Tea Party Patriots’ Mark Meckler Talks Grassroots Leadership with NRB
March 2, 2011 at 2:00 pm | Posted in NewsRealBlog | Leave a commentTags: grassroots, journalism, Mark Meckler, Mother Jones, News, NewsReal Blog, tea party, tea party patriots
by Walter Hudson, contributed to David Horowitz’s NewsReal Blog
Mark Meckler, co-founder of Tea Party Patriots, at the American Policy Summit in Phoenix
There is a mentality among artists which I have always found puzzling. While poor, unknown, and ineffective, they are considered “authentic.” However, as soon as they strike it big, start to make money, and meet with success, they become reviled as “sell outs.”
A similar dynamic threatens to undermine the Tea Party movement. To some among its ranks, the term “grassroots” seems to demand perpetual lowliness. Once a grassroots activist or organization begins to mature, build coalitions, and meet with success, they are suddenly “part of the problem.”
Such was the narrative of an “investigation” by Mother Jones of Tea Party Patriots, perhaps the preeminent national Tea Party organization and a favorite among grassroots groups. NRB published a rebuttal to the attack, highlighting its strawman argument.
While attending the Tea Party Patriots American Policy Summit over the weekend, we stole a minute with co-founder Mark Meckler to follow up on the Mother Jones piece.
Divide and Conquer: Mother Jones Attacks Tea Party Patriots
February 15, 2011 at 6:00 pm | Posted in NewsRealBlog | 1 CommentTags: Activism, grassroots, Jenny Beth Martin, Laura Boatright, Mark Meckler, Mother Jones, News, NewsReal Blog, North Star Tea Party Patriots, tea party, tea party patriots
by Walter Hudson, contributed to David Horowitz’s NewsReal Blog
Mark Meckler of Tea Party Patriots, one of Mother Jones' targets in a Valentine's Day hit piece.
There is a mentality among artists which I have always found puzzling. While poor, unknown, and ineffective, they are considered “authentic.” However, as soon as they strike it big, start to make money, and meet with success, they become reviled as “sell outs.”
A similar dynamic threatens to undermine the Tea Party movement. To some among its ranks, the term “grassroots” seems to demand perpetual lowliness. Once a grassroots activist or organization begins to mature, build coalitions, and meet with success, they are suddenly “part of the problem.”
Such is the narrative of an ongoing “investigation” by Mother Jones of Tea Party Patriots, perhaps the preeminent national Tea Party organization and a favorite among grassroots groups. No doubt thrilled at the opportunity to malign an organization fundamentally opposed to their editorial positions, Mother Jones has made strange bedfellows with professed Tea Party activists formerly affiliated with Tea Party Patriots.
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