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	Debate Over Tea Party Protest Numbers Masks the Real History Made

infidel70

9-14-2009 2:51 AM

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infidel70 says:

The undeniable truth: this is the first truly conservative mass movement in American history. (Also read Roger L. Simon: America Goes to Washington: Why I Was Wrong About the Tea Party Movement)

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9-14-2009 1:15 PM

wiccantexan

Pants On Fire:

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2009/sep/14/blog-posting/blogger-claim-photo-shows-millions-tea-party-prote/

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