FreedomWorks announces tea party for minorities called "Diverse Tea" [View All]

[mike r]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/13/AR2010091303507.html

FreedomWorks leader urges tea party to shift focus to legislative progress
By Amy Gardner

With electoral victories racking up - and a greater than ever chance that Republicans will take back the House this year - it's time for the "tea party" movement to transition from winning elections to influencing policy in Congress, former House majority leader Richard K. Armey said Monday. Speaking to reporters at a breakfast hosted by the Christian Science Monitor, Armey, who is chairman of national tea party organizer FreedomWorks, spoke at length about the upcoming elections and the need to translate tea party victories at the ballot box into a legislative focus...

FreedomWorks President Matt Kibbe, who spoke with Armey on Monday, said his organization decided to stay out of the primary because "we're not convinced that Christine O'Donnell can win." Kibbe also announced that FreedomWorks later this week will launch a new effort to attract support among minorities, which he called "Diverse Tea." "There is this nagging perception that we're not diverse enough," Kibbe said...