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mediamatters.org - 4/16/2009
"I saw it on Fox": Dozens of articles on local tea parties report Fox News had a hand in them
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As Media Matters for America has documented , Fox News aggressively promoted the April 15 " FNC Tax Day Tea Parties" and encouraged viewers to get involved with tea party protests across the country. During the lead-up to the April 15 protests, tea party organizers also used the planned ...
The Tea Parties
rossdouthat.theatlantic.com - 4/16/2009
The Tea Parties
— rossdouthat.theatlantic.com — They resemble nothing so much as the anti-war protests during Bush's first term. The claim that they don't have an organizing premise strikes me as obviously wrong: They're anti-bailout, anti-stimulus, anti-deficit, and anti- the tax increases that ... (more) The Tea Parties

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LGF on Glenn Beck
littlegreenfootballs.com - 4/17/2009
LGF on Glenn Beck
— littlegreenfootballs.com — Moonbats | Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 2:37:30 pm PDT I still don t have a working cable TV connection in my new top-secret underground facility, so I missed Glenn Beck s show today (I wouldn t have been watching anyway, to be honest), but I understand from ... (more) LGF on Glenn Beck

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spectator.co.uk - 4/16/2009
The long road back | The Spectator
— spectator.co.uk — So: a wake-up call? Not exactly. As British Conservatives know all too well, it takes a defeated political party a long, long time to get the message. It s almost a law of politics that a defeated political party recoils upon its political base. ... (more) The long road back | The Spectator

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WTF Is It Now?!?:  Slackjawed goobers leave basements

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Slackjawed goobers leave basements
WTF Is It Now?!? — ... A letter to the editor of the paper today asks "where were these teabaggers eight years ago when total govt spending grew 33% during Bush's first term?" and blasts the Herald for falling for the "bipartisan" crap: "these parties have been promoted heavily by Fox" Nooze, who "sent out their big guns to 'cover' these events." "This is not a grassroots movement... it is being organized and promoted by Fox News [sic] Corp" and right-wing activist groups. We'll look forward to reading tomorrow's misspelled, outraged replies. ...

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