............ Republican leaders, funded by powerful lobbyists, created the Tea Baggers, knowing they were not too bright, easily manipulated and unwilling to invest any effort it actually informing themselves beyond what they were told by the hate merchants on the radio and television............
Yes, you are correct. Even Forbes Magazine had an article about how ignorant the Tea Baggers are on the issues they protest, like taxes and deficits. Surveys taken at their protests showed they thought taxes were 3 times higher than they actually are. They were not aware that 40% of Obamas Recovery Act was tax cuts or that taxes are considerably lower by every measure since Obama took office. On the deficit issue, they were not aware that during the past 50 years Republican administrations have spent more than Democratic ones and run up higher deficits.