Where does the TNGOP get their talking points?

Submitted by R. Neal on Wed, 02/27/2008 - 15:45.

A recent TNGOP weekly missive about Democrats being terrorist sympathizers made reference to an article about an airline passenger attempting to board with a Koran and a box cutter hidden in a hollowed out book.

Curiously, on the very same day the very same article appeared on the Council of Conservative Citizens Tennessee Chapter website.

(In case you aren't familiar with the CCC, here's some background. The "national" organization's current front page sports entries such as "Barack the Magic Negro," and "Osama Loves Obama." You can also order CCC exclusive hand-sewn Confederate Flags.)

We're not necessarily suggesting that the TNGOP gets its talking points from the CCC, but they certainly seem to be in ideological lockstep.


Apparently, the TNGOP thinks

Apparently, the TNGOP thinks its supporters are bigoted slobs because their chairwoman thinks her supporters are motivated by bigoted attacks. Of course, we know they spokesperson, Bill Hobbs, is a drooling moron.

Get real.

The TNGOP got the story from the Tampa Tribune. And it went on the wires.

Are the Tampa Trib and the wire services also getting their talking points from the CCC?

Get real.

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