Who Is The Tea Party?

 

There is now no question that the “Tea Party” is making an impact throughout the nation as they have already here in New Jersey, particularly in the 6th Congressional District.

Who are these people?  The mainstream media and the NAACP would have you think that they are crazy radical racists.  They are not.

There are those in both the Republican Party and in Tea Party groups that say the Tea Party is pursuing a hostile take over of the GOP.  I don’t believe that to be the case either.

I can’t opine on Tea Party groups in NY, NH, Alaska, Utah, Delaware or other places where they have toppled the GOP establishment in primaries.  Here in Monmouth County NJ, the Tea Party is comprised of ordinary patriotic citizens who, many after years of complacency, have woken up and are making a difference.  Most are political neophytes.  They are changing the system as they learn it.

Last month Barbara Sagarese Gonzalez, the founder of the Bayshore Tea Party came to visit MMM.  In this first installment of our conversation, Barbara tells us or how and why she started the group and discusses the accomplishments and challenges she and her friends have experienced so far in their quest to elect candidates to say they are for smaller government and mean it.

Posted: September 15th, 2010 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Anna Little, Barbara Gonzalez, Tea Party | Tags: Barbara Gonzalez, Bayshore Tea Party | Comments Off on Who Is The Tea Party?

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