{"id":119329,"date":"2009-12-31T07:38:48","date_gmt":"2009-12-31T12:38:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thehollywoodliberal.com\/2009\/12\/31\/conservative-activists-furious-at-gop-consultants-hijacking-tea-party-name\/"},"modified":"2009-12-31T07:38:48","modified_gmt":"2009-12-31T12:38:48","slug":"conservative-activists-furious-at-gop-consultants-hijacking-tea-party-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/119329","title":{"rendered":"Conservative Activists Furious at GOP Consultants Hijacking Tea Party Name"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a  rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/~\/4523927\/yiwcd\/alternet~Conservative-Activists-Furious-at-GOP-Consultants-Hijacking-Tea-Party-Name\" >Conservative Activists Furious at GOP Consultants Hijacking Tea Party Name                     <\/a><br \/>The Tea Party Express is trying to capitalize on the Tea Party movement for crass and self-serving political purposes &#8212; mainly as a fundraising machine for Republican causes.<Img align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" style=\"border:0;float:left;margin:0;\" vspace=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/~\/i\/4523927\/yiwcd\/alternet\"><\/p>\n<p>The Tea Party Express is trying to capitalize on the Tea Party movement for crass and self-serving political purposes &#8212; mainly as a fundraising machine for Republican causes.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Buzz Up\" href=\"http:\/\/buzz.yahoo.com\/submit\/?submitUrl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2fstory%2f144869%2fconservative_activists_furious_at_gop_consultants_hijacking_tea_party_name&#038;submitHeadline=Conservative+Activists+Furious+at+GOP+Consultants+Hijacking+Tea+Party+Name\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/buzz.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Add to Delicious\" href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/post?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2fstory%2f144869%2fconservative_activists_furious_at_gop_consultants_hijacking_tea_party_name&#038;title=Conservative+Activists+Furious+at+GOP+Consultants+Hijacking+Tea+Party+Name\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/delicious.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Digg This\" href=\"http:\/\/digg.com\/submit?phase=2&#038;url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2fstory%2f144869%2fconservative_activists_furious_at_gop_consultants_hijacking_tea_party_name&#038;title=Conservative+Activists+Furious+at+GOP+Consultants+Hijacking+Tea+Party+Name\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/digg.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Add to FaceBook\" href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/share.php?u=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2fstory%2f144869%2fconservative_activists_furious_at_gop_consultants_hijacking_tea_party_name&#038;t=Conservative+Activists+Furious+at+GOP+Consultants+Hijacking+Tea+Party+Name\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/facebook.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Add to Reddit\" href=\"http:\/\/reddit.com\/submit?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2fstory%2f144869%2fconservative_activists_furious_at_gop_consultants_hijacking_tea_party_name&#038;title=Conservative+Activists+Furious+at+GOP+Consultants+Hijacking+Tea+Party+Name\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/reddit.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Stumble This\" href=\"http:\/\/stumbleupon.com\/submit?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2fstory%2f144869%2fconservative_activists_furious_at_gop_consultants_hijacking_tea_party_name&#038;title=Conservative+Activists+Furious+at+GOP+Consultants+Hijacking+Tea+Party+Name\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/stumble.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Tweet This\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=Conservative+Activists+Furious+at+GOP+Consultants+Hijacking+Tea+Party+Name+http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2fstory%2f144869%2fconservative_activists_furious_at_gop_consultants_hijacking_tea_party_name\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/twitter.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Subscribe by RSS\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/alternet\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/rss.gif\"><\/a> <\/div>\n<p><a  rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/~\/4523923\/yiwcd\/alternet~The-Global-War-on-Stealth-Underwear\" >The Global War on Stealth Underwear                     <\/a><br \/>There is no &quot;war&quot; against terrorism. 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