The Tea Party Patriots is a scam.
They show numerous affiliated groups on their site, but most of them don’t even meet and/or have only one member.
Some have probably fallen apart as have many around here in New York.
Last year (well 2011) we traveled to DC and spent 3 days in a hotel preparing for elections. They put us up, paid for our meals and said they would pay for our travel, I refused travel money.
Attending was close to 100 Patriots from around the country. We had classes all day and guest speakers including Louie Gohmert and other congressman that were allied with us. We had economic education classes that were great, it taught many how government works and spend us in to oblivion.
We had a few media classes where people were coached on how to give TV interviews, speech classes and presentation coaching. It was great and well worth the 5 days we spent there.
There are so many groups that have fallen apart due to infighting and people wanting the attention and credit. On the other hand, us here in the Buffalo/Niagara area have continued to grow in to 5 counties. All different groups and all affiliated. We all have our purpose on the local front but when we have to form together on state issues we do.
I have been the spokesman up here for the TEA Party movement and before that we were Primary Challenge and also did protests before TEA and Protests from the Conservative side was the popular thing to do.