Hostile Takeover: Resisting Centralized Government's Stranglehold on America (44 page)

24.
Hernando De Soto, “The Real Mohamed Bouaziz,”
Foreign Policy,
Dec. 16, 2011. http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2011/12/16/the_real_mohamed_bouazizi?page=full.

25.
Amy Bingham, “Occupy D.C. Protesters Mar. Through Washington Demanding Jobs,” ABC News, Oct. 6, 2011. http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2011/10/occupy-d-c-protesters-march-through-washington-demanding-jobs/.

26.
Mary Bruce, “Obama Says Wall St. Protests Voice Widespread Frustrations,” ABC News. Oct. 6, 2011. http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2011/10/obama-says-wall-st-protests-voice-widespread-frustrations/.

27.
David Jackson, “Occupy Protesters Decry Obama’s ‘Silence’ on Arrests,”
USA Today
, Nov. 23, 2011.

28.
Ibid.

29.
Transcript, Van Jones Address to Netroots Nation 2011.

30.
Rebuild the Dream website,
Contract for the Dream
, http://contract.rebuildthedream.com/.

31.
Christopher F. Karpowitz, J. Quin Monson, Kelly D. Patterson, and Jeremy C. Pope, “Tea Time in America? The Impact of the Tea Party Movement on the 2010 Midterm Elections,”
PS: Political Science & Politics
, 44, 2011, pp. 303–309.

32.
Rebuild the Dream website,
op. cit.

33.
Jonah Goldberg,
Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left, from Mussolini to the Politics of Change
(New York: Random House, 2009), pp. 141–42.

34.
Ibid.

35.
Walter Isaacson,
Steve Jobs
(New York: Simon & Schuster, 2011), pp. 568–69.

Chapter 5: When America Beats Washington

  1.
George W. Bush, interview with Candy Crowley on CNN, Dec. 2008. Aired Nov. 14, 2010. http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1011/14/sotu.02.html.

  2.
“Transcript of Speaker Pelosi’s Speech,”
New York Times,
Sept. 29, 2008. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/30/washington/30pelositranscript.html?pagewanted=all.

  3.
USLegal, http://definitions.uslegal.com/c/collusion/.

  4.
Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch, “Death of the Duopoly,”
Wall Street Journal,
June 18, 2011.

  5.
Tim Graham, “Jimmy Carter Lies on NPR: ‘I Have Never Criticized the Tea Party Movement,’”
Newsbusters.org
, Dec. 2, 2010. http://newsbusters.org/blogs/tim-graham/2010/12/02/jimmy-carter-lies-npr-i-have-never-criticized-tea-party-movement#ixzz1hOZ59gfa.

  6.
Robert Higgs,
Crisis and Leviathan: Critical Episodes in the Growth of American Government
(New York: Oxford University Press, 1989).

  7.
Andreas Madestam et al., “Do Political Protests Matter? Evidence from the Tea Party Movement,” Abstract from Harvard University seminar, Dec. 4, 2011. http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~veuger/papers/Political%20Protests%20—%20Evidence%20from%20the%20Tea%20Party.pdf.

  8.
David Freddoso, “Pelosi on Health Care: ‘We Have to Pass the Bill So You Can Find Out What Is In It,’”
Washington Examiner
, Mar. 9, 2010.

  9.
David Espo, “Specter’s Defection to Democrats Roils Republicans,”
Associated Press
, Apr. 29, 2009. http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D97S56DG0.

10.
U.S. Senate, Roll Call Vote 396, Dec. 24, 2009, on final passage of H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The bill passed the Senate 60 to 39, with Senator Specter (D-PA) casting the 60th vote. Accessed Mar. 4, 2012. http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&session=1&vote=00396.

11.
Josh Kraushaar, “After Specter Switch: Buyer’s Remorse?”
Politico
, May 4, 2009. http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0509/22092_Page2.html.

12.
Sam Stein, “NRSC’s Cornyn: We Won’t Call for Repealing All of Health Care,”
Huffington Post,
May 23, 2010.

13.
Jeremy P. Jacobs, “NRCC Stops Short Of Predicting Winning Majority,”
Hotline ON CALL Blog, National Journal,
Oct. 5, 2010. http://hotlineoncall.nationaljournal.com/archives/2010/10/nrcc_stops_shor.php.

