foxnews.com - 4/16/2009
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry fired up an anti-tax "tea party" Wednesday with his stance against the federal government and for states' rights as some in his U.S. flag-waving audience shouted, "Secede!" An animated Perry told the crowd at Austin City Hall -- one of three tea parties he was attending ...
huffingtonpost.com - 4/15/2009
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huffingtonpost.com —
AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas Gov. Rick Perry fired
up an anti-tax "tea party" Wednesday with his stance...
against the federal government and for states' rights as some in his U.S. flag-waving audience shouted, "Secede!" An animated Perry told the crowd at ...
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Gov. Rick Perry: Texas Could Secede, Leave Union
rasmussenreports.com - 4/17/2009
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rasmussenreports.com —
Thirty-one percent (31%) of Texas voters say that
their state has the right to secede from the...
United States and form an independent country. However, the latest Rasmussen Reports poll in the state finds that if the matter was put to a vote, it ...
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In Texas, 31% Say State Has Right to Secede From U.S., ...
thinkprogress.org - 4/16/2009
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thinkprogress.org —
Gov. Rick Perry (R-TX) was one of the
dozens of Republican lawmakers who are addressing the anti-Obama...
tea parties today. He told the crowd he didn’t believe they were all “right-wing extremists,” as others had sought to portray ...
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Gov. Rick Perry: Texas might have to secede.
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Secession Talk -- Not In The News?
Seeing the Forest —
... -- by Dave Johnson I have to say, it is striking that the day after the Governor of Texas talked about his state seceding from the United States , I have seen no reports or discussion in the news! This should be a huge, huge story. The historical precedent for the impact of such statements could not be more alarming. Yet, nothing. What is the reason for this? Why are the editors of the corporate media, who decide what will eb on the nation's agenda, hushing this up? This reminds me of the silence last year after when it came out that the Republican Vice Presidential candidate ...
Tea Party Contradictions
Seeing the Forest —
... his state seceding from the union -- the very definition of hating America and the kind of talk once that led to a savage civil war. (FOX News ...
Dave Johnson: Tea Party Contradictions
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... his state seceding from the union -- the very definition of hating America and the kind of talk once that led to a savage civil war. (FOX News ...
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