Steve Cohen actually said...

The Tea Party did arise kind of like the Klan did after the Civil War. There were people who were out of power. They wanted their power back.

Context

Cohen compares the origins of the Tea Party to the KKK, suggesting both arose from groups feeling dispossessed of power.

01/18/2011

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