On February 19, 2009, from the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange,
CNBC Business News Network editor Rick Santelli criticized the Obama
Administration's move to refinance mortgages in the wake of the collapse of the sub-prime mortgage investment bubble. A number of the traders and brokers around him cheered on his proposal, to the apparent amusement of the hosts in the studio. It was called
"the rant heard round the world", later becoming one of the hottest news stories of the year with viral Internet hits into the hundreds of millions. Thus was born the 21st-century Tea Party movement, harkening back to the days of the founding and the first Boston Tea Party. Since that February afternoon, the American Tea Party movement aimed at
fighting back against irresponsible, runaway government and at holding
elected officials accountable has earned tens of millions of followers. These everyday Americans are fed up and ready to do something about it. Enter Tea Party Contacts...
TPC has among its team seasons experts in technology, marketing, and
political strategy who boast over a half-century of expertise in reaching
targeted audiences with specialized, well-crafted messages. With our
proprietary technology and know-how, we maintain one of the nation's largest Tea Party activist lists and are able to keep those activists engaged and attuned to organizations and players fighting alongside them. Working with you or your clients, we can help craft a targeted message
strategy either to maintain highly-engaged interaction with your followers,
to quickly build a large following, or both.
