Tag: Politics

  • Future of the tea party protests

    The Washington Times ponders the future of the tea party protest movement in Anti-tax crusade to storm Capitol. One promising sign: “In some areas we’ve noticed tea party activists are getting involved in local government in school boards [and] town councils.”

  • I’ll help you with technology

    I hate to see activists struggle with technology. Whether it’s creating and managing a blog, using Facebook or Twitter, or just using computers and the Internet effectively, I’d like to help.

  • Wichita tea party covered in East Wichita News

    Cathy Feemster, Managing Editor of East Wichita News, has some great coverage of the Wichita tea party protest on tax day. Click on 2,000 ‘Tea Party’ at Grass Roots Protest for the story.

  • Stephen Moore: Tea party like “sonic boom”

    Speaking at a recent event held by the Sam Adams Alliance, Wall Street Journal editorial board member and economist Stephen Moore told tea party protesters that “the message that you all delivered was heard like a sonic boom in Washington. We’ve never seen anything like it.”

  • The ABC’s of Virginia Alcohol Law

    At the recent Sammies awards presented by the Sam Adams Alliance, a video titled The ABC’s of Virginia Alcohol Law received an award. It’s a funny video. It’s not the most important issue in the world, but it shows us another example of the ways that government get so twisted up in a knot (of…

  • Soros watch launched

    A new website has been launched to keep track of the activities of George Soros.

  • Michelle Malkin on bloggers and tea party reaction

    Saturday in Northbrook, Illinois, about 300 people gathered to attend an awards ceremony presented by the Sam Adams Alliance. One of the presenters was Michelle Malkin, who has been at the forefront of blogging for a long time. She’s also been involved in the recent tea party movement. In her remarks (introducing my friend Chad…

  • Wichita tax day tea party a success

    Yesterday several thousand Wichitans and folks from all over Kansas met on a windswept field to register their discontent with Washington policies. The crowd heard from some great speakers, some of which you can see at the WichitaLiberty YouTube channel. Citizens had opinions, too. Common themes of frustration included too much spending, pork-barrel spending, and…

  • Why attend a tax day tea party protest?

    This Wednesday, citizens across the country will attend tax day tea party protests across the country. Why should you attend a tax day tea party protest in your town? After all, it seems a little counter-intuitive. Isn’t the stimulus for our own good?

  • What will you do after the tea party?

    Across the nation, people are planning tea party protests next Wednesday April 15. These protests are sure to attract many people and garner media coverage. At the Wichita tea party we expect hundreds to attend. That’s fine for that one day. But to create change in our country, there must be sustained activism. That’s hard…

  • Wichita businessman Pompeo files for Congress

    “Wichita businessman and Republican leader Mike Pompeo has officially filed papers with the Federal Election Commission enabling him to begin raising funds for a campaign to represent the people of Kansas’ Fourth Congressional District.”

  • Pompeo to speak at Pachyderm

    Candidate for the fourth district seat in the U.S. House of Representatives Mike Pompeo will speak to the Wichita Pachyderm Club this Friday.