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we, in the last 24 hours, have expelled tea party express and mark williams from the national tea party federation because of the letter that he wrote, which he, i guess, may have considered satire but which was clearly offensive. that is what we do. self-policing is the right and the responsibility of any movement or organization. i denounce any acts that i see many leaders do, and for mr. jealous to say that these elements, when millions have been out there, represent the tea party is blatantly false and they're simply playing the race card. >> schieffer: mr. jealous? >> david, first of all, i want to say thank you. you are the only national tea party leader who i've seen come out and publicly state the things that you stated and taking on mark williams was much appreciated. i find it a bit disappointing that they keep just putting you out. we don't hear from dick armey, the grandfather... >> he's not the grandfather of the tea party, ben. be realistic. >> david, i didn't talk over you. show me the same respect. how about that? and we find it... you know, the reality here is that the
we, in the last 24 hours, have expelled tea party express and mark williams from the national tea party federation because of the letter that he wrote, which he, i guess, may have considered satire but which was clearly offensive. that is what we do. self-policing is the right and the responsibility of any movement or organization. i denounce any acts that i see many leaders do, and for mr. jealous to say that these elements, when millions have been out there, represent the tea party is...
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that is after a conservative commentator was expelled from the national tea party organization all because of a posting of a controversial blog. ktvu's alison burns is live in our washington, d.c. bureau with all the details. good morning, alison. >> reporter: good morning to you, dave. this is a controversy so heated no one here on capitol hill seems to want to touch it. just listen to what one of the top republicans here mitch mcconnell had to say when he was asked about the fizz your in the tea party over racism. >> i have got better things to do than to wade in to all of these disputes. >> reporter: the latest dispute involves tea party express spokesman mark williams, he has been ousted for the national tea party after he wrote a blog called from colored people to abraham lincoln, the tea party is trying to gain momentum and that means distancing itself from what it calls fringe elements of the group. i will show you what the naacp has to say in my next update. live from washington, dc alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> 6:15. here is the latest on the big oil spill. a seep that has
that is after a conservative commentator was expelled from the national tea party organization all because of a posting of a controversial blog. ktvu's alison burns is live in our washington, d.c. bureau with all the details. good morning, alison. >> reporter: good morning to you, dave. this is a controversy so heated no one here on capitol hill seems to want to touch it. just listen to what one of the top republicans here mitch mcconnell had to say when he was asked about the fizz your...
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the tea party leader mark williams and his tea party express have been expelled by the national tea party federation for racially insensitive comments that he made. did you agree with that move? >> i think when i first heard about mark williams, i honestly thought mark williams who? and i don't want to get all catty. i think this dude is a legend in his own mind. why all this attention is being given to like one person? he's never represented an entire movement. he is, i think, to himself perhaps, he thought he did. but never to me. never to anybody that i know. and i just think that he says a lot of what he -- i he think says a lot of what he says for attention, honestly. >> larry: mark, was it correct to remove them and kind of expel them? >> absolutely, it was. this was one of the few responsible moves that comes from the tea party with regard to issues of race. it's easy to dismiss him as just one irresponsible wayward member when in fact, we've heard these comments repeatedly. when you go to tea party rallies you hear the exact same remarks. i'm glad to hear one person has been remov
the tea party leader mark williams and his tea party express have been expelled by the national tea party federation for racially insensitive comments that he made. did you agree with that move? >> i think when i first heard about mark williams, i honestly thought mark williams who? and i don't want to get all catty. i think this dude is a legend in his own mind. why all this attention is being given to like one person? he's never represented an entire movement. he is, i think, to himself...
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. >> a conservative talk radio host and his group has been kicked out of the national tea party organization over an insensitive blog posting. they wrote a letter from quote, colored people to president abraham lincoln. it provoked out outrage by the naacp. they wanted to crackdown with racist elements within it's group. joe biden and president obama don't think the tea party is racist. >> the truth is that at least elements that were involved in some of the tea party folks, we saw that on television. i don't think, i wouldn't characterize is the tea party as racist. >> the vice president predicts that democrats will hold on to majorities in both the house and the senate in the november election. >> researchers developing a new method vaccine delivery and soon people may get flu shots in the mail. it involves a patch with microneedles. they are so small they can't be felt. they release the vaccine. it feels like fine sandpaper. nearly everyone that receive a microneedle vaccine says it was painless and easy. >> they will put the most detailed map of the california coastline. scientists from
. >> a conservative talk radio host and his group has been kicked out of the national tea party organization over an insensitive blog posting. they wrote a letter from quote, colored people to president abraham lincoln. it provoked out outrage by the naacp. they wanted to crackdown with racist elements within it's group. joe biden and president obama don't think the tea party is racist. >> the truth is that at least elements that were involved in some of the tea party folks, we saw...
