Photo Gallery Storm in a Teacup
Millions of Americans, frustrated by government spending and angry at healthcare reform, have joined the conservative Tea Party movement, which wants to get rid of the US's political elite. Here, a Tea Party supporter arrives for a rally in Searchlight, Nevada, on March 27.
The grouping represents a vibrant and unpredictable new political force which could influence the outcome of November's midterm elections. US President Barack Obama embodies everything the people in the Tea Party movement hate: power, superiority, intelligence and worldliness.
Obama's healthcare reform was one of the catalysts behind the movement. This photo shows an anti-reform protest in Washington in November 2009.
Tent cities populated by the homeless are growing outside of major cities. This April 2009 photo shows a tent city near Sacramento, California.
Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is one of the stars of the Tea Party movement.
Radio and TV talk-show host Glenn Beck, seen here at an appearance in Tulsa, warns his listeners and viewers that America is moving closer to becoming a socialist dictatorship.
A participant at a Tea Party Express rally in Albany, New York on April 13: The number of Tea Party supporters is now estimated at 8 million, including a surprisingly large number of people who were never politically active in the past.
A LaRouche Political Action Committee demonstrator stands outside a town hall meeting about health care reform in Chicago in August 2009.
Thousands marched through Washington, DC in September 2009 to protest the healthcare reform proposed by the Obama administration. It was one of many Tea Party-organized protests around the country against Obama's proposals.
Tea Party supporters in Nevada gather in March at a rally which kicked off the latest cross-country tour to protest government spending and healthcare reform.
Tea Party protestors wait to hear former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin speak to thousands in Nevada in late March.
A dummy Obama rallies at a Tea Party Express event in Michigan in April. The Express tour began in Nevada and will end in Washington, DC. It is intended to rally support for conservative causes and candidates.
The goals of the right-wing revolutionaries are surprisingly similar to those of revolutionaries on the left: to get rid of the elites and destroy the establishment.
