Legislator Pens Hilarious Rebuttal Letter

An angry TEA Party state legislator has taken issue with a letter to the editor which criticizes him and lashed out in response with a hilarious rebuttal:  “Derek Skees presentation: Letter riddled with errors.”

The letter writer, in “Skees provided

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What Rehberg Won’t Say

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TEA Party Congressman Dennis Rehberg sent out an email this week trying to give the impression that he didn’t intend to cut Medicare.  Problem is, he never says he isn’t planning major cuts:

 Unfortunately, some members of Congress and their

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Holding the Door Open for Fanatics

A must-read article in this weekend’s Great Fall’s Tribune profiles a new rise of the white supremacy movement in Montana.  The movement’s backers aren’t just organizing, they’re seeking their way into mainstream politics.

The TEA Party appears to be holding …

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New Poll: Rehberg Faction Approval Reaches All Time Low After Debt Vote

The aftermath of the GOP TEA Party congressional dysfunction is that their  reputation has reached a 20-year low, according to the most recent CNN poll released today. Not surprisingly, the reputation of the TEA Party is also at an all-time low.

The …

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GUEST POST: TEA Bagger Republicans Owe America’s Farmers $13 Billion

Teabagger Republicans should write a $13 billion check to America’s farmers after spending weeks arguing over nothing in the artificial, manufactured fight over the debt ceiling.  Montana farmers and ranchers should be demanding an explanation.  Congress could have been doing …

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Pat Buchanan Ruins “We’re Not Racists” Image for the TEA Party, Again

Remember when the people of Dillon were complaining that a Montana newspaper  was publishing the racist scribblings of Pat Buchanan, now a leading TEA Partier? Well now a national television station is doing it.

If it were just Pat Buchanan, …

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Rehberg Tells Different Stories on Different Channels

TEA Party Congressman Dennis Rehberg told Billings television audiences this week that his vote against the budget agreement was really just “a protest vote.” Then, he proceeded to wander all over the place making factually different claims on different stations, …

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TEA Party Anti-Jobs Mentality On Display

Interesting doings over at the Whitefish Facebook community Informed Whitefish, where TEA Party Republican Derek Skees (R-Whitefish Kalispell) has blanketed the site over the past few days with his unique TEA Party views.

Unfortunately it seems instead of getting …

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Republican Compares Montana Citizens to Hijackers

Montana Republican Jeff Essmann’s campaign for Governor hasn’t exactly taken off,  and there is no sign of things getting better for him any time soon.

Take his recently uncovered remarks to the TEA Party convention in Helena during the 2011 …

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Knox Bound for Nashville

Rep. James Knox (R-TEA Billings)The man who brought us every type of racist, sexist, and homophobic bill or vote this legislative session (as well as other wacky tea baggery and antics) is taking his act to Nashville, probably not as a country western star.…

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Political Quick Hits

TEA Party Cancelled Due to Lack of Turnout

In spite of promised appearances by both Michele Bachmann and Rick Santorum, the national TEA Party rally planned for this fall has been cancelled due to lack of interest. So much for …

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Ad Campaign Against TEA Party Extremists Launched

A slate of radio ads holding TEA party legislators accountable for their extreme votes and bills goes on the air this week.  Montana Conservation Voters wasted no time launching radio spots targeting Derek Skees, (R-Whitefish Kalispell), Dan Skattum (R-Livingston) …

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GUEST POST: Bend Over, Jeff Essman, and Receive Thy Deliverance

Jeff Essmann, a state senator from Billings, thought he was going to catapult himself into state-wide office by authoring a law that deprives medical cannabis for very sick people who need it, by making it onerous for them to get …

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