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The acronym TCOT has been bandied about a lot recently on the Twitter microblogging site, frequently in the form of the hashtag #TCOT. For starters, the acronym and hashtag are references to the "Top Conservatives On Twitter." When used in the hashtag form, as it is most often, the term provides a way for conservatives in particular and Republicans in general to locate and follow the tweets of their like-minded brethren. And the term is also a reference to an influential list of those so-called top conservatives, which is maintained at the website Top Conservatives on Twitter. The site provides...

I was wondering how strong the FreeRepublic presence is on Twitter. I've been on there since October, and I've noticed that a lot of conservatives on Twitter end up getting temporarily suspended due to a spam-report bug that liberals are able to exploit? So far, I've been suspended 6 times in the last 2 months, mostly over my opinions regarding Benghazi. Conservatives on Twitter refer to the temporary suspension as Twitter Gulag. Many have attempted to bring up the spam-report exploit to Twitter, but they deny it exists. Have the Freepers on Twitter found a way to negate or lessen...

Is anyone tuning in? He sure has BIG plans. I wonder if Michelle is at home printing money. And is this speech purposely given (do you think) to end when his debut on The View comes on?

Dear President Obama, Every citizen with a modicum of insight into public affairs would say that America is now at a crossroads of decision about what kind of future we want for our nation-and, by extension, for the rest of the world. Whether we like it or not, you are the one who is designated by a vote of the electorate to lead us in that decision-making process. You have asked for the job, and you have proposed yourself as being competent for it. History will judge your Administration on its own merits when your term is complete, but we,...

Obama's agenda couldn't be more clear. The Kagan nomination to the Supreme Court proves it.Click video to view.

With 4,000 Chicago area fans cheering her on, former Republican Vice-Presidential candidate Sarah Palin trained her sights Wednesday night on Highland Park High School, which conservative talk radio has targeted for canceling the girls basketball team’s trip to a tournament in Arizona. “Them are fightin’ words when you say a girl can’t play in the basketball tournament … for political reasons … so we’re going to see about that,” Palin said. Arizona’s strict crackdown on illegal immigration is projected to cost that state millions in tourism from such cancellations. “I said, ‘Wait, I thought it was already a crime for...

Biden to Obama ...

If you're a follower of conservative politics and also a user of the social networking tool Twitter, you've more than likely have noticed the use of "#tcot," for "top conservatives on Twitter" associated with certain posts that pertain to that subject matter. But it all didn't happen by accident. In the early stages, it was a concerted effort. And most of it was because of the work of Michael Patrick Leahy, the author of "Rules for Conservative Radicals," which is a takeoff on Saul Alinsky's "Rules for Radicals." And as Leahy explained, the origins of the acronym ‘tcot' and its...

Wyoming 912 Project *Public Meeting Announcement July 25th, 2009 1PM -- 4PM Natrona County Library, Crawford Room Room capacity -- 150 people. First come, first serve. * Update on proactive patriotic efforts by Wyoming 912 Project. * Education of what we are facing today, _on both national and state levels_. * We have been working with State legislators to protect our freedoms - come to find out more! * Bring paper and pencil. *Due to a large daily influx of email, _please only respond if you will be attending this meeting._* Let Freedom Ring! ~ Wyoming 912 Project (307) 251-8140...

A San Diego-based homosexual activist group has filed a formal complaint with the Internal Revenue Service charging the Roman Catholic diocese of Portland, Me., with violating federal tax rules by taking part in a referendum campaign aimed at repealing the state's new same-sex marriage law. Tyler Davis, media director for the Empowering Spirits Foundation, told CNSNews.com that the complaint was filed at the IRS office in Dallas last Wednesday. The group wants the Church's nonprofit tax status revoked. “The problem is, Marc Mutty, who is the public affairs director for the Catholic diocese of Portland, Me., went onto public television...

Finally, a small victory in our battle against CNN, and their abuse of the DMCA take down procedures.Today we received the following message from YouTube: In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, we’ve completed processing your counter-notification regarding your video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dd2tg8gxCDU . This content has been restored and your account will not be penalized.Sincerely,Harry The YouTube Team Below is the clip that CNN fraudulently forced YouTube to take down, in a vain attempt to silence us. Very big thanks goes out to our attorneys at EFF and David Adler! We also want to thank Ben Sheffner, Patterico, Michelle Malkin...

For_Immediate_Release: United States of America (Press Release) April 29, 2009 -- New York, New York – April 29th, 2009 - The National Leadership Team of the Nationwide Tea Party Coalition (http://www.nationwideteapartycoalition.com) today accepted President Obama's invitation "to have a serious conversation about how we are going to cut our health care costs down over the long term, how we are going to stabilize Social Security.” The invitation was extended by the President at a Town Hall Meeting held in Arnold, Missouri today (http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0409/21870.html). Michael Patrick Leahy, a member of the National Leadership Team of the Nationwide Tea Party Coalition, said...

Update on: CNN Cries Copyright, YouTube Pulls Founding Bloggers Susan Roesgen Video I wish them luck.Yesterday, we officially filed our DMCA counter-notice in the matter of CNN’s censorship of Founding Bloggers’ coverage of the Chicago Tax Day Tea Party. A copy of the counter-notice is available at Ben Sheffner’s blog Copyrights & Campaigns, where he’s been devoting much of his valuable energy toward documenting and publicizing what CNN has tried to do in this case. Read the restTheir new in depth report:

Here's a list of 4 Teaparty events from San Diego to Sacramento. 3 are confirmed and happening, one in Orange County is still gathering steam. Check back often to see updates, or contact me to add more confirmed events.

A few FReepers have been discussing getting together at CPAC. Here is our recommendation for Meet-Up: Thursday, February 26, 2009 1:50 p.m. Meet in Omni Shoreham Hotel Lobby (host hotel) 2500 Calvert Street Northwest Washington DC US 20008 We can all grab a coffee before the rest of the day's sessions begin and plan for a possible cocktail hour.

Tea Party USA Watch: Taxpayers coming together By Michelle Malkin  •  February 23, 2009 02:56 PM (Photoshop credit: Leo Alberti)Tons of groups and individuals are stepping up to the plate in the wake of last week’s anti-stimulus/anti-entitlement protests and the call for a nationwide Tea Party.PJTV’s clearinghouse for protests is here.The New American Tea Party page from “a coalition of citizens and organizations concerned about the recent trend of fiscal recklessness in government…dedicated to the Washington, D.C. effort specifically sponsored by the American Spectator, the Heartland Institute, Americans for Tax Reform, the National Taxpayers Union, Americans for Prosperity, and the Young Conservatives...