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Tea partiers hit Capitol
Tea partiers hit Capitol
Capitol Police arrest nine protesters Thursday morning in the Hart Senate office building.
Strange Scene: 10 Arrested As Tea Partiers Heckle Police
Strange Scene: 10 Arrested As Tea Partiers Heckle Police
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com — U.S. Capitol Police arrested 10 people this afternoon Sgt. Kimberly Schneider, public information office for the Capitol Police, told TPMDC they happened in the Cannon House building as tea partiers attempted to protest Speaker Nancy Pelosi about ... (more) Strange Scene: 10 Arrested As Tea Partiers Heckle Police
The Night They Drove the Tea Partiers Down
The Night They Drove the Tea Partiers Down
nytimes.com — FOR all cable news’s efforts to inflate Election 2009 into a cliffhanger as riveting as Balloon Boy, ratings at MSNBC and CNN were flat Tuesday night. But not at Fox News, where the audience nearly doubled its usual prime-time average . That’s what ... (more) The Night They Drove the Tea Partiers Down
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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Michele Bachmann Leads Health Care Protest on Capitol; Teabaggers Arrested
Firedoglake — ... Added a Teabagger, “Palin/Bachmann 2012,” came a shout from the crowd. Perfect.  

Cliffie Rawks!
Knowledge is Power — ... Thousands of Tea Party activists [about 10,000 by noon] descended on Washington Thursday to protest the trillion dollar health care bill and government spending, holding signs protesting Barack Obama�s agenda while aiming chants of �you work for us� at the Capitol building.... ...

POLITICO: Tea Parties Descend On Capitol Hill….
Instapundit — POLITICO: Tea Parties Descend On Capitol Hill.

Tea Party at the Capitol
PoliPundit.com — ... “House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) was a surprise guest speaker this afternoon, holding up a copy of the Constitution as he rallied the protesters.” ...

Jon Voight’s View: ‘45,000′ at Bachman Tea Party
Taylor Marsh — ... It was hyperbole as usual on Sean Hannity’s show, with Jon Voight joining Michelle Bachman trumpeting the “kill the bill” rally on Capitol Hill. Some color: ...

Tea Party Protesters Swarm the Hill
Swampland — There was a moment at today's tea party protests when an angry crowd of 10,000 stood facing the bulk of the House Republican conference on the steps to the Capitol chanting: “Throw them out!” Members looked at each other nervously, as if saying silently to one another: hopefully they mean throw the Democrats out? With this group, you never know. These are the folks, ...

Dueling Health Care Plans
Liberal Values — ... There was a lot of reaction and reaction to both the Democratic and Republican health care plans today. The tea baggers protested once again against what they have been misled to believe to be the Democratic Plan. Two groups which really understand both the issue and what is actually being proposed issued endorsements.  I received a two page fax from the American Medical Association this afternoon endorsing the House plan.The fax praised the plan for expanding care, reforming the insurance markets preserving patient-physician decision making, investing in quality care, ...

Jackson Williams: Hollywood Actor Matthew Marsden Hides Right-Wing Political Views - Do Colleagues Of His Do The Same?
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... that President Obama is "causing civil unrest in this country....taking away God's first gift to man: our free will." Thursday, Voight appeared with Dobson henchman Tony Perkins at a rally in Washington hosted by the certifiable Michelle Bachman. ...

Newspaper Roundup for Friday, November 6, 2009
CNSNews.com Headlines — ... status Washington Post: Suspect, devout Muslim from Va., wanted Army discharge, aunt said Washington Post: Fort Hood leads Army posts in number of suicides since Iraq invasion Fox News: Cousin Says Suspected Fort Hood Gunman Feared Impending War Deployment Washington Times: Rare virus poses new threat to troops Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever transmitted by ticks Washington Post/AP: Health reform bill allows for Hawaii to opt out Politico: Tea Partiers descend on Capitol Washington Post: Democrats wary of health-bill defections ...

The Invisible Primary, 11/6
The Atlantic Politics Channel — ... by party officials not to get involved; and with tea partiers descending on the Capitol today for a rally/protest, Eric Cantor and Mike Pence addressed the crowd. ...

Reason Morning Links: ObamaCare, the PATRIOT Act, a Climate Bill, and More
Hit & Run — ... • The Fort Hood shooter is alive after all. • At least 10,000 tea partiers protest ObamaCare in Washington. • The House Judiciary Committee defies the White House by rejecting the PATRIOT Act's "lone wolf" provision. • The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee passes cap and trade while Republicans boycott the vote. • Investigators "increasingly doubt" that the census worker found dead in Kentucky was killed for political reasons. • Former NYPD chief Bernie Kerik ...

11/6: Rocking The House
Blogometer — ... , the second-biggest story is probably yesterday's Tea Party protest on Capitol Hill, in which conservative activists and GOP congressmen rallied against the Dem health care reform legislation. As they've done after every Tea Party protest, conservative bloggers are ...

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tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 14 days ago — 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 ...
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biggovernment.com 10/11/2009 — Interesting story at Politico. Having been involved with both the tea parties and GOP leadership, color us unsurprised: While the energy of the anti-tax and anti-big government Tea Party movement may yet haunt Democrats in 2010, the first order of ...
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tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 15 days ago — 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 ...
Remember, Remember The Fifth Of November -- A Day With The Tea Partiers
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 14 days ago — The first thing you need to know about the Tea Partiers: they take their traffic laws very seriously. In a city known for its jaywalking, roll-through red lights and the white-knuckled anarchy of the traffic circle, the thousands of flag-carrying ...
Tea partiers turn on GOP leadership
politico.com 10/11/2009 — Charlie Crist, Michael Conaway, and Carly Fiorina are shown. The tea party is taking aim at NRSC-backed canidates including Florida Governor Charlie Crist, Texas Rep. Michael Conaway, and California gubernatorial candidate Carly Fiorina. Photo: AP ...
House Republicans Toast Capitol Tea Party Protest
tpmtv.talkingpointsmemo.com 14 days ago — more at cspan.org, November 5, 2009 Added By: Talking Points Memo Tags: house of representatives, congress, fresh clips, highlight reel, capitol tea party, tea party, tea parties, michele bachmann, john boehner, eric cantor