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Michele Bachmann Response: A Rebuttal to Her State of the Union Rebuttal [VIDEOS]
By JJ Helland - AOL NewsIt's getting hard to keep track of these things. So U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin gave the official Republican rebuttal to President Barack Obama's State of the Union speech last night. Michele Bachmann, the GOP lawmaker from Minnesota, also gave a rebuttal to Obama's address, via the Tea Party Express organization. And to top it all off, comedian Lizz Winstead taped a rebuttal to the conservative congresswoman's rebuttal. So in case you missed the president's State of the Union speech and all the rebuttals last night (and yes, we're going for a record in using the word "rebuttal" in a ...
CNN Explains Airing of Bachmann Rebuttal: Tea Party is 'Major Force'
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyCNN is explaining its decision to air Rep. Michele Bachmann's tea party-themed rebuttal in addition to the official Republican response to President Obama's State of the Union speech. In an e-mailed programming note Tuesday, CNN political director Sam Feist called the grassroots conservative movement "a major force in American politics" and in the GOP. "Hearing the tea party's perspective on the State of the Union is something we believe CNN's viewers will be interested in hearing and we are happy to include this perspective as one of many in tonight's coverage," Feist said. Bachmann's ...
State of the Union Address [LIVE FEED]
By David Knowles - AOL NewsAs mandated by the U.S. Constitution, President Barack Obama will deliver his State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress today. Surge Desk has a live feed of the proceedings, which will be followed by an official response delivered by Republican Rep. Paul Ryan, and an unofficial tea party rejoinder given by Rep. Michele Bachmann. Coverage of the speech begins at 8 p.m. EST, and the president is scheduled to begin speaking approximately an hour later. Live TV : Ustream More State of the Union coverage from Surge Desk: Dr. Peter Rhee: 5 Facts About Gabrielle ...
Michele Bachmann Doing a State of the Union Rebuttal; Twitter Not Impressed
By JJ Helland - AOL NewsIs Michele Bachmann going a bit rogue? The Minnesota congresswoman, a tea party favorite and possible 2012 presidential contender, will be giving her own response to President Barack Obama's State of the Union speech on Tuesday. The Republican lawmaker's rebuttal will be broadcast on www.TeaPartyExpress.org, the website of a political action committee based out in California. The Republican Party, however, has officially tapped Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan to deliver its response to the president's address. But that's apparently not going to stop Bachmann from getting her conservative message ...
Tea Party and CNN to Host 2011 Republican Presidential Debate in Florida
By Tom Diemer - Politics DailyThe Tea Party Express, one of several grassroots conservative groups with similar names that sprung up in the last two years, is teaming with CNN to stage a Republican presidential debate next September in Tampa, site of the 2012 Republican National Convention. Related Stories Justice Antonin Scalia Says 'Yes' to Tea Party Invitation It's an unusual marriage between political activists and a news organization. A joint announcement said the pairing of the Republican-leaning outfit with the straight news cable network would produce "a first-of-its-kind presidential primary debate." It ...
Joe Miller Files for Injunction to Keep Fat Lady From Singing
By David Knowles - AOL News(Nov. 18) -- The Alaska Senate race is heading back to court. An attorney for tea party candidate Joe Miller asked a federal judge today to halt the certification of Lisa Murkowski as the victor. Miller's challenge will once again focus on state rules over how a write-in candidate's name can appear on a ballot. If past court action is any indication, however, Miller could face even more disappointment. On Nov. 10 an Alaska federal judge rejected Miller's request to halt the counting of write-in ballots, and in October, the Alaska Supreme Court dealt Miller a blow by ruling that even ...
Lisa Murkowski Leading Joe Miller by Nearly 2,000 Votes (and Counting)
By David Knowles - AOL News(Nov. 16) -- Is the handwriting on the wall? Sen. Lisa Murkowski appears poised to become only the second Senate candidate in U.S. history to mount a successful write-in campaign. At last check, Murkowski now leads tea party rival Joe Miller by more than 1,700 votes with approximately 8,000 write-in ballots left to count, the Anchorage Daily News reported. With 92,164 votes, Murkowski overtook Miller's 90,458 during Monday's counting. So far, 97 percent of all write-in ballots have been credited to Murkowski, but Miller's campaign continues to argue that they can challenge enough ballots to ...
Tea Party Leader to Romney: Massachusetts Health Law 'Absolutely' Unacceptable
By Jill Lawrence - Politics DailyLikely Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, the former governor of liberal Massachusetts, could be looking at trouble ahead from tea party activists in 2012. Amy Kremer, president of the influential Tea Party Express, says the health law Romney signed when he was governor will "absolutely not" be acceptable to the movement. Kremer made the comment to David Brody of Christian Broadcasting Network. When Brody asked her if the "Massachusetts healthcare situation" will fly with the tea party movement, she responded, "Absolutely not. I'm being honest here." She added that "the days of ...
Did Harry Reid 'Steal' the Nevada Senate Election?
By David Knowles - AOL News(Nov. 3) -- Dirty tricks? On Tuesday night, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was basking in the glow of his narrow victory over tea party upstart Sharron Angle. Throughout the course of the campaign, polls had shown the race to be an extremely tight contest, with the lead swinging back and forth between the two candidates all the way down to the wire. But let's back up to the waning days of the battle, with the contest far from decided. That's when Cleta Mitchell, Angle's attorney, sent out a fundraising letter in which she proclaimed the following: As Sharron Angle's campaign attorney, I ...
Tea Party Candidates: Catch Us If You Can
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