[lbo-talk] NYRB on Tea Party Hype v. Reality

[Andy]

On Sun, Mar 7, 2010 at 2:49 PM, brad bauerly <bbauerly at gmail.com> wrote:
> http://www.nybooks.com/articles/23723
>
> I heard—and joined in—some grumbling about the religiosity of the event.
> "It's Tea Party Nation," a woman said. "They're a very religious group. You
> notice how they won't serve alcohol at dinner?" Another told me that several
> people had left a "breakout session" she'd attended, apparently because
> they'd taken offense at the copious prayers. "It's a regional thing. This is
> the Bible belt. You don't see this at Tea Party groups in the Southwest."

I read this and meant to recommend it -- it seems germane to some
earlier discussions.

-- 
Andy