From NetRightDaily It appears the Occupy Movement has done very little to help the Democratic Party (see Wisconsin). The Tea Party has been effective in its activism. Hat tip to Michael B.
CPAC Panel Discussion – Tea Party versus Occupy (video)
A rather lengthy video (45 minutes) of one of the panel discussions from CPAC 2012 on the Tea Party vs Occupy Wall Street.
Occupy imitates Tea Party, Founding Fathers with ‘The 99% Declaration’
From The Blaze Liberals may like to make fun of the Tea Party for wearing period dress, but their mass movement has apparently realized that playing as the Founders can bring results. NPR reports that a group affiliated with Occupy Wall Street is planning a “national convention” in Philadelphia this summer, and the setup may [...]
Barney Frank: Tea Party has been much more effective than Occupy (video)
Representative Barney Frank (D-MA) spoke to CSPAN Thursday morning and expressed his views on the Occupy Wall Street Movement in comparison to the Tea Party Movement. BARNEY FRANK: “The tea party has been much more effective than occupy. The people in tea party do a much better job of organizing to get their policy views [...]
OWS vs. Tea Party
Based on Richard A. Epstein’s new Broadside, this video outlines the differences between the classical liberalism of the Tea Parties and the progressive agenda advanced by the OWS movement, and reveals that the painful performance of the American economy in the past decade is not a function of bad luck, but the product of flawed [...]
Richmond Tea Party sues city for $10,000 rally refund
From The Republic: The Richmondtea party is demanding a refund of about $10,000 from the city, claiming it unfairly charged them for rallies while allowing the Occupy protesters to use the same space for several weeks for free. The political organization is sending the city an invoice for the charges incurred for three rallies held [...]
Are occupiers just like the Tea Party?
A new viral video addresses President Obama’s proposition that OWS protestors are “not that different” than the Tea Party protestors.
Obama – Occupiers not that different from the Tea Party
From ABC News: President Obama, who has become a target of the Occupy Wall Street protests sweeping the country, today embraced the economic frustration voiced on the streets and said in an exclusive interview with ABC News that his vision for the U.S. economic system is best suited to resolve protesters’ concerns. “I understand the frustrations [...]
