FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tea Party Groups Call on Sponsors to Drop Hardball Matthews' "Hit Piece" Disparages Tea Party Members June 17, 2010 – The National Tea Party Federation, a broad coalition of Tea Party groups, takes a stand and condemns the left-wing propaganda hit piece that aired on MSNBC June 16th. The program, Rise of [...]
This guy is the face of Congress: When he indignantly asks "Who are YOU??", he's not just talking to that kid. He is representing ALL of Congress (both parties) asking YOU: Who are YOU to challenge us? Who are YOU to think you know what's good for you? Who are YOU to think you are [...]
The administration in Washington and Congressional buzzards are swooping in on wings of outrage to attack and dismantle as much of the free market oil industry as they can during the present Gulf oil crisis. The demagogue central planners, Obama and company, have woken from their slumber and bungled leadership to an orgy of ginned [...]
Providence Forge residents John and Sharon Phelps along with two friends, Richard Dawes and Ron Stiers, decided that they had seen and heard enough of a government that was over reaching; spending and taxing us too much; and was so corrupt that they weren’t even trying to hide it any more! They knew they could [...]
(Data sources are US CBO and Federal Reserve) The chart above (click, then click again to enlarge) shows three data sets: 1) in red, the federal budget deficit; 2) in dark blue, US Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the supposed size of the US economy; 3) in highlighted light blue, shows what US GDP would be [...]
In its statist, bureaucratic and "best and brightest" attempt to insert itself (without Congressional authority) into the climate change scare, the EPA declared in 2009 that carbon dioxide (what you exhale and plants absorb) is a danger to public health. This unprecedented power grab will result in the EPA governing - and draining wealth from [...]
On May 21, Richmond Tea Party sent questionnaires to the two candidates running to fill the 27th district House of Delegates seat. Click here to download Roxann Robinson's response. As of the date of this post, we have not received a response from Dr. William "Bill" Brown.
The second congressional district of Virginia has been interesting to watch with 7 candidates in the race. One candidate, Scott Rigell, is the GOP Party favorite with numerous endorsements from the GOP like Governor McDonnell, Lt. Gov Bill Bolling, Minority Whip Cantor and over a dozen other GOP politicians. The Hampton Roads Tea Party has [...]
Far from being an effective measure that protects anyone but the banks, the Senate's Financial Reform Bill is itself a testament to the power of money. Two thousand banking lobbyists descended on Washington to ensure that any effective restrictions on banks' power and guaranteed profitability were stripped away. They succeeded. The bill does virtually nothing [...]
The next debate hosted by the Controversy Club is fast approaching. On Tuesday, June 15, Bill Kallio and Sidney J. Gunst, Jr. will debate the topic “Is Social Security Really Security?” The event is free and open to the public. Doors open at 6:00 pm. The debate runs from 6:30-8:00 pm. The location is: "The Place" [...]
In this final installment, I want to emphasize the connection between economics and politics. In my mind the two are interwoven and inseparable. Economics is about who produces what, and politics is about who gets to keep it. The political system is exactly as virtuous as are the people who comprise it. Activity in the [...]
This came out last year, but in case you haven’t seen it, have a good laugh at this great satire as comedian Tim Hawkins nails how our current government operates.
