CNN Sponsors Republican Presidential Candidate Debate with Tea Party. This is Not a Joke.

CNN partners with Tea Party Express for Labor Day primary debate
What could go wrong? They have some things in common — the need to rebound from recent woes and to carve out identities against fierce competition — but CNN and the Tea Party Express would seem like unlikely Candidates for a partnership. … For CNN, the joint sponsorship seems to undermine the nonpartisan positioning it’s made its brand, linking it with a Controversial conservative political action committee whose former chairman resigned after a series of race-baiting comments (inc

CNN-tea party debate raises eyebrows - Kenneth P. Vogel
They have some things in common – the need to rebound from recent woes, and to carve out identities against fierce competition – but CNN and the Tea Party Express would seem like unlikely Candidates for a partnership. In fact, Friday’s announcement that they will co-host a Republican presidential debate for early September, 2011, in Tampa seems like a risky play for both. Continue Reading Text Size - + reset Politico 44 For CNN, the joint sponsorship seems to undermine the...

After electoral wins, Tea Party movement now getting some respect from establishment
The Tea Party movement demonstrated its forcefulness on the national stage in November and now it's starting to get the kind of respect from the political establishment that just a few years ago would have been unthinkable for a Grassroots movement that wasn't liberal. Last week, U.S. Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia confirmed that he will be speaking to the Tea Party Caucus, a group within Congress for members who have or want to have affinities for the Tea Party movement. CNN is teaming up...

A former colleague of the independent Senator asks, What Makes Bernie Speak?
Read the full thing here. “You have two political parties that are controlled by monied interests,” he argues. “You have a Corporate Media. When you talk about consolidation, you are talking about Oil and gas, banking, and perhaps most importantly, the media - where there are very few voices of dissent regarding our current position on the Global Economy. That gets to even the more fundamental issue - the health of American Democracy. Do people know what’s going on? And

Don't Believe The Hype: Mike Huckabee Is No Moderate
Mike Huckabee, former Arkansas Governor and 2008 Presidential Candidate, made quite an impression on liberals when he emerged onto the national scene a few years ago. They found the affable ex-Southern Baptist minister to be quite charming. It's probably not a surprise that even the most sophisticated liberal politicos were taken in. After so many years of being bloodied and degraded by right-wing pundits and politicians, finding one that didn't think liberals were fundamentally evil, stupid, or...

CNN will co-host presidential debate with PAC-affiliated "Tea Party" group
CNN will co-host a Republican presidential debate next year with the Tea Party Express, which is basically a PAC run by Republican political operatives. It is a slightly puzzling decision from a "basic standards of journalistic ethics" standpoint, although from a "desperation for attention and the participation of a bunch of Fox employees" standpoint it actually makes perfect sense. CNN Political Director Sam Feist is excited for this opportunity to attempt to justify having a Republican campaig...

CNN and Tea Party Express to host first-of-its-kind Tea Party presidential primary debate
from CNN Washington (CNN) - CNN is teaming up with the Tea Party Express for a first-of-its-kind presidential primary debate, both organizations announced Friday. The Tea Party debate, featuring 2012 Republican Presidential Candidates, is scheduled for Labor Day week 2011. It will take place in Tampa, Florida - the site of the 2012 Republican National Convention. Since the spring of 2009, the Tea Party movement has been increasingly vocal in advocating for less Government Spending, lower t...

Tea Party and CNN to Host 2011 Republican Presidential Debate in Florida
CNN Political Director Sam Feist called the "Tea Party movement a fascinating, diverse, Grassroots force that already has drastically changed the country's political landscape." The movement's impact on the political balance is indisputable. Tea party-backed Candidates, assailing President Obama's policies and calling for smaller government and less spending, had considerable success in the Nov. 2 election. The tea party and allies like Sarah Palin can rightly claim credit for playing a signific...

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CNN teams up with Tea Party in debate
Source: LA Times WASHINGTON--CNN plans to host a Republican presidential primary debate next year with Tea Party Express, a political action committee that featured Sarah Palin at its events and is now raising money for a new advertising campaign against President Obama. The Cable News network announced Friday that it has teamed up with the Sacramento-based organization to co-host a debate in Tampa, the site of the 2012 Republican National Convention, during the first week of September. The even...

Major Announcement: Tea Party Presidential Debate Details Inside!
The Tea Party Express is pleased to announce that we have agreed to partner with CNN to host the first-ever Tea Party Presidential Debate for GOP Candidates for president....

Tea Party Express to join CNN for presidential debate (The Ticket)
The Tea Party Express and CNN are joining together to bring voters a "first-of-its-kind" tea party presidential-primary debate in 2011, CNN announced Friday. "Undecided Voters turn to CNN to educate themselves during election cycles, so it is a natural fit for CNN to provide a platform for the diverse perspectives within the Republican Party, including those of the Tea Party," said CNN Political Director Sam Feist. The Tea Party Express, one of several national tea party groups, rose to nation...

CNN teams up with Tea Party in debate
WASHINGTON--CNN plans to host a Republican presidential primary debate next year with Tea Party Express, a political action committee that featured Sarah Palin at its events and is now raising money for a new advertising campaign against President Obama. The Cable News network announced Friday that it has teamed up with the Sacramento-based organization to co-host a debate in Tampa, the site of the 2012 Republican National Convention, during the first week of September. The event will focus on...

