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- Tea party may fight GOP over Chris Lee’s seat
- Rep. Allen West Confronts Islamic Activists
- Sen. Scott Brown says, ‘I’m not a Tea Party member,’ welcomes GOP primary
- Labor, Tea Party groups to duel over Wisconsin workers
- Union dues in crosshairs of John Thrasher bill
| Tea party may fight GOP over Chris Lee’s seat Posted: 22 Feb 2011 08:47 AM PST
Tea party activists, slumbering since last fall's gubernatorial election, may be awakening and ready to challenge the Republican process for choosing a successor to Christopher J. Lee in the 26th Congressional District. Rus Thompson of Grand Island, a tea party figure who was active in Carl P. Paladino's GOP campaign for governor, said Sunday he and others disapprove of the way Republican leaders are rushing toward the nomination of Assemblywoman Jane L. Corwin of Clarence. She remains the GOP front-runner for an anticipated special election stemming from Lee's Feb. 9 resignation from Congress. Thompson strongly hinted that the movement might coalesce behind a third-party candidacy by David Bellavia, an Iraq War veteran who mounted a strong effort for the 2008 GOP nomination eventually won by Lee. "David Bellavia is bound and determined to run a third-party line," Thompson said Sunday. "Because of the way Republicans have been treating this, people are talking about a third-party line." To read more, visit: http://www.buffalonews.com/city/article347709.ece |
| Rep. Allen West Confronts Islamic Activists Posted: 22 Feb 2011 08:45 AM PST
The Muslim faith has been responsible for atrocities throughout history so don't try "to blow sunshine up my butt" about attacks on Americans, Rep. Allen West, R-Fla., told an Islamic activist who tried to confront him at a town hall meeting. West was responding to a challenge from Nezar Hamze, executive director of the South Florida chapter of the Council of American Islamic Relations. Hamze appeared at the town hall meeting at St. Mark's Catholic School and, with a copy of the Koran in hand, demanded to know where in the Koran it says to carry out attacks against Americans. "Of course it doesn't say attack America or attack Americans," West quickly responded to the cheers of the audience. "The book was written around the eighth or ninth century, so America wasn't even around. But … there is talk about killing infidels." To read more, visit: http://www.newsmax.com/InsideCover/Rep-AllenWestConfrontsIslamicActivists/2011/02/22/id/386941 |
| Sen. Scott Brown says, ‘I’m not a Tea Party member,’ welcomes GOP primary Posted: 22 Feb 2011 08:40 AM PST
“You’re talking about being an ideologue? If you’re looking for one, I’m not it,” said Sen. Scott Brown. Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) said he doesn’t consider himself a member of the Tea Party movement and would welcome any primary challenger. Brown, the Republican senator from deep-blue Massachusetts whose win in a special election last year in part catalyzed the Tea Party movement, said he considers himself just a Republican, though one with sympathies toward some Tea Party issues. “Hey, nothing wrong with a primary. I welcome all challengers,” Brown said Tuesday morning on MSNBC. He said Monday evening that he didn’t identify as a member of the Tea Party movement. To read more, visit: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/145425-sen-scott-brown-im-not-a-tea-party-member |
| Labor, Tea Party groups to duel over Wisconsin workers Posted: 22 Feb 2011 08:37 AM PST
Although the epicenter of the fight is 1,200 miles away, Massachusetts labor groups plan to rally late Tuesday afternoon on Beacon Hill in support of Wisconsin public employees whose collective bargaining power would be stripped under a proposal by Republican Gov. Scott Walker. But they won't be alone. The Greater Boston Tea Party is mobilizing supporters for a counter-rally at the foot of the State House, arguing that Walker's actions were "common sense" and that they represent "private sector taxpayers." Both events are planned for 4 p.m. and both promise to deliver highly charged messages. Gov. Walker's proposals and the backlash against them have turned the nation's eyes on Wisconsin and stimulated debate all over the country about the rights and benefits of workers, the economy and state budget difficulties. In Massachusetts, there's been a debate simmering for years over whether to loosen restrictions on privatizing state services and public employee unions face growing unrest among municipal government officials who want enhanced authority to control employee health care costs. To read more, visit: http://www.bostonherald.com/business/general/view/20110222labor_tea_party_groups_to_duel_over_wisconsin_workers/ |
| Union dues in crosshairs of John Thrasher bill Posted: 22 Feb 2011 08:32 AM PST
Sen. John Thrasher, former state GOP chairman, looks like he has filed a bill (SB830) to starve unions like the Florida Education Association, SEIU, AFL-CIO, firefighters, police unions or AFSCME by banning the Democratic-leaning organizations from using salary deductions for political purposes. The legislation also says any “public employer may not deduct or collect” union dues, etc. Lastly, it says that any public employee who didn’t specifically authorize the use of his money could be entitled to a partial refund. The bill doesn’t seem to go as far as Wisconsin’s by ending collective bargaining rights in Florida, though in a right-to-work state there’s only so much union bargaining that can take place. Still, the language about union dues sure looks like it’s right out of the playbook of the tea party and Wisconsin’s Gov. Scott Walker (who incidentally is not a high-speed rail fan, either). Here are some excerpts from Thrasher’s bill, SB 830, which doesn’t seem to have a house sponsor. Yet. “Deductions may not be made for purposes of political activity, including contributions to a candidate, political party, political committee, committee of continuous existence, electioneering communications organization, or organization exempt from taxation under s. 501(c)(4) or s. 527 of the Internal Revenue Code.” To read more, visit: http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/the-buzz-florida-politics/content/union-dues-crosshairs-john-thrasher-bill |
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