[wku man]

That's great. Paul was really effective in getting that message out, wasn't he? The first I (or pretty much anyone else) heard of anything related to the Tea Party was Santelli's rant...following which the movement exploded.

So...who gave rise to the Tea Party? The blathering, ineffective, uninspiring, mayonnaise-sandwich-on-white-bread pundits that do nothing but feed their own egos, or a man speaking with true conviction and passion, who inspired people to take action?

Rick Santelli gave rise to the Tea Party. We need more Santellis and a helluva lot less mayo sandwiches.

Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!

[RonPaulLives]

Okay, tell yourself whatever you want to believe. I have been hanging out in Tea Party circles for several years (long before the speech you quote from 2009)...”Louisville Tea Party,” “Tea Party Patriots,” “United Kentucky Tea Party,” etc, etc. And I have never heard one person in those groups EVER mouth the words...let me scroll up and read his name again, because it is not common to me...Rick Santelli.