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Events (48)

• May 16, 2008: Wall Street Journal: ‘Grassroots’ Anti-Bailout Site Actually ‘Astroturf’ Owned by Lobbying Firm 2008-05-16
• February 16-17, 2009: ’Porkulus’ Rallies Protesting Obama Economic Policies Occur in Seattle, Denver; Rallies Have ‘Tea Party’ Connections 2009-02-16
• February 19, 2009 and After: Well-Funded, Well-Organized ‘Tea Party’ Groups Form within Hours of ‘Impromptu’ CNBC Rant 2009-02-19
• February 27, 2009: Investigation Alleges Santelli ‘Tea Party’ ‘Rant’ Scripted, Connected to Launch of ‘Tea Party’ Movement 2009-02-27
• March 2, 2009: Conservative Blogger Defends ‘Tea Party’ Organizations, Lives with Former FreedomWorks Official 2009-03-02
• March 2, 2009: Conservative Magazine Claims ‘Tea Party’ Movement Entirely Spontaneous 2009-03-02
• March 3, 2009: Reporters: Playboy Deleted ‘Tea Party’ Article for Fear of Lawsuits 2009-03-03
• March 13, 2009 and After: ’9/12’ Project Created by Corporate ‘Astroturf’ Organization, Fox News 2009-03-13
• April 14, 2009: FreedomWorks, Lobbying Firm Fighting Health Care Reform, Profiled by Progressive Site 2009-04-14
• April 15, 2009: ’Tea Party’ Protests Organized by Conservative Lobbying Firms, Says Progressive Think Tank 2009-04-15
• June 26, 2009: Corporate Lobbying Firm Issues ‘Action Kit’ for Health Care Protesters 2009-06-26
• July 24, 2009: Conservative Lobbying Group Sends ‘Town Hall’ Schedule to ‘Tea Party’ Mailing List 2009-07-24
• August 1, 2009: Texas Congressmen Pursued by Hostile Crowd after Health Care Discussion 2009-08-01
• August 2, 2009: HHS Secretary, Democratic Senator Preside over Raucous Health Care Discussion 2009-08-02
• August 3, 2009: Conservatives Using Vagaries of Health Care Reform Proposals to Launch Effective Opposition, Columnist Observes 2009-08-03
• August 4, 2009: Anti-Health Care Reform Activisits Disrupt New York Town Hall Discussion of High-Speed Rail 2009-08-04
• August 6-7, 2009: FreedomWorks Official Boasts of ‘Blowing Up’ Town Hall Meetings on Health Care, Refuses to Calm Down Outbursts 2009-08-06
• August 6, 2009: Americans for Prosperity Head: AFP Happy to Take Corporate Money but Represents ‘Real Folks’ 2009-08-06
• August 7, 2009: Former Social Conservative Details ‘Fascist’ Attempts to Derail Health Care Reform, Motives behind Attempts 2009-08-07
• August 10, 2009: Analysis: ‘Astroturf’ Organizations Work to Block Health Care Reform 2009-08-10
• August 11, 2009: Top Conservative, ‘Tea Party’ Organizers Plan to Block All Health Care Reform 2009-08-11
• August 14, 2009: Oil Industry Group Sends ‘Sensitive’ Memo Detailing Plan for ‘Astroturf’ Rallies to Oppose Global Warming Legislation 2009-08-14
• August 14, 2009: Armey Leaves Lobbying Firm, Blames ‘Negative Attention’ over Work with Anti-Reform Organization 2009-08-14
• August 17, 2009: FreedomWorks Chief: Obama Will Use False ‘Swine Flu’ Epidemic Claim to Frighten ‘Bed-Wetters’ into Supporting Health Care Reform 2009-08-17
• August 19, 2009: ’Non-Profit’ Organization Charges Groups $10,000 to Participate in Anti-Reform Rallies 2009-08-19
• September 12, 2009: ’Tea Party’ Rally Draws 60-70,000, but Claims up to 2 Million 2009-09-12
• September 14, 2009: Tea Party Spokesman: Obama ‘an Indonesian Muslim Turned Welfare Thug and a Racist in Chief’ 2009-09-14
• February 3, 2010: Some Tea Party Members Declare Their Disapproval of ‘Citizens United’ Ruling 2010-02-03
• February 15, 2010: New York Times Publishes Tea Party Analysis, Documents Movement towards Far-Right Militia Ideology 2010-02-15
• March 25, 2010: Tea Party Leaders Condemn Slurs, Harassment, Threats; Deny Involvement 2010-03-25
• July 14, 2010: Tea Party Spokesman Calls NAACP ‘Race-Baiters,’ Compares Organization to ‘Slave Trader[s];’ Other Tea Party Figures Slam NAACP 2010-07-14
• August 28, 2010: New York Times Columnist Jabs at Billionaire Oil Magnates behind Tea Party Movement 2010-08-28
• August 30, 2010: Koch Brothers Use Billions to Leverage, Influence Conservative Movement, Profile Shows 2010-08-30
• September 9, 2010: Report: American Tea Party Lobbying Organizations Working with British Anti-Tax Groups 2010-09-09
• September 12, 2010: 9/12 ‘Tea Party’ Rally Draws Smaller Numbers than 2009 Edition 2010-09-12
• September 28, 2010: Obama: ‘Tea Party’ Still ‘Defining Itself’ 2010-09-28
• October 19, 2010: Nationalism, Anti-Immigration Stance Typical of Most Tea Party Organizations, Human Rights Organization Reports 2010-10-19
• February 4, 2011: Wife of Supreme Court Justice Named Head of Lobbying and Political Consulting Firm, Critics Say Position Creates Conflict of Interest 2011-02-04
• August 17, 2011: Liberal Columnist: Tea Party Not a ‘New’ Political Movement, but Formed from Opposition to Social Reforms 2011-08-17
• February 21, 2012: Billionaire Donors Driving Republican Primaries, Research Shows 2012-02-21
• April 22, 2012: Analysis Shows 8 of 10 Political Donors Gave to Republicans, Many Donations Come from Anonymous Sources 2012-04-22
• November 2009 - November 2010: Wife of Supreme Court Justice Founds Tea Party Group, Later Resigns due to Questions about Conflicts of Interest
• March 2010: Military-Style ‘Oath Keepers’ Profiled by Progressive Magazine
• April 2010 and After: Conservative Billionaires Constructing Database of Conservative Voters to Influence Elections
• July 2009: Tea Party Rally Features Band that Denies Holocaust
• September 2010: Diverse Tea Project Aims at Encouraging Minorities to Join Tea Party Groups
• 1984 and After: Oil Billionaires Found First of Many ‘Grassroots’ ‘Citizens’ Organizations
• Late July, 2009: Conservative PAC Releases ‘How-To’ Memo for Disrupting Town Hall Meetings