Tea Party meme getting noticed...

But not always for the right reasons. Its not surprising to see someone bringing race into it. There is an implicit taint of playing the race card in this piece. Well not so implicit really; since most of the people he sees at tea parties are white they must be there because of race. I suppose suggesting to him that the MSM is deliberately avoiding filming any minorities would be a shock to him. In fact the guy doesn't know what he is talking about really.

In Maine we are getting all sorts coming out in support not all Republicans by far. There are people who are completely fed up with all sides pushing big government. One could say that this is easier to believe in Maine; home of both Sen. Collins & Snowe neither of who could be described as small government conservatives. It is a shame Mr Broughton has decided to make broad generalisations, race bait and malign the intentions of all those attending tea parties.

Peter Roff on the other hand is more positive about the movement and suggests we are invoking the spirit of those who were fed up with George III and his taxation of the colonies.

Both pieces are a clear example of why keeping the tea parties non-partisan is key to making them attractive to all types of people sick of big government. In Maine, as in other states, there are those from a particular party or movement thereof, that have attempted to hijack the cause for partisan gain. This defeats the object of the exercise and is counter-productive. That said, the more tea parties there are the better for whatever reason they are being held.

Cross-posted @ Red County...

Update: Not surprisingly ACORN are planning to disrupt, discredit and otherwise malign the Tea Party movement anyway they can in an organized way. Not exactly shocking and entirely predictable if you know the behavior of the left.

Update II: More on the whole ACORN sabotage effort.