Dick Armey

...good," said Adam Brandon, vice president of communications for FreedomWorks, a nonprofit chaired by former House Majority Leader Dick Armey of Texas. The group has facilitated some of the efforts demonstrating the potential power of the...

In this article: FreedomWorks, Washington, Americans for Prosperity, and Texas

...until you're blue in the face, but one paragraph of his writings, ripped from its context, does not Tom Paine a rightie-wingnut make. Dick Armey's addled army would run screaming for their mommies and/or the hills if they acquainted...

In this article: Thomas Paine, Glenn Beck, Rights of Man, Democracy, and Christianity

...Phil said: Just the kind of protest Sarah Palin should be showing up for. "The Other McCain" has an interesting post today about what Dick Armey said last week that first appeared to be a territorial swipe at Sarah but when read in its...

In this article: Sarah Palin, Michelle Malkin, Limited government, FreedomWorks, and San Francisco

...Reimer said sessions will be held this week to instruct members on how to lobby elected officials. Former U.S. House Majority Leader Dick Armey was to be the keynote speaker but was unable to attend due to weather-related travel delays.

In this article: Tax, Harrisburg, We're Not Gonna Take It, Ed Rendell, Glenn Beck, and Twisted Sister

Posted: Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009 FreedomWorks Chairman and former U.S. House Majority Leader Dick Armey is led off stage by Ann Sullivan after addressing about 400 demonstrators Saturday at the State Capitol. RALEIGH In a political rally...

In this article: Nancy Pelosi, U.S., Tax, and FreedomWorks

...way of name recognition said yesterday: "This is not about healthcare. This is about power and political control. " That Republican was Dick Armey, an icon of the anti-Clinton movement of the early 1990s and a hate figure for the Left, but...

In this article: Barack Obama, Steve King, US, and White House

...Republicans support comprehensive immigration reform that includes a path to legalization. Armey might be pro-immigration, but ultimately he's at least partly responsible for inspiring anti-immigrant tea party sideshows. In April, the...

In this article: FreedomWorks, Tom Tancredo, Southern Poverty Law Center, US, and San Diego

Posted: November 9th, 2009 10:40 AM ET Armey says the health care reform bill will stifle innovation. CNN) - Dick Armey, the former House majority leader whose leadership of FreedomWorks has proved vital to organizing opposition to...

In this article: New York, Small government, Fiscal conservatism, FreedomWorks, John Roberts, Thomas Edison, Barry Goldwater, and CNN

...promises exaggerated? I may think it's silly but if people want to believe that," Armey says, referring to death panels, "it's OK with me." Armey also betrays a nonchalant attitude to far-right activists such as Mason Weaver, an...

In this article: FreedomWorks, Republican Party, Barack Obama, Climate change, New York Times magazine, HuffPost, and Energy Information Administration

...the arrangement blew up under some scrutiny, it seemed to be working well for him to play both sides of the street," he said. Armey says he took pains to make sure his lobbying never contradicted the policies he preached at FreedomWorks. DLA...

In this article: DLA Piper, Citizens Financial Group, Washington, Raytheon, and Ideology