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the national tea party federation has cut teas with one of the most prominent and vocal tv commentators. mark billions wrote a letter that he called from colored -- mark williams wrote a letter that he called and the tea party says they need to do more. >> they have to act responsibility and keep doing what they did to mark williams. >> reporter: the tea party movement is trying to gain momentum heading into november's elections and that means distancing itself from what it calls fringe elements of the party. as for williams, he seems to be rejecting his ouster. he says there's no leadership group for the tea party, that every tea partyer is a group leader. reporting live from, alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, alison. >>> vice president joe biden's 2008 presidential campaign is being hit with a big fine from election watchdogs for campaign violations. the federal election commission is fining the campaign more than $21,000. according to an audit released friday, the fine is for sloppy book keeping and for accepting excessive contributions, like a discounted fight out of
the national tea party federation has cut teas with one of the most prominent and vocal tv commentators. mark billions wrote a letter that he called from colored -- mark williams wrote a letter that he called and the tea party says they need to do more. >> they have to act responsibility and keep doing what they did to mark williams. >> reporter: the tea party movement is trying to gain momentum heading into november's elections and that means distancing itself from what it calls...
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that's right, the national tea party federation has cut ties with one of its most prominent and vocal members. conservative talk show host mark williams wrote a letter that he called from colored people to abraham lincoln. his critics say it was down right racist. the naacp says the tea party needs to do more than fire williams, to reign in racist elements of the group. >> you have got to act responsibly and they have got to keep doing what they just decide to mark williams. >> reporter: the tea party movement is trying to again momentum heading into november's elections that means distancing itself from what it calls fringe elements of the party. i will show you how some republican leaders here on capitol hill are reacting during my next update in an hour. reporting live from washington, dc alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> 5:13. well, a seep that has been detected in the area around that broken oil well in the gulf of mexico is causing new concern this morning. all along scientists worried the pressure from capping that oil well could cause a new leak. bp and the government are
that's right, the national tea party federation has cut ties with one of its most prominent and vocal members. conservative talk show host mark williams wrote a letter that he called from colored people to abraham lincoln. his critics say it was down right racist. the naacp says the tea party needs to do more than fire williams, to reign in racist elements of the group. >> you have got to act responsibly and they have got to keep doing what they just decide to mark williams. >>...
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this is the latest endorsement that i've received from national tea party organizations. and the tea party movement is something that we should really treasure because it indicates that people understand the common sense. lower taxes, lower government spending equates with economic prosperity and more jobs. >> now we're going to get into foreign affairs. you'll get this question, senator mccain. in afghanistan, i believe we're in the longest war in our history. do we need an exit strategy and senator, if so, what should that exit strategy look like? >> the exit strategy is exactly the same that we employ in iraq. you get a counterinsurgency that succeeds. and once the government is in control and the local authorities and military have imposed a society that people can live in without fear, then you can leave. and in afghanistan, it's especially important because we can never allow eaching to return -- afghanistan to return to their base. we've got a great general in general petraeus. and we have the finest men and women who are serving and they are well equipped and well
this is the latest endorsement that i've received from national tea party organizations. and the tea party movement is something that we should really treasure because it indicates that people understand the common sense. lower taxes, lower government spending equates with economic prosperity and more jobs. >> now we're going to get into foreign affairs. you'll get this question, senator mccain. in afghanistan, i believe we're in the longest war in our history. do we need an exit strategy...
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tim kaine has unveiled a national democratic party strategy to tight the tea party to the republican party caucus george, republican. caller: congressman, thanks for everything that you do. we're just now getting the information out to the masses, whether it be through left propaganda war fox news propaganda -- or fox news propaganda, that there is a struggle in our country between not the democrats -- the new left party, pretty much a socialist party, and also the conservative movement, which is the tea party republicans. the two differences -- conservative tea party go where our country is funded, at 76, given rights by god rather than fight government and karl marx. -- than by government and call marks. it is making everybody do an examination, the founders, that declaration of independence, but also making people read "the communist manifesto," marx, lenin, saul alinsky, and if you look at "rules for radicals" by alinsky, the left is demonizing the opposition. we are seeing the two different schools of thought. it is going to be an awakening for the american public. they will vot
tim kaine has unveiled a national democratic party strategy to tight the tea party to the republican party caucus george, republican. caller: congressman, thanks for everything that you do. we're just now getting the information out to the masses, whether it be through left propaganda war fox news propaganda -- or fox news propaganda, that there is a struggle in our country between not the democrats -- the new left party, pretty much a socialist party, and also the conservative movement, which...
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. >> the national tea party federation expelled another group today over the use of racially insensitive language. they dede demanded mark williams resign. williams wrote we don't cotton to that whole emancipation thing. freedom means having to work for real and take consequence as long with the reward. >> the vice president's 2008 campaign is being hit with a big fine from election watch dogs for campaign violations. the federal election commission is fining the campaign more than $219,000. according to the audit it's for sloppy book keeping and taking excessive contributions. biden dropped out of the race in early 2008. >> bp said the well cap in the gulf of mexico is a success so far but the company is proceeding with caution. people along the gulf coast are keeping their fingers crossed as the progress continues. phil keating has reaction. >> reporter: bp said the cap over the broken oil well is working. so well in fact it may keep it there permanently. results show no new leaks and the stopper is preventing the flow of oil. >> we continue to review the data on a regular basis with t
. >> the national tea party federation expelled another group today over the use of racially insensitive language. they dede demanded mark williams resign. williams wrote we don't cotton to that whole emancipation thing. freedom means having to work for real and take consequence as long with the reward. >> the vice president's 2008 campaign is being hit with a big fine from election watch dogs for campaign violations. the federal election commission is fining the campaign more than...
