Tea Party Movement Connects with Candidates on the Basis of Ideas, Not Party

Contrary to what has been widely circulated in the New York Times and elsewhere, the Tea Party movement presents both parties with challenges and liabilities. The Democratic victory in Pennsylvania's special House election shows that a small government message transcends party labels. This NYT piece raises some good questions even as it overlooks the widespread appeal of the Tea Party movement... Running against unpopular figures in the other party is insufficient and must be married in with ...

Front Page Hit Piece Against Rand Paul Recycles Unfounded Accusations

Despite his substantial  win over the Republican establishment in the Kentucky primary, U.S. Senate candidate Rand Paul operates well outside of the American mainstream and is therefore unelectable, according to the liberal news media. He is also a champion of the Tea Party movement is therefore also a racist, The New York Times informs readers in a front page hit piece that is short on facts and long on unfounded accusations. Allegations of racism that have been directed against average Ame...

Report Overstates Impact of Pa. Election Results on Tea Party Trends

Anyone who is registered Republican long enough knows that their party if fully capable of missing opportunities, sending the wrong message and losing where it should be winning. However, a front page report in the NYT about election results in Pa greatly overstates the local implications for the Tea Party movement and overall national trends... Forget everything that has been written and said about the possibility of Republicans retaking the House this coming November in light of a “decisive...

Black Republicans See New Opportunties Where the Media Erects Barriers

There are over 30 African-Americans running for office as Republicans with very strong credentials and compelling biographies. But they probably shouldn't bother as there are too many racial and political barriers, The New York Times suggests as it slides in yet another dig at Tea Party activists Diversity is a grand concept except where it trips up The New York Times and other media outlets that use race as a foil against Tea Party activists and public officials who advance small government...

Journalistic Gynamistics Used to Explain Away Conservative Appeal in Florida

An otherwise informative piece, falls back on journalistic gymanstics in an effort to explain away the appeal of Marco Rubio in Florida and the Tea Party activism that fuels his candidacy. After uplifting Crist, the NYT then acknowledges he was not so hot after all, but that Rubio will over time prove offensive to the Florida electorate. We'll see... Gov.  Charlie Crist is just getting started on telling Republicans to get lost after the party base succumbed to Tea Party fervor, according to ...