Is it the liberals' answer to the Tea Party movement, an "astroturf" (fake grassroots) effort to make it look like disaffected citizens have another option besides the Tea Party, or simply a place to vent your frustrations? The "Coffee Party" movement, sparked by a Facebook page, led to hundreds of gatherings across the U.S. on Saturday. WHAS11's Kelsey Starks reports on a "Coffee Party in Louisville on Saturday.
The Christian Science Monitor explains the origins and mission in its article:
Despite their caffeinated drink of choice, the people who gathered here were not nearly as hard-charging as the tea party crowds who took to the streets last year, including the hundreds of thousands who packed into Washington on Sept. 12. Even so, one of the overriding messages that emerged is not all that different: Washington has lost touch with reality, meaning Americans are being taxed without proper representation.
“People here might run me out of the room for saying this, but while on the front these two movements don’t look anything alike, I think they might actually be able to meet in the back,” says Gerry Landers, a social studies teacher and coffee party attendee. "Coffee and tea drinking together, it could happen."
Either way, woe to the incumbent.
