NEWS FLASH: Tea Partiers Tend Not To Be Ignorant OR Uninformed

Sorry [not really ;-)] to disagree and, perhaps, burst your bubble but based on my own experience with people involved, "Tea Party" types are neither ignorant NOR uninformed. In fact, most of them are motivated to learn more about our country's actual history ... rather than follow like sheep what we hear from revisionists in The Media and among the progressive movement.

In fact, the things they hear from The Media and revisionist progressives tend to HIGHLY motivate them to know more. That's because what they hear from such people just doesn't feel right with respect to what they partially recall from the factual history most of us heard in school or from parents. Others among Tea Partiers who don't have a basis for suspecting what the truth is can't live with the dichotomy of opinion. They hear strongly worded beliefs from two very opposite points of view and it motivates them to find out what the truth is. Most of them are like sponges, seeking and devouring information on actual history from authoritative (not just right-wing!) sources. Yes, they even read books (including such notable writings as Thomas Paine's Common Sense)! They also read the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. They're driven to become more knowlegable about current events, political issues and politicians' views and positions on issues. They evaluate where we were as a country versus where we are (and where we're going) and make an intelligent, well-informed decision and/or choice about things.

The people I meet among the Tea Party crowd tend to be much, MUCH better informed about our country's history, the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, our founding fathers, the constitutional convention, the progressive movement, and other related subjects than what I'd call the 'average American'. There is amazing ignorance among our many of our fellow citizens about even very basic things such as who is the Vice President for example. But Tea Party folks I know tend to crave knowledge about our country and what's going on so they can make an informed decision about the nonsense they hear about what our country is or isn't and where we came from politically and culturally.