ANDREA SHEA KING RETURNS WITH GUEST JOHN RUBERRY OF MARATHON PUNDIT

This evening on The Andrea Shea King Show, our little Radio Patriot will be returning to the airwaves from Florida's beautiful Gulf Coast area.  Andrea has been very busy with personal, family business as well as a trip to BlogCon over the weekend.

Joining Andrea tonight will be ChicagoLand blogger John Ruberry of the well known blog Marathon Pundit.  Ruberry will be giving his take on the BlogCon conference and Andrea will be giving her opinion of the largest gathering of conservative bloggers too.  Should be interesting and informative.  

In addition to BlogCon info, we'll be asking Ruberry to discuss a recent post at his site that covers the financial failings of his home state of Illinois.  According to Illinois officials, Illinois is way behind in paying people who do business with the state. And when I say "behind," I mean $9 Billion in BEHIND.  It's a financial train wreck and someone's going to be left holding the bill.  We're hoping Ruberry can shed more light on the subject as well as give us some insight into which state he thinks will win the race to bankruptcy! 

Ok, Andrea's back--tune in at 9 pm et for THE ANDREA SHEA KING SHOW


(Below: John Ruberry and Andrea at BlogCon 2012)

LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION !!--IT'S "MARATHON PUNDIT VIDEO" COVERING THE FINANCIAL AND POLITICAL MESS IN ILLINOIS

John Ruberry at Marathon Pundit is covering one of my favorite topics: the fall of the State of Illinois. Using his new feature, Marathon Pundit Video, Ruberry covered Dick Morris high atop The John Hancock Center as Morris commented on the situation Illinois finds itself in. Now don't get me wrong, I like the state--I was born there--but what Illinois is going through financially is a lesson that we all need to learn.

Illinois and California are in the same financial boat, so to speak, and that boat is takin' on water in the form of debt and a shrinking tax base. There's no goin' back to the port to pick up more cash. There is no cash. The important lesson here, as painful as it is, is that progressive policies do not work , never have, and never will. They all end in financial catastrophe.

What Illinois and California are about to go through is the result of many years--decades--of liberal, progressive spending policies and sweetheart deals with the unions. The resulting financial carnage will not be pretty nor will it be easy to get through, except for the politicians who've brought us to the brink of ruin. Each of them, as well as their loved ones, will be just fine. One more thing to consider here: this carnage I speak of is unavoidable. When you're bankrupt, you're bankrupt. There's going to be a painful period of recovery, and that time is nearby.

As we observe Illinois and California go through the process of total financial collapse, know too that other states are not far behind. These are just two of the worst cases on record, and since I was born in one and live in the other, I pay particular attention to what Ruberry posts on the subject.

The takeaway for me is this: We're told over and over again that liberal, progressive spending policies have brought us to this point. This is true. But it isn't quite accurate to say only liberals--democrats--are the cause of this financial failure and breakdown of the system. No, there was another party involved here as well--the republicans.

Oh, really, you say? Unless the democrats have super-majorities, they must have cooperation from the party across the aisle for passage of these massive spending plans that are repeated year after year, decade after decade. It's not one year of ridiculous spending that brings a state or the Federal government to its knees, it's years of cooperation from both sides that has brought this horror story to your household.

Both republicans and democrats share the same set of sheets, they attend the same cocktails parties that you aren't invited to but get to pay for. In other words, you and your loved ones are the suckers who get to pay for this mess, suffer through the many years of recovery and all the while the MSM telegraphs to you that it's the other party's fault. Bullshit on that.

Criminals of this nature have no real allegiance to any party or country, and until you get that through your head, you and your loved ones are doomed. These son-of-a-bitches holding political power--no matter the party--should be in jail, or under the jail for putting in jeapordy the greatest nation known to mankind. If America fails, the world fails. And when that happens, then you'll understand the true meaning of suffering.

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Since we're speaking of John Ruberry and his Marathon Pundit blog site, I'd like to point out that John was linked in Andrea's Surfin' Safari column this week at WND. It was the lead story and it involves Derrick Bell and Critical Race Theory. So check out this week's Surfin' Safari.

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"ILLINOIS BUSINESS EXODUS"--John Ruberry

Since Illinois is my birthplace--and I do have a legit birth certificate to prove it--this piece by John Ruberry over at Marathon Pundit caught my eye.

