Of Woodstock and Tea Parties

Of Woodstock and tea parties
When singer Arlo Guthrie appeared at the Columbia Festival of the Arts last month, he steered clear of politics. So what he told Gene Weingarten of The Washington Post came like a bolt from the blue: He's now a registered Republican. Hey, this is Arlo Guthrie we're talking about - son of famed Dust Bowl Protest singer Woody Guthrie and himself a long-haired icon of the draft-dodging '60s . … "Flying into Los Angeles, bringing in a couple of keys." You know? That Arlo...

Tea Party "Uni-Tea" Race Summit Follows NAACP Flap
People attend a Tea Party Protest in Washington, Thursday, April 15, 2010. (Credit: AP) In the wake of the NAACP's passage of a resolution condemning Racism in the Tea Party movement , a Tea Party group is holding a "Uni-Tea" convention celebrating the diversity of the movement. The event will be held in Philadelphia on July 31st, and will feature a number of African-American speakers as well as white Tea Party favorites like Andrew Breitbart, according to the "Uni-Tea" website . The...

Tea party protesters call Georgia's John Lewis 'nigger'
Washington — Demonstrators outside the U.S. Capitol, angry over the proposed Health Care bill, shouted "nigger" Saturday at U.S. Rep. John Lewis, a Georgia congressman and Civil Rights icon who was nearly beaten to death during an Alabama march in the 1960s. The Protesters also shouted obscenities at other members of the Congressional Black Caucus, lawmakers said. "They were shouting, sort of harassing," Lewis said. "But, it's okay, I've faced this...

War...What Is It Good For? Absolutely Nothing!
War What is it good for Absolutely nothing Say it again War What is it good for Absolutely nothing War has shattered many young men's dreams Made them disabled bitter and mean Life is too precious to be fighting wars each day War can't give life it can only take it away War It's nothing but a heartbreaker War Friend only to the undertaker Peace love and understanding There must be some place for these things today They say we must fight to keep our freedom But Lord there's gotta be a better...

Fox's tea party affiliate expelled from National Tea Party Federation
National federation expels Express following spokesman's "clearly offensive" remarks In fake letter from NAACP, Tea Party Express' Williams calls Lincoln "greatest Racist ever" for depriving African Americans of "great gig" of Slavery. In a since-deleted July 14 post to his blog, Tea Party Express spokesperson Mark Williams authored a "newly discovered letter" from NAACP president "Precious Ben Jealous" to President Abraham Lincoln. The letter came in response to an NAACP resolution...