Posts Tagged ‘Tea Party’

When candidate Barak Obama traveled to Germany in July of 2008 to give a speech under the shadow of the Victory Column at Tiergaten Park, the news media from all around the globe were in awe of the crowd that gathered to hear him.  They also surmised that Obama represented the best hope of ... Full story

Polk County Republicans nominated three people for Polk County Supervisor last night.  Before the special nominating convention, the three incumbent Democrats on the Board were running unopposed. Former Third District congressional candidate Dave Funk leads the new slate of candidates.  Funk will run in District Three.  Bonita Davis was nominated to run in District ... Full story

By Nathan Tucker Sharron Angle, the Tea Party favorite who won the Republican Senate nomination in Nevada, has been labeled an extremist for, among other things, wanting to abolish the federal department of education.  The Department of Education was signed into law in 1979 by President Jimmy Carter.  At the time, however, the new department was ... Full story

My email has been full of people asking me questions about the primary. So instead of spending all my time responding to those people individually, I thought I would just answer them here. Mable from Fredonia asks: Hey Krusty, do you think the 2nd or 3rd CD will go to convention? Thanks for your question ... Full story

The Des Moines Tea Party unveiled its “Candidate Report Card” yesterday. The group said it will not endorse a candidate, but its actions of late tell a different story. Some of the group’s statements combined with the actions of its leader, Charlie Gruschow, raise questions about its long-term viability. The group weighed in on ... Full story

By James Johnson Iowa’s Republican primary elections are less than three weeks away. But the first big GOP contest has already taken place -- in Kentucky. Yesterday, the winner of the United States Senate primary election was the Tea Party-recruited candidate, Dr. Rand Paul, an eye surgeon and the son of Texas Congressman and former Republican ... Full story

Four of the seven candidates vying for the Republican nomination in Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District participated in a debate sponsored by the Des Moines Tea Party on Sunday night. Brad Zaun, Dave Funk, Pat Betroche and Scott Batcher attended the debate, which was held at the Airport Holiday Inn in Des Moines. ... Full story

Rees Responds to Des Moines Tea Party Debate My name is Mark Rees and I am a candidate for Congress in Iowa's 3rd District. This Sunday evening, the Des Moines Tea Party will be holding a candidate debate. I have declined their invitation and feel it is important that I share my reasons with you ... Full story

By Emily Geiger We all know that the left-wing media types and liberal blog commenters have no class and have chosen to twist a name that was chosen to reflect the founding of this country and turn it into a reference to a perverted homosexual sex act. But now, our dear president has stooped that low as ... Full story

By James Johnson Political columnists have the duty to shoot sacred cows when they roam onto the streets of public opinion and use taboo to starve people of the intellectual protein that they need to be politically healthy. This is one of those times. And the sacred cow that I have in my sights is standing right in ... Full story