Tea Partiers Looking For Donations

The Tea Party group is planning another big push later this month, with a week-long bus tour leading up to Nov. 11 that's meant to mark the one-year point from the 2010 Congressional elections.

The "Tea Party Express: Countdown to Judgment Day" starts Oct. 25.

"If you liked what we did with the first Tea Party Express you're going to love what we have in store for our second effort. It's going to be even bigger and better yet!" they promise in an email to fans and distributed through conservative media outlets.

The national bus tour won't be cheap, and organizers this week have been sending out fundraising appeals.

"Urgent, time is short fellow patriots," writes Deborah Johns here, vice chair of the Our Country Deserves Better Committee, who asks supporters for donations because "we need your help very urgently."

Johns writes:

"We still have to raise a huge chunk of the money needed to pay for our 2 "Tea Party Express" buses, the fuel for the buses, advertising on national TV and local radio shows, and the cost for all the logistics (everything from permit fees for rallies to equipment costs, hotels for staff and VIPs, etc...) You read that right - we have just 20 days! So please, help us by making the most generous contribution to our cause and our upcoming big project. You can contribute online - HERE.

They also put out a call for volunteers to help organize and promote the rallies.