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Alright, before you assume we’re talking about real grizzly bears, we’re not.We’re talking about the group of far-right Republican women who are dominating press coverage as they work to “do their part in taking back America and defending her like a mother would a cub.”In short, this is an emerging political network for conservative women who are “growling” loudly about the lack of “common sense” (according to Sarah Palin) in today’s political arena.Palin first described herself as a mama grizzly in her Read more…

Alice in Wonderland may have had her trippy moments along her journey, but you can bet she never imagined that one of her tea parties would culminate in an American political movement. For those who may not fully understand the movement and believe it merely denotes a sharing of tea and crumpets, following are some tidbits to get you more aligned.

• The Tea Party movement emerged in 2009 through a series of well-coordinated national and local protests
• These protests were predominately in response to several laws (the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, and a large number of health care reform bills)
• The “Tea Party” name has nothing to do with Read more…