Charlie Rose with Dick Armey; Clarence Page; Idanna Pucci (March 18, 1996)
Greg Mankiw's Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Okay, this has got to be one of the goofiest comments from a major political figure in recent weeks: "I don’t consider Larry Summers a serious economist," [Dick] Armey said. “You can get a Ph.D. from Harvard without ever having seriously considered the subject.” ( Source ). If Dick Armey wants to criticize Larry Summers or the economic policy...
Media Matters for America (Free subscription) | yesterday
In its Sunday magazine, the Times offered up a very cushy, flattering profile of conservative activist and former GOP House majority leader, Dick Armey. Readers learn that Armey, now the point person for FreedomWorks, which helped whip up the health care mini-mobs this summer, is a deep thinker and an all-round good guy. But I couldn't help notice two instances early on the in...
Political Ticker (Free subscription) | yesterday
(CNN) - Dick Armey, the former House majority leader whose leadership of FreedomWorks has proved vital to organizing opposition to Democrats' health care reform efforts, told CNN Monday the recently-passed House health care bill could cripple the entire pharmaceutical industry. "You go right back to Shakespeare, who first said, 'If it can't be sold for a [...]
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
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Upper Left (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
…is not like the other. Space Cowboy busts the "Lord of the Teabags"... And guess who tried to help Hoffman out when it became clear he had no grasp of local issues? Lord of the Teabags, Dick Armey: Coming to Mr. Hoffman's defense, former House Majority Leader Dick Armey, R-Texas, who accompanied the candidate on a campaign swing, dismissed regional concerns...
New York Times (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
The former House majority leader Dick Armey has taken his politics and ideas to the right-wing protest movement.
Shakespeare's Sister (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
... to help Hoffman out when it became clear he had no grasp of local issues? Lord of the Teabags, Dick Armey: Coming to Mr. Hoffman's defense, former House Majority Leader Dick Armey, R-Texas, who accompanied the candidate on a campaign swing, dismissed regional concerns as "parochial" issues that would not determine the outcome of the election. So, now that Hoffman...
Daily Kos (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Dick Armey on the network of teabaggers supporting Doug Hoffman in NY-23: I would say it’s the tip of the spear. Actually, Dick, you've got it all backwards. Really, you do.
Open Left (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Straight out of the I Shit You Not File, here's Dick Armey in the upcoming New York Times magazine : What about the millions of Americans, I asked, who have insurance but find that the rising premiums and deductibles are eating away at any financial gains they might otherwise make? "The largest empirical problem we have in health care today is too many people are too overinsured,"...
Marc Ambinder (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
New York Times Magazine has a pretty revealing--and entertaining-- profile of Dick Armey , the former Republican House majority leader who now chairs Freedom Works, a conservative grassroots organization that's been the major principal group in facilitating the tea party protests this year and, in so doing, has risen to prominence as one of the most influential groups in American politics...
Cup Of Joe Powell (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Former congressional leaders who turn into lobbyists and organizers for "grassroots" organizations usually become lackluster seekers for untold riches and to hell with the policies being debated. The model for this tacky and dubious enterprise is former House Leader Dick Armey of Texas and the Dallas News published just how much he earned while pretending to take stands on opposing...
The Open Piehole (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
The Crossed Pond (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Bees, Dick Armey, a Grassley anti-grass amendment, and Bernie Kerik are clearly the most important things going on today, but there was like, some big protest in D.C., and I guess some doctors like health care or something. For the record, please don’t be reading us for our news value.
BAGnewsNotes (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
The NYT Mag, Dick Armey and more fair-and-balanced" hamburger to grind.
Great Minds Think Like Me (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
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