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Tennessee's Tea Party

It just kills progressives that a state-wide anti-tax movement is led by an informed and vigilant radio talkshow host.

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All told, the protesters have gathered around 20 times over the past three years. They will probably be mustered again on June 19, for Speaker Naifeh has vowed to bring the tax up for yet another vote.

"In the meantime, the propaganda machine is in full force," Phil says. "News stories abound that all the children will suffer and old people will die if we don't get an income tax. In fact, one of the pro-income taxers labeled the anti-income taxers as the 'do-nothing caucus' and listed them. AP picked it up as a legitimate story and ran the list like it was credible! I doubt very seriously if someone had labeled the pro-income taxers as the 'big-spender caucus' that AP would've run the story. It's amazing what passes for real news."

The Tennessee tax revolt, of course, is real news. And, as Brother Drudge might say, it is Developing…

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Dave Shiflett is a writer in Midlothian, Virginia. His real CD "Time Goes Rushing By" -- as immortalized on Instapundit.com -- is now available.

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