Tea Party

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Sooner Tea Party Co-Founder Charged With Blackmail

The co-founder of the Sooner Tea Party was charged Tuesday with blackmail and violation of Oklahoma’s computer crime act in connection to a threatening email he allegedly sent to a state senator about legislation favored by conservative tea party supporters.

2013/04/11

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Cruz To Be Sworn In As First Hispanic U.S. Senator From Texas

Tea party favorite Ted Cruz will be sworn in Thursday as the first Hispanic to represent Texas in the U.S. Senate.

2013/01/03

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Gov. Perry: Teachers Should Carry Concealed Handguns

Texas Gov. Rick Perry indicated Monday that he supported allowing teachers and administrators to carry concealed handguns in response to the Connecticut school massacre that left 20 children dead.

2012/12/18

Opinion: Amazing ‘Stupid Things’

Former House Republican Leader Dick Armey criticized GOP candidates for saying “stupid things,” but here is one problem: The 2012 candidates were talking about Republican policy.

2012/12/11

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Opinion: Seceding From The Union Is Not A Good Idea

I find interest in the circus surrounding people in the fifty states of the Union petitioning to secede from the United States since President Barack Obama was reelected two weeks ago, I’ll be the first to admit that any state seceding from the Union is a terrible idea.

2012/11/23

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Opinion: ‘I’m Not A Scientist, Man’ And The GOP’s War On Reason

If Republicans, as a political party, continue this hostility toward science then they do not understand the driving force that science and innovation play in our economy. It also is another proof point in the case that Democrats made about Republican math not adding up.

2012/11/20