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. >> do you agree with the naacp resolution of the tea party? [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> in a few moments, today's headlines and your phone calls live on "washington journal." at 10:00 eastern, a hearing on the role of the interior department on the oil spill. department on the oil spill.
. >> do you agree with the naacp resolution of the tea party? [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> in a few moments, today's headlines and your phone calls live on "washington journal." at 10:00 eastern, a hearing on the role of the interior department on the oil spill. department on the oil spill.
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. >> talk radio show host has been kicked out of national tea party association over a blog posting. mark williams wrote a fictional letter from, quote, colored people to president abraham lincoln. he says it was written in response to demands by naacp that the tea party crackdown on racist elements in its group. joe biden and president obama doesn't think the tea party is racist. >> the elements that were involved with tea party folks expressed racist views, but i don't think, i wouldn't characterize the tea party as racist. >> the vice president also predicts that democrats will hold on to majorities in both the house and the senate in the november elections. >> researchers developing a new vaccine delivery, soon people may get flu shots in the mail. it involves a patch with microneedles that are so small they can't even be felt. they release the vaccine and dissolve. it feels like a fine sandpaper. everybody that received one says it was painless and easy. >> they will put the most detailed map of the california coastline. scientists from state and federal government will use comp
. >> talk radio show host has been kicked out of national tea party association over a blog posting. mark williams wrote a fictional letter from, quote, colored people to president abraham lincoln. he says it was written in response to demands by naacp that the tea party crackdown on racist elements in its group. joe biden and president obama doesn't think the tea party is racist. >> the elements that were involved with tea party folks expressed racist views, but i don't think, i...
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we welcome al sharpton and dana lash, organizer with the national tea party coalition, talk radio host of "the dana show." and magician and comedian, the star of "penn and teller live" in vegas. and peter barnhardt, senior political writer for the "the daily beast." president obama and shirley sherrod talked by phone today and here's what she told cnn's john king about that conversation. watch. >> i really did not want the president to say to me "i'm sorry." he's the president of the united states. i didn't really need to hear him say those words. i did need to hear them from the secretary and some others, but not necessarily from him. >> did he use those words? did the president say "i'm sorry?" >> he didn't come out and say "i'm sorry" but in every way, the words he did say to me, i think meant "i'm sorry." >> larry: let's go round robin on this. was this a two or three-day summer story or does it have large race implications? >> i think the implications here is when you have someone of her stature, she was married to one of the leaders of -- i can remember as a kid hearing the name.
we welcome al sharpton and dana lash, organizer with the national tea party coalition, talk radio host of "the dana show." and magician and comedian, the star of "penn and teller live" in vegas. and peter barnhardt, senior political writer for the "the daily beast." president obama and shirley sherrod talked by phone today and here's what she told cnn's john king about that conversation. watch. >> i really did not want the president to say to me "i'm...
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. >>> a conservative talk radio host have been kicked out of the national tea party organization over a racely insensitive blog posting. mark williams wrote a letter from colored people, quote to abraham lincoln. williams says it was written in response by demands from naacp that the tea party crackdown on racist elements within its group. >> a san francisco board of supervisors committee holds a hearing this morning to consider expanding the powers of the city's entertainment commission it can take tougher action against problem nightclubs. it comes from a gang shooting on fisherman's wharf. last weekend a man was shortstop and killed outside jelly's dance cafe. legislation would allow the commission to revoke permits for clubs that fail to curb violent behavior. >>> researchers developing a new method of vaccine delivery soon people may get annual flu shots in the mail. their method has a patch with microneedles that are so small they can't be felt. researchers say the patch feels like sandpaper but nearly everyone that got one, it was painless and easy. you can see kids and even pa
. >>> a conservative talk radio host have been kicked out of the national tea party organization over a racely insensitive blog posting. mark williams wrote a letter from colored people, quote to abraham lincoln. williams says it was written in response by demands from naacp that the tea party crackdown on racist elements within its group. >> a san francisco board of supervisors committee holds a hearing this morning to consider expanding the powers of the city's entertainment...
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one of the nation's largest tea party groups is endorsing a california lawmaker and at competitive. it will raise money for republican man treen in 47 to district. here's another new one as well flooding in pakistan has killed least 267 people over the past three days. most of those were in northwest pakistan which has been hit especially hard by monsoon rains appeared 22 reins to 22 people have been killed by rains. you concede footage on your screen. even in the kashmir area job drop the jaw dropping. poor weather in may be a factor in a plane crash that killed 152 people. in china the worst known oil spill is far larger than reported according to an american expert. he estimates 60-90,000 t of oil has spilled into the yellow sea. instead of 1,500 t chinese government a richly announced. if that spill after an explosion two weeks ago. this bill is as at least as large as exxon baldies oil spill. 527 time for another break we will be back with more headlines in a moment the latest in over overnight news. we are still following the wildfire burning in and around palmdale. this is li
one of the nation's largest tea party groups is endorsing a california lawmaker and at competitive. it will raise money for republican man treen in 47 to district. here's another new one as well flooding in pakistan has killed least 267 people over the past three days. most of those were in northwest pakistan which has been hit especially hard by monsoon rains appeared 22 reins to 22 people have been killed by rains. you concede footage on your screen. even in the kashmir area job drop the jaw...
