An open letter from leaders of the groups Take Back Washington, Tea Party Nation, Downsize DC, GOProud, the D.C. Tea Party and other conservative groups calls on members of Congress to reject the Legal Workforce Act, a bill sponsored by U.S. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) that would More…
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…
As midterm election campaigns heat up, so too are allegations of voter fraud, the majority of which are being made by right wing groups. TPM reports that the fears among such groups focus on “the perception that racial minorities are disenfranchising whites”:
As senators vote now on the DISCLOSE Act, it’s worth noting that the blogosphere has been alive with activity today — almost all of which is urging members to vote ‘no’ on the bill. Despite Democrats’ choice to rally the base by fighting for an issue dear to many liberals’ More…
Tea Party Nation sent out a message to its members asking for stories about “The Horrors of Illegal Immigration” in a push to round up stories about illegal immigrants who have committed crimes or taken jobs from American workers.
Talking Points Memo quotes the site’s message to members:
The group behind the National Tea Party Convention fires off an e-mail to its members, beseeching them to start recall efforts of members who voted “aye” on health care reform in the states that allow this (it’s not actually possible to recall federal officials) and use their legal skills to More…
Tea Party Nation, the group that sponsored the National Tea Party Convention and announced a clear stance against third parties, is helping the effort to discredit the “Tea Party” candidate in Nevada by accusing him of trademark infringement. The group accuses the candidate, John Ashjian, of being “liberal-funded” — More…
Benjy Sarlin talks to Tea Party leaders — the type of people who were supposed to be the targets of RNC fundraising appeals discussed in a leaked 72-page document on how to bring in more cash — and finds a lot of irritation. Judson Phillips of Tea Party Nation More…
Tea Party Nation blasted out an email asking its Tennessee members to protest Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) and stop financial reform legislation — which conservatives have done a lot to define, under the radar, as some sort of socialist scheme.
Senator Bob Corker (RINO-TN) has announced there
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…
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