Fifth Anniversary of the Conference Call That Launched the Tea Party

Thursday, on the fifth anniversary of the conference call that launched the Tea Party movement on February 20, 2009, several of the original participants held another conference call to celebrate the event and reflect on its significance. Breitbart Contributor Michael Patrick Leahy, who organized the original call, and Jenny Beth Martin, co-founder of the Tea Party Patriots, both said the grassroots activists who launched the Tea Party movement had accomplished much more than they had originallyenvisioned.”