A misguided group of patriots dissatisfied with the direction the country is headed who were cooped by a group of ultra-rich oligarchs as a political distraction to push through judicial nominations and legal actions on their behalf.
Short answer, they're patsies in a political pyramid scheme.
Wow.
Only response I can give is the truth. That truth is who I am. I have never actually donated money to any organization or candidate(though I plan on volunteering for and donating to Ted Cruz). I claim to ally myself with the Tea Party because I like there views(maybe I am naive and its what I 'think' they stand for that I actually like). I have not had the oppurtunity to attend any actual Tea Party meetings nor do I actually receive or read anything from the mail from them.
So I can not actually say what the Tea Party is all about, all I can do is post this
Our mission is to bring awareness to any issue
which challenges the security, sovereignty or
domestic tranquility of our beloved nation,
The United States of America. - See more at:
http://www.teaparty.org/#sthash.uYdNYrLT.dpuf
from there official site, and I can also say how I feel about it personally.
I believe that we have a debt that is out of control
I believe there is too much entitlement
I believe in federalism, that states have the right to pass things that the federal government needs to stay away from.
I believe the borders need to be secured before the topic of amnesty and immigration is even brought forth to the table.
I believe the department of education is ruining our schools
I believe the IRS is not needed
I believe there needs to be Term limits on Congress
etc...
Now back to the Tea Party.
I believe the base Republican Party that exists inside Washington right now is too moderate. On a Scale of 1-100 I believe that there exists a general 30-70 range.
I believe that 'similarity' is a BAD thing. I believe that TOO many laws get passed. I believe that the wider the Ideological differences that exist in Congress the better. Bigger gaps create more debate.