“In the Tea Party narrative, victory at the polls means a new American revolution, one that will "take our country back" from everyone they disapprove of. But what they dont realize is, there's a catch: This is America, and we have an entrenched oligarchical system in place that insulates us all from any meaningful political change.” MeanCountryAmericaPoliticalRealizingPartyRevolutionVictoryMeaningfulOur CountryTeaNarrativePollsTea PartyAmerican RevolutionPolitical Change Author:Matt Taibbi
“The problem with the Tea Party is that it's been used in a way that scares people into supporting an agenda that's counter to their own interests.” PeopleWayProblemUsedInterestPartyTeaAgendasScareTea Party Author:Matt Taibbi
“I mean, people who say that the Tea Party isn't a grassroots movement, I think, are incorrect. I think in some respects, it is a grassroots movement.” PeopleThinkingMeanPartyMovementTeaTea PartyMean PeopleGrassrootsGrassroots Movements Author:Matt Taibbi
“The average Tea Partier is sincerely against government spending - with the exception of the money spent on them.” GovernmentAverageSpendingTeaExceptionSincerelyGovernment Spending Author:Matt Taibbi
“It's really interesting that we've had this great Tea Party movement that is all about restoring free market capitalist values, but what they completely fail to understand is that what we've got now is a situation where there is a small class of gigantic financial companies that have put themselves above capitalism.” ValuesInterestingPartyCompanySituationClassFailingMovementCapitalismFinancialTeaCapitalistFree MarketReally InterestingTea PartyRestoringTea Party Movement Author:Matt Taibbi
“At root, the Tea Party is nothing more than a them-versus-us thing.” PartyRootsTeaVersusTea Party Author:Matt Taibbi
“It would be inaccurate to say the Tea Partiers are racists. What they are, in truth, are narcissists.” Would BeTeaRacistNarcissist Author:Matt Taibbi
