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Its deadline day for tax filers across the country. just like for the irs theres a bipartisan feeling for many people, hatred for the irs fueled the tea party movie. remember the tea stands for taxed enough already. >> we havent talked about fundamental tax reform, and ill tell you the most important tax reform, we should abolish the irs. >> the conservative who has walked the walk, cutting budgets, not raising taxes. how often do you see that in government? >> the irony is the rise of the tea p...

>> tax against the tea party are escalating of the. >> congressman allan grayson. >> congressman allan grayson sent out a fund-raising e-mail, comparing the tea party to the ku klux clan. >> hes spelling tea with a flaming cross. >> he spells out tea party. >> the cams reads now you know what the tea stands for. >> and he is standing by it and thinks its a good thing. >> there are certain things you dont touch in american politics. and you know, this -- referring -- equating somebody to a member...

President of the n.a.a.c.p. has been saying we are not saying tea partiers are racist but we are asking them to denounce themselves from the racists who are attaching themselves to the tea party. >> you are seeing examples of tea party organizations and what mark is right about, it is hard to pin down there, are a lot of tea party organizations all over the country and when you have a movement, and maybe that is a better way to describe it, as, you know, the tea -- im not sure what tea stands fo...

What tea stands for taxed enough already. what the voters of nevada were looking at was this record i have voting over 100 times no against tax increases, poor public policy and unconstitutional bills. and a lawsuit i took to the u.s. supreme court. that was to defend our constitution. i got the ronald reagan freedom medallion for that they were looking at the deeds. what did you do, not just what do you say? those are the things that this movement is about. were tired of people that say the rig...

Place, is because we needed that contrast. we dont need harry reid, we need a definite message that says america is going in the wrong direction. nevada is a perfect example of what happens when you go in that wrong direction. what we need is a turn around. we have the right principles, lower taxes, less government regulation, more individual freedom. we have the right contract with america, our constitution. and we have the right angle to defeat harry reid, sharron angle.com. >> sean: rand paul...

We started a third party in florida, the tea party, and were attracting fiscal conservatives, various members of the republican party saw us as competition. >> i want to let people know tea stands for taxed enough already. >> right. >> well, as you know, everett wilkinson claims youre trying to slit up the republican vote and ultimately help elect liberals. >> no. actually, its going to be an interesting question. in the new york 23 race last year, the third party, conservative candidate, was ru...

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And if so, what does that mean? >> when i was confronted with that, i said we dont really have a tea party here but we have people who are sympathetic. i think tea stands for taxed enough already, the people i have met who identified themselves with the tea movement are constitutionalists and promote american exceptionalism. so i think i can live with that. >> mike: you also had a very memorable reaction when i think people were speculating was your election a message to president obama. give me...

Are you a tea party guy? and if so, what does that mean? >> when i was confronted with that, i said we dont really have a tea party here but we have people who are sympathetic. i think tea stands for taxed enough already, the people i have met who identified themselves with the tea movement are constitutionalists and promote american exceptionalism. so i think i can live with that. >> mike: you also had a very memorable reaction when i think people were speculating was your election a message to...