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| − | The '''Tea Party Patriots''' is | + | The '''Tea Party Patriots''' is one of thousands of groups in the [[Tea Party Movement]], and is not as supportive on the [[pro-life]] and [[marriage]] issues as other groups are. For example Ralph King, reportedly a member of the Tea Party Patriots national leadership council and also its co-coordinator in Ohio, was quoted as follows:<ref>http://www.lifenews.com/2010/11/15/nat-6849/</ref> |
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| + | {{cquote|When they were out in the [[Boston Harbor]], they weren’t arguing about who was gay or who was having an abortion. I look at myself as pretty socially conservative. But that’s not what we push through the Tea Party Patriots.}} | ||
A $1 million anonymous donor to the Tea Party Patriots will benefit the thousands of its affiliate groups across the [[United States]].<ref>Jake Gibson. [[Fox News|FOXNews]]: [http://politics.blogs.foxnews.com/2010/09/21/tea-party-group-receives-anonymous-million-dollar-donation-accepts-obamas-challenge Tea Party Group Receives Anonymous Million Dollar Donation; Accepts Obama's Challenge], September 21, 2010.</ref> As a 501(c)4 entity under the federal tax code, Tea Party Patriots is not regulated by federal campaign finance laws and therefore not required to reveal its funding sources. | A $1 million anonymous donor to the Tea Party Patriots will benefit the thousands of its affiliate groups across the [[United States]].<ref>Jake Gibson. [[Fox News|FOXNews]]: [http://politics.blogs.foxnews.com/2010/09/21/tea-party-group-receives-anonymous-million-dollar-donation-accepts-obamas-challenge Tea Party Group Receives Anonymous Million Dollar Donation; Accepts Obama's Challenge], September 21, 2010.</ref> As a 501(c)4 entity under the federal tax code, Tea Party Patriots is not regulated by federal campaign finance laws and therefore not required to reveal its funding sources. | ||
Revision as of 16:25, November 16, 2010
The Tea Party Patriots is one of thousands of groups in the Tea Party Movement, and is not as supportive on the pro-life and marriage issues as other groups are. For example Ralph King, reportedly a member of the Tea Party Patriots national leadership council and also its co-coordinator in Ohio, was quoted as follows:[1]
| “ | When they were out in the Boston Harbor, they weren’t arguing about who was gay or who was having an abortion. I look at myself as pretty socially conservative. But that’s not what we push through the Tea Party Patriots. | ” |
A $1 million anonymous donor to the Tea Party Patriots will benefit the thousands of its affiliate groups across the United States.[2] As a 501(c)4 entity under the federal tax code, Tea Party Patriots is not regulated by federal campaign finance laws and therefore not required to reveal its funding sources.
References
- ↑ http://www.lifenews.com/2010/11/15/nat-6849/
- ↑ Jake Gibson. FOXNews: Tea Party Group Receives Anonymous Million Dollar Donation; Accepts Obama's Challenge, September 21, 2010.
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