Posted on 01/31/2010 11:23:40 PM PST by Josh Painter
Tea Party Nation, in a surprise Sunday night announcement, disclosed that it will host live broadcasts of the opening ceremonies of the National Tea Party Convention, as well as keynote speeches, including Sarah Palin’s address. Examiner Mike Morrow has the story from Nashville:
Sarah Palin's keynote address at the National Tea Party Convention, other speeches at the conference and the opening of the convention will be broadcast live, according to convention organizers tonight.Tea Party Nation President Judson Phillips said in a press release:The event at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville is scheduled for Thursday-Saturday.
Convention officials said working with internet company PJTV and arrangements with Fox News, CNN and Reuters TV will make it possible for millions of people interested in the convention to see key parts of the proceedings. A statement from Mark A. Skoda, media relations representative for the convention, said viewers will be able to see special interviews of delegates and speakers through the exposure.
"Tea Party Nation and my family have taken much criticism over the weeks preceding the convention. Working with our media relations team, the new media and our key broadcast journalists, we kept our plans close to the vest. Obviously, we believe that the delegates and banquet attendees are going to enjoy the networking and the excitement of being here directly. However, as we are all committed to grassroots activism, we wanted to share this event with those who could not come to Nashville."More information, including schedules, broadcast and viewing times will be posted soon on the National Tea Party Convention website.
- JP
I suggest that you’re stuck on ignorant.
- JP
Tea Party Nation is a for-profit corporation.
WOW, now the Tea Party is someone’s corporation.
"We should emphasize the things that unite us and make these the only litmus test of what constitutes a Republican: our belief in restraining government spending, pro-growth policies, tax reduction, sound national defense, and maximum individual liberty. As to the other issues that draw on the deep springs of morality and emotion, let us decide that we can disagree among ourselves as Republicans and tolerate the disagreement."
Ronald Reagan
I dare say everyone tea-party related should be vigilant to make sure that profiteers don’t step in to co-opt events or funds at any time going forward.
I do agree the for-profit sponsor is problematic, but I also believe the House Ethics whomever thus questioned the appropriateness of Bachmann speaking there.
This convention is for Tea Party Nation, apart from the TP Movement. By Google search, you can find that it is in fact owned by one Judson Phillips (& wife), a conservative businessman. There seem to be conflicting reports that show either he was deeply in debt & saw a way to raise some big money OR an individual merely seeking to gain control of the movement.
Another who bears watching is Dick Armey, for so long pro-illegal immigration, now backtracking on it and trying to divide people within the TP movement.
You are wise. Bookmarked to read again!
People who know zilch about tea parties are going to think we is them.
Thank you for your reply.
As a U.S. citizen, I have never really lived in my country for any length of time. Therefore, I sometimes get things wrong. I try not to get things wrong, but sometimes it happens in spite I do my homework. The homework just dosn’t seem to work all the time.
Again, thank you. My best regards.
No problem, too many who have lived here all along don’t get the basics right. And, ha! I just googled and got your explanation of a ‘mango tree lawyer’—very colorful!
Thank you.
I’m learning.....
You are very kind.
My reference to “mango tree lawyer” is to Greg Craig when that mango tree lawyer sent little Elian Gonzales back to Cuba. That was an awful day for me and certainly for many of us...not to mention his family in Florida.
Thank you, and my best wishes to you.
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