Monday, February 15, 2010

Host of far-right causes invited to the Tea Party

People wait in line to sign in at a tea-party rally in Spokane on Oct. 31. The tea-party movement has become a platform for conservative populist discontent, a force that extends beyond Republican Party politics. Many participants are newly attuned to politics and open to extreme views, with some even stocking up on ammunition, gold and survival food.