[arl295]

I thought the Tea Party got its roots from the 2008 Ron Paul primary race

[Big Red Badger]

Not Ron Paul,,,
I can’t remember who,,
ObamaCare was the Real spark.
Then the media and RINOs attacked
the movement,
“Astroturf “ and IRS Audits.

[justlurking]

I thought the Tea Party got its roots from the 2008 Ron Paul primary race

The "roots" go farther back than that, as various people and groups used the Boston Tea Party (event) as a rallying cry.

But, it was a broadcast by Rick Santelli on CNBC that jump-started the contemporary national movement.

[wastedyears]

Rick Santelli’s speech at the Chicago stock exchange.