Progressive Mag: Tea Party Goon Squads

From progressive.org - The goon squad mentality of the Tea Partiers is becoming clearer by the day. All you got to do is watch the video of the Moveon woman, Lauren Valle, at the Rand Paul event on Monday being stomped on by a big tea party guy after other Paul supporters yelled, “Get the police, Get the cops,” at the mere sight of her protesting. Or all you got to do is see how Joe Miller’s private security guards handcuffed and detained a reporter for having the temerity to ask the candidate questions. Or all you got to do is read the e-mail by the Tea Party Nation that urges people to vote against Keith Ellison of Minnesota because “he is the only Muslim in Congress.” He isn’t, but that’s beside the point. The point is that the Tea Party movement is infused with people who are intolerant. Read more here:

Progressive Mag: Tea Party Goon Squads