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The '''Tea Party Patriots''' is an organization within the [[Tea Party movement]], which credits its inspiration in the early organizing of [[Keli Carender]]. | The '''Tea Party Patriots''' is an organization within the [[Tea Party movement]], which credits its inspiration in the early organizing of [[Keli Carender]]. | ||
The Tea Party Patriots web site claims to be the national organization for the Tea Party movement:<blockquote> | The Tea Party Patriots web site claims to be the national organization for the Tea Party movement, although other movement factions make similar claims:<blockquote> | ||
Tea Party Patriots, Inc. ("TPP") is a non-partisan, non-profit social welfare organization dedicated to furthering the common good and general welfare of the people of the United States. TPP furthers this goal by educating the public and promoting the principles of fiscal responsibility, constitutionally limited government and free markets. Tea Party Patriots has not endorsed candidates for public office."<ref name=About>{{cite web | Tea Party Patriots, Inc. ("TPP") is a non-partisan, non-profit social welfare organization dedicated to furthering the common good and general welfare of the people of the United States. TPP furthers this goal by educating the public and promoting the principles of fiscal responsibility, constitutionally limited government and free markets. Tea Party Patriots has not endorsed candidates for public office."<ref name=About>{{cite web | ||
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In the factional fights within the movement, it has maintained it is the only true grassroots organization, where, according to national coordinator [[Mark Meckler]], every member is a leader. "Tea Party Patriots is the most notorious hater of Tea Party groups that aren't "grassroots" enough." In particular, Meckler raised questions about [[Tea Party Express]], , the group run by [[U.S. Republican Party|Reoublican]] consultant [[Sal Russo]], which has successfully operated in campaigns in [[Nevada]], [[Alaska]], and [[Delaware]]. <blockquote>They are the classic top-down organization run by G.O.P. consultants, and it is the antithesis of what the Tea Party movement is about," Meckler told the New York Times recently. TPP organizers have also called Tea Party Express "racist," due to the anti-Muslim rantings of its former front man, Mark Williams, who stepped aside earlier this year. <ref>{{citation | |||
| title = A Guide to Tea Party Infighting | |||
| date = 22 September 2010 | |||
| author = Chris Good | |||
| journal = The Atlantic | |||
| url = http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2010/09/a-guide-to-tea-party-infighting/63389/}}</ref></blockquote> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 17:54, 6 October 2010
The Tea Party Patriots is an organization within the Tea Party movement, which credits its inspiration in the early organizing of Keli Carender.
The Tea Party Patriots web site claims to be the national organization for the Tea Party movement, although other movement factions make similar claims:
Tea Party Patriots, Inc. ("TPP") is a non-partisan, non-profit social welfare organization dedicated to furthering the common good and general welfare of the people of the United States. TPP furthers this goal by educating the public and promoting the principles of fiscal responsibility, constitutionally limited government and free markets. Tea Party Patriots has not endorsed candidates for public office."[1]
In the factional fights within the movement, it has maintained it is the only true grassroots organization, where, according to national coordinator Mark Meckler, every member is a leader. "Tea Party Patriots is the most notorious hater of Tea Party groups that aren't "grassroots" enough." In particular, Meckler raised questions about Tea Party Express, , the group run by Reoublican consultant Sal Russo, which has successfully operated in campaigns in Nevada, Alaska, and Delaware.
They are the classic top-down organization run by G.O.P. consultants, and it is the antithesis of what the Tea Party movement is about," Meckler told the New York Times recently. TPP organizers have also called Tea Party Express "racist," due to the anti-Muslim rantings of its former front man, Mark Williams, who stepped aside earlier this year. [2]
References
- ↑ Tea Party Patriots | About Tea Party Patriots. Retrieved on 2010-09-26.
- ↑ Chris Good (22 September 2010), "A Guide to Tea Party Infighting", The Atlantic