It's a sad commentary on the deconstruction of the state and its relationship, or abuse, of some long standing Illinois business icons. Namely, Sears and Caterpillar. What's about to happen to these two corporations, and the state of Illinois, is just beyond me. What's this state thinking? What are the people thinking? Unemployment will rise even higher as the tax revenues are reduced to further lows.

Read "Illinois Business Exodus"

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"OCCUPY WALL STREET IS NO TEA PARTY"--JOHN RUBERRY

Friend of this blog, John Ruberry of Marathon Pundit, is now writing for Yahoo! Associated Content. His first piece is a report on the fine folks at the Occupy Movement.

Ruberry attended a few rallies, talked with some of the protesters and came off with some pretty ridiculous responses from their lesser informed and not-so-motivated. Having never attended one of these rallies myself, I still have a feeling the people Ruberry engaged are typical of the movement. Pathetic, to say the least.

Good reporting, John, and good luck with the new writing gig.

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JOHN RUBERRY--MARATHON PUNDIT--INTERVIEWED AT BLOGCON11

Our friend John Ruberry out of the greater ChicagoLand area is on the road this week covering BlogCon11. While there, DaTechGuy and John sat down for a short video segment covering Ruberry's blog, Marathon Pundit. Watch it here. More BlogCon11 coverage--it seems the "Occupy Denver" folks are causing trouble for the BlogCon11 attendees.

Also from the Windy City, NBC Chicago is reporting on another example of society coming unraveled. A truly savage attack involving an elderly gentlemen on a train platform. This horrendous attack was caught on video and I warn you that it's very graphic.

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CATCHING UP: CAIN PRESSER, GOP DEBATE, SHERIFF ARPAIO ARRIVING IN ORLANDO, AND OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST

I've been busy this week--doctors--and haven't been able to spend as much time blogging as I'd like, so I'll catch up this morning on a few items.

Herman Cain's presser the other day went better than I thought it would. Cain's in a difficult spot having to prove a negative--all in all I think it went very well. I thought his lawyer's opening remarks set the tone perfectly--it was as if he was presenting closing remarks to the jury. Excellent idea. And when Cain came to the podium, he presented himself as well as he could and did something our Dear Leader rarely does--Cain took lots of questions from the press.

This type of political lynching is nothing new, especially for the operatives out of the Illinois/Chicago Combine. This is how the Obama machine has always operated, and it's how Obama so successfully won his campaigns from the very start, with the exception of the loss to Bobby Rush--The Radio Patriot revisits Obama's political beginnings in Illinois and his staffer's MO when entering into a campaign. It's dirty, hardball politics where the ends justify the means.

Last night's republican presidential debates, put on by CNBC, had people focused on mainly two of the candidates--Cain and Perry. Cain because of the ongoing controversy of sexual harassment allegations, and Perry because he has posted several poor debate performances and this put Perry in a position to redeem himself in future debates. Perry has admitted that he hates debating and isn't the best at it--so true--but last night Perry stumbled badly when he needed to just get through the debate with no mistakes. Well it didn't turn out that way at all. Perry stumbled so badly that the gaffe will go down in debate history as one of the worst, and possibly the beginning of the end for his campaign. 53 of the longest and painful seconds in the annals of debate history. As of this morning, Perry insists he's staying in the race--when the polls and contributions head south, Perry will probably have a change of heart. There's just so much the experts can do to rebuild a candidate after so many missteps. If a candidate is to have a chance in any political campaign, at the very least he must present well in debates. Perry has proven he is not able to do this.

The other candidates did just fine last night--aside from Perry's gaffe, he did a good job, but the gaffe was so monumental that it will be the only thing remembered from his performance. Cain was forceful and in command of the issues, though he was laughed at as he reminded the audience again and again of his 9-9-9 economic plan. Now this CNBC debate was focused on economic issues but Maria was somehow able to fashion a question that involved Cain's recent sexual harassment problems. It was low class and had no place in this debate. It's a legit question, just not in this particular debate. Others, I'm sure, will disagree. The audience booed as the question was posed to Cain, then boos again erupted from the audience when Maria attempted to involve Mitt into the controversial question. Mitt deflected the question, saying he wasn't going to respond. Cain's response to her inquiry was perfectly acceptable, I thought.

The remaining candidates did a good job too. Mitt seemed presidential, in command of the issues, never stumbling. Overall, he helped himself. Ron Paul, a candidate that's hard to argue with unless, of course, he ventures into his foreign policy stances. I'm sure his supporters were pleased with his presentation. Bachmann didn't do much to enhance herself, nothing remarkable from her, just the standard Bachmann positions, so she didn't move up in the ratings. She's in a deep hole when it comes to her polling, but there's plenty of time for her to get back into the race. Money must becoming an issue with her campaign. We'll soon see how that plays out.

