The msm does this stuff just to rile us up and manipulate us by controlling the conversation. The sad part is that we fall right in line.
This would be for the sake of the “objective” media (which often but not always) goes to ridicule the rallies (Village Voice media is openly hostile to these patriot groups).
They may be able to express “shock” and “disbelief” that any group (like TCCP) would ever DELIBERATELY pose as tea partiers, but they would not be able to deny having ANY knowledge (with that handout of exposure in their hands).
Such foreknowledge makes the media complicit in the lies they spread.