About Jenny Beth Martin, TPP, Mark Levin advertises for them on his show. Sounds like a paid spot.
Are we still okay with Tea Party.org?
Teaparty.org, 24338 El Toro Rd, Suite E-108 Laguna Woods, California 92637
So do I have this straight (as far as we know)...
The grass roots ‘tea parties’ are Tea party Express
Tea Party.org
and I assume local groups?
If an ‘event’ is going to happen, I don’t want to see it hijacked. Some local tea parties hook up with these lobbyist run ‘tea parties’, pay them a bunch of $$ to ‘organize’ an event. From what I’ve found there isn’t much ‘organizing’ going on except on line.
I know lobbyists are perhaps ‘necessary evils’, but do they have to have their fingers in EVERYTHING...they write our laws these days, isn’t that enough? But no, they take over our causes, take our money and spend it on the opposition. Swell, huh?
We should call it the “NO Sacred Cows” tour!
Local tea parties are the best.
That is what TPP and TTP.net are good at is having a list of tea party “chapters” that they opened up to when the movement started. Many of the TPP local tea parties don't necessarily have anything to do with the corporate entity at the top.
You can go to TPP’s website and click on states and find local tea partys. Some may be defunct, but many of them may be still operational, just waiting for something to be organized for them to take part of.
Something this big, even TPP and TTP.net should be involved if they want to. I think it will be too big for them to take over if they are so inclined. Bearing in mind that they may be able to mobilize a lot of tea partiers, good fundraising opportunity for them. I'm always cautious of any TPM group whose main function is to raise money.
The Tea Party dot net has lists of many tea parties also IIRC that can be contacted and encouraged to participate.
Oh and Justin Phillips of The Tea Party Nation is one of the good guys too, I've worked with him satisfactorily in the past. One thing in his favor is that it is listed as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center. That's got to be a badge of honor!
Phillips knows quite well the dangers of Islam, in fact called for Ellison to be removed from office.
There are several other nationwide groups also that I don't have time to discuss right now.
Here is a Video Which Captures the Spirit of The Tea Party Movement