Q&A with the Tea Party’s Mike Murphree

Mike Murphree, chairman of the Charleston Tea Party, speaks about political views, strategies and the GOP primary. Tea Party members say their biggest concern is reducing federal spending Summerville, South Carolina – The Tea Party first made national news in 2009, when loosely knit groups of conservatives across the country held rallies against the increasing national debt and President Obama’s proposed healthcare reforms. Al Jazeera’s Sam Bollier spoke with Mike Murphree, the chairman of the Charleston Tea Party, about Tea Partiers’ political views, strategies, and the upcoming Republican primary. “If we have four more years of Obama, we’re going to have us a nice little European socialist utopia.“ – Mike Murphree MM: That’s typically what they do anyway, all of them. When you vote for a moderate Republican, you ain’t got a damn clue.“ – Mike Murphree SB: What’s the biggest misconception about the Tea Party?