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the nation's oldest and largest civil-rights organization lashes out of the tea party. >> the last hundred years of standing up for unity in this country has taught us that when you see a party who gets up there and says we are not the racist spris. there are people making racist comments and carrying signs, you have to stand up clicker. >> we have always aggressively denounced racism and called out whether it is tea party crashers from the left or members who have attended our event. >> take a look at this billboard in mason city, iowa. it has been taken down cents per the iowa tea party state coordinator told the radio in iowa that everything obama has done has been in a lockstep with hitler. comments? >> no one really knows what that tea party is. the vast majority of folks who are part of the tea party movements are people who are fed up with government spending they see the ballot under president bush in 2008, health care, the automobiles, the stimulus and they are frustrated with the government role in american lives. however, as part of that moment, there are folks who don't think o
the nation's oldest and largest civil-rights organization lashes out of the tea party. >> the last hundred years of standing up for unity in this country has taught us that when you see a party who gets up there and says we are not the racist spris. there are people making racist comments and carrying signs, you have to stand up clicker. >> we have always aggressively denounced racism and called out whether it is tea party crashers from the left or members who have attended our...
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mark williams is a national spokesperson for the tea party, who was expelled for making racist comments. the naacp called out the tea party for racist elements. you look at the tea party media. glenn beck is saying barack obama is orchestrating a race war. rush limbaugh is saying obama is keeping unemployment artificially high to exact revenge on white america. there's elements that the race-baiting is out of control. and andrew's smear on shirley sherrod is -- >> this was not about shirley sherrod. >> apologize to her. >> this was not about the tea party. this was not about shirley sherrod. it's about the smears that have gone about the tea party. including the primary one that led the charge that got reinstigated by the naacp, condemning the tea partying saying "n" words were hurled at congressmans carston, lewis and cleaver. when i showed four videos that it did not happen, the mainstream media would not happen. it was meant to hurt the tea party. >> this was during the health care debate. >> the day before. >> it showed the members of congress. >> they were walking down the steps. c
mark williams is a national spokesperson for the tea party, who was expelled for making racist comments. the naacp called out the tea party for racist elements. you look at the tea party media. glenn beck is saying barack obama is orchestrating a race war. rush limbaugh is saying obama is keeping unemployment artificially high to exact revenge on white america. there's elements that the race-baiting is out of control. and andrew's smear on shirley sherrod is -- >> this was not about...
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the naacp, the nation's oldest civil rights organization has passed a resolution blasting the tea party movement for what it calls continued tolerance of bigotry. meantime, the north iowa tea party billboard has been papered over. but the controversy it ignited still rages. here to talk about it, david webb, co-founder of teaparty365 in new york city. also co-founder of the black republican forum. he's a talk radio host on sirius xm. and benjamin todd from kansas city, jealous of the ceo of naacp. all right, ben. it was obviously a ridiculous ad. but it's one person in one party in one section of the country. why raise a whole racist thing against the whole movement, ben? >> well, you know, the billboard actually wasn't what prompted this. what prompted this were folks here in the "show me" state who, you know, had -- knew that the council of concerned -- sorry, the council of conservative citizens, the direct decendent of white citizens council, a group that says black people are not prepared -- not genetically equipped to participate in democracy. has been promoting tea party membersh
the naacp, the nation's oldest civil rights organization has passed a resolution blasting the tea party movement for what it calls continued tolerance of bigotry. meantime, the north iowa tea party billboard has been papered over. but the controversy it ignited still rages. here to talk about it, david webb, co-founder of teaparty365 in new york city. also co-founder of the black republican forum. he's a talk radio host on sirius xm. and benjamin todd from kansas city, jealous of the ceo of...
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it is the one word that describes the tea party and the success of this nation to this point. it is also a word that you never hear the bamster use. he does not appreciate this -- host: i'm sorry, are you referring to the president? caller: yes, the bamster. you do not know who that is? host: we will move beyond that. caller: he does not understand what liberty is. host: moving on to anthony. caller: they seem to support wars, but they do not seem to support taking care of people to pay their salaries, you know, the taxpayers. i think the bulk of them are hypocrites. i do not see them as having any rational arguments because like i said, most of them seemed to -- you know, they work for the government. it is the of police, the teachers' unions. they just one of the money to be theirs. it is the bailout class. they do not want to do anything that is working hard for a living. host: let's look fdot this article. -- look at this article. los angeles, california, freddie is on the republicans line. caller: what the tea party basically means, and i think it is fairly obvious if you
it is the one word that describes the tea party and the success of this nation to this point. it is also a word that you never hear the bamster use. he does not appreciate this -- host: i'm sorry, are you referring to the president? caller: yes, the bamster. you do not know who that is? host: we will move beyond that. caller: he does not understand what liberty is. host: moving on to anthony. caller: they seem to support wars, but they do not seem to support taking care of people to pay their...
