The Tea Partyers are out in force/FARCE

Posted by John Malloy on 04/15/2010

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The Tea Partyers are out in force today. They’re wrong about almost everything and their “leaders” like Sarah Palin and Rep. Michelle Bachmann are actively fomenting untruths. But, writes Chuck Collins, some of the Tea Party’s anger at the tax system is justified, and maybe, just maybe, we can find some common ground with open-minded activists.

All best,
Peter Rothberg, The Nation

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