Don’t you dare call the tea partiers weather weenies. Tea Party Nation officials are defending the cancellation of their Las Vegas convention this month with evidence that it really is that hot.
As we reported, the Tea Party Nation “unity” convention had been set to go off at the end of this week with Senate hopeful Sharron Angle (R-NV) at the top of the bill. But they announced at the last minute that it would be pushed to the fall — i.e., closer to the midterm elections that would help the movement’s “momentum.”
“The heat in Las Vegas in July is keeping many who would like to participate from attending,” organizers wrote last month, earning them mockery far and wide. Organizers said Friday in their weekly newsletter, obtained by TPM, that the rescheduling is “being worked on” so people can plan to attend.
The newsletter included this photo to drive home the point: Vegas is too sizzling for tea.
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