online.wsj.com - 4/16/2009
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online.wsj.com —
KARL ROVE Yesterday was Tax Day, and it
was marked by large numbers of Americans turning out...
for an estimated 2,000 tea parties across the country. This movement is significant. In 1978, California voters enacted Prop. 13 in reaction to steep property ...
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Republicans and the Tea Parties
rossdouthat.theatlantic.com - 4/16/2009
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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 ...
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The Tea Parties
nytimes.com - 4/15/2009
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nytimes.com —
Tax protesters of all ages made their way
near the White House during a tea party rally...
in Washington on Wednesday. More Photos >
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Tax Day Is Met With Tea Parties
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Video: Michelle levels Pelosi for smearing the tea parties as “astroturf”
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Video: Michelle levels Pelosi for smearing the tea parties as “astroturf” posted at 2:39 pm on April 16, 2009 by Allahpundit Send to a Friend | Share on Facebook | printer-friendly Nate Silver’s count of attendees is north of a quarter million , which is darned impressive given the absence of a central organizer like MoveOn to direct people to the protest nearest them. Contra Pelosi’s assertion, and as Liz Mair exhaustively argues, the parties weren’t ‘turfed, but so many smear jobs have there been in the past day or two that it almost feels unfair to single out Madam Speaker. For example, Rep. Jan Schakowsky called the rallies ...
Troubling Times Ahead For The Right?
Riehl World View —
While I often post on my desire to see a candid and unafraid Right, I don't want to see a truly angry one. That's why the willful ignorance of the Speaker of the House in the face of the Tea Party protests is so troubling to me. The woman truly is petty and out of her depth when it comes to providing any kind of national leadership.
The media bias is to be expected. And no one should expect anything more than stupidity from the Lefty blogs. But if allegedly serious politicians are going to ignore and even demean a large number of Americans like this, we may be headed for troubling times as it's bound to make people very angry. I hope that doesn't prove to be ...
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So, says Kos.
Those of you who are watching certain news channels on which I’m not very popular, and you see folks waving tea bags around, let me just remind them that I am happy to have a serious conversation about how we are going to ...
GOP uses tax day to raise money —
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WASHINGTON (CNN) - House Republicans are hoping to tap into Americans' aversion to paying taxes to rally its conservative base and raise money for the 2010 midterm elections.
The National Republican Congressional Committee will send a charged ...