I’m Tampa with CNN for the CNN / Tea Party Express debate tomorrow night at 8 p.m. eastern.

I’ll be off and on with Don Lemon tonight beginning around 6 p.m.

Tune in.

I thought MSNBC hated “heavily edited tapes?”

The GOP wouldn’t choose Michele Bachmann to be its spokesperson because they have no balls, not because Bachmann isn’t a dynamic speaker. This is why you saw women like Palin out in front defending conservative Americans from the MSM attacks post-Arizona and why no Republican congressperson made a peep.

Anyone who has ever seen Bachmann speak in public knows she has the ability to riff succinctly sans prompter. Our President has to have one to talk to school kids.

Whatever makes the show go on, I guess.

I’m glad that CNN aired Bachmann’s speech.

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CNN announced that its partnering with the Tea Party Express to co-host a debate:

They have some things in common — the need to rebound from recent woes and to carve out identities against fierce competition — but CNN and the Tea Party Express would seem like unlikely candidates for a partnership.

In fact, Friday’s announcement that they will co-host a Republican presidential debate for early September 2011 in Tampa, Fla., seems like a risky play for both.

I really, really disagree with this:

“This is nothing more than a press stunt for CNN that cries out ‘Pay attention to us!’” said Everett Wilkinson, an organizer with the South Florida Tea Party, who said there’s been talk in tea party circles about protesting the debate or even infiltrating it.

Is the goal to change hearts and minds or just to win an argument? If it’s the latter then congratulations, count yourselves amongst the progressive mindset on that one, because that’s their only goal. Don’t complain about how the MSM ignores the movement and then when it attempts to do something to recognize or work with it (even if the “it” in this case is a consultancy group masquerading as the leading entity of the grassroots movement) pitch a fit because now that liberal entity with whom you were mad for ignoring the movement has committed the sin of daring to remedy it. At least give them credit for trying, otherwise you come off sounding like a hypocrite and the people whose hearts may have been softened just enough may hardened them again when their efforts at being balanced are rebuffed. I know I would.

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I’ve spent much of the last two weeks on the road with the Tea Party Express anchoring the webcasting of the tour for Liberty.com.

Nice thing is, I haven’t had time to watch much TV—everything I’ve seen lately in the news has come from the web. It’s quite refreshing.

It’s also refreshing to see Americans come out with passion and homemade signs because they want to and because they are motivated to see their country return to Constitutional principles. Amazing stuff. As the activist old media searches these crowds for people they think are wackos and extremists, I see nothing but great Americans who love their country. If they are extreme, I am extreme and our Founders were extreme.

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The face of broadcasting/webcasting is about to change. The Revolution will be televised.

Beginning today in Reno (10am Pacific time) the Tea Party Express IV Tour will be webcast start to finish for all to see live on the internet. 15 days-30 cities, wrapping up November 1^st in Concord, New Hampshire. Sarah Palin will begin and end the tour and there will be loads of guests in-between.

This will be news without the filter of the activist old media. You will see the Tea Party as it is.

Judge for yourself America.

I’ll be anchoring much of the coverage along the way, and I have no idea really what to expect. There may be protests against the Tea Party, there may be plenty of peaceful demonstrations. We will report and show what we see.  I’ve been to a handful of Tea Party events in the past, so I’m figuring these will be similar, but who knows what we will find in Odessa, Texas, or Los Angeles, California. I’m looking forward to Columbus, Ohio to celebrate with Buckeye Fans. Toms River, New Jersey should be interesting to me, not because of Jersey Shore, but because it’s the hometown of a great WWII hero, Leonard Lomell. (more…)

Oh, the hypocrisy, the hypocrisy.

In an interview with Jorge Ramos, Univision’s anchorman, California congresswoman Loretta Sanchez, who replaced the great “B-1 Bob” Dornan, discusses the tough November election she faces.

Incredibly, Ms. Sanchez gets her full-blown xenophobe on as she airs her concerns.

At the 2:20 mark she states (and kudos to this blogger for doing the original translation as the interview is in Spanish):

“ … the Vietnamese and the Republicans are — with an intensity — trying to take away this seat, this seat that we [Democrats] have done so much for our community, take away this seat from us and give it to this Van Tran, who’s very anti-immigrant and very anti-Latino.” (more…)

Using the NAACP’s resolution against Tea Party “racism” as a model, I hereby ask YouTube to repudiate their racist users.

