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Recent fake political memes: Obama primary challenge, tea party and Anuzis

By | 12.08.10 | 11:30 am

Recently, political memes have surfaced that do not have much basis in reality.

Matt Bai of the New York Times sees “murmurs” of a primary challenge against President Obama after he cut a deal with congressional Republicans to extend the tax cuts for the wealthy for two years in More…

Tea party leader* endorses Saul Anuzis for RNC chair

By | 12.07.10 | 11:46 am

One day after getting many headlines for suggesting Sarah Palin as Republican National Committee chair, Tea Party Nation leader Judson Phillips endorsed former Michigan GOP chairman Saul Anuzis. (His endorsement is behind a cumbersome online registration process.)

But before Anuzis is anointed as the tea party candidate More…

Learning to Manage the Fringe

By | 02.18.10 | 6:00 am

The annual Conservative Political Action Conference kicks off in Washington today, and one would-be conservative star — Debra Medina — won’t be missed.

In late January, polls showed Medina’s campaign for governor of Texas surging from single digits — the usual terrain of first-time candidates given to talk of “revolution” More…

The Next Tea Party Convention: July in Vegas?

By | 02.08.10 | 8:47 am

From the stage of the National Tea Party Convention, Judson Phillips announced that organizers would be putting together a second convention from July 15 through July 17. (Worth noting: The convention program called it the “first” but not “first annual” event of its kind.) The main goals, said Phillips: more More…

Tea Party Convention Marks Coming Out for a Movement

By | 02.08.10 | 6:00 am

NASHVILLE — In the weeks leading up to the National Tea Party Convention, Judson Phillips didn’t do much talking to the media. The founder of Tea Party Nation, the chief organizer of the conference alongside his wife Shelley, was buffeted by attacks from Tea Party activists who accused him of More…

Waiting for Sarah, Part II

By | 02.06.10 | 8:46 pm

NASHVILLE — The 1,100 ticketholders for Sarah Palin’s speech have assembled in the ballroom after a lengthy wait outside. As promised, the dinner being served is steak and lobster, and from the view in the media risers there are few vegetarian substitutions.

“We put a lot of thought into the More…

Tea Party Convention Drama Fueled by Emerging GOP Alliance

By | 01.14.10 | 12:13 am

PALIN

Late last year, Judson Phillips of Tea Party Nation came to Eric Odom with a proposition. Odom’s group, the American Liberty Alliance–a free market, anti-tax group launched in March 2009, after its leaders had helped put together the first Tea Party protests–could sign on with the National Tea Party More…