But since the rise
of the Tea Party movement in 2009, GOP leaders have been reluctant to publicly support climate science, instead expressing skepticism or even flat - out denial of global warming.
I wish he had taken a more vigorous approach to multiple malfeasances of Wall Street and the banking industry early on and thereby preempted much
of the Tea Party movement.
Skepticism and outright denial of global warming are among the articles of faith
of the Tea Party movement.
Once a moderate on environmental issues, Upton has been pushing a pro-fossil fuel agenda since the rise
of the Tea Party movement in 2010.
This type does have some presence on the fringe
of the tea party movement, which attracts nuts of all varieties.
Also signing on are two energetic new grassroots groups that speak on behalf of much
of the Tea Party movement: Tea Party Express and American Grassroots Coalition.
Witness the rapid reversal of the Republican Party's commitment to reform in the wake
of the Tea Party movement's rise.
In the last year, Republican enthusiasm for education reform on Capitol Hill has evaporated in the face
of the Tea Party movement's extreme anti-federalism.
People gather at a rally in Washington, D.C., organized by conservative Fox News commentator Glenn Beck, one of the de facto leaders
of the Tea Party movement.
It was issued at the height
of the tea party movement and, arguably, at the nadir of congressional Republicans» willingness to address the climate crisis.
Busch is backed by local affiliates
of the Tea Party movement, something McEneny said has nothing to do with his pledge to quit.
Washington (CNN)- Florida Senate candidate Marco Rubio rejected a blanket characterization
of the Tea Party movement as extremist on Tuesday, but at the same time remained noncommittal about the prospect of joining a Tea Party caucus if elected.
(CNN)- Members
of the tea party movement are offering their response to the deficit reduction super committee in the form of proposed cuts and a committee hearing Thursday.
All your Bronx political gossip in Bob Kappstatter's weekly column, including some Board of Elections drama, and the emergence
of a Tea Party movement here in the Boogie Down.
Waving American and even «Don't Tread on Me» flags, a symbol
of the Tea Party movement, the people clustering in Queens blasted Mr. de Blasio, dubbed «Mayor Chaos» by one protester, and allies like Rev. Al Sharpton, a divisive figure in the law enforcement world.
I am a business man, Ronald Reagan conservative and proud supporter
of the tea party movement in our state.
The Indiana race drew the most attention of all the races on Tuesday's ballots because some cast it as a referendum on the power
of the tea party movement.
Titled «R.I.P. Political Establishment,» the post argues that the rise
of the Tea Party movement — epitomized by... Read More
(CNN)- Longtime Democratic Rep. Charlie Rangel of New York compared congressional Republicans to terrorists and likened supporters
of the tea party movement to «white crackers» in an interview published Friday.
Weprin then went on to say Turner «admires the leaders
of the Tea Party movement,» which he said is in line with Turner's views on not raising taxes on the mega-rich and multinational corporations.
Michael Caputo was in many ways the architect of Paladino's campaign, in addition to being an active member
of the tea party movement and a self - professed über Conservative.
Crist tried to differentiate himself from Rubio who has received support from members
of the Tea Party movement.
It's part of the Indivisible movement, an online guide helping activists model their protests after the success
of the Tea Party movement that started in 2009.
Bannon was the one who set out in 2012 to find European versions
of the tea party movement and he has cultivated a close relationship with Farage and Ukip ever since.
Mr. Paladino is a user... a user
of the tea party movement.
The Times itself notes that Paladino is trying to ride a wave of «voter anger as a member
of the Tea Party movement.»
Party leaders believe that the success
of the tea party movement shows that they can — and without waging costly campaigns to enact arcane voting laws.
The new chair of the House Rules Committee came under attack for proposing a constitutionally questionable procedural maneuver to pass the controversial Affordable Care Act in 2010, refused to hold town hall meetings during the height
of the Tea Party movement, and compared Republicans to Nazis during a fight over abortion access in 2011.