14.
Michael Steele on Fox News Channel’s
Hannity,
Jan. 4, 2010. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33gmv5WV09Y.

15.
Mark Preston. “Cornyn Expresses Optimism, Caution on 2010.”
CNN.com
, Sept. 8, 2009. http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/09/08/cornyn-expresses-optimism-caution-on-201/.

16.
Scott Johnson, “The Tea Leaves in Last Week’s Primaries,”
PowerLineBlog
, June 28, 2010. http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2010/06/026628.php.

17.
Amy Gardner, “Gauging the Scope of the Tea Party Movement in America,”
Washington Post
, Oct. 24, 2010.

18.
Profile of Mike Mulvaney,
Townhall.com
. http://townhall.com/election-2012/election-2010/state/sc/candidate/john-mick-michael-mulvaney/.

19.
FEC Report filed by Mulvaney campaign. http://query.nictusa.com/pdf/724/10930239724/10930239724.pdf#navpanes=0.

20.
Tim Padgett, “South Carolina’s 5th Congressional District: John Spratt vs. Mick Mulvaney,”
Time,
Oct. 6, 2010.

21.
Jamie Self, “In Quick Visit, GOP’s Mulvaney Enlists Tea Party Support at Home,”
The Herald
(South Carolina), Oct. 31, 2010. http://www.heraldonline.com/2010/10/31/2573522/fight-for-us-house-district-5.html#storylink=misearch.

22.
“Polls Close After Busy Day,”
The Herald
(South Carolina), Nov. 2, 2010.

23.
South Carolina State Election Commission, http://www.enr-scvotes.org/SC/19077/40477/en/summary.html#.

24.
Tim Padgett, “South Carolina’s 5th Congressional District: John Spratt vs. Mick Mulvaney.”

Chapter 6: Smaller Government and More Individual Freedom

  1.
Congressman Tim Scott, speaking to John King, “Interview with Congressman-Elect Tim Scott,”
John King, USA
,
Real Clear Politics,
Nov. 5, 2010. http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2010/11/05/interview_with_congressman-elect_tim_scott_107879.html.

  2.
David Slade, “Foes Search for Differences,” [Charleston]
Post and Courier
, June 19, 2010.

  3.
Ewen MacAskill, “Jimmy Carter: Animosity Towards Barack Obama Is Due to Racism,”
Guardian,
Sept. 16, 2009.

  4.
Zev Chafets, “Tea for Tim,”
The Daily Beast,
Nov. 7, 2010. http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2010/11/07/tim-scott-black-republican-tea-party-favorite.html.

  5.
Tim Scott, via TeamScott, “Tim Scott Statement on NAACP Resolution Condemning Tea Party as ‘Racist,’” press release,
votetimscott.com,
July 13, 2010. http://www.votetimscott.com/2010/07/13/tim-scott-statement-on-naacp-resolution-condemning-tea-party-as-racist/.

  6.
“FEC FORM 3, Reports of Receipts and Disbursements,”
Rand Paul for US Senate,
June 22, 2010. http://query.nictusa.com/pdf/220/10020414220/10020414220.pdf#navpanes=0.

  7.
Josh Kraushaar, “McConnell bats for Grayson,”
Politico,
May 4, 2010.

  8.
Kentucky State Board of Elections, State Wide Primary Results. http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/KY/15261/30235/en/summary.html.

  9.
Jennifer Agiesta, “GOP turnout jumps in Kentucky,”
Behind the Numbers Blog, Washington Post,
May 19, 2010.

10.
Rand Paul, “Rand Paul, libertarian? Not quite,”
USA Today,
Aug. 9, 2010. http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/forum/2010-08-10-column10_ST2_N.htm.

11.
Kentucky State Board of Elections, 2010 State Wide Election Results. http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/KY/22208/45378/en/summary.html.

