“All those who wore sheets a long time ago have now lifted them off and started wearing uh, clothing, uh, with a name, say, I am part of the Tea Party.”— Sheila Jackson Lee, theatlantic.com
“I think people are terribly frustrated. I think they don't see big issues being resolved. A lot of people are hurting. Unemployed. In danger of losing their homes and all the rest. And the—it shows up in part with the Tea Party, which is really a protest movement in my opinion.”— Walter Mondale, realclearpolitics.com