This is what the media is after, anyone they can claim to be the Tea Party Leaders or Founders, which we know this is a grassroots movement by hundreds of Individuals.
Whomever they tag as the Founders of the Tea Parties will be treated much worse than Palin or Quayle.
This hasn’t hit the mainstream progressive news media yet AFAIK, but when it does I expect the same kinds of condescension from the journalist chattering class.