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Best of Weigel: A Look Back

By | 06.28.10 | 4:42 pm

Now that the ethically dubious publication of some of his private emails has derailed Dave Weigel’s tenure at The Washington Post by raising questions about his ability to report effectively on the conservative movement, we thought it would be a good time to highlight just how effective Weigel can be. More…

Alinsky-Cons and Amazon.com

By | 08.12.09 | 8:52 am

I noted in yesterday’s story about “Tea Party” activists reading Saul Alinsky’s “Rules for Radicals” that most of the people who buy the book on Amazon are packaging it with books by ultra-conservatives. Here’s a screenshot.

Conservatives Find Town Hall Strategy in Leftist Text

By | 08.11.09 | 6:00 am

Michael Patrick Leahy’s self-published conservative manifesto is coming off the presses this week, and not a moment too soon.

“The timing is crucial,” said Leahy, the Nashville, Tenn., activist who founded the Top Conservatives on Twitter hashtag and played another founding role in the anti-tax “Tea Party” movement. “I’m trying More…

We’ll Keep the Red Tea Flying

By | 06.12.09 | 12:32 pm

Eric Kleefeld notices that FreedomWorks’ logo for the Sept. 12, 2009 anti-tax March on Washington appropriates the Communist/left-wing iconography of red fists punching the air. Adam Brandon of FreedomWorks explains:

When you start working here at FreedomWorks, the first book you read is Saul Alinsky’s “Rules For Radicals.” We’re

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