Quote Originally Posted by Darth Vapor
The Tea Party, to me, is a built from the ground up political movement that voices the traditional American beliefs that have been shouted down and drowned out by the liberal slant of the media.
You really should do some reading. The Tea Part was not "built from the ground up." Although they would like you to think they are some spontaneous outburst of populist anger, in reality the Tea Party was a carefully orchestrated PR AstroTurf campaign funded by and in the service of some of the most right wing elements in the Republican party. Read this background document that appeared in Playboy for a detailed expose on the origins of the "movement." And here is another article documents the links to FreedomWorks.