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Fox News promoted what was called “Tea Party Protests” which were to occur on April 15, 2009. Some called it Anti-Tax Day. It was an effort to get some traction going for the right wing to protest taxes. The name is a play on the original “Boston Tea Party” when American colonists protested the British tax on tea
These protesters have come to be known as tea baggers. Many on the right find the term objectionable because it is also used to describe a sex act.
About Sharon KyleSharon Kyle, J.D. is the Publisher of the LA Progressive which she co-founded with her husband Dick Price. Ms. Kyle is an adjunct professor of law at Peoples College in Los Angeles. She sits on the executive board of the Progressive Caucus of the California Democratic Party, the ACLU Pasadena/Foothills Chapter and is on the editorial board of the BlackCommentator.com. Photo courtesy of Wadeva Images. www.wadevaimages.com
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