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Separate articles for Tea Party protests and Tea Party movement?

There is a discussion going on at Talk:Tea_Party_protests#Proposed_Move_to_Tea_Party_movement, and in the talkpage sections before and after that section, on whether or not it might be encyclopedically useful to separate the articles for Tea Party protests and Tea Party movement, or {{Merge}} them into a single article by expanding the scope of the TP protests article to include the broader activities of the incipient TP movement. As of 13 January 2010, the Tea Party movement article redirects to Tea Party protests]]. Please weigh in if you have an opinion. N2e (talk) 21:51, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

The move had consensus, discussion on the move is now archived. Publicus 22:19, 19 January 2010 (UTC)

The transition from Tea Party protests to Tea Party movement

Here is an article that might be useful for sourcing the ongoing transition from disparate Tea Party protests to the broader Tea Party movement: Press Takes a New Look at Tea Parties After Brown Win : It would have helped Dems if they'd done it sooner, Weekly Standard, 2010-01-20. I'll leave it for others to decide which articles to use to source the transition within Americal political history. N2e (talk) 21:33, 20 January 2010 (UTC)

Genealogy of the movement

I think it would be helpful to break down the different entities that make up this movement. Here are two segments from the Rachel Maddow Show that cover the different organizations, although the segments are probably too POV to use as sources. Below that is a list of the key groups we might include. Thoughts?

• Libertarian anti-tax movement ~ Original pre-Obama activists
• Tea Party Patriots ~ Grassroots group with help from Freedomworks
• Tea Party Express ~ Bus tour run by consulting firm Russo Marsh and Associates (Move America Forward)
• Tea Party Nation ~ Holding a National Convention in February with Sarah Palin as a speaker. (Star Tribune news story)

MakeBelieveMonster (talk) 18:10, 12 January 2010 (UTC)

I've changed the last bullet point slightly, and added a source. -- John Broughton (♫♫) 15:14, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

Grammar, sentence structure

When putting in information be careful of run on sentences. Short sentences with subject verb direct object are best.Malke2010 20:15, 28 January 2010 (UTC)

positions and goals section

I moved this section up in the article because of its importance and to enhance understanding for the reader.Malke2010 07:21, 29 January 2010 (UTC)

lead/lede

The article lead contained multiple errors of fact and POV pushing vis-a-vis that the movement has risen up as an anti-Obama movement, making it appear that as soon as he was inaugurated, protests began against him. This is not at all true. The movement originated in Seattle Washington because of frustration over the stimulus package. It gained ground after the March 2009 disclosure of the AIG executive pay bonuses, and the increasing number of home mortgage foreclosures despite provisions in the bill to support the banks holding the notes. Also note, that it is a grass-roots movement and also, it is not accurate to call it a conservative movement. People of all races and political persuasions have joined this movement. Please do not make changes without first discussing them here. Thanks.Malke2010 07:35, 29 January 2010 (UTC)