http://www.tpnn.com/
QuoteTea Party conservatives are getting their very own news site.
The Tea Party News Network, self-described as "the only trusted news source and the antidote to mainstream media bias," is already live but will announce its launch tomorrow morning, with plans to start live video on election day. TPNN claims to have a "war room of 40-plus volunteers" who will operate out of the Venetian Resort in Las Vegas, and has established partnerships with the Talk Radio Network and radio host Rusty Humphries, who will be co-anchoring the election night coverage.
"There are plenty of news websites out there, but there isn't one that caters directly to Tea Party conservatives, providing activists with coverage and opinion that matters to them. The Tea Party News Network changes that," Todd Cefaratti, editor of the Tea Party News Network, said in a statement for the forthcoming press release.
As with many right-wing news sites, TPNN puts heavy emphasis on the anti-mainstream media message: "We don't need our supposed betters in the mainstream media telling us which stories matter or what we should think. We don't mindlessly mimic the talking points of Washington leaders. The Tea Party movement now has a home for news it can trust."
Truth be told, it's not as though Tea Party conservatives have been homeless on the web. Most right-wing news and opinion sites, including the Media Research Center and the Breitbart network, cater to those who would label themselves members of the Tea Party. But this is the first site of its scope to apply the branding and assert itself as "the voice of the Tea Party." Cefaratti is also promising to be "a vigilant watchdog on Washington's leaders regardless of the outcome of the November election."
"TPNN is not going to be just any other conservative backwater on the Internet," said Keith Urbahn, who heads the PR firm promoting the site and recently served as chief of staff to former Sec. of Defense Donald Rumsfeld.
Election coverage will be co-hosted by Humphries and TPNN News Director Scottie Nell Hughes, with a particular focus on Tea Party-backed candidates like Ted Cruz, Allen West, Michelle Bachmann, and Mia Love.
So far, it gets points from me for actually using "Rapetastic" in a story headline.
Apparently the Benghazi coverup was worse than Watergate.
1. Watergate wasn't bad.
2. If Richard Nixon were alive today, he'd drop napalm on the Tea Party people.
Quote from: Neil on November 01, 2012, 08:09:12 AM
1. Watergate wasn't bad.
Except for the part about getting caught.
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on November 01, 2012, 08:23:11 AM
Quote from: Neil on November 01, 2012, 08:09:12 AM
1. Watergate wasn't bad.
Except for the part about getting caught.
And the bit about perverting the electoral process.
Why are they operating out of the Venetian?
Quote from: Viking on November 01, 2012, 10:11:20 AM
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on November 01, 2012, 08:23:11 AM
Quote from: Neil on November 01, 2012, 08:09:12 AM
1. Watergate wasn't bad.
Except for the part about getting caught.
And the bit about perverting the electoral process.
:rolleyes: You're no fun.
Watergate does not bother me. Does your conscience bother you? Tell the truth.
Quote from: derspiess on November 01, 2012, 10:16:32 AM
Quote from: Viking on November 01, 2012, 10:11:20 AM
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on November 01, 2012, 08:23:11 AM
Quote from: Neil on November 01, 2012, 08:09:12 AM
1. Watergate wasn't bad.
Except for the part about getting caught.
And the bit about perverting the electoral process.
:rolleyes: You're no fun.
Watergate does not bother me. Does your conscience bother you? Tell the truth.
I wonder how sweet Alabamer really is.
Quote from: Viking on November 01, 2012, 10:11:20 AM
And the bit about perverting the electoral process.
Nixon was never going to lose to McGovern anyway.
Quote from: Valmy on November 01, 2012, 10:38:53 AM
Quote from: Viking on November 01, 2012, 10:11:20 AM
And the bit about perverting the electoral process.
Nixon was never going to lose to McGovern anyway.
Which makes it even more disturbing.
Quote from: Darth Wagtaros on November 01, 2012, 10:29:23 AM
I wonder how sweet Alabamer really is.
Birmingham is a nice little town, at least around UAB.
Quote from: derspiess on November 01, 2012, 10:40:42 AM
Birmingham is a nice little town, at least around UAB.
Yeah, it is, everything bordering UAB is nice. But it is way too fucking hot down there, and they don't like Northerners.
Too hot for my tastes. Isn't Alton Brown from Alabamer? Or was that Georgier?
I hear Neil Young songs are very popular down there.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 01, 2012, 10:42:36 AM
Yeah, it is, everything bordering UAB is nice. But it is way too fucking hot down there, and they don't like Northerners.
I don't think I ever got any shit for being a Yankee down south. But maybe I blend in well without knowing :ph34r:
I think the only place I've traveled recently where I really stuck out was with my customer in Staten Island. But my extensive knowledge of the Godfather movies gave me an in with them. They even gave me an Italian name by adding a vowel to my last name and letting me pick my first name. I became: Vinnie Brammeri :wop:
Quote from: crazy canuck on November 01, 2012, 11:02:45 AM
I hear Neil Young songs are very popular down there.
