Rockford Tea Party Leader David Hale Considering Run for Congress

In light of Congressman Don Manzullo’s loss to Adam Kinzinger, a freshman deemed more liberal that Manzullo by every organization that did a ranking and more compliant with national House Republican Leadership’s wishes, as evidenced by Eric Cantor’s contributions and … Continue reading

Rockford Tea Party Releases Presidential Poll Results – Ron Paul Wins, Santorium Second, Romney Next to Last

Into my inbox today arrived the results of the Rockford Tea Party online Presidential survey. To its credit, the organization reveals the number of participants–281. As you can see most were Republicans.  Two-thirds self-identified themselves as such. Significantly, however, the … Continue reading

Manzullo’s Rockford Office Targeted by Moveon.Org

The Rockford Tea Party invites folks to a counterdemonstration near Congressman Don Manzullo’s Rockford office tomorrow about noon. The stimulus is the local contingent of Occupy Wall Street, as you can see in the email below: Tomorrow Thursday Dec 1st, … Continue reading

Tea Party Leaders in New 16th Congressional District Find Adam Kinzinger Not Their First Choice

In one of the first tangible indications that Illinois Tea Party leaders intend to take an active part in congressional primary elections is the press release below from Rockford Tea Party leader David Hale: TEA PARTY CONSIDERS 16TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT … Continue reading

Joe Walsh & Bobby Schilling Featured in Rockford Tea Party Baseball Game

A press release from Joe Stefani, President of the Rockford Foresters Baseball Team: FORESTERS TO HOST TEA PARTY NIGHT FEATURING TWO CONGRESSMEN ROCKFORD, IL – June 17, 2011 – The Rockford Foresters Baseball Team announced today it will be hosting … Continue reading

Illinois Patriots Plan Invasion of Madison to Counter Union Demonstrators

The Chicago Tea Party email says, “Patriots are gathering together tomorrow in Madison, Wisconsin to counter protest the riots led by Organizing for America. “While the Wisconsin led Republican house and governor tries to put their fiscal crisis to bed, unions are rioting … Continue reading

Politicking in the Dells

When we at Wisconsin Dells, we again stayed at the Kalahari Resort. The main draw was the water park, of course, even though the lazy river was closed “because someone did something bad,” according to one of the lifeguards. The … Continue reading

Tea Party Express Set for Rockford April 6th

The following press release has been received: Announcing Tea Party Express on April 6th in Rockford, Illinois (Rockford, Illinois) – March 17, 2010 – Join us for the biggest Tea Party Express national tour to date for one of only … Continue reading