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and having a tea party in congress. >> what we are going to do is in by real people in and get their great ideas. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> some of you may remember the good old days of newspapers and tv and radio news where you had hours to work on your story and your editors and producers plenty of time to go through your stuff for accuracy. if you remember, you are a dinosaur. welcome to the blogosphere and the 24-hour instant headlines. which brings me to the story of ousted agriculture department official shirley sherrod, who was fired based on a single piece of internet video that was edited out of context and posted on a conservative website and air on fox news and bought lock, stock, and barrel by the obama administration. >> for someone to think i was a racist, someone who has worked against racism all my life, really hurt. >> a good woman has gone through a very difficult period. i will have to live with that for a long time. >> tom vilsack apologizes. at the white house, robert gibbs apologizes. on fox, bill reilly apologizes but
and having a tea party in congress. >> what we are going to do is in by real people in and get their great ideas. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> some of you may remember the good old days of newspapers and tv and radio news where you had hours to work on your story and your editors and producers plenty of time to go through your stuff for accuracy. if you remember, you are a dinosaur. welcome to the blogosphere and the 24-hour instant headlines....
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. >> he absolutely was and was the day he wrote that vile note. >> reporter: the tea party is working to distance itself from images captured at its rally, saying that "there are fringe elements in many groups, but insists overall the group isn't have a racist agenda," a government watchdog is blaming the treasury department for the loss of tens of thousands of jobs due to gm and chrysler's problems last year. they urged them to close dealership. tarp says the dealers were pressured to shut down too fast y-his report says the decision may is have contributed to the closings of thousands of small companies that do business with the automakers. >>> the highway patrol said the toddler involved in a bike accident in alamo suffered minor injuries. girl's father was towing her on danville boulevard when a car hit her. >> according to authorities, the toddler was wearing safety equipment. she was teak taken by ambulance to oakland's hospital and father was taken to john muir medical center in walnut creek joint venture it's notice known tonight if they are still hospitalized. >>> starting to
. >> he absolutely was and was the day he wrote that vile note. >> reporter: the tea party is working to distance itself from images captured at its rally, saying that "there are fringe elements in many groups, but insists overall the group isn't have a racist agenda," a government watchdog is blaming the treasury department for the loss of tens of thousands of jobs due to gm and chrysler's problems last year. they urged them to close dealership. tarp says the dealers were...
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tea party candidate defeated the candidate that the national republicans had hoped would win. harry reid, senate majority leader hoped she would be his opponent because some of her positions, such as getting rid of medicare scare people. so if republicans don't come up with a platform of their own, democrats can say, sharon is their platform and that's what they will do when they're in power. so like it or not, democrats will have someone to oppose even if they have to fabricate it. host: your thoughts. guest: that's absolutely right. and the tea party is a movement that a lot of people -- it's a movement that the media is clearly fascinated by. we've talked about it nonstop. it's in the paper every single day. and jourmists are going to these meetings, these gatherings, and every now and then people says something that's completely tauf rocker and does not represent the average mood of the tea party. but it's fair to say that the tea party, if it can be defined as anything. it can be defined as a concern with spending, a sort of general the people who show up with these ralli
tea party candidate defeated the candidate that the national republicans had hoped would win. harry reid, senate majority leader hoped she would be his opponent because some of her positions, such as getting rid of medicare scare people. so if republicans don't come up with a platform of their own, democrats can say, sharon is their platform and that's what they will do when they're in power. so like it or not, democrats will have someone to oppose even if they have to fabricate it. host: your...
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i believe that the tea party is an exciting movement here in colorado and across the nation. anytime that you have people fired up about being involved and who believe in the constitution and those kinds of things, you have to be determined. i see it as a positive. >> do you also see it as a positive? i see it as a positive. i see it as a group of people that feel disenfranchised. the have not been represented in the past by the republican establishment. they want their voice heard. they have started to organize outside of the republican party, although i think that they will find republican candidates will align with them. >> is it important to get their endorsement? >> i do not think they endorse. the most important thing is to connect with them. i do not think that formal endorsements by two-party groups mean very much. >> i believe that you need to be out there for every single vote. many people have never been involved in the process. it is a good thing. >> we will take a break and come back and we will have more on different issues when we continue. >> we are back with
i believe that the tea party is an exciting movement here in colorado and across the nation. anytime that you have people fired up about being involved and who believe in the constitution and those kinds of things, you have to be determined. i see it as a positive. >> do you also see it as a positive? i see it as a positive. i see it as a group of people that feel disenfranchised. the have not been represented in the past by the republican establishment. they want their voice heard. they...
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president of the national urban league, marc morial, anita dunn, a man credited with sparking the tea party movement, cnbc's rick santelli and "the new york times" columnist, david brooks and "the washington post" columnist e.j. dionne. >>> good morning. a summer of anxiety over jobs, the economy and government borrowing as new polling shows president obama's job approval rating handling the nation's economy at a new low. on friday i sat down with the the administration's top economic official, treasury secretary tim geithner. mr. secretary, welcome back to the program. thank you for having us down to your office. >> good to see you, david. >> i want to ask but some of the broader economic outlooks that we've heard across the spectrum this week. an important one from the fed chairman, ben bernanke, who said the outlook is unusually uncertain. i wonder if to you, to the president, do you fear that things are going to get worse before they get better? >> i don't think there's anything unusual about the fact that given the severity of this crisis, the recession, how bad it was just 18 mo
president of the national urban league, marc morial, anita dunn, a man credited with sparking the tea party movement, cnbc's rick santelli and "the new york times" columnist, david brooks and "the washington post" columnist e.j. dionne. >>> good morning. a summer of anxiety over jobs, the economy and government borrowing as new polling shows president obama's job approval rating handling the nation's economy at a new low. on friday i sat down with the the...
