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Tea Party Signs, Sponsored by the RNC

The Republican National Committee is paying for signs and political buttons used by Tea Party groups — despite widespread disagreement among the conservative, grassroots activists on whether the movement should work to elect candidates within the ...

From DAVID WEIGEL, The Washington Independent,  12 Mar 2010
Related Topics: Washington Times,  Republican National Committee,  Barack Obama,  U.S. Republican Party

Family Research Council: Help Us Kill ObamaCare

Here’s the flip side of Ben Smith’s report today on evangelicals and Tea Parties — direct mail from the social conservative Family Research Council that tees off on health care reform and delivers, by and large, a message that could appeal to anyone in ...

From DAVID WEIGEL, The Washington Independent,  12 Mar 2010

King wants you to take the town halls to Washington

To some extent, this round of activism is kabuki for the cameras — all of the action is inside the Democratic caucus as wavering members are convinced to vote for the Senate bill. The “town hall” theme is meant to remind members what they’ll face when ...

From DAVID WEIGEL, Iowa Independent,  12 Mar 2010

GOP Candidate in Hawaii: Social Security Privatization ‘Deserves Examination’

Phil Klein talks to Charles Djou, the GOP candidate in the House district that includes Honolulu and looks unusually winnable thanks to an open primary that could split the votes of Democrats. Perhaps because of that, and because of the general ...

From DAVID WEIGEL, The Washington Independent,  12 Mar 2010
Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  U.S. Democratic Party,  Barack Obama,  George W. Bush

Obama on Trial!

A friend passes on this flier, apparently being distributed in Harlem, for a week-long “trial” of the president of the United States to be held at ATLAH Worldwide Church and some rented rooms at Columbia University. The full title: “C.I.A. Columbia ...

From DAVID WEIGEL, The Washington Independent,  12 Mar 2010
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Columbia University,  David Manning

Oh, the Social Conservatives and Tea Partiers Can Be Friends

Ben Smith has a great write-up on something I’ve been talking about for a while: tension between the social conservative activists who provided the muscle for the Reagan/Bush Republican coalition and the Tea Party activists who, suddenly, have become ...

From DAVID WEIGEL, The Washington Independent,  12 Mar 2010
Related Topics: Ronald Reagan,  Barack Obama,  U.S. Republican Party,  Susan B. Anthony,  Scott Brown

Steve King Wants You to Take the Town Halls to Washington

To some extent, this round of activism is kabuki for the cameras — all of the action is inside the Democratic caucus as wavering members are convinced to vote for the Senate bill. The “town hall” theme is meant to remind members what they’ll face when ...

From DAVID WEIGEL, The Washington Independent,  12 Mar 2010

Republicans Pick First-Time Candidate for Murtha Seat

By a nearly 2-1 margin, Republican conferees chose first-time candidate and small businessman Tim Burns to run in the May 18 special election for the seat formerly held by John Murtha. Democrats earlier this week selected their nominee — Mark Critz, ...

From DAVID WEIGEL, The Washington Independent,  12 Mar 2010
Related Topics: Tim Burns (politician),  John P. Murtha

Attacking ‘Paterson-Appointee Kirsten Gillibrand’

One of the NRSC’s hardest potential targets in 2010 has been Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.): appointed in a bit of a mess by Gov. David Paterson (D-N.Y.), struggling to define her political identity, but incredibly adept at scaring potential ...

From DAVID WEIGEL, The Washington Independent,  11 Mar 2010
Related Topics: Kirsten Gillibrand,  David A Paterson,  U.S. Democratic Party,  Dan Senor,  U.S. Congress

The Next James O’Keefe Sting

Noah Schactman gets a look at it in his sprawling profile of Andrew Breitbart. The scene, from a meet-up between O’Keefe and Breitbart that Schachtman witnessed: This time, there are no prostitutes involved, just a shady, and serious, tax-fraud scheme. ...

From DAVID WEIGEL, The Washington Independent,  11 Mar 2010
Related Topics: Barack Obama

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