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From the Washington Post. More from the authors at Crooks and Liars. 1. The birth-certificate conspiracy. 2. Death panels. 3. Obama is a Muslim/Socialist/Fascist. 4. Obama is going to take away our guns. 5. Obama is raising our taxes. 6. Fascism is a left-wing phenomenon. 7. Global warming...

This is surprising because Maine Republicans are usually known for being moderates. The entire platform can be read here (pdf doc). Edit:

I live in Boston, and I've seen a few tea party demonstrations in the last few months in my area. But recently I have seen several demonstrations by Lyndon Larouche supporters. I have seen Lyndon Larouche supporters before, typically around political rallies for other politicians, but they were...

Tea party wins victory in Utah as incumbent GOP senator loses bid for nomination According to this report, Bennett can't run as an independent, so it's either a write-in campaign or the end for him: Be careful, GOP, you may get what you wish for.

I kid you not. These knuckleheads are aiming to "to create a new volunteer militia to help defend against what they believe are improper federal infringements on state sovereignty." The irony: this is the same state where one of the most devastating domestic terror attacks in US history was...

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http://www.newsweek.com/id/236996 Them darn libral mediests R just tryin to paint us all as racialists!

I've seen numerous attempts to pin down what the Tea Partiers are really all about and there always seems to be someone who says something along the lines of "No, that's not what its all about", sometimes coupled with a deriding comment about the low level of skepticism in the Politics forum...

This is bizarre and frightening. This veteran almost assaults someone for asking a few questions as a teabagger rally in Washington. I wonder if he ever got VA medical care. If I heard him correctly, he says vets who can't afford medical insurance should go to charity hospitals. Jbc064Uwax4

Education is in a crisis in this country. Tens of thousands of teachers will be laid off this year and student to teacher ratios will more than double. On top of this entire departments, especially art, music and drama ones, will be eliminated. All for lack of money. But we have the Tea Party...