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tea party candidate defeated the candidate that the national republicans had hoped would win. harry reid, senate majority leader hoped she would be his opponent because some of her positions, such as getting rid of medicare scare people. so if republicans don't come up with a platform of their own, democrats can say, sharon is their platform and that's what they will do when they're in power. so like it or not, democrats will have someone to oppose even if they have to fabricate it. host: your thoughts. guest: that's absolutely right. and the tea party is a movement that a lot of people -- it's a movement that the media is clearly fascinated by. we've talked about it nonstop. it's in the paper every single day. and jourmists are going to these meetings, these gatherings, and every now and then people says something that's completely tauf rocker and does not represent the average mood of the tea party. but it's fair to say that the tea party, if it can be defined as anything. it can be defined as a concern with spending, a sort of general the people who show up with these ralli
tea party candidate defeated the candidate that the national republicans had hoped would win. harry reid, senate majority leader hoped she would be his opponent because some of her positions, such as getting rid of medicare scare people. so if republicans don't come up with a platform of their own, democrats can say, sharon is their platform and that's what they will do when they're in power. so like it or not, democrats will have someone to oppose even if they have to fabricate it. host: your...
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but i wouldn't characterize the tea party as racist. >>> the vice president predicted that the democrats will hold on to majorities in both the house and the senate in the november election. >>> oakland could become the first city in the nation to allow and regulate wholesale medicinal pot farms. on tuesday the city council will consider licensing four large scale medical marijuana warehouses. last week the council's public safety committee approved the plan which also included an undetermined number of medium-sized farms to supply the three tons of pot sold legally in the city ef year. the city says licensing the farms will generate millions in city fees and taxes. small growers complain they are being cut out. >>> well, up next, the capped gulf well has sprung a tiny leak. but de despite the news, they are seeing some encouraging signs. >> and it is the end of the free ride on the golden gate bridge. we will tell you what is in store for tomorrow. >> and if you are traveling over the golden gate bridge, maybe some low cloudiness and fog. the rest of the bay area should remain clear. cl
but i wouldn't characterize the tea party as racist. >>> the vice president predicted that the democrats will hold on to majorities in both the house and the senate in the november election. >>> oakland could become the first city in the nation to allow and regulate wholesale medicinal pot farms. on tuesday the city council will consider licensing four large scale medical marijuana warehouses. last week the council's public safety committee approved the plan which also...
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michael gramaham defense the tea party movement. >> a look now at the status of the nation's electrical grid and the impact of climate change legislation on the industry. ies. "washington journal" contins. host: check out your morning energy hostess. answering questions about summer blackout, the electric grid, renewable and electricity standard and power plants only climate bill. email questions, comments, and complement's s to cdavenoport@politico.com. c davenport is coral davenport. how was the electric grid holding up so far? guest: we had several blackout last night. over 1000 residents lost power. that tells you about the state right here in the nation's capital. as far as i can tell it looks like in new york, they were pushing hard and managed to keep it together, but certainly it seems like up and down the eastern seaboard where the heat wave is hitting us, utilities are stretched to the limit, and that is not something new. we will certainly see that as a summer proceed in going forward. host: coned center figs to keep the lights on. they talk about a new technology they have e
michael gramaham defense the tea party movement. >> a look now at the status of the nation's electrical grid and the impact of climate change legislation on the industry. ies. "washington journal" contins. host: check out your morning energy hostess. answering questions about summer blackout, the electric grid, renewable and electricity standard and power plants only climate bill. email questions, comments, and complement's s to cdavenoport@politico.com. c davenport is coral...
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he spoke to americans at large who are in the tea party movement and tried to tie it all together. >> we do expect to hear from president obama later this morning, urging congress to extend unemployment benefits for the nation's jobless. >> two very different approaches. democrats saying people need this money, republicans who have blocked these extensions three times saying, if we continue to give them money there's no incentive to go back to work. >> we'll see what congress says. should be interesting as always. let me tell you about a very important phone call i made. when i got my medicare card, i realized i needed an aarp... medicare supplement nsurance card, too. medicare is one of the great things about turning 65, but it doesn't cover everything. in fact, it only pays up to " 80% of your part b expenses. if you're already on or eligible for medicare, call now to find out how an aarp... insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company, not paid by medicare part b. that can save you from paying .up to thousands of dollars... out of your own pocket. these are the only medicare suppl
he spoke to americans at large who are in the tea party movement and tried to tie it all together. >> we do expect to hear from president obama later this morning, urging congress to extend unemployment benefits for the nation's jobless. >> two very different approaches. democrats saying people need this money, republicans who have blocked these extensions three times saying, if we continue to give them money there's no incentive to go back to work. >> we'll see what congress...
