Re: White Racial Resentment Bubbles Under the Surface of the Tea Party Movement | News & Politics | AlterNet, AlterNet / By Rich Benjamin February 5, 2010 | Editor’s Note: Rich Benjamin’s commentary on the underlying “white grievance” currents in the Tea Party movement were buttressed Thursday by the statements of Republican Tom Tancredo, the [...]
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Think Progress- California Public Schools Invited BP To Help Develop Environmental CurriculumWhen students in California return to school this fall, they will have a brand new environmental curriculum — developed, in part, by oil giant BP. The Sacramento Bee reported today that BP helped California’s public schools form an environmental curriculum to be used by over 6 million public school students (kindergarten through 12th grade) in 1,000 district […]
- Two Colorado Republicans File Suit To Throw Tancredo Off November Gubernatorial BallotIn July, former Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-CO) lambasted then-Republican gubernatorial primary candidate Dan Maes as an “unelectable” disaster in the making. Unwilling to watch the GOP blow an opportunity to defeat Democratic nominee John Hickenlooper, Tancredo jumped in as a third-party candidate, believing he presented the best opportunity for a conservative vic […]
- Quran Burning Pastor Was Expelled From German Church He Founded After His Radicalism Alienated CongregationBefore Rev. Terry Jones was being condemned by the White House and military commanders in Afghanistan for his planned “International Burn a Quran Day,” he was a pastor at an evangelical church he founded in the 1980s in Cologne, Germany. Jones grew the congregation of the Christian Community of Cologne to as many as 1,000 members, but his radical, hate-fille […]
- Koch-Funded Oil Rally Calls Global Warming A ‘Hoax,’ Dismisses Oil Spill, And Attacks DemocratsBeginning last week, the oil industry launched a national astroturfing effort called “Rally for Jobs.” The events, which are being held across the nation, are backed by right-wing billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch. They launched a nearly identical campaign last summer that was widely mocked for its obvious astroturfing after it was revealed that 15 […]
- Angle On Whether U.S. Will Be Faced With A ‘Revolutionary Situation’: ‘Of Course Anything Is Possible’In at least two separate radio interviews during her campaign for Nevada U.S. Senate, Republican Sharron Angle appeared to suggest the possibility of an armed insurrection against the U.S. government. Saying that the purpose of the 2nd Amendment “was for the people to protect themselves against a tyrannical government,” Angle added, “if this Congress keeps g […]
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Re: Palin Unqualified To Be President, Says Vast Majority Of America The spotlight has been bright, not necessarily kind to former Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin. According to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll, 71% of Americans do not feel that Palin is qualified to be President. That includes a sharp drop in Republican support, [...]