Myths About the Tea Parties

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John Judis of The New Republic identifies four:

1. “The Tea Party is not a movement.”
2. “The Tea Party is a fascist movement.”
3. “The Tea Party is racist.”
4. “The Tea Party is a conventional Republican group funded by big business.”

Judis is doing a public service, but I suspect that many of his fellow liberals are still not willing to take the Tea Parties at face value. Misguided dismissals of the most powerful grassroots political force in years are bound to continue, particularly at this weekend’s Rally to Whistle Past the Graveyard. Perhaps that will change after Tuesday, but don’t hold your breath.