Being his usual energetic self on the issues, Santorum did as he usually does but can't seem to get out of the blocks when it comes to polling. It could be that this isn't his cycle. There's more presidential cycles ahead for this former senator, I don't think this is his time, though. Jon Huntsman--great job, maybe his best. Again, he's an unknown factor with little name recognition.

One of the winners from last night was Newt Gingrich, who is slowly moving up the political charts. I think he's underestimated, cunning and the smartest man in the room. His command of the issues are second to none and the other candidates know it. The panelists are aware of it too and must dislike asking him questions because he's too smart to allow a panelist to cut the ring off on him, not allowing himself to get caught in one of their traps. Newt's more than willing, as he's shown in all the debates, to give as good as he gets, especially when it comes to the media's coverage and types of questions. He's been there, done that. Watch his candidacy.

The winners last night: Newt and Herman. Losers: Rick Perry and CNBC's Maria and Jim Cramer.

*****OTHER NEWS*****

***A man who has been savaged by the msm for years--Sheriff Joe Arpaio--will be arriving in Orlando for the Choose Liberty 2012 conference. However, the msm who's usually not far behind Arpaio, is not providing coverage on the event so far. (Arpaio is investigating Obama's eligibility) We're still wondering if they'll even cover it. Well, not to worry. Our own Andrea Shea King will be there to cover the event for The Tea Party Magazine. When the msm fails to do its job, King, a big player in the New Media, is more than willing to travel to Orlando to do the job the msm refuses to do. Look for her reporting this weekend. Details at her site, The Radio Patriot. Andrea has an additional post about Karl Rove. He's no friend to the conservative movement. I think we're all beginning to realize this. Andrea reports on this too.

***John Ruberry, our man from the Greater ChicagoLand area, blogging at Marathon Pundit, is traveling to Denver for Freedonworks' BlogCon event. Tune to his blog for details and his final report. Good luck, John, and thanks for being so involved in the process. Ruberry is one of the best.

***My health situation has changed so I'll be updating my many blog friends and family very soon on how that's going. For now, I'm feeling just great. I'm about to enter into some very serious procedures and will be updating. And I've planned to document the process the best I can with blog posts and videos from the hospital because I'll soon be going in for at least four weeks and quite possibly as many as seven. More on that soon.

***TONIGHT: THE ANDREA SHEA KING SHOW--9pm et. Chat room will be open and the call in number is 1-646-478-4604. Author Brenda Elliott will be our guest this evening, and we've confirmed Jack Abramoff for Nov 21st. Mark your calendars!

***Finally, seriously consider supporting The Campaign to Defeat Barack Obama. It's one of the most important, effective organizations and deserves our support. Stop by to contribute and don't forget to sign up for their email alerts. This is the type of org that will help in bringing down Obama in his quest for a second term at 1600. Lloyd Marcus is the Chairman, Andrea Shea King is the Vice-Chair. We need your support more than ever. Ridding our nation of a Marxist is expensive, so do what you can. Thanks.

TEA PARTY EXPRESS WISCONSIN: "RHINELANDER, DE PERE" EDITION--Updated below--Rick Santelli goes off!!!

DAY FOUR of TPX Wisconsin is the final day of touring, taking the crew to two rallies. First stop is Rhinelander at noon, then off to De Pere for a 5:30 rally. And next thing you know, it'll be Tuesday morning and time for Wisconsin to decide who'll be running their state in the future--elected reps or the unions.

Yesterday's touring left the TPX crew exhausted--3 rally stops--but they got some good home cookin' in them last night, a good night's sleep and as tour embed Andrea Shea King reports, this morning they're pumped up. Darla Dewald of Patriot Action Network penned a little something that got the crew's attention.

And Chicago's John Ruberry of Marathon Pundit reports on visits to yesterday's rallies by Rep Ribble and WI state Sen Olson. Thanks for the coverage, John. And of course all kinds of coverage and cross-posting can be found at Terresa Monroe-Hamilton's NoisyRoom. Be sure to see this vid at NoisyRoom where you can meet the TPX crew while it's traveling the Wisconson highways.

Ok, here we go--for continuous updates of the rallies, just hit this link. Or follow down below.

