TheTeaParty.net Announces Rusty Humphries to Host Presidential Twitter Debate in Concord, NH

WASHINGTON, July 18, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- TheTeaParty.net announced today that the Presidential Twitter Debate scheduled for 3:00 - 4:30pm ET on July 20 will be hosted by nationally syndicated Talk Radio Network host Rusty Humphries. Humphries, a 25 year veteran of talk radio, is heard on over 250 stations across the country and also on Sirius-XM. He is consistently ranked in Talkers Magazine's "Heavy 100" list of the most important talk show hosts in the country, and has also been nominated as the Talk Personality of the Year by Radio and records.

Mr. Humphries commented, "What an honor to be involved in something with such historical importance. Direct access to our leaders is what our founders envisioned and this "twitter debate" is exactly what our Republic needs at this time. I can't wait to see what a politician can say in 140 characters."

Humphries will be assisted by author and Glenn Beck TV host Ms. S.E. Cupp who will help moderate the debate at the Grappone Conference Center in Concord, NH. The debate will be attended by New England area Tea Party activists.  TheTeaParty.net supporters from across the country will be participating online by posting questions via Twitter using @140townhall and watching the event stream online. Following the debate, Humphries will lead a discussion group with the activists and tape segments for his syndicated show from the event site.

Dustin Stockton, national spokesman for TheTeaParty.net, stated, "We are proud to be able to offer Tea Party activists a groundbreaking debate combining cutting edge Twitter platform and the presence of one of the most respected and trusted voices in media.  Rusty's well-known commitment to empowering and educating activists and his spot-on commentary will make our debate the best of this election cycle."

Republican presidential candidates confirmed to date include Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Herman Cain, former Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-GA), former Gov. Gary Johnson (R-NM), Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI) and former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA).

Founded in 2009, TheTeaParty.net (TTP) is one of the nation's largest Tea Party organizations with almost a 1,000,000 hits a month and more than 300,000 members. Devoted to providing educational and leadership resources to local organizations, TheTeaParty.net offers free tools, including a national calendar, free virtual and location-specific events, promotes like-minded organizations and helps them grow, and provides a Washington presence to assist Tea Party-oriented legislators to educate and expand their reach on issues of importance to the Tea Party movement. The proprietary streaming Twitter platform was commissioned by TheTeaParty.net and built by 140 DEV LLC. The core function of the platform is the ability to isolate directed Tweets of candidates and moderators. Twitter updates can be found on www.twitter.com/theteaparty_net and activists can join in the debate by using @140townhall. Register to receive presidential debate updates on this groundbreaking event.

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SOURCE TheTeaParty.net