Tag Archives: Tea Party

October 5, 2011

Columbus Day Questions

On this Columbus Day, let’s consider the discrepancy between how newcomers are celebrated in our history but ostracized in our society. By Sara Joseph Many of us will never forget that famous elementary school rhyme: “In fourteen hundred ninety-two / … Continue reading →

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September 19, 2011

With Poverty on the Rise, this is no Time to Slash the Safety Net

The tea party and its ilk offer us only cold cups of bitter tea while serving up fountains of champagne to the super-rich, Wall Street, and big corporations. By Karen Dolan The increasingly extreme conservative ideology pervading Congress and the tea … Continue reading →

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September 12, 2011

JackieBaggers and The Freedom Hole

Related articles No Tax Increase means Tea Baggers Victorious #teabaggers #debtceiling (financialskeptic.wordpress.com) Tea baggers confuse leadership with ideological purity (kansasreflections.wordpress.com)

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September 8, 2011

Tea party Congress: “Power to the Corporations”

Wednesday, September 7, 2011 |  by Jim Hightower Good grief – the genuine populist fury of grassroots tea partiers is now being perverted into anti-populism by the very tea party Republicans they elected to Congress. Tea party House members have become … Continue reading →

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August 31, 2011

GOP Extremists

Are these people for real? Rick Perry says Social Security is a “Ponzi scheme” and “monstrous lie.” Michele Bachmann joked that God sent Hurricane Irene to warn against federal spending. Aren’t jokes supposed to be funny? Eric Cantor says disaster … Continue reading →

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August 1, 2011

The American Dream Movement

Former Obama Adviser Brews A Different Tea Party From NPR’s All Things Considered Van Jones was President Obama’s special adviser for “green” jobs when he was hit with a wave of criticism from conservative pundits about his past associations. The … Continue reading →

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July 23, 2011

True Patriotism (via WordCritical)

Just a brief exposure to an image of the American flag shifts voters, even Democrats, to Republican beliefs, attitudes and voting behavior even though most don't believe it will impact their politics, according to a new two-year study just published … Continue reading →

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