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proud2BlibKansan

(96,793 posts) Thu Aug 9, 2012, 09:35 PM Aug 2012

Failed tea party rally leaves organization with $748,000 bill [View all]

FRANKLIN Two years after the Franklin-based Tea Party Nation organization failed to lure tea party activists to a rally in Las Vegas, a judge is ordering the group to pay the bill for a slew of hotel rooms booked for the event.

Earlier versions of this story incorrectly stated that local attorney Judson Phillips, the founder of The for-profit corporation, was liable for the debt.

Tea Party Nation owes the Venetian Casino Resort more than $748,000, according to the ruling. The hotel alleged that the group reserved 1,637 room nights for a July 2010 event but then canceled the gathering just a few weeks prior.

A claim was filed against Tea Party Nation in July of last year..

more . . . http://www.tennessean.com/article/20120808/WILLIAMSON/120808008/2275/RSS05?gcheck=1&nclick_check=1

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Failed tea party rally leaves organization with $748,000 bill [View all] proud2BlibKansan Aug 2012 OP

HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA HAAAAAAAAAAAAAA !! russspeakeasy Aug 2012 #1

The Koch bros. could have the check to them in the mail if they would just skip the middle man. Skidmore Aug 2012 #2

+1,000 freshwest Aug 2012 #5

Good- Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah malaise Aug 2012 #3

Not sure who to root for.... physioex Aug 2012 #4

1,637 rooms at the Venetian??? Perhaps they should have just reserved 92 at the Super 8. Raster Aug 2012 #6

Or simply parked their bus at the KOA Campground... KansDem Aug 2012 #28

Remember the GOP eviction for not paying rent? I'll bet they never did. freshwest Aug 2012 #7

Haha! Such is the risk of astroturf: over-inflated popularity arcane1 Aug 2012 #8

Bingo. Scuba Aug 2012 #23

Freeeeeeee Market Solutions, Baybeeee! MNBrewer Aug 2012 #9

That is $457 per room KurtNYC Aug 2012 #10

And it's Vegas proud2BlibKansan Aug 2012 #12

The Venetian ain't cheap. hifiguy Aug 2012 #21

Living in the past. Since the corporations took over we're quite pricey. Egalitarian Thug Aug 2012 #24

Not rooms, but 'room nights' siligut Aug 2012 #14

Might have been a four-day three-night package sort of deal Brother Buzz Aug 2012 #15

Tea Party Epic Fail!!!! Initech Aug 2012 #11

Failed Tea Party Rally is redundant. JaneyVee Aug 2012 #13

The Venetian is a Sheldon Adelson hotel MrScorpio Aug 2012 #16

I'm sure they'll find a way to rationalize it. progressoid Aug 2012 #20

How's that Koch-y Adelson-y think working out for ya? rocktivity Aug 2012 #17

What happens in Vegas... chollybocker Aug 2012 #18

And you gotta wonder, what's the draw of Vegas for a bunch of self-professed, family values Xtians? DCKit Aug 2012 #22

They seem to be as good at predicting room needs as they are predicting portable toilet needs jmowreader Aug 2012 #19

Suck it, Fuckos Blue Owl Aug 2012 #25

Fiscal Repsonsibility!!!!!! Sheepshank Aug 2012 #26

Alternate link, klook Aug 2012 #27

Tea Party Nation is a FOR-PROFIT corporation???? kestrel91316 Aug 2012 #29