Obama aide takes dim view of anti-tax tea parties

Damn the tea bags. A top adviser to President Barack Obama takes a dim view of last week's anti-tax "tea parties," promoted by organizers in the spirit of the Boston Tea Party.

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GOP hopes to build momentum behind 'tea parties'

Republicans have lost their grip on Congress and the White House, but they claim to have American anger over taxes and the economy on their side as tens of thousands turned out for anti-tax "tea parties" around the country.

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In the 2008 election, time to party like it's 1773

When the Boston Tea Party's presidential candidate Charles Jay went to register to vote in Florida this summer the clerk at the elections office wasn't sure what to do.

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July 4th: The Mother of the Revolutionary War: Sarah Bradlee Fulton

The rockets' red glare and bombs bursting in air are prettiest over water. What better place to celebrate the birth of a country than Boston's Independence Day party - a full week of celebration centered on Boston Harbor.

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Heh. Sam Donaldson really smacks down the ever-unctuous (and historically inaccurate) George Will on This Week's roundtable discussion about the teabaggers:

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The Son's of Liberty who brought us the Boston Tea Party were fighting for a voice in government, not a free ride. Today's phony-patriots organized by Fox (Faux) News misused America's history to disguise their greed as populism.

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In spite of President Barack Obama's middle-class tax cuts -- swooping rates to well below those of President Ronald Reagan -- some persist in the belief that Obama is "the taxingist taxing taxer in all the taxing history of taxes," joked MSNBC's Rachel Maddow on Monday night.

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Grassroots Movement: Conservatives Host "Dirty Sanchez" Events on April 15th

"It's right under our noses!", says a trucker in Tennessee. "We want to expose the liberal taint", cries one Orange County suburban hausfrau.Across America, spurred on by right-wing luminaries like Glenn Beck and Sean Hannity, the air is filled with the sweet fragrance of politic …

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The Minor Third Parties Candidates

You already know about all the major third parties. However, did you know that there are also a bunch of smaller third parties? Most are one plank activists trying to draw attention to an issue (Prohibition Party), extremists (Socialist Party USA), or bloggers (Boston Tea Party).

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Should Libertarian candidate for President Bob Barr be a part of the Presidential debates?

I think I have a decent idea of what the responses will be here, but let me say something first before I open the discussion up (unless you just want to scroll down and skip my goings-on).

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Tea in the Harbor - Dumping Foreign Goods

I often find myself wondering if there are any companies out there who will take a stand on principle and refuse to take jobs away from American workers, even it means a lower profit margin. Are there any companies out there who can see the bigger picture, beyond their own P&L.

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Paul camp marches to own beat

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I really get the idea that Dr. Paul is NOT going to go third party. If that is the case, he has still made a huge impact and set a few brushfires of freedom this year. As a reformed Democrat, I love it that Freedom is such a powerful message.

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A group of Rep.

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Excellent video. Ron Paul supporters are going to send a message this Sunday, an even bigger one than on November 5th.

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The Boston Tea Party: Was It A Criminal Action?

On December 16, 1773 (not two years before the full scale American Revolution), Colonists (members of the secret Patriot organization termed the "Sons of Liberty" and others) in the New World disguised themselves as Mohawk Indians, then boarded ships loaded with East India Co …

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Tyranny Terror and Moral Relativism – America's Shifting Battlefronts

America was founded on the premise that men should live without tyranny from oppressive rulers and laws. It is a battle that never really ends.

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Interesting, if brief take on the effects of tariffs and protectionism, and interference with force (aka, government) with trade in general.

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From the article: If the New York Times had been around to report on the American Revolution, its coverage might have looked something like this... * Dec. 16, 1773: Sons of Liberty to raid East India Company ships

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What's the Verdict, Did You Pay or Get a Refund

Well, today is deadline day. How many of you had to send in a check to Uncle Sam in order to satisfy his thirst for your blood.

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