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This page links to conservative and Republican websites
in Idaho. Explanation below.
These initial reference lists will grow.
Suggestions are welcome |
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February 4-6, 2010 - Did you miss the
first National Tea Party
Convention in Nashville? If so, links to coverage of the
event are shared at the above.
Sarah Palin was the featured
keynote speaker at this event arranged by
Tea Party Nation
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Independence Day Tea Party rallies on July 4.
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Idaho July 4th Tea Party list - updates on Tea Party Patriots
 | includes Boise, Grangeville, Idaho Falls, Priest
River, Sandpoint, Twin Falls |
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 | Boise, ID Fourth of July Tea Party
http://teapartyboise.com Julia Davis
Park 5pm |
 | Grangeville, ID July 4th Tea Party "Art in the
Park" 10am - 4pm Grangeville Park |
 | Idaho Falls, ID July 4th The Great American Tea
Party III
http://www.idahofallsteaparty.com
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 | Priest River, ID July 4th Tea Party City Park
11am |
 | Sandpoint Tea Party Patriots Open House on July 4th
http://www.sandpointpatriots.com/
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 | Twin Falls July 4th TEA Party - Twin Falls County
Courthouse at noon |
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Tax Day Tea Party
protests were held in many cities for April 15. These were
locally organized through online and personal networking.
Check
for
Idaho updates on the National Tax Day Tea Party website (8
listed) or on FreedomWorks
 | Boise, Idaho Tax Day Tea Party protest -
estimated 4500 attendees |
 | Burley, ID - April 15, 12-2pm - Overland Bridge
over the Snake River by Exit 208 |
 | Couer d'Alene - estimated 1000 attendees |
 | Idaho Falls, ID - April 15, 6:30-8pm downtown |
 | Moscow, ID - estimated 100 attendees |
 | Pocatello, ID - reported 350 - 650 attendees |
 | Twin Falls, ID (2 events) - estimated 500 - 800
attendees |
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The
Tax Day Tea
Party website listed events associated with the
Nationwide Tea Party Coalition sponsors, who supported the organization of
most of the first Chicago Tea Party protest events on February 27.
New sponsors include
American Solutions (ties to Newt Gingrich) and other groups. |
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Tea Party protests are also being
organized by FreedomWorks in many cities on various dates. |
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American
Family Association has also set up a new website -
TEA - Taxed Enough
Already - which lists over 1000 local "Tea Party" protest
organizers nationwide. This was followed by another new website
for their July 4 Tea Party protest plans -
www.TeaPartyDay.com |
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Another source of information about Tea Party protests
and other local initiatives or contacts in many states can be found
through the "Patriotic Resistance" -
http://www.resistnet.com . |
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| Idaho -
Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter |
http://gov.idaho.gov/
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| US
Senator Mike Crapo |
http://crapo.senate.gov/
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| US
Senator James E. Risch |
http://risch.senate.gov/home.cfm |
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US Representative Mike Simpson (ID 2nd) |
http://www.house.gov/simpson/
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Republican Party of Idaho |
http://www.idgop.org/ |
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News -
February 24, 2009 - Court says state can stop local payroll deductions
- Comment: Interesting precedent to stop unions from doing political
fundraising through payroll deductions. |