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Tea Party Turned Three

Originally published April 15, 2012, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated July 21, 2015. 7 Comments

Tea Party Turned Three

I publish this as April 15th has only a couple of hours left. I know that in most people’s minds, this date marks the third anniversary of what has come to be known as the tea party movement. I know why people think that, of course. The majority of people first heard about modern day […]

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Sometimes No is the Right Answer

Originally published April 10, 2010, By Linda. Updated November 16, 2012. Leave a Comment

Sometimes No is the Right Answer

Have you been frustrated with attempts by progressives of every stripe to portray Republicans as the Party of No?  They contend the Republicans in Congress have refused to offer any constructive suggestions concerning how health care costs that are spiraling out of control can be reduced.  According to progressives, Congressional Republicans have had only one […]

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New Video of April 11 Lincoln Tea Party at the State Capitol

Originally published May 20, 2009, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated January 25, 2011. Leave a Comment

Many thanks to Don for taking the time to make this excellent video of the April 11 Lincoln Tea Party at the State Capitol. I don’t think he missed one of the signs there. I really enjoyed watching this, as I’m sure anyone who was there (or wished they’d been!). No one can see all […]

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“Honey, I Shrunk the Tea Party” At Axxiom for Liberty

Originally published April 17, 2009, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated January 25, 2011. Leave a Comment

Lady Axiom has an excellent post rounding up many of the cases of media bias in the reporting about April 15th’s Tea Party events. Oklahoma Tea Party- Perspective. *update* Honey! I shrunk the Tea Party! In addition to citing many examples of media bias, the Lady also points out the attempted hi-jacking or co-opting of any […]

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Caravan

Originally published April 8, 2009, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated January 25, 2011. Leave a Comment

A number of people have indicated interest in a coordinated caravan across I-80 on the day of the event. The route and timing proposed are being worked on at this time. The idea is this: starting west in North Platte (see below), the caravan would “pick up” additional participants at exits at noted times. A […]

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Lincoln Tax Freedom Tea Party is Sat., Apr. 11th

Originally published March 27, 2009, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated January 25, 2011. Leave a Comment

Just click the above graphic to read the full post regarding the April 11th event.

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Lincoln Tax Freedom Tea Party Information

Originally published March 20, 2009, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated January 25, 2011. Leave a Comment

Thank you for inquiring about the Lincoln Tax Freedom Tea Party Event information: Saturday, April 11 1:00 – 3:00 PM State Capitol Building 1445 K St. Lincoln Please bring cans of Pork & Beans to show your distaste with all of the out of control spending by politicians and to do some good. All collected […]

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