Southern man don't need him around anyhow.
Quote from: derspiess on November 01, 2012, 11:07:20 AM
Quote from: crazy canuck on November 01, 2012, 11:02:45 AM
I hear Neil Young songs are very popular down there.
Southern man don't need him around anyhow.
Better keep your head
Don't forget
what your good book said
Southern change
gonna come at last
Now your crosses
are burning fast
Gah, another Neil young fan.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-44Xl3YAUo
Quote from: Ed Anger on November 01, 2012, 12:15:38 PM
Gah, another Neil young fan.
Old man look at my life,
I'm a lot like you were
Quote from: Valmy on November 01, 2012, 10:38:53 AM
Quote from: Viking on November 01, 2012, 10:11:20 AM
And the bit about perverting the electoral process.
Nixon was never going to lose to McGovern anyway.
Didn't CREEP fuck up other Democrat candidates too though? Like the Canuck letter and Muskie in New Hampshire?
Quote from: katmai on November 01, 2012, 05:05:36 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on November 01, 2012, 12:15:38 PM
Gah, another Neil young fan.
Old man look at my life,
I'm a lot like you were
I'm about fuck this thread up with some Freebird.
If you left here tomorrow, we'd still remember you. Except for Tim, who would get one of those mind wipes like they did in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
Quote from: Ed Anger on November 01, 2012, 07:11:14 PM
Quote from: katmai on November 01, 2012, 05:05:36 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on November 01, 2012, 12:15:38 PM
Gah, another Neil young fan.
Old man look at my life,
I'm a lot like you were
I'm about fuck this thread up with some Freebird.
:punk:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=np0solnL1XY
Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 01, 2012, 10:42:36 AM
Quote from: derspiess on November 01, 2012, 10:40:42 AM
Birmingham is a nice little town, at least around UAB.
Yeah, it is, everything bordering UAB is nice. But it is way too fucking hot down there, and they don't like Northerners.
Utah would have you. :)
It seems they haven't put up any post-election news yet.
Quote from: derspiess on November 01, 2012, 10:16:32 AM
Watergate does not bother me. Does your conscience bother you? Tell the truth.
Never understood those lyrics. Why would *my* consicence bother me about Watergate?
It might if you happen to be Richard Nixon? :hmm:
Wait, what conscience... :)
Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 01, 2012, 10:42:36 AM
Quote from: derspiess on November 01, 2012, 10:40:42 AM
Birmingham is a nice little town, at least around UAB.
Yeah, it is, everything bordering UAB is nice. But it is way too fucking hot down there, and they don't like Northerners.
Not that hot, we like some yankees, and bring your games. :)
Quote from: Ed Anger on November 01, 2012, 07:11:14 PM
Quote from: katmai on November 01, 2012, 05:05:36 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on November 01, 2012, 12:15:38 PM
Gah, another Neil young fan.
Old man look at my life,
I'm a lot like you were
I'm about fuck this thread up with some Freebird.
It's OK. Just done to death. They had better.
Quote from: 11B4V on November 07, 2012, 02:15:14 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on November 01, 2012, 07:11:14 PM
Quote from: katmai on November 01, 2012, 05:05:36 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on November 01, 2012, 12:15:38 PM
Gah, another Neil young fan.
Old man look at my life,
I'm a lot like you were
I'm about fuck this thread up with some Freebird.
It's OK. Just done to death. They had better.
Free Bird
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNRm-Pmqqco
:wub:
Quote from: 11B4V on November 07, 2012, 02:15:14 PM
It's OK. Just done to death. They had better.
:huh:
Such as?
Quote from: DGuller on November 07, 2012, 04:45:43 PM
Quote from: The Minsky Moment on November 07, 2012, 10:16:41 AM
Why would *my* consicence bother me
Spoken like a true lawyer.
Not so - John Dean is (was) a lawyer and his conscience sure as hell bothered him. :contract:
Quote from: Jaron on November 01, 2012, 11:12:40 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 01, 2012, 10:42:36 AM
Quote from: derspiess on November 01, 2012, 10:40:42 AM
Birmingham is a nice little town, at least around UAB.
Yeah, it is, everything bordering UAB is nice. But it is way too fucking hot down there, and they don't like Northerners.
Utah would have you. :)
Does the Morman church provide you with a willing wife if you immigrate and join?
Quote from: Tonitrus on November 07, 2012, 07:13:48 PM
Quote from: Jaron on November 01, 2012, 11:12:40 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 01, 2012, 10:42:36 AM
Quote from: derspiess on November 01, 2012, 10:40:42 AM
Birmingham is a nice little town, at least around UAB.
Yeah, it is, everything bordering UAB is nice. But it is way too fucking hot down there, and they don't like Northerners.
Utah would have you. :)
Does the Morman church provide you with a willing wife if you immigrate and join?
It does provide you with access to a pool of marriageable women and a larger pool of women determined to get you married.