In the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Robin Beres wrote an excellent commentary on last week’s Restoring Honor rally. While not a fan of Glenn Beck herself, she couldn’t help but be impressed by the nature of the crowd he drew: Standing shoulder to shoulder, it was a demonstrably patriotic gathering, a group of people concerned that America [...]
Top Ten Reasons Why Congress Hates the Tea Party & Patriot groups (and why you should register for the Oct. 8-9 Virginia Tea Party Patriots Convention at www.vateapartyconvention.com): 10. Most Tea Party & Patriot group supporters actually work for a living, and it’s human nature not to like people who are so very different from [...]
Liberty Central Founder and Conservative Advocate Ginni Thomas Joins Virginia Tea Party Patriots Convention’s Speakers Richmond, VA – Virginia (Ginni) Lamp Thomas, a long-time conservative advocate with a unique perspective on Washington D.C. politics, is the latest prominent speaker to sign on to appear at the Virginia Tea Party Patriots Convention on Oct. 8-9, sponsored [...]
The following is part 3 of a 3-part series in which I respond to my liberal host’s query regarding the Tea Party. (Again, our wives pulled rank and with a teenager in the next room, we changed the subject of our conversations for the balance of the weekend.) Click here to read part 1 and here to read [...]
The following is part 2 of a 3-part series in which I respond to my liberal host’s query regarding the Tea Party. (Again, our wives pulled rank and with a teenager in the next room, we changed the subject of our conversations for the balance of the weekend.) Click here to read part 1. ---- I did think [...]
A Corporate Titan and a Tea Party Grass-Roots Phenom Sign on to Speak at Virginia Tea Party Patriots Convention Richmond, Va. – Two prominent thought leaders with very different backgrounds – Herman Cain and Jenny Beth Martin - will speak at the Virginia Tea Party Patriots Convention on Oct. 8-9, sponsored by the Virginia Tea [...]
The following is part 1 of a 3-part series. Check back tomorrow and the following day for parts 2 and 3. ---- My wife and I went away this past weekend, guests for a few days at the Jersey Shore (great place, by the way). Our hosts were her friend from school, her husband and teenage [...]
We received the following update from Attorney General Cuccinelli today on the status of the health care lawsuit. Pay careful attention to the credit he gives to the Virginia Tea Party movement at the end! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- August 8, 2010 Dear Friends, Okay folks, last week was a busy week with the health care ruling (which [...]
Dick Morris, the political strategist to President Bill Clinton during his reelection campaign, and John Fund, widely respected political columnist, have been confirmed as speakers at the two-day inaugural Virginia Tea Party Patriots Convention, sponsored by the Virginia Tea Party Patriots Federation. “Dick Morris has seen up close and personal how the cynical politicians in [...]
We received the following press release from the South Carolina Tea Parties: CENSURE OF SEN. LINDSEY GRAHAM We, the undersigned Tea Parties of South Carolina, are issuing a censure of Senator Lindsey Graham. Sen. Graham, as a member of the Judiciary Committee, recently voted to approve Elena Kagan's nomination out of committee and to [...]
With the explosion of the Tea Party movement over the past year-and-a-half or so, a number of solid organizations have stepped to the plate to help train new volunteers, as most of us are new to this whole activism thing. The resulting growth we’ve enjoyed and the progress we’ve made in such a short time [...]
I heard someone the other day refer to the Tea Party as being “right wing.” I have no idea where the “wing” came from, but we do admit we are right that the principles of constitutional governance, limited government, fiscal restraint, free markets, and governing with virtue and accountability are all necessary to ensure the [...]
