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To: Tom Clarke who wrote (346935)	2/2/2010 9:34:57 AM
From: Brumar89	1 Recommendation Respond to of 793966

Palin is backing Rand Paul I understand.

To: Tom Clarke who wrote (346935)	2/2/2010 1:10:28 PM
From: Peter Dierks	6 Recommendations Respond to of 793966

At one year, a mass political movement, not a conspiracy By: J.P. Freire Associate Commentary Editor February 2, 2010 One year later, the tea party protests are still the subject of much debate. The labels have shifted over time from "racist Astroturfers" and "disenchanted Republicans" to "angry mob" and now, following Sen.-elect Scott Brown's Massachusetts victory, "voting bloc." How things have changed. A recent poll by the National Review Institute and Republican pollster McLaughlin & Associates found that 60 percent of respondents said the tea party comprises of concerned citizens, compared with the 20 percent who said it is an "anti-government fringe organization driven by anger." Fifty-two percent were sympathetic to the goals of the movement -- "protesting deficit spending and Washington's expanded role in the private sector." It's tempting to look at this development with astonishment. Coverage of the protests, outside of Fox News, was scant at first, then critical. Many in the mainstream media ... Message 26292754