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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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Nebraska is Essentially a One Party State

Originally published September 16, 2011, By Linda. Updated November 6, 2014. 6 Comments

Nebraska is Essentially a One Party State

Editor’s Note: This is the seventh article in a series about Nebraska politics, particularly as pertains to the Nebraska Republican Party and closely connected groups and their relationship to the “tea party movement”. We recommend starting with the article “Nebraska’s Ruling Class and the Perils of (Assisted) Political Suicide” which includes links to all other […]

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GiN Tea Party Questions: GOP Employee Seems to Protest Too Much

Originally published September 3, 2011, By Shellinda. Updated October 13, 2012. 13 Comments

GiN Tea Party Questions: GOP Employee Seems to Protest Too Much

  Thursday’s post, “Tea Party” People: See Anything Wrong With This Email?, has attracted a LOT of traffic, but only one comment so far.  In our opinion, however, that comment and our response to it merit more attention from our readers than it’s likely to get if it’s just appended to the original article.  For […]

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Why Good People (or those who are trying to be) Are So Hard to Find in Politics

Originally published June 25, 2011, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated November 29, 2011. 5 Comments

Why Good People (or those who are trying to be) Are So Hard to Find in Politics

Note: If you receive GiN articles by email delivery, there are several videos included here, so it might be advisable to read directly on the website, by clicking here. Since July of last year, I’ve done my best to ensure we reached a goal to publish as many new articles per week as possible, preferably, […]

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Election Is Over – Now What? State Sovereignty! Join Us Tonight 6pm On Radio

Originally published November 5, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated November 5, 2010. Leave a Comment

Election Is Over – Now What? State Sovereignty! Join Us Tonight 6pm On Radio

Join an outstanding line-up of guests for an evening all about State Sovereignty! TONIGHT 6:00PM – 8:00PM CST Rule of Law Radio Network – click *HERE* to listen live online I’ll be sitting in for Kaye Beach on the Axxiom for Liberty show tonight. Election Euphoria? Or the Beginning of the Beginning? Although the election […]

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Join Us Friday Night On Radio For A Sovereignty Special!

Originally published November 3, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated January 23, 2011. Leave a Comment

Join Us Friday Night On Radio For A Sovereignty Special!

by Shelli Dawdy 6:00pm – 8:00pm CST This Friday evening, I will be filling in as host of the Axxiom for Liberty radio show on Rule of Law Radio Network for Kaye Beach. Sitting in as my co-host for the evening will be my dear friend Sandra Crosnoe of R3publicans. We will be discussing the […]

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GiN on KLKN TV: Tea Party Movement Impact In Nebraska

Originally published September 18, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated January 24, 2011. Leave a Comment

GiN on KLKN TV: Tea Party Movement Impact In Nebraska

By Shelli Dawdy Lincoln’s KLKN TV contacted me Friday, requesting an interview regarding recent developments in the primary elections. The reporter, Stephanie Costanzo, informed KLKN had done a story everyday this week on the tea party’s impact and they were looking for the local perspective. Did the successes in other places in the country provide […]

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