Point of clarification: Ms. Blakely is not Executive Director of Tea Party Patriots, she is Executive Director of New Patriot Journal.
In fact, TPP would bristle at the very notion of having an Executive Director. As they love to say, theirs is a "leaderless" movement.
Also, New Patriot Journal is not the official mouthpiece of Tea Party Patriots.
A quick Google search reveals that aside from her media outlet, the only place in which Blakely is listed as a Tea Party leader or director is ... the media.
Point of clarification: Ms. Blakely is not Executive Director of Tea Party Patriots, she is Executive Director of New Patriot Journal.
In fact, TPP would bristle at the very notion of having an Executive Director. As they love to say, theirs is a "leaderless" movement.
Also, New Patriot Journal is not the official mouthpiece of Tea Party Patriots.
A quick Google search reveals that aside from her media outlet, the only place in which Blakely is listed as a Tea Party leader or director is ... the media.
Great fact-checking guys. I mean really.