Activist Stories

Gavin Rollins

Too Young to be Intimidated?

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Gavin Rollins looked out into the audience and saw few familiar faces.  The city council chamber was packed with people listening attentively as his opponent presented his ideas for city government. “I have thirty years of experience in business, creating budgets,” Rollins’ opponent said.  Some of the audience members nodded in approval, and Rollins’ throat tightened.  ...

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Courtney Rogers is embraced by her supporters Donna DeSopo, left, and Mishelle Perkins, right, after her victory was announced. – Credit: Martin B. Cherry

Bluegrass and Grassroots in Tennessee

No Comments ›› Mike Ruthenberg

It was July 2012 - a hot month in Tennessee for both weather and politics – and the members of Tennessee Center for Self Governance were facing their toughest challenge ever.  Only seven months old at the time, the TCSG was created to help Tennesseans rediscover, own, and preserve their civic authority.  They weren’t concerned ...

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Mark Meckler Live on Fox Business with Cavuto 5:30 and 8:30 pm Pacific Time

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I'll be on with Cavuto today discussing the left wing protests at Facbook founder Mark Zuckerberg's house as he hosts a fundraiser for Chris Christie.   Is there a double standard in the media's reporting?  Do they cut the left wing slack, while attacking the tea party and folks on the right for everything?  Of course ...

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Mark Meckler Visiting the Grassroots in South Florida

No Comments ›› Mike Ruthenberg

It is very important to Mark Meckler and Citizens for Self-Governance to stay in touch with the grassroots.  Mark is visiting in with the Palm Beach Tea Party this week as he maintains contact with many citizizens across the nation in order to be an able spokesman for people. Read more here

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Hanging Out in Berkeley with my Friend, the Co-Founder of MoveOn.Org

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Yes, that's right.  You're not misreading the headline.  This weekend I had a chance to go to Berkeley, California and hang out at the home of my friend Joan Blades, one of the co-founders of MoveOn.org.  "What???  How is that possible," you ask?  It's possible because there is more common ground between left and right ...

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Citizens Mount Attack Against Perceived Electoral Fraud in Chicago

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There is an interminable debate between the left and the right about whether or not any significant electoral fraud exists in this country.    Having recently finished John Fund's latest book, "Who's Counting?", I can comfortably say that significant, proven voter fraud does exist in this country.  Fund is no hack journalist trying to score political ...

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