The Top 10 Tea Party Bloggers You Need to Read

David Horowitz's NewsReal Blog ^ | May 5, 2011 | Walter Hudson

[Walter Scott Hudson]

The Tea Party stands as a moral challenge to the status quo. It’s not a third-party movement. It’s an extra-party movement. It’s not political. It’s philosophical. It is a manifestation of the market, an example of how free minds and free will seep through the cracks of the established paradigm to fulfill unmet needs.

Although it did not manifest in rallies and town halls until 2009, the seeds of the Tea Party were planted 15 years earlier. Republicans took control of Congress in 1994, propelled by the Contract with America. The sweeping reforms Republicans pledged to attempt were largely unsuccessful, an outcome they could lay at the feet of President Clinton. Nonetheless, the perception among rank-and-file conservatives was that the Republicans failed to deliver.

Republican credibility was further eroded when the party held both the White House and Congress during the presidency of George W. Bush(...)

Instead of rallying under the Republican banner, discontented citizens took to the streets under the Gadsden flag. The Tea Party became a revolt against politics-as-usual, against partisanship over principle, and for a return to the principles of the Founding.

Among the grassroots movement, many voices have emerged to articulate a philosophy of fiscal responsibility, constitutionally limited government, and free markets. We’ve scoured the net to bring you some of the best bloggers championing that message. We sought to bring to light writers whose work deserves more attention than they currently receive. We wanted to introduce you to voices you may not have heard of before and will be glad to know. These aren’t folks who necessarily identify as Tea Partiers, but who boldly articulate the philosophy which drives the movement. Here are the top 10 Tea Party bloggers you need to read.

[paulycy]

It’s not being done.

Why are you so sure of this? Maybe you're missing something crucial here. Maybe the ones that are crossing the lines ARE being zotted, and the rest are being allowed time to clean up their act.

Had you thought of that?

Or maybe something else is going on.

Hmmmm.....

[Cyber Liberty]

Maybe the ones that are crossing the lines ARE being zotted, and the rest are being allowed time to clean up their act.

That's ridiculous. Nobody's cleaning up any acts...it's just getting worse. The excerpts are nothing more than teasers, and the threads stand for days, so there's no way they escaped the Mods' attention. Jim may say it's not OK, but the inaction of the Mods says otherwise.

Hmmmmmm.

[Walter Scott Hudson]

If they are worth reading they should post their stuff here.

Wow. You're right. Free Republic is the center of the universe, and posting here is THE measure of quality.

Do they imagine that Free Republic is a blog hit farm?

Do you?

We've had this conversation. How many times do you want the same answer? I don't have a gun to anyone's head. If I'm violating a policy, cite it. If you don't want to click on a link, don't.

[Walter Scott Hudson]

Jim Discussing Bloggers

See? Was that hard? Why not start with this?

[Cyber Liberty]

I just had a really weird idea. What do you think: Post the words [Blog Excerpt] in the title of your screeds, which are many, and see how many people click in then.

What do you say? A little truth in titling work for you? Transparency, anybody?

[Cyber Liberty]

From your link (and Humblegunner's):

I have no complaint if a good conservative blogger posts his own material to FR, not as an excerpt to drive hits and discussion back to his blog, but rather to impart useful information to OUR readers and to promote and join in on the discussion and conservative activism HERE on FR. (Emphasis added by me)

Post the blog in its entirety. No excerpts for the purpose of driving traffic to your blog, which is what you do.

[jla]

The problem is that the emergence of blogging has indeed been positive for getting more of the truth out, but far too many bloggers think of themselves as the next *Big Deal*. The majority of bloggers are social misfits with grand illusions as to their importance and prominence.

Aside: Ft Worth rocks!

[sargon]

Point out a complaint about abuse and I will boldly address that person.

If they are worth reading they should post their stuff here.

Do they imagine that Free Republic is a blog hit farm?

Do you?

I thought the compliant was about abuse.

So using Free Republic as a "blog hit farm" does not constitute abuse.

Thanks for the clarification.

[sargon]

I have no complaint if a good conservative blogger posts his own material to FR, not as an excerpt to drive hits and discussion back to his blog, I have no complaint if a good conservative blogger posts his own material to FR, not as an excerpt to drive hits and discussion back to his blog.

I have no complaint if a good conservative blogger posts his own material to FR, even as an excerpt to drive hits and discussion back to his blog.

Regardless, my freedom of choice is preserved. That's good enough for me.

But then, this site is not my property.

[Walter Scott Hudson]

I understand, as made apparent by my response.

Also from that link:

Furthermore, I’m not big on “rules.” You won’t see me posting rules for bloggers.

I'm not sure how anyone can be expected to yield to a sentiment which is not conveyed. The moment a moderator, admin, or the site owner conveys their wishes, I abide. Up until now, the only complaints have been from a minuscule minority of fellow users whose purview ends at their decision to click or pass.