Tour embed Andrea Shea King is captured on video at a Sunday rally:

*RHINELANDER rally: Andrea reports the crew is on board the bus and cruising for Rhinelander. Should be there any minute for the noon rally. Rhinelander rally underway...

Rally at Rhinelander has concluded. Andrea reports that the crowd was very responsive and engaged. Kay Rivoli was overcome with emotion while singing Freedom's Not Free, according to Andrea... "she just told me that everytime she gets to the part about the planes being shot down, she thinks of that helo with our SEALS on board."

Rhinelander had 200 in attendance and now the TPX crew is on the road for a two-and-a-half hour drive to the next and final rally at De Pere. Below, The Rivoli Revue performing Freedom's Not Free:

The Rivoli Revue in Rhinelander:

**DE PERE rally: Andrea reporting in that the bus has arrived, crews setting up. Before the rally begins, check out some of Andrea's thoughts about the Rhinelander rally... Now a CNN crew is there and wanting to do some interviewing. MSNBC just announced on the Sharpton Show that The Ed Show will be broadcast live from Wisconsin tonight and tomorrow night at 10pm et, so I expect they'll be giving the TPX a little coverage, albeit negative.

The De Pere rally has ended, and as usual The Rivoli Revue brought tears to the audience's eyes. As the crew tears down, Wm Owens is doing interviews nearby the bus. Soon the TPX crew will be on the road, headed to an undisclosed location for the evening, then off to the airport in the morning for the trip back home. I'll have more details either here or link you over to Andrea's site--The Radio Patriot. It was the final day, the final rally here in Wisconsin... now it's up to the voters to decide on Tuesday.

Andrea Shea King has a couple posts for you here and here.

****Found over at Gateway Pundit--"We'd be BBB without Tea Party!!"--Rick Santelli

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MARCH 30, 1981--RONALD REAGAN SHOT; "WE'RE ALL REPUBLICANS TODAY"

Thirty years ago, the history of the world was nearly diverted to parts unknown.

I remember the day well. At the time, we were just recovering from our four year hangover brought on by a near-fatal dose of "malaise," but with Ronald Reagan in the White House, we were on the road to a speedy recovery and couldn't be happier.

After delivering a speech at a Washington Hotel, Reagan was exiting the building when John Hinckley fired a volley of shots in Reagan's direction, hitting him once and seriously wounding him. Reagan was rushed to a nearby hospital, Hinckley was taken into custody.

But Reagan, 70 at the time and only in office for 69 days, was tough as nails. The president recovered, and went on to change the lives of not only all Americans but the lives of millions worldwide.

"The president had appeared from the hotel smiling and walked towards his limousine turning momentarily to acknowledge calls from the waiting press."

"A burst of gunfire was then heard before the president was bundled into a bullet proof limousine and whisked away."

At the hospital--3:24 p.m:

"Reagan was wheeled into the operating room. He had lost about 2,100 cc of blood, but his bleeding had slowed and he had received 4 1/2 replacement units. As he was moved from the stretcher to the operating table, he looked around and said, 'Please tell me you're all Republicans.' Giordano, a liberal Democrat, said, "We're all Republicans today."

The attempt on Reagan's life brought back memories:

"The assassination attempt has sent shock waves around the country where memories of the murder of president John F Kennedy remain vivid."

From Sam Donaldson's perspective:



Rare footage:



When you think of America's greatness, you will always think of Ronald Reagan.

John Ruberry of Marathon Pundit remembers. Ruberry has other links to Tampico, Illinois--Reagan's birthplace.


1911-2004 Ronald Reagan Memorial.

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WRIGLEY FIELD'S WINTER WONDERLAND

Chicago is being hit hard by a weather system traveling eastward. Wrigley Field was hit by high winds, sustaining some damage. View Wrigley Field "live" via EarthCam. (Due to weather, I suppose, this cam takes a few seconds to load.)

John Ruberry at Marathon Pundit gives us his weather report from Chicago (Morton Grove, Illinois.)

**Now that the Wrigley Cam is having connection issues, here's "the scene of the crime" cam. Enjoy.

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ANDREA SHEA KING SHOW FEATURES ELIZABETH LETCHWORTH--LATEST NEWS FROM INSIDE CONGRESS

Now that Hu's in town, it might be a good time to peruse the Financial News Update at NoisyRoom.

Ronald Reagan's 100th birthday is Feb 6th. The Radio Patriot has a special project in the works that involves you. Take a look.

