Christina Sanchez
From North Park (Teacher/Researcher)
Ugh. It’s a group run by hate and ignorance that has actually influenced social and political policies and cultural policies. It’s scary. They’re scapegoating and victimizing weaker groups, like poverty. They’re victimizing ethnicities. They’re misinterpreting the constitution. Honestly, I’m appalled that they’ve been able to influence funding for politicians, especially like neoconservative Republicans. It’s just scary.
Kreg Harsha
From City Heights (Navy)
I think they’re a very confused bunch. I think they’re a confused group of people who don’t have their own ideals. They don’t consider the big picture. They just want to try to hit certain points to cause a reaction and incite people.
Cary Dolan
From South Park (Sales Representative)
I guess with every political party you have your good points and your bad. I see some of their good. They are trying to reduce the deficit, and that is a big problem. On the bad side, there are so many programs that they want to cut that I think are important. The thing about the Tea Party...it’s everybody for themselves; everybody’s an island. And I’m just more about community. That’s the reason I’d never be part of it. And you’ve got some wacky people in there like the Sharon Engles, the Sarah Palins, people like that. They’re an interesting bunch. Their hats are great, though!
Patrick Fitzmaurich
From North Park (Customer Service Manager)
I’m a liberal, so I find a lot of their beliefs to be sort of outside of what I subscribe to, but they’re free to meet up and do what they want. They can congregate and come up with ideas. But I don’t think any of them will help get us out of anything important.
Jay Vivian
From San Diego (Inventor)
It’s flattering. It’s funny. It’s sarcastic. It’s genius. And it’s finally given somebody a reason to ask the question, which is great.