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I received this e-mail from an organization callig itself the National Tea Party Alert.It is anti-Palin, and even links to a "Trig Truther" page.Anyone kow who these people are? I have little idea of how they got my info.  Is Sarah Palin "Undefeated"? Former Alaska Governor, bestselling author, Fox News contributor and Tea Party darling Sarah Palin has long been rumored to be an unannounced candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination. While her presumed opponents travel the country and cozy up to voters in Iowa and New Hampshire, it appears that Governor Palin has chosen a slightly different medium...

The Washington National Cathedral is welcoming the first openly transgendered Episcopal priest to its altar this month. The Rev. Cameron Partridge, a transgendered man, is set to give the June 22 sermon at the cathedral, a fixture in the D.C. skyline and one of the nation’s most well-known houses of worship. “We at Washington National Cathedral are striving to send a message of love and affirmation, especially to LGBT youth who suffer daily because of their gender identity or sexual orientation,” Mr. Hall said. “We want to proclaim to them as proudly and unequivocally as we can: Your gender identity...

Kentucky Senator Rand Paul is warning Republicans that if they expect to be relevant in the future and grow the party they will have to soften on social issues. In an interview with vocativ.com, Paul said he had "sort of a Jeffersonian belief in unity, peace and commerce with all" and that the best way to build the GOP for the future is to include people with whom they don't agree on every issue. "I think that the Republican Party, in order to get bigger, will have to agree to disagree on social issues," Paul advised. "The Republican Party is...

As a journalist who covered Rick Santorum in Pennsylvania for years, I can understand the Tea Party’s infatuation with him. It’s his anger. It is in perfect synch with the constituency he is wooing. Even at the height of his political success, when he had a lot to be happy about, Santorum was an angry man. I found it odd. I was used to covering politicians who had good dispositions — or were good at pretending they had good dispositions. Santorum was different... People who don’t know him — and just see the angry Rick — don’t realize what a...

A group of idiots protesting at a May Day rally for immigrant rights in Santa Cruz, CA decided it would be better to riot, vandalizing about a dozen businesses around 10:30 p.m. Saturday. As seen in the video below, some of these idiots were carrying home made torches as they marched, vandalizing businesses as they went. This group of idiots were part of a group holding a rally at the town center for May Day, a Mexican holiday. The police had to call for back-up because of the size and violent demeanor of the crowd…imagine that. A Tea Party rally,...