As the nation keeps a close eye on Obama's home turf--Illinois--Marathon Pundit posts the question, "Will there be a big tax payer rally in Illinois' capital city?" I'm thinking there's going to be one. If not, they deserve the highest state income tax rate.

**TONIGHT--9 PM ET--The Andrea Shea King Show features Capitol Hill insider, the Honorable Elizabeth Letchworth, for a little Congressional Candor. Topic: Repeal of Obamacare. It's a complicated process but Letchworth will simplify it. Also, Letchworth is the founder of GradGov.com, an invaluable site that allows you to not only grade your congressional rep's performance, it puts you in direct contact with them too. GRADEGOV.COM

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*TONIGHT'S ANDREA SHEA KING SHOW--CAPITOL HILL INSIDER, ELIZABETH LETCHWORTH... PLUS OTHER LINKS OF INTEREST BELOW

THE ANDREA SHEA KING SHOW--9PM ET.
Capital Hill insider Elizabeth Letchworth, founder and publisher of GradeGov.com, will give an update on the most dangerous and dysfunctional body in DC: your congress. Many topics will be covered, so prepare to take notes--there will be a test. Letchworth updates our listeners every Wednesday night.

*NoisyRoom's Terresa Monroe-Hamilton has posted today's FINANCIAL NEWS UPDATE. A must read for interesting (scary) articles about the economy. Yesterday's FNU provided this very telling econ info piece that indicates the economy's not doing as well as some would lead you to believe.

*Trevor Loudon at NEW ZEAL posted a video covering the history of Political Correctness. I thought PC began around the 1960s, but Loudon's presentation takes you back to the original birthplace of this insidious Marxist tool.

*Kitty Myers over on the east coast sent me an interesting article about former congressman Eric Massa. Ordinarily I would've skipped over this piece but since Kitty suggested it, I read the whole thing--6 pages. I'm glad I did, too.

*In today's Sacramento Bee there's a piece about congressman McClintock. He's my rep here in Northern California. In it, he gives the other members his opinion of the lame-duck session, and offers up a bit of history too. Radio Patriot posted the vid.

*Gateway Pundit posted about another rep in congress--Jan Schakowski. This Marxist is Marathon Pundit's rep in the Chicago area. Imagine that--Chicago. Schakowski's talking to the Russian media, so what could go wrong there? Read it and watch the vid--you'll see.

*Andrea Shea King's WorldNetDaily column--Surfin' Safari--is hot off the presses. This week she's on top of the latest governmental intrusions into your life--"BIG BROTHER IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND." There's more than one govt intrusion this week. If it's important and has to do with the internet, Andrea covers it. Surfin' Safari is published each week and hits the stands on Monday evenings.

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VETERANS DAY 2010--FREEDOM ROCK

Ever hear of Freedom Rock? When John Ruberry at Marathon Pundit first saw it, he decided it had to be in this year's Veterans Day tribute. Thanks, John... and "Bubba."

TEA PARTY EXPRESS IV--"IN 2010" EDITION--FINAL DAY--Update: PALIN CONFIRMED FOR CONCORD, 6PM EST

DAY 14 was a long one for the crew at TPX IV. Tour embed Andrea Shea King has some of the day covered at her site The Radio Patriot. Of course, the big surprise yesterday was Christine O'Donnell appearing at the Wilmington, DE rally.

DAY 15 will be just like most days--long and cold. It also will be the last day of the TPX IV tour. Waterbury, CT--11 AM; Worcester, MA--2:30; Concord, NH--6 PM. Again, you can attend any and all of these rallies via your computer at Tea Party HD and Liberty.com.

Below, some of the action from yesterday's rally with Christine O'Donnell:




It has been a long tour and I'd like to thank those bloggers/reporters who took the time to promote the tour, promote America: John Ruberry at Marathon Pundit; Terresa Monroe-Hamilton at NoisyRoom; Melanie Morgan at Melanie Morgan.com; Barbara at American Freedom. BlogTalkRadio veteran Douglas V. Gibbs at Political Pistachio. Grant at Tea Party Movement--thank you one and all. You're TRUE patriots!

THE ANDREA SHEA KING SHOW will broadcast "live" from the tour this evening at 9 PM ET. Join us for this last broadcast.

UPDATES from the road will be called in by Andrea Shea King and will be posted down below. While you wait, Elizabeth Letchworth has a short but to the point article about the TPX. Well worth your time--The Daily Caller.

