Tony Blankley, one of the most astute political commentators, published a column on Sept. 29 titled “Tea Party Has Elites on the Run.” He believes that the Tea Party, by stressing virtues that the elites disdain, has started an "inexorable" movement that will restore power to the middle class. His argument: The elites (aka the [...]
The attempt of the Media continues. It would be so simple if they could tie the Tea Party to one or the other existing party. But it just isn't going to happen. The Tea Party is growing so rapidly that we don't need any help or guidance from either. In fact, neither party has been [...]
It’s been quite a ride so far, hasn’t it? In less than a year and a half since our first Tea Party, the movement has exploded into more protests and rallies, marches, viral videos of passionate town hall appearances, visits to congressional offices, bus trips to Washington D.C. (and other cities across America), online and [...]
In recent news we read that there remains a lack of trust in government. And rightly so. But emerging is proof that help is on the way. More and more we see that indeed the Tea Party is alive and well, working to hold our government accountable. But as with most such maladies as mistrust, [...]
It depends who you ask. If you ask the GOP leadership, "we're all the Tea Party..." Read about it here. To excerpt: House Republican leader John Boehner says: "There really is no difference between what Republicans believe in and what the Tea Party activists believe in." Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele says: "If I [...]
The old media and many commentators, including many Republican savants, have been saying that candidates endorsed by Tea Parties cannot win in November. The old-guard Republicans whine that RINOs (Republicans In Name Only) and “moderate” Republicans have been defeated in primaries when “they are the only candidates who can win.” The conventional wisdom says that [...]
RTP has had some questions about our involvement in the VA-9 race and lack of coordination for the 9/12 event. As I said before, we support both efforts, but in light of this discussion, I want to highlight a recent Washington Examiner op-ed written by Mark Llyod -- chairman of the Lynchburg Tea Party and [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Tea Party supporter and patriot Bob Vogt has created an excellent document describing the roots of the crises America faces and how we must return to first principles of constitutional governance, principled leadership, and fiscal responsibility in order for our nation to survive and thrive again. He explains that this isn't accomplished simply by changing Congress [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]