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Double-Down on the Crazy

What to do when half the independents in your “movement” have figured out the scam? Utah’s independent voters are cooling to the state’s tea party movement, with support dropping by more than half over the last several months, according to … Continue reading

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Morning Awful: Racism Comes Out of the Tea Party Closet

Remember “Lil Obama”? The elder white man who showed up at a 2008 Sarah Palin campaign rally with a stuffed monkey that had an Obama bumper-sticker for a crown? Remember Palin rallygoers speaking their crazy-minds about Obama’s religion and background? … Continue reading

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Morning Awful: Tea Party Dissonance

I know, I know — the North Iowa Tea Party is a leftist plot to sabotage the tea party “movement.” Except for the part where even the tea party “movement” condemns a sign comparing Obama to Hitler and Lenin: Shelby … Continue reading

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Graham Comes Out

Quote the First: On four occasions, Graham met with Tea Party groups. The first, in his Senate office, was “very, very contentious,” he recalled. During a later meeting, in Charleston, Graham said he challenged them: “ ‘What do you want … Continue reading

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