TEA PARTY ESPRESS IV--"THREE STATES AND A WAKE UP" EDITION--Updated

DAY 13 began normal enough, but when Sarah Palin arrives to a rally unannounced, it becomes something other than normal--it's an event. And that's what happened in Wheeling, WV--Palin took the stage, surprising all in attendance. An event? You betcha! Terresa Monroe-Hamilton at NoisyRoom had the story posted for her readers nearly an hour before Palin arrived. Below is video of Palin's surprise appearance in Wheeling. Below that, Palin with our Gold Star Mom Debbie Lee.

DAY 14 takes us on a three-state swing, beginning with a rally in Harrisburg, PA--10 AM; Wilmington, DE--3 PM; Toms River, NJ--8 PM. You too can attend a rally by going to Tea Party HD--Liberty.com--click once and there you are. It's going to be a long day. The remaining TPX tour schedule can be found here.

TPX tour embed Andrea Shea King displays the 2nd American Revolution flag at Wheeling, WV. Both are lookin' pretty good. You'll find more about yesterday's rallies at Andrea's site The Radio Patriot.

Two TPX rally days remain and our friends are still at our side posting about upcoming TPX tour stops. Without this kind of support and dedication, TPX IV couldn't be the success it is--trust me on this.

Long-time veteran of cross-country tours, Melanie Morgan, can testify to that fact, and Mel's always there for us. As is John Ruberry at Marathon Pundit; Terresa Monroe-Hamilton at NoisyRoom; Barbara at American Freedom. BlogTalkRadio veteran Douglas V. Gibbs at Political Pistachio is pitching in as well. Grant at Tea Party Movement--thanks for the assist!

NOW HEAR THIS: Support THE TEA PARTY EXPRESS!! Terresa Monroe-Hamilton explains why you MUST contribute... and NOW!

*UPDATES will fall in below as Andrea reports in from the road. The long, long day is about to begin...

UPDATE: Last night CNN did an hour-long segment on the Tea Party movement, focusing on the Tea Party Express. Here's a sneak peek.

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TEA PARTY EXPRESS IV--"OHIO--WEST VIRGINIA" EDITION--Update***BREAKING NEWS***

DAY 12 of TPX IV was all Michigan--Jackson, Waterford and Monroe. Pictured below is one of the Michigan rally scenes. The patriots in Michigan mean business, and if you don't believe me, ask Bart Stupak from the TPX III days! Andrea Shea King has more from yesterday's rallies at The Radio Patriot.

DAY 13 has the crew on a two-state swing, with rallies in Columbus, Oh--10 AM; and Wheeling, WV--3:30 PM. Tea Party HD and Liberty.com are just one click away from bringing you to the rally via your computer. Give it a try--no sign-up--just click!

With just a few days remaining for TPX IV, I'd again like to mention those folks who are making sure the word gets spread far and wide: Terresa Monroe-Hamilton at NoisyRoom; John Ruberry at Marathon Pundit; Melanie Morgan at Melanie Morgan.com; Barbara at American Freedom; and one Grant at Tea Party Movement. The TPX IV efforts were much more effective with the help of these bloggers--more money was raised, more people watched and attended the rallies, and more people became aware of the vast Tea Party movement sweeping our nation. And one more blogger I need to mention: Douglas V. Gibbs at Political Pistachio. Thanks, Doug!

CONTRIBUTE to the TEA PARTY EXPRESS--the tour ends on Monday and the election ends on Tuesday, but that just means we're having a change in personnel in Washington DC. The work of TPX doesn't end Tuesday. In fact, the real work will just begin. Our national problems aren't going to be solved with this one election. We have to keep a close eye on those new members headed for DC, plus we have to round-up another new batch of patriots for the next cycle. We're in a deep hole and it will take some time, money and lots of other support from YOU to get this nation back on track. So far, so good.

*UPDATES from tour embed Andrea Shea King will fall in below as our gal on the road calls them in. Check back often. Below, Kevin Jackson with Andrea Shea King in St. Louis. (Photo by Jim Hoft at Gateway Pundit.)


**Update: Breaking news about Palin over at NoisyRoom.

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TEA PARTY EXPRESS IV--"REMEMBERING BART STUPAK" EDITION--Updated

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DAY 11 took the TPX crew through the once great state of Illinois, with rallies in Springfield and Frankfort. With only a few days remaining until election day, TPX IV will be busy to the end. Tour embed Andrea Shea King has coverage from Springfield.

