Areas Quote by Gabrielle Giffords

The shouting, the overrunning of the Capitol, the sneaking in of Tea Party participants into the basement of the Capitol, the name-calling, the spitting,…

— Maxine Waters

Republicans know well that a change of rhetorical pace is necessary. But efforts by their leaders to damp down the bellicosity of newly elected…

— Alexander Cockburn

I think the Tea Party monicker has kind of outlived its use. I think this is just an America movement, I mean, and you…

— Laura Ingraham

The tea party had a lot of nasty tactics that were needlessly aggressive and petty and scary. But they proved it is indeed possible…

— Ezra G. Levin

You know, the Tea Party is a - first of all, it is a significant movement, and I think the media and some pundits…

— Mark McKinnon

I have a message from the Tea Party, a message that is loud and clear and does not mince words. We've come to take…

— Rand Paul

Politics is not a tea party. When it is time to act, you have to move fast and decisively.

— Edward Brooke

There are people who are genuinely upset in the Tea Party. I understand that. But that movement was funded with seed money from right-wing…

— Al Gore

The Tea Party I have huge disagreements with, obviously. But I give them credit for having activated themselves. And they made a difference in…

— Barack Obama

This looking down our noses at tea party people has got to stop,

— Chris Matthews

The Tea Party is clearing gunk out of the fuel lines of this country. It started with throwing out Democrats, but the Republicans are…

— Brad Thor

As in nature, politics abhors a vacuum. Without a strong voice for more moderate leadership, the Tea Party is filling that vacuum.

— Mark McKinnon