The Wall Street Journal has picked a fight with local Chambers of Commerce in Tennessee over their hesitance to support a state voucher program that recently passed the state’s Senate, prompting the business groups to write a strongly-worded letter to the editor in return.
In a May 13 editorial, the More…
Former Gov. Tim Pawlenty is scheduled to headline a tea party summit in Phoenix, Ariz., from Feb. 25 to 27. The “American Policy Summit-Pathways to Liberty” is being marketed as the official two-year anniversary of the Tea Party movement. Pawlenty will also be headed to Nashville to speak on More…
Some lawmakers have indicated they aren’t going to touch this weekend’s National Tea Party Convention with a ten-foot pole. Apparently, Alabamans don’t share that sentiment.
Alabama state Treasurer Kay Ivey and former state Chief Justice Roy Moore (both candidates for Alabama governor) announced they are heading to Nashville, More…
The troubled–but still sold out–National Tea Party Convention got more bad news after Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) said the for-profit nature of the event might prevent her from attending. Meanwhile, Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.)–who promoted the event at the December premiere of “Tea Party: The Documentary Film”–has More…
After I wrote my story this morning on the National Tea Party Convention and the troubles the movement’s been having as it moves into the political big time, I received more reports of troubled Tea Party events. According to Big Chief Entertainment, LLC, some conservative donors wanted More…
The organizers of the National Tea Party Convention in Nashville have announced which media outlets will get full access to the event. “Everyone from a small town newspaper in Iowa to Fox News has asked for press credentials,” say organizers in a press release. “We have had requests from More…
A reversal from the Nashville, Tenn., event, which has battled back a lot of criticism of its organizers’ finances and its lack of media access. Media will be allowed in, but still not allowed to ask questions.
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…
For a while, I’ve been calling and emailing the organizers of the National Tea Party Convention with some basic logistical questions, to no avail. Kevin Diaz explains why: the convention, held in Nashville next month, will be closed to all but “selected” members of the press.
Organizers say
Erick Erickson (whom, full disclosure, I’d asked about the story earlier today) posts a scorching attack on next month’s Tea Party Convention in Nashville, which has been attracting some flack for its high cost (minimum ticket price, $349) and rumors of huge speaker fees. Comparing the event to a More…
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