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Over at The Atlantic, Michael Wolraich has an excellent article outlining how Wisconsin progressives like “Fighting Bob” La Follette were the original Tea Party challenging the political status quo. If “Fighting Bob” were alive today, he’d be howling in the Capitol. A hundred years before the Tea Parties, Senator Bob…

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I personally have expressed many times, the ridiculousness of the “tea parties”. The example that I always used and felt described the “tea party” 2010 election year was George Allen. George Allen who lost his Senate seat to Jim Webb in 2006, due to his Macaca Moment. He lost because…

This week, The Washington Posts Eugene Robinson, had a different take on the “tea party” candidates than most in the MSM. It was brought on after watching Christine O\'Donnell debate her opponent Chris Coons. He had a few observations that I agree with, and it appears the more people that…

While I have been a little dismissive and hard on the “tea parties” on here, I do recognize that there is a trace of grassroots movement to them. I also realize that the right wing has successfully been able to bottle up the anger of the white right and seems…

As noted by Down With Tyranny! yesterday, none of Wisconsin’s three Congressmen have joined Rep. Michele Bachmann’s new Congressional Tea Party Caucus, as was reported by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: None of Wisconsin’s three U.S. House Republicans has decided to join the new congressional Tea Party Caucus. Officially launched Wednesday,…

Imagine if the Tea Party was comprised of predominantly African-Americans: Imagine that hundreds of black protesters were to descend upon Washington DC and Northern Virginia, just a few miles from the Capitol and White House, armed with AK-47s, assorted handguns, and ammunition. And imagine that some of these protesters —the…

The Tea Party is coming to Florida in 2010, and they’re promising to run candidates against Democrats and Republicans in state and national races: “The current system has become mired in the sludge of special interest money that seeks to control the leadership of both parties. It’s time for real…

Conceptually speaking, of course. Not in reality. The bell is ringing, the money may be  coming, and both political parties are salivating over who can create a program to tap into federal funds to pay teachers more money. “We should not waste the opportunity the Obama administration is giving us,” Carlson said…

Interesting documentary from www.astroturfwars.com, Tim Phillips must be proud! Synopsis: From the Tea Parties to the healthcare and climate wars, America’s conservative citizens have revolted against the Obama agenda. But are these grassroots actions in fact examples of ‘astroturfing’? – The practice of manufacturing citizens groups for the purpose of…