California Consumer Group Airs Election Ad In Times Square Labeling Tea Party 'Insane'

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By ROBIN HINDERY and KAREN MATTHEWS | Associated Press

A California consumer-advocacy group is hoping to rally the left before the November election with an ad on a Times Square video screen that labels the tea party movement as "insane."

The 30-second spot by Consumer Watchdog, which began airing Tuesday, flashes phrases such as "home foreclosures" and "Wall Street greed" across a 520-square-foot screen as flames burn in the background.

It asks viewers, "Are you mad as hell but think the tea party is insane?"

The Santa Monica-based nonprofit wants to provide voters with an alternative to the tea party and help channel their frustration in productive ways, said its president, Jamie Court.

"Popular anger can be such a force for change, and people who support progress can't allow the tea party to use that anger for their ends, which is to get control of the reins of government and then do away with it," Court said in a phone interview Wednesday.

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1. Hopefully their ad proves effective.