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"tea party candidates not toning down, the gop are getting concerned. haley barbour, drawing national attention for going against the obama economic policies, suggesting it might be time to gather an army. martha roby, 33, eight two term montgomery city councilman who has the backing of the top republican congressional leaders in her effort to become the second woman ever elected to the house of representatives from alabama." back to the phones, linda, you are on "washington journal." caller: i do not think it has anything to do with republicans or democrats. i think that what it is, it has something to do with the bill the burgersb theuil -- buildabergers. host: we will leave it there. in a "of the new york post," this morning -- in "the new york post," this morning, "democrats and president take a beating on the issue. all the polls show that the public is overwhelmingly opposed to president obama on illegal immigration, but the reality is even worse. the latest poll from gallup has all the bleak numbers for obama we have seen in other polls. in this
"tea party candidates not toning down, the gop are getting concerned. haley barbour, drawing national attention for going against the obama economic policies, suggesting it might be time to gather an army. martha roby, 33, eight two term montgomery city councilman who has the backing of the top republican congressional leaders in her effort to become the second woman ever elected to the house of representatives from alabama." back to the phones, linda, you are on "washington...
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party. that in the midst of all these horrible signs we've seen. congressman being spit on. civil rights icons like john lewis being called the "n" word. barney frank being called the "f" word. a gay slur. we haven't heard dick armey or the other tea party leaders come out and just say, that's wrong, there's no space for bigotry in our ranks. >> larry: okay. we have david web. he's co-founder of tea party 365 in new york. do you condemn it, david? >> i absolutely do. and the statement by mr. gel is we haven't condemned these actions when they do pop up is blatantly false. also, what is false is that there is no impeerical evidence of these racial slurs. i signed a letter along with many other leaders to the congressional black caucus. there was $100,000 reward offered as a donation to the united negro college fund if there could be any video with all the cell phone cameras, all the cameras, and that we would ask that they provide evidence of this. so that we could denounce it if it did happe
party. that in the midst of all these horrible signs we've seen. congressman being spit on. civil rights icons like john lewis being called the "n" word. barney frank being called the "f" word. a gay slur. we haven't heard dick armey or the other tea party leaders come out and just say, that's wrong, there's no space for bigotry in our ranks. >> larry: okay. we have david web. he's co-founder of tea party 365 in new york. do you condemn it, david? >> i absolutely...
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microgram defends the tea party amusement. -- michael gramm defends the t party movement. >> now a look at the financial regulation bill working its way through congress. a member of the "national review" discusses his opposition to the legislation. let me introduce you to our next guest. from new york city, stephen çspruiell, a staff writer for e "new york times." good morning to you. thank you for being with us. ças we begin, let's talk about the legislativeç head counting. what is scott brown so important in the process? >guest: as he said he might be, he is the 41st vote. depending on what happens in çwest virginia, with respect to the seats filled by the late robert byrd. the latest cloture vote was as closeç as these things can be. democrats were barely able to get 60 votes. when the bill itself came up for a vote, it passed with four republican votes. chuck grassley, theç two senats from maine, and scott brown. two democrats voted againstç i, recant well and russ feingold. cantwell has said she will support the bill this time around. susan collins and olympia snowe
microgram defends the tea party amusement. -- michael gramm defends the t party movement. >> now a look at the financial regulation bill working its way through congress. a member of the "national review" discusses his opposition to the legislation. let me introduce you to our next guest. from new york city, stephen çspruiell, a staff writer for e "new york times." good morning to you. thank you for being with us. ças we begin, let's talk about the legislativeç...
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our view this fourth comes when the tea party is invoking the spirit of the founding fathers but they forget how fractious our nation has been. they go through the history in political fighting over various issues that have occurred and they end by saying politics is a rough business. it has always been and always will be. it is that we should be celebrating, our right to disagree with one another even to accuse each other of forgetting the principles on which the nation was founded as part of an ingenious system that cements the union not by stamp oubgt dissenting views but for thing them in vigorous opposition. how would the founding fathers vote on the stimulus bill or financial package. just like our reserves did today they would not want anything else. that is the "baltimore sun." november scotia -- nova scotia calling now. in canada. is america exceptional in your view? caller: well, i would say it is exceptional but not many positive ways. i think we have become increasingly more hypocritical and immature definitely as compared to denmark, for example. most of the republicans c
our view this fourth comes when the tea party is invoking the spirit of the founding fathers but they forget how fractious our nation has been. they go through the history in political fighting over various issues that have occurred and they end by saying politics is a rough business. it has always been and always will be. it is that we should be celebrating, our right to disagree with one another even to accuse each other of forgetting the principles on which the nation was founded as part of...
