Who is paying for the Tea Party rallies? You, me, and every other taxpayer in the US.

[ck4829]

As Michele Bachmann riled a group of feisty Tea Partiers to rail against taxes and government spending, taxpayers were quietly forced to pick up a $13,600 tab for their festivities.

New expense reports from last November's Tea Party gathering in Washington, D.C. reveal that the rally comprising thousands of protesters was funded by official congressional money, according to the the Minneapolis Star Tribune.

For the sound, staging and equipment, Bachmann (R-MN) was financially assisted by taxpayer-funded allowances from Reps. Todd Akin (R-MO), Tom Price (R-GA), and Steve King (R-IA).

While use of congressional funds for events is common among both parties, it might be considered unseemly for lawmakers and Americans to protest big government and runaway spending by spending thousands of taxpayer dollars.

http://rawstory.com/rs/2010/0414/tea-party-rally-cost-taxpayers-14000/

Huh, where were these private charities that conservatives tell people to go to at, huh? What, and were the Koch brothers too busy as well?

[Kerrytravelers]

1. Spending tax dollars is fine when it's about them.

That's TeaParty 101. :crazy:


:rofl:

[daleanime]

2. +1

"It's always about me", the unofficial Teabag slogan.:evilgrin:

[HughMoran]

3. Sounds like the makings of an effective ad against 5 reps

These fools need to be taken to task for this hypocrisy.