A credible media figure claims that this GOP Senator, implied "in a recent
closed door meeting" that supporters of Senators Ted Cruz and Mike Lee and the
Tea Party are "TRAITORS."
"Who is the tea party? Well, understand, when I was in school, I studied
government, among other things, and prior to World War I and after World War I
we had the anarchists..."
(National Review) While the Washington Post played the IRS attack on the tea
party (and other conservatives, and Jews) on the front page, supplemented by an
editorial, the New York Times buried the story on page 10.
Yes, the left is so confused that they needed to commission a study to find out
what makes those pesky Tea party people tick and wonder of wonders, they found
out that Tea party members are conservative. Here's what else they found out...
A high school track team was disqualified from competing in state finals because
one runner made a religious gesture. The rules committee claimed that giving
thanks to God constitutes "unsportsmanlike conduct" and "taunting."
(Washington Examiner) A group of self-identified conservatives in the political
bellwether state of Ohio said Thursday it is parting ways with the Republican
Party because of recent events, including U.S. Sen. Rob Portman's policy shift
in favor of same-sex marriage.
At least that's the opinion of Kristen Smith at the Western Center for
Journalism. Smith says: "Alex Jones’s supporters are attempting to take over the
Tea Party by infiltrating their social networks and groups."
(The Blaze) Former Republican House Majority Leader Dick Armey says he has left
the prominent conservative Tea Party group FreedomWorks because of what he calls
an internal split over the group’s future direction.