CNN and Tea Party Express to host first-of-its-kind Tea Party presidential primary debate

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...

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...

CNN to Co-Host Debate With Tea Party Hucksters?
Get alerts when there is a new article that might interest you. Mark your calendars for Labor Day week 2011. That's when CNN and the Tea Party Express will co-host a primary debate among the 2012 Republican Presidential Candidates in Tampa, site of the 2012 Republican National Convention. According to a news release, the debate will focus on multiple topics, but the emphasis will be "the issues that matter most to Tea Party Express: The Economy and Government Spending." [...] “The Tea Part...

CNN, Tea Party Express to sponsor debate
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 Primary Debate 2012...

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. ...

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...

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, 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...

CNN to co-sponsor GOP debate in Tampa with Tea Party Express
Talk about strange bedfellows: CNN, which has clung to its “news” image even as it;’s been hammered in the Ratings by the opinionators at Fox and MSNBC, announced today it’s teaming with the Tea Party Express to co-host a primary debate among the 2012 Republican Presidential Candidates during Labor Day week 2011. The chosen site: Tampa, Florida, the site of the 2012 Republican National Convention. The Teas Party Express was a key factor behind some of the most-conservativ...

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

Today in blurred lines
The Iowa Republican Party Chairman, Matt Strawn, suggested in an item today that he and Fox may negotiate a deal that requires debate participants to also play in Straw Poll, a state GOP Fundraiser: It is not clear yet whether straw poll participation would be required to take part in the debate, set for C.Y. Stevens Auditorium at Iowa State. “Those decisions are going to be jointly mad...

Tea Party to host GOP presidential debate
One of the largest Tea Party groups will co-host a presidential debate with CNN next year. Tea Party Express, one of the largest umbrella organizations for the Grassroots political movement, will host a GOP Presidential Candidate debate the week of Labor Day 2011 in Tampa Bay, Fla., the Cable Network announced Friday. “Over the past two years, the American People have engaged in the political process like no other time in history. The Tea Party movement continues to grow and will play an e...

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 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...

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...

Tea Party to host GOP presidential debate
One of the largest Tea Party groups will co-host a presidential debate with CNN next year. Tea Party Express, one of the largest umbrella organizations for the Grassroots political movement, will host a GOP Presidential Candidate debate the week of Labor Day 2011 in Tampa Bay, Fla., the Cable Network announced Friday. “Over the past two years, the American People have engaged in the political process like no other time in history. The Tea Party movement continues to grow and will play an eve...

CNN should probably pick better partners
CNN SHOULD PROBABLY PICK BETTER PARTNERS.... It makes perfect sense for CNN to host plenty of debates for the Republican Presidential Candidates running in 2012. It makes less sense to partner with sketchy organizations to co-host these debates. 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. The debate is scheduled for Labor Day week in Tam...

CNN Teaming With Tea Party For Republican Presidential Debate
CNN announced Friday that it has teamed up with the Tea Party Express to host what it is calling a "first-of-its-kind Tea Party presidential primary debate" in September 2011. The Republican debate will be held during the Labor Day week in Tampa, Florida. In a statement, CNN said the debate will place special emphasis on issues that the Tea Party has been "vocal in advocating," including less Government Spending, lower taxes and a smaller Deficit. In the same statement, CNN political director ...

Team America : The Tea Party and CNN
Posted by JM Ashby Are you shitting me? CNN announced Friday that it has teamed up with the Tea Party Express to host what it is calling a "first-of-its-kind Tea Party presidential primary debate" in September 2011. The Republican debate will be held during the Labor Day week in Tampa, Florida. In a statement, CNN said the debate will place special emphasis on issues that the Tea Party has been "vocal in advocating," including less Government Spending, lower taxes and a smaller Deficit. I am ...

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 To Host A GOP Presidential Debate
In what promises to be a bizarre pairing, CNN and the Tea Party Express are joining forces to co-host a Republican presidential primary debate in September 2011. The Tea Party Express' hits have been no stranger to TPM's pages. Over the summer, for example, Tea Party Express' Mark Williams said the NAACP's use of the word "colored'" makes the organization Racist. Williams, who was once a CNN contributor, was eventually forced to resign from the Tea Part Express. The Tea Party Express played a ...

CNN and the Tea Party Express: The Greatest Romance of Our Time
If you're surprised that CNN will co-sponsor a Republican presidential primary debate with the Tea Party Express, you're not paying attention. CNN played an early and vital role in legitimizing the Tea Party Express when it was seen by Tea Party Patriots and some other groups as a partisan effort to capitalize on the Grassroots movement. Amy Kremer, president of the TPE, used to be a Board Member of TPP, but was dismissed from that group over her increasing role in Express events. But in March a...

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!...

Most Tea Party Members Think Those They Elected Wont Sell Out,
 Most Tea Party members view the Candidates they elected in November as agents of change from government business as usual, but non-members are a lot more skeptical. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone poll finds that only 34% of all Likely U.S. Voters think Tea Party Candidates elected in November will remain true to their beliefs. A plurality (46%) says they will become just like other politicians. Twenty percent (20%) aren’t sure. (To see survey question wording, click ...

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SO MUCH FOR THAT Communist FRONT GROUP, THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS. Har:CNN and Tea Party Express to host 2012 debate “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 movement,” CNN political director Sam Feist said in a statement. In it, he called Tea Party Express “a fascinating, diverse, grass-roots force t...