I take no issue with Google’s YouTube community. I believe in freedom of assembly and people raising their voices in a democracy. What I take issue with is the YouTube’s continued tolerance for bigotry and bigoted statements. The time has come for them to accept the responsibility that comes with influence and make clear there is no place for racism & anti-Semitism, homophobia and other forms of bigotry on their website.

The following are real comments from YouTube users on the Black & Right channel alone. They have not been Photoshopped and distributed by Think Progress.

The following are a select group of comments from just one of my videos….

y cant i have a white History Month becuz it would be racist but its not racist when nigger get one its not that is fucking bull shit
— The219redneck

Niggers should go back to the forest where they belong! There only semi usefull as slaves after all.
— Zcabbage

black history month should be where all the niggers go back to slavery to pick the cotton for the white folks. KKK ALL THE WAY!!!!!!!!!
— 94Garay

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The National Press Club in Washington, D.C., was the scene of an historic event, August 4, 2010. For the first time in U.S. history, black conservative leaders from across America gathered for a national press conference. Their purpose was three fold. One, to rebuke the NAACP’s resolution accusing the tea parties of being racist. Two, to introduce themselves to America. Three, to dispel the myth that black conservatives are as rare as Bigfoot sightings.

As the organizer and spokesperson of Tea Party Express that hosted the event, I am constantly confronted by the liberal mainstream media, “Where are the conservative blacks?”

The NAACP’s politically motivated attack on the tea party movement based on unfounded charges of racism created the “perfect storm” for black conservative leaders, organizations, authors and entertainers to bond together to defend their fellow patriotic God-fearing Americans.

The National Black Conservative Press Conference featured speeches and Q & A by a “dream team” of America’s top black conservatives.

Of the approximate 30 to 40 media outlets in attendance, two black reporters, one from “Black Enterprise” and the other from another black media outlet were stunningly hostile and closed-minded during the Q & A. (more…)

Television star and Big Hollywood contributor Victoria Jackson, formerly of Saturday Night Live, flew in from California to participate in our Nashville rally. Victoria performed at a few of our west coast rallies. The audiences love Victoria’s outspoken honesty, humor and funny songs.

They particularly enjoyed her latest hilarious song, “I Hope I Don’t Get Sick” which Victoria wrote in response to Obamacare while we were traveling on the Tea Party Express bus.

Through chatting with Victoria on the bus, I learned she is a Christian woman of great character who stands on principles. It is not easy to be a conservative in Hollywood. Acting jobs are not easy to come by. Victoria was asked to audition for a movie role which went against her values. Victoria said, “no.” Awesome! (more…)

The left is outraged when we question their patriotism and support of our military. Perhaps, our doubts about their sincerity have something to do with their behavior. Democrat politicians have accused our troops of rape and murder. Just before we won in Iraq, democrat Harry Reid declared the war lost. The left ran a New York Times full-page ad calling a decorated U.S. general a liar for reporting our troops were making progress in Iraq. And, how many U.S. military support rallies have you seen hosted by the left? The answer is none.

On the Tea Party Express tour, we honor our military with a special tribute at each rally. The keynote speaker for our tribute is an amazing woman named Debbie Lee. Debbie is a Gold Star mom. Her son, Marc Alan Lee, was the first U.S. Navy Seal to die in Iraq (8-02-06). Marc was awarded Silver Star, Bronze Star with Valor and Purple Heart.

Debbie’s shares the extremely compelling story about how her son put himself in harm’s way on three occasions to save his fellow soldiers. The third time, he did not survive. Debbie’s strong and yet gentle spirit captures the audiences. I witness the same phenomenon at every rally. You could hear a pin drop as thousands silently hang on her every word. Here is a quote from Debbie’s extraordinary son:

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I cannot begin to tell you how honored and blessed I feel to be on the Tea Party Express tour and a part of a team of extraordinary people. Sarah Palin and Joe the Plumber are names you know. You may not be familiar with Tea Party Express singer/songwriter Diana Nagy.

