Tag: tea partiers
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The crazy, dishonest approach to fixing the deficit
Courtesy of the Democrats’ secret weapon, tea party queen Michele Bachmann: “When you add it all up — I’m a former federal tax lawyer — when you add up the tax burden on today’s kids — and I believe this is a low estimate — they are looking at in their peak years, at having […]
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The Cynthia McKinneys of the right
(Some) Republicans recognize the callowness of Bachmann Palin Overdrive but are scared to say so publicly, lest they attract the wrath of their groupies. When Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann was named to the House Intelligence Committee earlier this year, one of her Republican colleagues responded this way: “Is that a punchline?” Another simply said, “Jumbo […]
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Conspiratorial fanatic mulls GOP prez run
ABC News, citing a source close to the congresswoman, first reported Wednesday morning that [Minnesota Rep. Michele] Bachmann is seriously weighing a presidential bid. Bachmann confirmed she is planning to visit Iowa on Jan. 21—and that visit is aimed at making sure that after 2010 Republican victories, “step two will be repealing President Obama…in 2012.” […]
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All tomorrow’s tea parties
Former Velvet Underground drummer Moe Tucker’s life has taken some strange turns. She moved to Georgia in the early 90s and ended up working at Wal-Mart. Now she’s become an advocate for the tea party movement, appearing recently at a rally in Tifton. I am also against the government taking over the student loan program, […]
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Attack the media — literally
Most Tea Party candidates simply refuse to talk to the press, preferring reporters “ask the questions we want to answer, so that they report the news the way we want it reported.” That’s what “Fox and Friends” is for. Alaska senatorial candidate Joe Miller does them one better. The Alaska Senate race erupted Sunday night […]
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