Ya? and where did you observe this at? Bsnbc? Bill Maher or any number of other media hack organizations. I was of the same attitude as you towards the teaparty. Then I did some research of my own and found out that the potrayal of the teaparty was pure media hackery. They are not just a bunch of wackadoons in hats with teabags attached, they are not just against taxes, they are not violent, they are not all angry, they are not all white and they are not all ignorant bumpkins with missplelled signs and racist attitudes.
They are against taxation without representation, they are against overbearing goverment, they are well educated, they are non-violent, they are White and black and brown, they are well organized and making a difference in the political spectrum. You might ask," Did you join the teaparty" No I did not join, I tend to stay out of groups but do have a lot of respect for them since I decided to actually find out about them for myself. Maybe you should do the same.