Quote Originally Posted by PanzerJaeger View Post
First of all, as has been mentioned, the OP seems to be unaware that the Tea Party is not, in fact, a singular, organized entity.

Second, enduring eight years of Bush=Hitler hysterics from the Left, including some of the most inane, bat-shit crazy conspiracy theories I've ever heard, puts this obscure little incident into some perspective.
1) I'm quite aware they are not a centralized authority. However, I did figure there was some sort of oversight of various chapters. Or at least some kind of "hey, chapters, ya think these guys are legit?" sort of meeting. Otherwise, ya see, things like this happen.

2) Again, quite aware of the bush = hitler comparisons. What I'm not aware of are actual paid advertisements being taken out by a political group, be it legitimate or clamoring for legitimacy, saying so. Imo, there's a difference. Its the difference between "Oh, well, there's the occasional nutter in the tea party" and "The tea spent its own $$ on a very public message on a nutter idea".