Tea Party Express receives huge media coverage around the world. Understandably, singers and speakers all over the country want to be a part of our team. The beautiful and talented Diana Nagy has been touring and supporting our troops and America before it was cool. This is Diana’s third Tea Party Express tour. Prior to these tours, Diana performed on three national tours in support of our troops. For Diana Nagy, these tours are about serving and saving our country.

Recently, Diana was honored by the U.S Navy. She was asked to perform her original song, “Where Freedom Flies” at the commissioning ceremony of the USS Independence. Diana wrote the song in honor of her uncle who was one of the last fighter pilots shot down in WW II.

At each Tea Party Express rally, we do a special tribute to our military which includes Diana singing her “Where Freedom Flies.” Adversity has a way of revealing one’s true character. In Topeka, Diana awoke to realize she had no voice. She had the option of not performing her song for the veterans in attendance at our rally. Diana felt compelled to express her gratitude to our veterans by performing a less than perfect version of her song rather than not at all. She was a hit. What a true American and classy lady. (more…)

So, I am on the Tea Party Express bus traveling to our next rally in Omaha, Neb., when the faces of black democrats Maxine Waters and Charley Rangel appear on TV on the Fox News channel. Both were saying racism was at the core of the Tea Party protester’s disagreement with President Obama. Please excuse my crudeness, but I wanted to puke.

These two race exploiters are calling the Tea Party protesters racist. Meanwhile, I am a black performer/activist traveling on my third national Tea Party Express tour. We just finished our rally in North Platte, Neb. Two white families asked me to hold their newborn babies and pose for pictures. Excited white grandparents who are fans of my articles and music asked me to pose for pictures with them and their grand kids. Numerous white patriots shook my hand with tears in their eyes thanked me for what I was doing for our country. A white woman who said she was 86 years old gave me a big hug in thanks for my efforts. (more…)

Lloyd Marcus here checking in while on the Tea Party Express III tour bus with a 300 mile ride ahead of us. We had two rallies in Utah and are headed to Grand Junction Colorado.

My fellow performers on the tour are seasoned professionals. I am extremely excited about a new refreshing addition to our Tea Party Express team of performers. He is a young 20-something Hispanic conservative rapper who calls himself, “Polatik.” Polatik is a youth minister, husband and father of one, another in the oven, and an entrepreneur.

Polatik is open and honest about his past,which includes prison. He credits his relationship with Christ for turning his life around. He is passionate about teaching kids not to choose the wrong paths. He is a fine young man.

Our Tea Party Express team performs a variety of music. I was not sure how rap would play on the tour. I am pleased to report Polatik has been a hit at the rallies. Audiences appear to be taken aback a bit when his hip hop intro music begins.

But, when Polatik begins rapping about standing up for our Constitution and family values, they enthusiastically embrace and shower him with cheers.

It was hilarious and wonderful to see seniors and people wearing western gear bopping to a Hispanic kid rapping about his beloved country. It confirms that if you love America and stand on principle, you are one of us. It’s how we Tea Party patriots roll. (more…)

Ever feel that you’re trapped inside a lunatic asylum, where all the normal rules of logic and discourse have been turned on their heads, and screaming nutbags roam the halls, hurling imprecations at imaginary enemies?  A place where up is down, black is white and left is right? Welcome to MSNBC, whose daily lineup has become a who’s who of strutting Napoleons, fantasy Christs and various Emperors of Cloud Cuckoo-Land.

Look!  Here’s Dylan Ratigan now, in his memorable, nearly career-ending exchange with Florida congresswoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz.

Which may explain why Ratigan (who, like MSNBC regular Donny Deutsch, has a claim to punditry fame based on… what, again?), and his antagonistic show Morning Meeting vanished from the low-rated cable network in December, to be replaced by the kiddie corps of Chuck “Horse Race” Todd and the utterly unintelligble Savannah Guthrie (as Henry Higgins might ask: why can’t young American women learn to speak?).

So you’ll be pleased to know that, for some recondite reason, the pride of Saranac Lake is now back on the air weekday afternoons as host of The Dylan Ratigan Show.  Whence comes this great moment in television: (more…)