CNN and Tea Party Express Schedule Presidential Debate
There are few things that announce “we’ve arrived” in Washington circles more than becoming the sponsor of a presidential debate. So Friday’s Press Release by CNN announcing their plans for a debate next year raised eyebrows among politicians because of their partner: the Tea Party Express. The network and the political group said they will hold a Tea Party debate for Republican Presidential Candidates during the week of Labor Day next year. The debate will be held in Tampa, Florida

Tea Party-CNN Debate Sparks Backlash From Some Conservatives
Politico: "This is nothing more than a press stunt for CNN that cries out 'Pay attention to us!'," said Everett Wilkinson, an organizer with the South Florida Tea Party, who said there's been talk in tea party circles about protesting the debate, or even infiltrating it. Read the whole story: Politico Get HuffPost Politics On Twitter and Facebook! Subscribe to the HuffPost Hill newsletter! Know something we don't? E-mail us at [email protected] ...

CNN and Tea Party to Sponsor Debate
Politico reports: CNN, which has heavily promoted its nonpartisan brand through the midterm season, is jumping into the 2012 GOP primary debate fray with a bold move: teaming up with the Tea Party Express. The debate will take place during Labor Day week next year in Tampa, the site of the 2012 Republican National Convention, and will focus on The Economy and the signature tea party issue of Government Spending. Full memo after the jump. CNN and Tea Party Express Join Forces for Presidential P...

Obama postpones vacation for Hill business 'Dont ask' repeal nears passage CNN teams with Tea Party Express for GOP primary de
“REMEMBERING RICHARD”: Kati Marton, wife of Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, held a private memorial service in their New York apartment last night. Reflecting his huge range of friends and their affection and respect for him, guests included President Clinton and Secretary Clinton, Chelsea Clinton, Huma Abedin and Rep. Anthony Weiner, Al Gore, Bill Keller, David Remnick, Diane Sawyer, Christiane Amanpour, Tom Brokaw, Barbara Walters, Judy Collins, John Guare, Gillian Sorensen, Jon Meac...

CNN's Tea Party Debate Fail
CNN today announced that it would team up with the Tea Party Express to host a GOP presidential debate over Labor Day next year in Tampa, the site of the Republican National Convention in 2012. Sam Feist, CNN's political director, says the arrangement was designed to give Undecided Voters a way to educate themselves about "diverse perspectives within the Republican Party, including those of the Tea Party." It's not the first time CNN has partnered with the group. Earlier this year, CNN...

CNN, Tea Party Express plan debate
CNN said Friday that it is joining forces with the Tea Party Express — a political action committee that played a key role in the 2010 Midterm Elections — to co-host a Republican presidential debate. Continue Reading Text Size - + reset Politico 44 The debate is scheduled for Labor Day week in Tampa, Fla., in September — five months before the 2012 presidential primaries begin. It’s CNN’s second entry i...

Another 2011 Debate Set, Tea Party Style
From Politico comes news that CNN is working in conjunction with the Tea Party Express to host a “Tea Party” debate for the Republican presidential hopefuls. The debate will focus on Government Spending and The Economy, and will take place Labor Day week — the week of September 5. The schedule for debates, adding this one and the Iowa debate announced yesterday, now is as follows: Spring 2011 — Reagan Library / NBC News / Politico — @ The Reagan Library, California May 5,...

CNN and Tea Party Express team up for Tampa prez debate 2012
CNN and the Tea Party Express will co-host a debate among the 2012 Republican Presidential Candidates during the Labor Day holiday in 2011. The Candidates will spar in Tampa, the site of the 2012 Republican National Convention. "The debate will focus on wide-ranging topics with a specific emphasis on the issues that matter most to Tea Party Express: The Economy and Government Spending," organizers say. ...

CNN, Tea Party Express Team Up for GOP Debate
Organizations expected to host a Republican presidential debate next Sept. in Tampa. Get The Page delivered to your inbox. newsletter today!...

Tea Party Express, CNN to host debate in 2011
Mark your calendars! Tea Party Express and CNN announced that they will be holding a debate of Republican Presidential Candidates for Labor Day 2011. More from CNN: Tea Party Express Chairman Amy Kremer talked to CNN about what Activists hope to hear from Republican presidential Candidates. “We want to hear what their ideas are - what their thoughts are - on turning this economy back around and getting us on a sound economic footing, paying down some of our Deficit, getting a b...

The 2012 Class Divide
by Patrick Appel Ronald Brownstein splits the 2012 GOP Presidential Candidates into managers and Populists. He notes that Palin, the archetypal populist, takes the lion's share of the low-income non-college vote while Romney, the stereotypical managerial Candidate, overwhelming wins high-earning college grads. How the political environment might help determine the winner:  If the race focuses on hostility toward Washington, anger at elites in both parties, and tests of ideological pu...

Report: Rupert Murdoch Brushed Off In Effort To Bring Fox-Style Channel To Britain
News Corp-and Fox News-titan Rupert Murdoch may have a new British BFF: Mark Thompson , the director general of the BBC. In an interview with The Guardian, Thompson says he and Murdoch share a belief that the U.K. would benefit from a strong-even “opinionated” news channel-and Murdoch told him “he would like Sky News to go down a polemical ‘Fox-style’ route-but…the editors of the channel had brushed off his wishes.” Thompso...