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In a political world where perception is everything, Sarah Palin is really hurting right now, according to The Week. The worst part is, she is pulling the Republican Party right down the drain with her. In the past few weeks, Palin has shown all kinds of signs that she is running for president in 2012. She has bought a home in Arizona, hijacked a ride intended for veterans, released a book and announced a bus tour. All of these things say that she is building toward a run for the Republican nomination...or does it? Rumors abound that Palin is simply...

Conservatives for Palin is rejoicing for the same reason some of you now have a dark cloud of fear hanging over your Saturday night. The fundie vote is up for grabs now that Huckabee is out and the second in line candidate is Sarah Palin. Yes, that’s right. Sarah Blood Libel Palin. One day years ago, after the sportscaster fill-in job didn’t work out, a young Sarah Palin told a friend she wanted to be President one day. Today she wants it so bad she chokes on her own bitterness every time she has to say “Obama”. Palin has still...

The Texas Tea Party Patriots PAC endorses Peggy Hausman for re-election to Position 6 on The Woodlands Township Board of Directors. This endorsement is based on the debate the PAC held between the two candidates on April 5, 2011, as well as on press releases, interviews, the subsequent debate and independent research. The endorsement takes into consideration factors such as diversity on the Board, fiscal responsibility, limited government, experience and independence. Full details of the endorsement of Mrs. Hausman can be found at the group’s website: www.TexasPatriotsPAC.com. About the Texas Tea Party Patriots PAC The mission of Texas Tea Party...

(AP) Democrat Barack Obama on Friday blamed high gasoline prices on Washington and a political establishment that he says hasn't stood up to oil companies, his two rivals for the presidency included. "The candidates with the Washington experience - my opponents - are good people. They mean well, but they've been in Washington for a long time and even with all that experience they talk about, nothing has happened," Obama said in remarks delivered at a gas station.

Having just plodded through former Senator and currently failed politicician John Sununu's turgid little hit piece in the Boston Globe, I am struck by the irony of his premise. In his article, he lumps Sarah Palin and Donald Trump together as candidates and dismisses them as "two media stars" with an overweening ambition to BE President (as opposed to wanting to DO things as President): "Both Trump and Palin also seem captivated by the idea of BEING president. They obviously like the idea of running for president, and spend a great deal of time talking about what they would do...

A common theme of the tea party is ‘let’s take our country back’. After Wednesday’s dismal display in Washington, D.C., I submit that it’s time to take our movement back! When the very first tea party call to action rang out, well over a million patriots responded by showing up in our nation’s capitol on September 12, 2009. Subsequently, when Obama, Pelosi and the Progressive Left were ignoring the will of the American people by shoving ObamaCare down our throats, another ‘emergency’ call to action was put out and in a matter of days thousands made the trek. This past...

If I was younger and still serving I would be honored to have her as my commander in chief. You can keep the phony tough guy men that get trotted out as candidates. I saw REAL leadership up close and I know what it looks like. Sarah Palin has “IT.”

There is a mentality among artists which I have always found puzzling. While poor, unknown, and ineffective, they are considered “authentic.” However, as soon as they strike it big, start to make money, and meet with success, they become reviled as “sell outs.” A similar dynamic threatens to undermine the Tea Party movement. To some among its ranks, the term “grassroots” seems to demand perpetual lowliness. Once a grassroots activist or organization begins to mature, build coalitions, and meet with success, they are suddenly “part of the problem.” Such was the narrative of an “investigation” by Mother Jones of Tea...

Such may be the headline those in the mainstream media would be inclined to concoct in reference to the Tea Party Patriots American Policy Summit which kicked-off Friday and continues throughout the weekend. As truly vile racist hate-mongers continue their tax-payer funded violent tantrum in Madison, demanding recognition as a protected class set apart and above their fellow man, those gathered in Phoenix under the banner of Tea Party Patriots struck a decisively different tone. Friday’s program began with focused breakout sessions. Themes in “How to Start a Tea Party” included such hateful points as “leaders must demonstrate a positive...

If the battle between Republican Gov. Scott Walker and his GOP allies in the state legislature and the public employee unions of Wisconsin government is Ground Zero for the struggle for America's future, where is Sarah Palin? Where is the Tea Party? The left was prepared for this battle and they have done a masterful job of turning out their shock troops to create chaos and confusion, to say nothing of posing an intimidation factor against Wisconsin taxpayers and their legislators. The public employee unions didn't expect Gov, Chris Christie to have such success in New Jersey, so they weren't...