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hayworth, and tea party activist jim deakin meet in the final arizona senate republican primary debate. this was held last night in arizona. the primary i >> the primary is august 24. >> good evening, everyone. tonight, a debate for the u.s. senate. small business owner jim deakin, former congressman j.d. hayworth, and congressman -- and senator mccain. >> good evening, everybody. thank you for joining us tonight to hear from the three republican candidates representing arizona. john mccain is running for the fifth six-year term in the senate. he was in the house six years before being elected to the senate in 1986. j.d. hayworth served six terms and house of representatives before losing his 2006 reelection bid. before announcing his candidacy early this year, he was the host for a talk-show program in phoenix. also with us tonight is jim deakin who owns and operates a small business in phoenix. we will keep this very simple. each candidate will have 90 seconds to answer my questions. rebuttals will be 45 seconds. 30 seconds to the candidate who was asked the original question. we wil
hayworth, and tea party activist jim deakin meet in the final arizona senate republican primary debate. this was held last night in arizona. the primary i >> the primary is august 24. >> good evening, everyone. tonight, a debate for the u.s. senate. small business owner jim deakin, former congressman j.d. hayworth, and congressman -- and senator mccain. >> good evening, everybody. thank you for joining us tonight to hear from the three republican candidates representing...
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the year of the conservative woman is manifesting itself in a big way with these tea parties. the sam adams alliance reports that at least 45% of tea party leaders are women. some who have never had a career outside the home but feel the need to organize their communities. they don't like the transformation, and they are doing something about it. there is a political entrepreneurship about them. the kind of things feminists would hail if they weren't so much about ideology and the empowerment of women. we are seeing more right of center and pro life women candidates. but it would be undercutting what is going on to see the year of the conservative woman as only this. we are experiencing a post feminist movement. we are beyond feminism. we are throwing off the shackles of an ideology and life time that was not our nature. it is about realizing the sexual revolution was a disaster, too. the pill hurt women and men. that pretending women could somehow be men was not only a failed mission but a heartbreaking undesirable one. women aren't a monolithic liberal voting block. i was ta
the year of the conservative woman is manifesting itself in a big way with these tea parties. the sam adams alliance reports that at least 45% of tea party leaders are women. some who have never had a career outside the home but feel the need to organize their communities. they don't like the transformation, and they are doing something about it. there is a political entrepreneurship about them. the kind of things feminists would hail if they weren't so much about ideology and the empowerment...
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greensboro, n.c., caller: i just wanted to remind everyone that the republicans and the tea party that keeps speaking about how much money the democrats and the president has spent. the democrats need to remind everyone that they would not have had to spend that money if this had not been for the republicans. the president would not have had to do these programs if the country was in a different economic situation. it was left in that situation because of republicans. it was only done because of them. also, the person you just level on -- i wanted to respond. and i am not sure of his name. i think a lot of people when they heard the tape said she needed to be fired, because you assume that when something like that is on tv, that it has been vetted. and that it was the truth. now we know and i think everyone will be much more suspicious of anything you hear or see on tv. host: thanks for your call. the timing of the ethics trial has some democrats worried. the trial will begin the process this thursday. he spoke with reporters in harlem, new york yesterday. >> i will let all of the peop
greensboro, n.c., caller: i just wanted to remind everyone that the republicans and the tea party that keeps speaking about how much money the democrats and the president has spent. the democrats need to remind everyone that they would not have had to spend that money if this had not been for the republicans. the president would not have had to do these programs if the country was in a different economic situation. it was left in that situation because of republicans. it was only done because...
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party workers. they're just american workers. their jobs, these are their hope, their dreams and they didn't do anything wrong. they paid for the bailouts of other industries, they just want to go back to work, on the rig that's been safe. historically these energy workers, 50,000 wells in the gulf, this is the first accident. it wasn't their fault. you don't ground the ball because of it. if their lives are at stake, our energy prices, our energy independence, revenue to our state and federal government, small businesses who will never survive this moratorium ever if it goes the full six months did nothing wrong, whose reach is all throughout the united states of america. we have a lot at stake here. we are asking republicans and democrats in congress to join us in asking the president to end this moratorium. accept, do not the safe practices, -- adopt the safe practices proposed by experts in the industry. allow the safe drilling to go forward. stop sending our rigs overseas. stop sending our jobs
party workers. they're just american workers. their jobs, these are their hope, their dreams and they didn't do anything wrong. they paid for the bailouts of other industries, they just want to go back to work, on the rig that's been safe. historically these energy workers, 50,000 wells in the gulf, this is the first accident. it wasn't their fault. you don't ground the ball because of it. if their lives are at stake, our energy prices, our energy independence, revenue to our state and federal...
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this year of the conservative woman is manifesting itself in a big way with the tea party. the sam adams alliance reports that at least 45% of tea party leaders are women, some who have never had a career outside the home or feel the need to organize in their communities. they do not like this transformation and they are doing something about it. there is an empowerment happening. the kind of things you think feminists would hail if they were not all about ideology. we are seeing more now than ever more right of center and pro- life women candidates. we are experiencing a post feminist movement. we are beyond feminism. we are throwing off the shackles of an ideology. moving beyond feminism is mort than just the so-called women's movement. it is about realizing the sexual revolution was a disaster, too. the pill hurts women and men. pretending that women could somehow be men was not only a failed mission but a heartbreaking, and desirable one. it is the relation -- i was talking to a hero of the pro- life movement. in many ways, it comes back to what women want, the perpetua
this year of the conservative woman is manifesting itself in a big way with the tea party. the sam adams alliance reports that at least 45% of tea party leaders are women, some who have never had a career outside the home or feel the need to organize in their communities. they do not like this transformation and they are doing something about it. there is an empowerment happening. the kind of things you think feminists would hail if they were not all about ideology. we are seeing more now than...