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'''National Tea Party Unity Convention''' has become the premier conference for the loosely-organized [[Tea Party Movement]]. The event is a two-day protest of the out-of-control fiscal irresponsibilites in Washington D.C. The first conference was held in Nashville, Tennessee. The headline of the conference was "America is ready for another revolution,"  [[Sarah Palin]].<ref>[https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/06/sarah-palin-tea-party-con_n_452153.html Sarah Palin Tea Party Convention Speech: Activists Can Hardly Wait, Huffington Post, February 6, 2010]</ref> The second conference is scheduled for Las Vegas, originally July 2010 but was moved back until October 14–16. A major organizer to the conference is Judson Phillips and his [[Tea Party Patriots]]. Per the conference website, {{cquote|"Uniting the people in their movement and their desire to gain control of America and Congress again!"}} Other sponsors include [[Free America]], World Net Daily and The Leadership Institute.  Headlining guest speakers include Sheriff [[Joe Arpaio]], [[Pamela Geller]] and Joseph Farah. Other guests booked for July will likely give speeches; [[Sharron Angle]], [[Lou Dobbs]], [[Laura Ingraham]],  [[Andrew Breitbart]], [[Tom Tancredo]] and others.
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'''National Tea Party Unity Convention''' was intended to become the premier conference for the loosely-organized [[Tea Party Movement]]. Protesting against the out-of-control fiscal irresponsibilites in Washington D.C, the first conference was held in Nashville, Tennessee, with [[Sarah Palin]] as the keynote speaker.<ref>[https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/06/sarah-palin-tea-party-con_n_452153.html Sarah Palin Tea Party Convention Speech: Activists Can Hardly Wait, Huffington Post, February 6, 2010]</ref>  
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==October 2010 Conference Topics==
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The second conference was to be held in Las Vegas, July 2010, but was moved back to October 14–16. It was ultimately cancelled with "deep sorrow" by organizer Barbee Kinnison.<ref>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tea-party-convention-in-las-vegas-cancelled/</ref>
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Judson Phillips' [[Tea Party Patriots]] was also involved in organizing the event, and sponsors would have included [[Free America]], [[World Net Daily]] and The Leadership Institute. Sheriff [[Joe Arpaio]], [[Pamela Geller]] and [[Joseph Farah]] were among the scheduled guest speakers, and many of the guests booked for July would have also likely given speeches: [[Sharron Angle]], [[Lou Dobbs]], [[Laura Ingraham]], [[Andrew Breitbart]], and [[Tom Tancredo]].
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==Proposed October 2010 Conference Topics==
 
*Grassroots on the Ground
 
*Grassroots on the Ground
 
*Combating Charges of Racism
 
*Combating Charges of Racism
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*Winning Strategy Against the Left: Bring the Asian-Americans into the Tea Party Movement
 
*Winning Strategy Against the Left: Bring the Asian-Americans into the Tea Party Movement
 
*Developing Media Platforms With a Capital Focus Approach While Building Your Brand
 
*Developing Media Platforms With a Capital Focus Approach While Building Your Brand
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==References==
 
==References==
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