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Tea Party blames unruly CPAC racism panel on African-American woman reporter
The group Tea Party Patriots (TPP) blamed the melee at its Friday panel on conservatives and racism on an African-American woman reporter whose remarks the group called “disruptive and coercive.” In a statement released on Saturday, TPP’s K. Carl Smith allowed that some panelists and audience members had made “racially…
Tea party leader gets $250 fine after handgun arrest
The 49-year-old co-founder of the Tea Party Patriots got off with a slap on the wrist on Thursday after he was recently arrested for illegally possessing a handgun at New York’s LaGuardia Airport. Mark Meckler, who was facing 15 years in prison, plead guilty to disorderly conduct and was fined…
Tea party leader flees CBS cameras after handgun arrest
The co-founder of Tea Party Patriots was captured on video jumping a fence and fleeing into Queens’ “Boulevard of Death” after he was arraigned for illegally possessing a handgun at New York’s LaGuardia Airport. Mark Meckler was charged Thursday with criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, a…
Tea Party Patriots co-founder arrested for handgun at airport
Mark Meckler, co-founder of the Tea Party Patriots, was arrested Thursday at New York’s LaGuardia Airport and faces up to 15 years in prison for illegally traveling with a handgun. He presented a locked gun box to a Delta Airlines employee during a preflight check-in, which contained a Glock 27…
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