I don't know how you can make assumptions about either the tea party OR the wall street protesters Larry.
From my perspective, most of the tea party rallies appeared to be populated mostly by retired, fat old white geezers who no longer work and have earned theirs and screw everybody else. Lots of walkers and motorized scooters to carry around their abundant bulk. Having said that, I'm sure not all tea party folks fit that mold. I wasn't there, so I can't say for sure.
Most of the wall street protesters I'm seeing on the news seem to be younger, working age, lots of ethnic variation. I see idealistic I'll show up to protest anything types, but I also am seeing interviews with 30-40 year old working class people who have been out of work for a long time and want to know why the rich are still getting richer when there are no jobs. I haven't been to a protest, so I'm sure my view of them is over simplified as well and colored by my own biases.
Will you admit at least that your characterization of the tea party as well as the wall street posters might be just a teeny, tiny, itty bitty very small bit influenced by your own opinions?

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