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Posts Tagged #tcot

Conservative Base Stands Up to GOP in NY Race

By | 10.20.09 | 6:00 am

Asked what he’d do if he got to Congress, Doug Hoffman hesitates. He has a few ideas, such as revisiting the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act, putting the breaks on cap-and-trade legislation. But the idea of winning the Nov. 3 election and becoming the only non-Republican, non-Democrat in the House More…

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…

A Quick Response to #TCOT

By | 07.28.09 | 5:22 pm

The #TCOT Report homepage is currently given over to a huge picture of me and this charge, which I’ll just reprint below:

Meme Wars: “Transparency Dodger” David Weigel of Washington Independent Falsely Labels #TCOT Co-founder With “Birther” Meme

Weigel is same “journalist” who played a role in launching

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#TCOT Falls to Birtherism

By | 07.28.09 | 10:51 am

Back in April, Brian Beutler reported that Top Conservatives on Twitter—the grassroots group consisting of anyone who used the Twitter hashtag #tcot — was riven by internal divisions. And I’ve talked to conservative activists who have, after being affiliated with the hashtag, moved on and spoken harshly about chief More…