There is a mentality among artists which I have always found puzzling. While poor, unknown, and ineffective, they are considered "authentic." However, as soon as they strike it big, start to make money, and meet with success, they become reviled as "sell outs." A similar dynamic threatens to undermine the Tea Party movement. To some among its ranks, the term "grassroots" seems to demand perpetual lowliness. Once a grassroots activist or organization begins to mature, build coalitions, and meet with success, they are suddenly "part of the problem." Such is the narrative of an ongoing "investigation" by Mother Jones of...

The Tea Party Patriots have got a lot of explaining to do. Fresh off helping campaigns for GOP wins in the U.S. House of Representatives, members in the Tea Party Patriots organization appear to be playing dirty tricks on Capitol Hill to the dismay of tea party activists who supported efforts of the organization during the midterm elections. Leaders of the Tea Party Patriots released the private e-mail addresses and cell phone numbers of newly elected Republican members of the freshman class, Roll Call reported on Friday. Urging their members to contact the new GOP’er’s on the hill, Tea Party...

A gay conservative group and some Tea Party leaders are campaigning to keep social issues off the Republican agenda. In a letter to be released Monday, the group GOProud and leaders from groups like the Tea Party Patriots and the New American Patriots, will urge Republicans in the House and Senate to keep their focus on shrinking the government. "On behalf of limited-government conservatives everywhere, we write to urge you and your colleagues in Washington to put forward a legislative agenda in the next Congress that reflects the principles of the Tea Party movement," they write to presumptive House Speaker...

The top of the announcement from the Tea Party Patriots reads "Don't Let them steal OUR new Members of Congress." The Tea Party Patriots, which is planning an event Sunday afternoon for the congressional freshmen, is worried that another event at the Capitol Hill Club hosted by the RNC will "co-opt" the freshmen. The Patriots are upset that the GOP event moderated by former Education Secretary Bill Bennett is competing with theirs.

Political Insider Congratulations, GOP class of 2010. Meet the Georgia woman who’ll keep you in line 11:39 pm November 2, 2010, by Jim Galloway Congratulations, Republican members of the Class of 2010. Welcome to Congress. Allow me to introduce your orientation leader, a woman who could determine whether your next two years are merely tough, or a brick wall — a woman who may figure deeply when it comes to renewal of your rookie contracts in 2012. Tea Party Patriots co-founder Jenny Beth Martin takes part in an Election Day demonstration on the lawn of the Capitol in Washington on...

One of the movement’s leaders, Mark Meckler, was once a top operator in a company accused of conning consumers. Is he applying the same tactics to the tea party? There's a book Mark Meckler likes to recommend to reporters and others seeking insight into the tea party juggernaut. Called The Starfish and the Spider, it explores the "unstoppable power" of decentralized and leaderless organizations. "We're like the starfish," Meckler, a national coordinator for the Tea Party Patriots, said earlier this year. "There is no head, there is no leader of the organization. There are thousands of starfish out there and...

A tea party group is $1 million richer thanks to an anonymous donor who wants his money to influence this year's midterm elections. The nonprofit Tea Party Patriots announced on Tuesday that it had received the donation from a single contributor who wants it divided up and given to local coordinators by Oct. 4.

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Partyer in Chief By Joel Stein Monday, Jun. 07, 2010 I don't know much about what the Tea Party stands for, but I do know it's my big chance to gain political power. Moving up in the Democratic or Republican Party would take decades, but the Tea Party is searching for leaders. Getting in on a movement early is how you get to be Sam Adams or Jesse Jackson or Obama Girl.For advice, I called Mark Williams, founder of the Tea Party Express, which raises millions of dollars by traveling in a bus and putting on shows with acts like...

Patriots Vote Them Out – Constitutional Candidate Fair 2010 A Constitutional Candidate Fair will be held on Sunday, May 16, 2010 at the Wooden Nickel Ranch, 25690 Holland Road, Menifee, CA from 12:00 noon to 6:00 p.m. The event is free of charge. Candidates, running for office in 2010, will be present and addressing the crowd. The candidates include: Clayton Thibodeau who is running for Mary Bono-Mack’s 45th Congressional District seat, California State Assemblyman Chuck DeVore who is running for Barbara Boxer’s U.S. Senate seat, Lt. Colonel Ken Dickson (USAF Ret.), Greg Stephens and Jeff Stone who are all running...