I read about this guy Jason Levin in my little hometown paper today, then RZ emailed me an article about him in Common Dreams. CRASH THE TEA PARTY, it's Levins plan to take down the tea party from the inside!
Levin said he got the idea from a counter-protest (please click, it's too funny!!)to the infamous Westboro Baptist Church group held outside Twitter headquarters in January. Levin said the Westboro group broke up after counter-protesters showed up holding signs even crazier than the ones held by the church group. When the church realized they couldn't get their message out, they left.
The Crash the Tea Party has a website, it's managed by Levin and explains how the plan will work. He says "whenever possible, we will act on behalf of the Tea Party to exaggerate their least appealing qualities like "misspelled signs and wild claims in TV interviews"
His hope for this plan is the GOP stops listening to the teabaggers and they disperse and go back to their militias and cabins in the woods. Does it seem far fetched to you? I'm interested but sceptical.
Levin says the groups are non-violent and not interested in "perpetuating racism, homophobia or misogyny. He said if violence were to break out at a tea party rally on Thursday, or more epithets like the ones thrown around during the HC debates are heard, it won't be because of his group.
Upset tea partiers have posted Levins address and phone number on the FreeRepublic.com message boards, He said he's also getting silly threats against him and his family. Well, if I were him I would not take those threats lightly! The rally on April 19th will have teabaggers ARMED AND DANGEROUS. They should be taken seriously.
Pink Panties Hannity is talking these groups up on his radio show, I guess he wants to rile the base, but Levin says all the attention just serves to make his plan more successful. I hope he's right, I hope he succeeds!

