The Other McCain

"One should either write ruthlessly what one believes to be the truth, or else shut up." — Arthur Koestler

‘It Brought Tears to My Eyes’

Ali Akbar and Doug Hoffman Ali Akbar’s open letter to Morgan Freeman is now a Memeorandum thread, linked by Big Hollywood, Pundette, Ed Driscoll, Underground Conservative and Kat McKinley at the Houston Chronicle. As the story goes viral, Americans are sending Ali e-mails like this: Ali, I don’t write many letters but after reading your letter to Mr. Freeman, […]

Ali Akbar’s Invitation to Morgan Freeman

He wants him to come to a Tea Party: Dear Mr. Freeman, My name is Ali Akbar. I’m a 26 year-old African-American small business owner and a tea party activist. . . . I idolized you as a boy. Growing up without a father, you were one of the strong black men in my life […]

Yes, Tea Party, The Ship Refuses To Turn On A Dime

by Smitty (via Insty) The Daily Caller has a post on a Tea Party challenge to Speaker Boehner. Republican leaders face a growing perception among some tea party factions that they are not interested in holding the Obama administration’s feet to the fire on spending. Some say the Republicans talked a good game going into […]

Sunshine State Spin

Rick Santorum talks to the press after Monday’s debate. TAMPA, Fla. No debate is complete without the post-debate spin, and here are a few photos and videos of the action in the “Spin Room” after last night’s debate at the Florida State Fairgrounds. Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, a “spinner” for Rick Perry, is swarmed by media. Tea […]

CNN/TEA PARTY EXPRESS DEBATE

TAMPA, Fla. Greetings from the Florida State Fairgrounds where we’re about to get under way with the CNN/Tea Party Express debate. UPDATE 9:52 p.m. ET: Herman Cain: “I’d bring a sense of humor to the White House, because America is too uptight.” And that’s it! LET THE SPIN BEGIN! UPDATE 9:50 p.m. ET: Ron Paul […]

Wasserman-Schultz Says Republicans ‘Worship at the Altar of the Tea Party’

TAMPA, Fla. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz just gave a press conference here that I wrote up for the American Spectator blog: Republicans are “desperate to appease the Tea Party,” Democratic National Committee chairwoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz said, hours before GOP candidates were due to appear in a debate co-sponsored by the Tea Party Express. “Tonight, I think we […]

CNN: Sarah Palin Turned Down Invitation to Appear in Tonight’s Tea Party Debate

TAMPA, Fla. Didn’t expect to get actual news during the media walk-through of the debate hall here at the Florida State Fair, but CNN Washington bureau chief Sam Geist disclosed to reporters that Sarah Palin had been invited to participate in tonight’s event sponsored by the Tea Party Express. Palin ranks third in the latest […]

Dana Loesch Explains Her Ephesians 6 Tattoo, Jolly Roger Necklace and More

TAMPA, Fla. Now at the media filing center at the Florida State Fairgrounds on Highway 301. Just got back from lunch with Ali Akbar, Shaun McCutcheon and Dana Loesch, who’s here as a CNN commentator: We’re about to do a media walk-through of the debate stage, so I’ve got to run. Hit the tip jar!

« go back — keep looking »