Category Archives: Tea Party

TaxProf Blog

News Boulderites can use, because you won’t read it or see it anywhere else – The IRS Scandal, Day 1921: Federal Judge Approves $3.5 Million Payout From IRS To >100 Tea Party Groups To Settle Targeting Claims Washington Times, Tea … Continue reading

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Tucker Carlson: “Patronizing Assurances That No One Was Spying On Political Campaigns Were False, Probably Intentionally So” | Video | RealClearPolitics Manafort, it ought to be noted, had an apartment inside Trump Tower at that time, so it is virtually … Continue reading

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The wheels of justice turn ever so slowly. From the Tax Prof Blog – The IRS Scandal, Day 1563: Judge Orders IRS To Disclose Names Of Employees Who Targeted Conservative Groups And To Prove That It Has Stopped The Practice Judge … Continue reading

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Copied from Instapundit… WEIRD HOW THIS NEVER HAPPENED AT TEA PARTY RALLIES: In Charlottesville and elsewhere, U.S. journalists are being assaulted while covering the news. Note the Stockholm Syndrome though.

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What could the Tea Party and Ferguson, MO possibly have in common?

Say it ain’t so: Tea party steps in to help riot-racked businesses rebuild in Ferguson — media ignores it – BizPac Review. But this is the St. Louis Tea Party, a branch of a national movement of everyday Americans that … Continue reading

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‘Don’t Tread on Me’ plates

Coming to Colorado soon? Popularity of ‘Don’t Tread on Me’ plates in Virginia suggests Tea Party still strong | Fox News.

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Glenn Reynolds: I wish I could disagree

You mentioned him before on your blog. He continues a great trend of engineers running for elective office. They have to do better than the lawyers have done. We’re talking Tea Party candidate Thomas Massie victory tonight’s GOP primary for … Continue reading

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Glenn Reynolds: They seem to pay closer attention to the ethnic mix at Tea Party rallies. But then, Tea Party rallies actually have an ethnic mix. . . .

How about that?

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Chris Rock: Thin Skinned

Tea Party. “I was stunned,” said Mr. Mattera in an exclusive interview with Big Hollywood. “Tea Party members get called the worst things imaginable and still remain peaceful. But ask a big Hollywood celebrity to explain himself and the guy … Continue reading

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Michael Patrick Leahy: “Reports of our death have been greatly exaggerated.”

Tea Party.

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“But the Tea Party blames the government and OWS blames business.”

Still, there’s an underappreciated potential for agreement. The potential intersection is interesting but I don’t see it happening. Follow the link and then the link to the graph. I know, too much work.

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Tea Party vs. Occupy Idiots

As I watched the ragtag group file in, escorted by police, I remembered a Tea Party rally in front of the state capitol in downtown Atlanta, only a few blocks away. There the police and state troopers were omnipresent amidst … Continue reading

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Janeane Garofalo: Racist Republicans Support Herman Cain

Janeane Garofalo: “Herman Cain is probably well liked by some of the Republicans because it hides the racist elements of the Republican party. Conservative movement and tea party movement, one in the same. Who knew? Somewhere along the line this … Continue reading

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Is Wisconsin Union Thuggery a Microcosm of things to come?

Glenn Reynolds speculates… With their power-base threatened, Wisconsin’s political establishment is cracking up. Expect to see the same sort of thing on the national level, as matters progress. More at the link.

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“But you can bet they’ll blame the Tea Party.”

We’re talking US ratings downgrade.

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… and that’s the Civil Stuff

Investors Business Daily commenting on the Tea Parties roll in the recent debt ceiling negotiations. First when it comes to name calling… In just the last few days, Vice President Biden called the tea party “terrorists,” New York Times columnist … Continue reading

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Tea Party racist?

Then why is Herman Cain so popular with Tea Party supporters? Then why is Herman Cain, a conservative black businessman and radio host from Georgia, generating such excitement among the very people maligned as angry white racists? In a recent … Continue reading

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Won’t see this in the Legacy Media

which means it probably didn’t happen? More over at BreitbartTV.

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The Tea Party riders

Here they are. Trying to constrain the power of government? I’m all for that. Is it worth the pushback, color me uncertain. There might be a better way to spend political capital. Juan Willaims comments. Tea Party demands for so-called … Continue reading

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Extreme Positions

These “extreme” positions of the Tea Party Sen. Schumer so mockingly references are things like “don’t spend more than you take in” and “increasing debt doesn’t bring prosperity.” Or take this really “extreme” position — “I know better than government … Continue reading

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