«The problem with that is when Democrats adopt the worst part of the rhetoric
of the Tea Party movement, the distrust of incumbents, per se, it's not just an attack on me, it's an attack on Andrew Cuomo — as much as he and I are parallel in our experiences as part of the Albany government,» Brodsky argued.
It's refreshing to see prominent followers of Jesus like Chuck Colson point out that not all of the conservative dogmatic mantras
of the tea party movement correspond with the teachings of Christ.
As expected, Americans who consider themselves part
of the Tea Party movement are significantly more non-Hispanic white than the general population (80 percent vs. 69 percent of Americans overall).
Much has been made of the emergence
of the Tea Party movement on the American political scene in the past two years.
Fact: Among Americans who consider themselves a part
of the Tea Party movement, nearly half (47 percent) say they consider themselves to be part of the religious right or conservative Christian movement.
Ron Paul has a lot going for him, but he is still a part
of the Tea Party movement, and that might hurt him.
About half of the Americans who identify as part
of the Tea Party movement say they are also part of the religious right or conservative Christian movement, according to a survey released last year by the Public Religion Research Institute.
This particular «J L van der Velde» on youtube is subscribed to six accounts affiliated with RT (formerly Russia Today) media and «kdenninger,» an account for Karl Denninger, who is sometimes referred to as a founding member
of the Tea Party movement.
Representative Trey Gowdy, the 49 - year - old from South Carolina chosen by House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner to chair the panel, is a Christian conservative elected to Congress in 2010 on the wave
of the Tea Party movement.
Not exact matches
«Elimination
of caucuses and conventions would mean nuclear war with the grassroots, social conservatives, the Ron Paul
movement and
Tea Party Republicans,» said John Tate, a senior Paul advisor who now runs the Campaign For Liberty, a libertarian grassroots lobbying group.
A good many
of the new faces in Washington will have been supported by the
Tea Party movement, and a good number
of these are committed to the worldview and political philosophy
of libertarianism.
Fifty - seven percent
of respondents said the the
Tea Party does not share their values, compared to a statistically equal 56 %
of respondents who indicated the same about the Occupy
movement.
And white evangelical Protestants, the base
of the Christian Right, are roughly five times more likely to agree with the
Tea Party movement than to disagree with it, according to a Pew survey analysis released earlier this year.
Ryan's advocacy for cutting taxes and trimming the deficit — he is the architect
of the GOP's proposed federal budget — married with his willingness to talk about fiscal belt - tightening in moral terms and his low - key social conservatism speak to a political moment in which the economic concerns
of the
Tea Party and the social focus
of the Christian right have merged into a relatively cohesive anti-Obama
movement.
If ever there was a political
movement exclusively for sociopathic idiots with delusions
of grandeur, the
tea party would certainly be it.
Washington (CNN)- Both the Occupy Wall Street and
Tea Party movements identify with the values
of just under a third
of the country, according to a survey released Thursday.
Twenty - nine percent
of Americans say the Occupy Wall Street
movement shares their values, the same proportion who say
Tea Party shares their values, the survey found.
For better or for worse, Ron Paul and the
Tea Parties represent the best things going for the libertarian
movement of which Cato is a key institution.
You spout off about the importance
of charity and generosity as Biblical principles, but likely support
movements like the
tea party that promote the evisceration
of social policies.
But as we have seen with the
Tea Party (another political
movement Perry hopped aboard in its early days), the support
of a constituent group doesn't come without strings.
Last November I pointed out that a significant faction
of the
Tea Party is a subset
of the religious right and that, despite the perception
of the
movement being comprised
of economically - oriented libertarians, the majority held social conservative views.
An August 2010 poll by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press and the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life found that nearly half
of Tea Party supporters (46 %) had not heard
of or did not have an opinion about «the conservative Christian
movement sometimes known as the religious right»; 42 % said they agree with the conservative Christian
movement and roughly one - in - ten (11 %) said they disagree (based on registered voters).