DAY 12 takes the caravan into Michigan for three rallies: Jackson--10 AM; Waterford--4 PM; Monroe--8 PM. For this crew, the weather is turning cold and the schedule growing longer, but this is nothing new to them. Once, on TPX III, they held 6 stops in one day... and I think it was in Michigan too!

A REMINDER: Tea Party HD and Liberty.com are still bringing you the best TPX IV coverage in the nation, so tune in if you can't attend a rally in person. And be sure to tell a friend, family member, co-worker--even people you don't like. Tell 'em all.

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As you browse the internet, do stop by and see a few of the dedicated bloggers who help us promote TPX IV: Terresa Monroe-Hamilton at NoisyRoom; Melanie Morgan at Melanie Morgan.com; Barbara at American Freedom; and John Ruberry at Marathon Pundit.

Later today, THE ANDREA SHEA KING SHOW will broadcast "live" from the road--somewhere in Michigan--at 9 PM ET. No reason not to be there.

As Andrea reports in from the road, I will post the updates down below. Check back.

UPDATE: Andrea sends this Politico piece about Amy Kremer. Also, the WSJ is covering Amy as well.

TEA PARTY EXPRESS IV--"HONEST ABE" EDITION--Updated

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DAY TEN for TPX began in Paducah, KY, where Rand Paul stopped by to talk with the gathered crowd. Paul is one of the most popular candidates out there today--the media mobbed him. Later, TPX slid into the St. Louis area near the Gateway Arch. Speaking of the arch, Andrea Shea King was able to meet Jim Hoft of Gateway Pundit. Pics too. Over at The Radio Patriot, Andrea has coverage here and here.

DAY 11 takes TPX IV into the belly of corruption--the state of Illinois. First stop, Springfield at 9 AM; then upstate to Frankfort for a 4 PM rally. Check the tour schedule for upcoming rallies in Michigan. (For TPX V, I'm suggesting we have a Hyde Park Rally on the schedule.)

BEHIND THE SCENES--A discussion took place in one of the lounge areas of a TPX bus. A passionate discussion about black conservatives and the black vote. Lloyd Marcus wrote it down and published it at American Thinker.

During TPX III, Andrea slept through St. Louis and missed the Gateway Arch. Not this trip, though. Below, Andrea and the famous 'Gateway to the West.' (NOTE: I have NEVER slept through St. Louis.)

TEA PARTY HD and LIBERTY.COM always bring you each rally "live" via your computer, with great shots of the stage show as well as interviews throughout the audience. Make it a point to tune in. Below, Tea Party HD hits the Nashville scene:

We're moving closer to the tour's end which means the election is just around the corner. According to officials at TPX, support for the latest fund drive is building fast. Let's keep it that way--CONTRIBUTE SOMETHING, ANYTHING--NOW!!

Terresa Monroe-Hamilton at NoisyRoom; John Ruberry at Marathon Pundit; Melanie Morgan.com and Barbara at American Freedom are still working daily to get the word out to a wider audience. Besides TPX updates, each of these sites have lots of interesting and informative posts. Stop by and take a peek see.

Tonight, from the Land of Lincoln, THE ANDREA SHEA KING SHOW will be on the air at 9 PM ET. If I have to be there, I think you should be as well. Besides, I might say something worthwhile.

Let's go shopping at the Tea Party Store--always open--24/7.

UPDATE: 11:15 AM PT--Andrea will soon have some interesting pics and info about her and others being interviewed today. Check back at Andrea's site.

UPDATE II: In the meantime, while I wait for incoming news from the TPX tour, I sometimes relax at the clubhouse. In this pic I'm displaying the 2nd Revolution Flag, and browsing through Burt Boyar's coffee table book of Sammy Davis, Jr's photography--"Photo by Sammy Davis, Jr." Great gift idea for the holidays.

UPDATE III: 12:45 PM ET--Gold Star Mom Debbie Lee being interviewed:

UPDATE IV: 12:50--Tea Party Express on stage in Springfield, Illinois:

TEA PARTY EXPRESS IV--"TEA ARE THE WORLD" EDITION--Updated w/Rand Paul

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TPX tour embed Andrea Shea King has coverage of Lloyd Marcus--voice of the Tea Party Movement--and the recent release of his newest project. Marcus, well known here in the States as a singer-song writer and author, has gone international. Andrea has the report.

DAY NINE of TPX IV brought the tour to Nashville, TN. It rained but it didn't dampen any spirits. Umbrellas and 'taking back America' were the orders of the day. Andrea has commentary along with some photos of the events.

