and those people are too smart, aware and awake than to believe propaganda like this.
There are organizations however that grabbed the name "TEA Party" to raise money and run with it. These are professionals in the field of political publicity. They have house payments and kids to send to college too. They do provide a service for which they should get paid: publicizing candidates, organizing events, and branding are all worth money. The real question is "How much money," about which there is legitimate reason to question. If I were Sal Russo, I'd throw open my books.
To the left, ANY is "too much," which is what we are seeing here. They know how averse to the whiff of corruption conservatives are, having none themselves. So, in the hope of killing the TEA Party, using our propensities, and getting a good laugh out of it, they call it that, and throw in some names as if they know what they're talking about. It's easy.