That is, the real modern Tea Party founded 10 years ago today by supporters of Ron Paul’s first presidential run who shattered Internet fundraising records for Ron that special night with a donation haul (“money bomb”) of over $6 million. The conservative and GOP reaction to these early Tea Partiers was that since they didn’t worship the ground George W. Bush walked on and were calling for revolution against Bush’s wars and the Fed, they were domestic terrorists.  Here is Glenn Beck’s rant in that regard (video won’t embed for some reason). Then came the conservative and GOP hijacking.  On February 19, 2009, Rick Santelli uttered his famous rant on … Continue reading Happy 10th Anniversary to the Tea Party!