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King Calls For Tea Party II Tomorrow At The Capitol
Rep. Steve King (R-IA) is calling the Tea Partiers back to D.C. Much like Rep. Michele Bachmann did last week, King is calling on Tea Partiers to head to the Capitol and protest the Democratic health care reform bill. King is calling on the protesters to meet at 1 p.m. tomorrow, the day the ...
Patriot Games: GOP Reps Pick Tea Party Rally Over National-Security Votes
tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com — When it's a choice between strengthening the Patriot Act, or showing up for the Tea Party Patriots,... what's a GOP lawmaker to do? We'll give you one guess... Several Republican members of Congress yesterday blew off votes on the signature ... (more) Patriot Games: GOP Reps Pick Tea Party Rally Over ...
Is the Tea Party Gang Turning GOP into a Party of Hate?
politicsdaily.com — When John Boehner, the Republican leader of the House, appeared at the Tea Party rally at the... Capitol on Thursday afternoon, it was a dramatic signal: the wing-nuts have taken over the GOP. Think I'm being harsh? The angry folks at the protest -- ... (more) Is the Tea Party Gang Turning GOP into a Party of Hate?
Tea Partiers Came With 2010 Warnings
Tea Partiers Came With 2010 Warnings
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com — The scene today at the Capitol Hill Tea Party probably worried incumbents of both parties. TPMDC was... there, following every "Kill the bill" refrain and impromptu "USA! USA!" chant from the many thousands gathered on the West Front Lawn of the ... (more) Tea Partiers Came With 2010 Warnings
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Sheesh. Again?
Talking Points Memo — Rep. Steve King (R-IA) got so charged up about yesterday's Capitol Tea Party that he's calling for another one tomorrow. ...

King organizing second rally against health care
Iowa Independent — ... at 1 p.m. “Republicans and other participants will deliver a message that the American people reject a government takeover of health care,” King said in a statement. However, King’s event appears to be hastily planned. Levi Russell, a leader in the national Tea Party Patriot movement who participated in Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann’s health care protest Thursday, told the liberal blog Talking Points Memo that he was unaware that the gathering was taking place.

Barbara's Daily BuzzFlash Minute for November 9, 2009
BuzzFlash.org - Progressive News and Commentary with an Attitude | Fight Ignorance: Read BuzzFlash — ... ' Of Cap And Trade " WAR IS HELL and there has to be a better way to resolve differences! We cannot survive the politically crazy environment introduced by the Repuglican Party, we cannot survive chaos and disaster! * * * In an effort to keep the Repuglican ILLUSION alive, " King Calls For Tea Party II Tomorrow At The Capitol "! The Repuglicans down to the last man and woman have inflated the numbers of these corporate organized events, they've lied about "grassroots efforts" and motivation, they've cheated the people with false information and kept very quiet about ...

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