12.
Kathy Kiely. “Conservative insurgents shake up Utah incumbent,”
USA Today
, May 8, 2010.

13.
Lisa Riley Roche, “Sen. Bob Bennett makes it official: He endorses Tim Bridgewater,”
Deseret News,
June 11, 2010.

14.
2010 Utah General Election Results,
Deseret News,
Nov. 2, 2010.

15.
Jamshid Ghazi Askar, “Constitutional divide: Sen. Mike Lee, others battle to define a living document,”
Deseret News
, Feb. 18, 2011.

16.
“Sen. Bob Bennett Ousted at Utah GOP Convention,”
USA Today
, May 9, 2010.

17.
Josh Kraushaar, “NRSC endorses Crist,”
Politico,
May 12, 2009. http://www.politico.com/blogs/scorecard/0509/NRSC_to_endorse_Crist.html.

18.
Dick Armey and Matt Kibbe, “Political Establishment, Like Failing CEOs, Tries to Repel Tea Party’s Hostile Takeover,”
Investor’s Business Daily,
Sept. 24, 2010.

19.
Meghashyam Mali, “GOP Senator Says Tea Party Challenges ‘Killed Off’ Efforts For Republican Majority,”
Hill,
Dec. 25, 2011.

20.
Aaron Blake and Reid Wilson, “Stopping Dem 60 ‘Real Hard,’ Cornyn Fears,”
Hill,
Apr. 21, 2009.

21.
Juana Summers, “Lugar says GOP could lose his seat without him,”
Politico
, Dec. 25, 2011. http://www.politico.com/blogs/politico-live/2011/12/lugar-says-gop-could-lose-indiana-senate-seat-without-108653.html.

22.
“Congressman Boehner: Republicans Are Fighting For The Largest Possible Spending Cuts,” press release,
boehner.house.gov
, Mar. 31, 2011. http://boehner.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=233149.

23.
Molly K. Hooper, “Tea Party-Backed Freshmen Win Plum Committee Assignments,”
Hill,
Dec. 12, 2010.

24.
James Rosen, “Tim Scott’s star rockets to the top,”
State,
Sep. 25, 2011.

25.
Jesse Hyde and Kelly M. Henriod, “The Face of Change,”
Deseret Morning News
, Oct. 18, 2010. http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700074427/The-face-of-change-Can-tea-partys-Mike-Lee-make-a-difference.html.

26.
Shailagh Murray, “Republican Lawmakers Gird for Rowdy Tea Party,”
Washington Post
, July 18, 2010.

27.
Manu Raju and Scott Wong, “In Utah, Hatch and Lee Part Ways,”
Politico
, Apr. 4, 2011. http://dyn.politico.com/printstory.cfm?uuid=1DE811B0-EA28-9131-043030FC36F021FB.

28.
Judy Wiessler, “Sen. Paul Simon looks to ‘buck the tide’/ Presidential hopeful makes his campaign intentions official,”
Houston Chronicle,
May 19, 1987. http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl/1987_463765/sen-paul-simon-looks-to-buck-the-tide-presidential.html.

29.
Ibid.

30.
Orrin Hatch, “A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require a balanced budget,” Senate Joint Resolution 1, US Senate, 112th Congress, 2011. http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d105:S.J.Res1:

31.
Orrin Hatch, “A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to balancing the budget,” Senate Joint Resolution 3, US Senate, 112th Congress, 2011. http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/D?d112:3:./list/bss/d112SJ.lst.

32.
Mike Lee, “A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring that the federal budget be balanced,” Senate Joint Resolution 5, US Senate, 112th Congress, 2011. http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:s.j.res.00005:.

33.
Elspeth Reeve, “GOP Infighting Update: Cantor Could Lead Rebellion Against Boehner,”
National Journal
, Apr. 4, 2011.

34.
Manu Raju and Scott Wong, “In Utah, Hatch and Lee Part Ways,”
op. cit.

35.
Jesse Hyde and Kelly M. Henriod, “The Face of Change,”
op. cit.

36.
Orrin Hatch, “Joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States,” Senate Joint Resolution 10, US Senate, 112th Congress, 2011.