Wednesday, June 10th, 2026

Are Tea Party Conservatives Racists?

FOR THE LAST TWO DAYS, I’ve wrestled with what to write about the latest charges of racism and bigotry being leveled at the Tea Party movement. If you’d like to read more on those allegations, please search online for the alleged racial and homophobic epithets made by a few Tea Party protesters on March 20, 2010 toward Congressmen Lewis, Cleaver and Frank. A Few Thoughts on the Allegations I decided... [Read more]

“Freedom Dies a Little Bit Today”

HEALTH-CARE BILL SIGNED INTO LAW: President Obama signed historic health-care legislation shortly before noon on Tuesday, March 23, 2010. A sign with George Washington’s portrait is raised high above the crowd gathered in  front of the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C. on March 20, 2010. The teary-eyed President Washington represents concerns about unconstitutional overreaching... [Read more]

The People Speak — Will Congress Listen?

PROTESTING THE DEMOCRATIC HEALTH-CARE BILL: I had the privilege of traveling to Washington, D.C. on Saturday, March 20, 2010, and photographing the “Kill the Bill” Tea Party rally that was held on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol. The purpose of the rally was to entreat members of the House not to pass the Senate’s health-care legislation. When I initially published this post on... [Read more]