DAY TEN has the tour pulling into Paducah, Ky--11 AM; then back on the road for a 5 PM rally at St. Louis, Mo. Check the TPX tour schedule for rallies in your town.

TEA PARTY HD AND LIBERTY.COM brings you"live" rally coverage to your computer--hundreds of thousands view each day, so if you can't attend in person, do it from your living room. TPX IV rallies are but a click away!

With a week remaining before we 'fundamentally re-transform America,' TPX officials are calling on membership to hit the CONTRIBUTE BUTTON. The final week's push to victory at the polls is not cheap--not even close to cheap--and now's not the time to hold back. Ad buys, travel and many other challenges must be faced head-on, and NOW. The progressives never take a day off or take time to sleep--we shouldn't either. We've come this far, let's finish the job at hand: Nov 2nd. Any contribution you can make--big, small or in between--will be most appreciated and used effectively against our opponents. After this tour, there will be more work for us to do... much more. In fact, the real heavy lifting begins on Nov 3rd and won't end until we unravel the progressive policies that have been forced upon the American people over the last 18 months. The responsibility now falls to our generation--the next Greatest Generation, but don't expect Tom Brokaw to write a book about us. Leave that to patriots like Lloyd Marcus and quite possibly Andrea Shea King.

Melanie Morgan.com, John Ruberry at Marathon Pundit, Barbara at American Freedom and Terresa Monroe-Hamiton at NoisyRoom are still in the trenches, helping spread the word about TPX IV. Many others are reporting as well, and together we will be victorious on the 2nd and beyond. Follow their lead, get involved in some way. There's but a week remaining.

THE ANDREA SHEA KING SHOW will again be broadcasting "live" from the road--talking tour news as well as news in general. 9 PM ET nightly.

UPDATE: Paducah, Ky rally--Andrea Shea King with Rand Paul; below that, Rand Paul being mobbed by the media for interviews--11:30 AM PT.

Above: Lloyd Marcus performs with Selena Owens supporting the act.

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TEA PARTY EXPRESS IV--"NASHVILLE CITY LIMITS" EDITION--Updated

Watch two TPX buses compete on a Texas drag strip!



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DAY EIGHT of the TPX IV tour was a major success--with the tour in the second half and building up to the election on Tuesday November 2nd, today will be just as important and successful. Yesterday the crew hit Dallas-Ft. Worth and Little Rock, with a quick Whistle stop at Mt. Pleasant, TX. Tour embed Andrea Shea King has pics of day eight's event at The Radio Patriot.

DAY NINE points the TPX caravan towards the historic city of Nashville, TN for a 4 PM rally. After today, TPX will gas up the coaches and head for KY and MO. Check the tour schedule for times and locations.

Viewership rising--Tea Party HD and Liberty.com have the "live" feed running smooth, with cameras trained on the stage show as well as roving reporters doing interviews throughout. It's a greatly improved TPX broadcast system.

THE VIEWERSHIP has been outstanding. For example, the Phoenix rally with Sarah Palin pulled 1.6 million viewers, and just yesterday's morning event posted 700,000 attendees via their computers. Outstanding, indeed. And tour officials couldn't be happier with your dedicated participation. Hit your email lists, pick up the phone and alert friends and family of the upcoming events. Encourage them to attend a rally in their area or at least attend via their computer. It's a great show! I mean, what's not to like about Lloyd Marcus, Diana Nagy and the Rivoli Revue.

The impressive viewership numbers can be directly attributed to the great folks helping spread the word each day: Barbara at American Freedom; Melanie Morgan; Terresa Monroe-Hamilton at Noisyroon and of course our man in Chicago, John Ruberry at Marathon Pundit to name a few. We can't thank them enough--America's future is at stake and these bloggers are on the front lines helping out each day.

The Tea Party Express IV Commemorative Journal, published by Wm and Selena Owens, is something you'll want to have and save as it will be the historic journal of record at the end of the tour. Purchase your copies today. I have mine, read it, enjoyed it and then placed it in plastic for preservation.

TONIGHT: THE ANDREA SHEA KING SHOW will broadcast "live" from the TPX tour at 9 PM ET. Again, I have no clue why you'd miss this event. This is real "live" radio--remote--and we do our best each night to bring you a show that informs and entertains you. If things get slow, I'll have Andrea sing something for ya!

* UPDATES will be posted down below--I'm sure Andrea will have some news for us later today. Check back.

*UPDATE: Tea Party Express IV at the Texas Speedway? TPX bus drag race? Oh, it's all on video.