Iowa Republicans and conservatives are mourning the passing of another family member tonight. Longtime activist Richard Auwerda went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday. Auwerda lived in Kelley, Iowa and was active in the Story County GOP. He grew up in Wheaton, Illinois and attended Iowa State University. He earned a degree from [...]
Archive of posts tagged Tea Party
The creeping expansion of government power
Government increases its scope and power in sometimes small increments, writes John D’Aloia Jr.
Christine O’Donnell Rejected by Iowa Tea Party Groups, Again
Three months ago, a late invitation to former U.S. Senate candidate and former Tea Party darling Christine O’Donnell almost caused Sarah Palin to cancel her a heavily publicized speech at a Tea Party rally in Iowa. O’Donnell was invited and uninvited to that event twice over a span of two days. Now, Tea Party groups [...]
Tea party groups, Marsha Blackburn plan rally in support of Gibson Guitar
Supporters of Gibson Guitar are planning a rally next month at the Opryland hotel Scoreboard restaurant on Music Valley Drive, complete with appearances by Gibson President Henry Juszkiewicz and U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn. The event, called We Stand With Gibson, … Continue reading →
Lies of liberal progressives, Sunday edition
A recent television talk show provided viewers a lesson on how the political left lies and distorts in order to score political points against what it sees as easy targets. This activity is necessary to prop up the system of modern American liberalism, which is based on the lie that human freedom and liberty is enhanced by expanding government beyond what is minimally necessary to secure our true rights and freedoms.
Could Tennessee have its own Jesse Ventura?
Professional wrestler Glenn Jacobs, better known to WWE fans as Kane, made an appearance at Wednesday’s tea party gathering at the capitol. Jacobs departed before tea party members dispersed to talk to lawmakers. Though Jacobs described himself a Libertarian and not a tea party member, his presence at the event might be worth noting to [...]
Judson Phillips has his tea party cred questioned
Nashville DUI attorney and local tea party organizer Judson Phillips was called out yesterday on a Slate.com blog. At issue is whether Phillips, of Tea Party Convention fame, is a legitimate leader of the tea party movement. The convention, which featured Sarah Palin as its keynote speaker, was widely criticized as a for-profit event. Now [...]
