In February of 2009, CNBC financial analyst Rick Santelli launched into a now-famous diatribe on the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, inviting those who were also infuriated by the Obama administration’s Homeowners Affordability and Stability Plan to attend a “Tea Party.” For Mark Meckler, a lawyer from California, and Jenny Beth Martin, a mom in Atlanta – along with thousands of others across the country – this was the beginning of a movement. Mark Meckler is co-author of “Tea Party Patriots: The Second American Revolution.”
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