGuardia Airport on a gun charge, his lawyer said Thursday. "Mark Meck...

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Occupy Wall Street: American as Apple Pie

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 01.11.2012

Read More: Karl Rove, David Crosby, Frank Capra, Steel Workers Organizing Committee, ?€ Erskine Bowles, Memorial Day Massacre, Pete Peterson, Occupy Wall Street, Tocqueville, Corporate Oligarchy, Zuccotti Park, ?€, ?€œthe Grapes of Wrath, Barack Obama, John Ford, ?€œSuper Committee, Ows, Koch Brothers, Auto-Lite Strike, Americans for Prosperity, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Herman Cain, Tea Party Patriots, Corporate Power, Grover Norquist, Kochs, Plutocracy, Graham Nash, Swoc, Politics News
Joseph A. Palermo

In 1776, had the American revolutionaries tried the Barack Obama approach of "reaching out" in a spirit of "cooperation" with the Tories and the British Crown there never would have been a United States of America in the first place.

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Occupy Wall Street's Dirty Hippies vs Tea Party Patriot's Geriatrics

Harmon Leon | Posted 12.12.2011

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Harmon Leon

The media is having a field day portraying the Occupy Wall Street protesters as a bunch of "dirty hippies." It's the conservative news outlet's count...

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Report from the Conference on the Constitutional Convention

Lawrence Lessig | Posted 11.30.2011

Read More: Tea Party Patriots, Mark Meckler, Constitutional Convention, David-Segal, Lawrence Lessig, Politics News
Lawrence Lessig

Most Americans can surely agree that Congress, as much as possible, should be unconstrained by incentives that compel it to behave differently than would a representative sample of Americans, coming together to try to do what's best for our country.

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Let's Help, Not Hinder, Schools in Teaching the Constitution

Caroline Fredrickson | Posted 11.16.2011

Read More: American Constitution Society, Caroline Fredrickson, Tea Party Patriots, Constitution Day, Cleon Skousen, U.S. Constitution, Constitution, Tea Party, Constitution in the Classroom, Education News
Caroline Fredrickson

There is a real need to improve civics education in our nation's schools, one that should be taken seriously. Constitution Day is worthy of celebration; let's help schools do so in a positive, productive manner.

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Tea Party Protesters Rail Against Romney

Patch | Posted 11.04.2011

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About 25 members and activists of assorted Tea Party organizations in New Hampshire held a counter-demonstration on Sunday, before the appearance of f...

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Tea Party Group Responds To 'Go To Hell' Comment

Posted 10.24.2011

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The leaders of the Tea Party Patriots group are out with a response to contentious remarks made by Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) over the weekend rega...

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A Conference on the Constitutional Convention

Lawrence Lessig | Posted 10.10.2011

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Lawrence Lessig

As many of us believe that our nation has come to another moment of crisis in its capacity to govern, some of us believe we must begin to talk through whether fundamental reform through a convention will be required.

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Jason Cherkis

Children's Health Insurance Program Next On GOP Presidential Hopefuls' List Of Things To Avoid

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Cherkis | Posted 08.16.2011

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WASHINGTON -- When Jon Huntsman announces his candidacy for the presidency next week, it's unlikely that he'll mention what Utah officials say is one ...

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Michael McAuliff

Tea Party Group: Mitt Romney Is Not Our Choice

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 08.08.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Leaders of one of the Tea Party's larger grassroots coalitions are hammering a rival group for saying the Tea Party will back whichever ...

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GOP Presidential Hopefuls Try To Woo Christian Conservatives At Conference

AP | By CHARLES BABINGTON | Posted 08.03.2011

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WASHINGTON -- In an election season driven by economic worries, Republican leaders are trying to keep Christian conservatives excited and involved by ...

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Divine Constitutional Abomination

Caroline Fredrickson | Posted 07.27.2011

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Caroline Fredrickson

The nation's largest Tea Party umbrella group is seeking to infiltrate our public schools with the radical theory that the Constitution is divinely inspired. This outrageous so-called "history" is not fit for any classroom.

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'Constitution Week' Has Tea Party Targeting Schools

AP | JOHN MIILLER | Posted 07.25.2011

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MALTA, Idaho — America's kids will be learning about the U.S. Constitution this coming school year with help from a decidedly conservative Idaho...

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Michael McAuliff

Arizona Tea Party Rejects Arizona Tea Party License Plates

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 07.13.2011

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WASHINGTON -- East Coast Democrats aren't the only ones annoyed by Arizona's official Tea Party license plates -- the Arizona Tea Party is too. In ...

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Why Do Republicans Keep Praising Governor Cuomo?

Posted 06.11.2011

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He's not a Republican, but New York conservatives like what they see so far from Gov. Andrew Cuomo. From the New York Post: Gov. Cuomo earned plaudi...

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God and Grover Norquist: If They Didn't Exist We'd Have to Invent Them

Joseph J. Thorndike | Posted 05.30.2011

Read More: Taxes, Tea Party Movement, Tax Rates, Tax Cuts, Tea Party Patriots, Georgia, Grover Norquist, Tax Reform, Loopholes, Tea Party, Americans for Tax Reform, Politics News
Joseph J. Thorndike

You know things are looking up when Grover Norquist is catching flack for being soft on tax hikes.

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Tea Party Group Plans Protest Over Disappointment With House Republicans

National Journal | Billy House | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tea Party Patriots leaders called on members and supporters on Wednesday to hold "a Continuing Revolution Rally" next Thursday outside the Capitol to ...

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Sarah Palin To Wisconsin Protesters: You're Fighting 'The Wrong Fight'

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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MADISON, Wis. — Sarah Palin says union members protesting Wisconsin Republicans' plan to help balance the state's budget by cutting collective b...

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Inside Look At Tea Party Group

Mother Jones | Stephanie Mencimer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Two years ago, Tea Party Patriots got its start as a scrappy, ground-up conservative organization. Its rowdy activists demanded more transparency and ...

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Chicago Tea Party Endorses Rahm's Opponent

The Huffington Post | Jen Sabella | Posted 05.25.2011

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The last Republican to serve as Mayor of Chicago was the deeply corrupt William "Big Bill" Thompson, who ended his term in 1931. Since then, the city ...

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Tea Party Leader: GOP's Budget Cut Goal An 'Absolute Joke,' Should Reduce Spending To 2000 Levels

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tea Party Patriots leader Mark Meckler expressed disgust Wednesday in response to the news that congressional Republicans plan to reduce their goal of...

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Oops! Tea Party Group Posts DOZENS Of Elected Republicans' Personal Info

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

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A prominent Tea Party group is hoping to ensure that recently elected GOP representatives aren't transformed by their newfound Capitol Hill influence,...

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