“Although I agree with you, I think that it dilutes the key message of the movement, and gives the media an easy way to dismiss what we are trying to accomplish.”
We have tried your strategy thousands of times before. That is part of what got us into this mess.
You don’t need either my permission or my approval to do as you intend. However, I do think that it is a distraction from the central, essential message, and gives the media a way to trivialize the whole “tea party” movement as a narrow, partisan fringe.
Your message might make the local news, while the larger message is conveniently ignored. I would hate to see that happen.