Through a Tea Party Darkly

Earlier this week, we heard this conspiracy theory — and I say that in the sense of knowing that conspiracy theories are not infrequently true — about Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) somehow being tied to the state-registered ‘Florida Tea Party’ in an attempt to siphon off votes from whatever Republican he ends up facing. I really wanted to figure out what was going on. And there was enough smoke to make me wonder. So I asked Christina Bellantoni to get to the bottom of what was going on. One thing I’m pretty sure of is that Christina’s head is still spinning from what a bizarre scene it is down there. But here’s her take on what she found out.