tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 17 days ago
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At the Capitol Hill Tea Party just now, Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO) stepped up to lead the crowd in the Pledge of Allegiance -- which he said drives the liberals crazy.
"And so as we now renew our commitment to the Red, White and Blue, let us with boldness proclaim the fact that we are one nation ...
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tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 17 days ago
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tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com —
The Capitol Hill Tea Party crowd is now
at roughly 8,000 people. A TPM reader texts to
us that the subway to the Capitol is clogged with protestors. Hundreds of people are still streaming in. It's fair to say at this point the crowd rivals that ...
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Capitol Hill Tea Party Getting Bigger
thinkprogress.org - 16 days ago
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Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO) had the honor of
leading the anti-health care protesters on Capitol Hill today
in the Pledge of Allegiance. To show his fervent devotion to the Pledge, he gave a short speech about the importance of the phrase “under ...
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Rep. Todd Akin screws up the Pledge of Allegiance, ...
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Not the Kryptonite!
Talking Points Memo —
Tea Party crowd tries to "drive the liberals crazy" by reciting the pledge of allegiance.
While Democrats were touting AARP's endorsement...
Daily Kos —
... Keep in mind that this wasn't some Glenn Beck-organized 9/12 stunt. This was an event staged by the House Republican leadership -- actual elected officials, members of the U.S. government. ...
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Rising Hegemon —
If you're going to make the bullshit argument we liberals hate the "Pledge of Allegiance" don't follow up your point of how much "you" love it, by fucking up while you recite it...especially when it's clear YOU FUCKING WROTE IT DOWN so you wouldn't. Dumbfuckistan indeed. ...
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