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J.P. Freire is one funny guy.  Here's a sample of a little note he penned to Chas Koch thanking him for funding the #teaparty movement. 

Dear Charles G. Koch Foundation,

We wanted to let you know how excited we were to hear of your willingness to fund our tea parties. Because we are avid readers, we read Playboy magazine (large print edition, of course) so that we can have the latest news updates, be it aspiring actresses and their hobbies, or a few good jokes to quicken happy hour conversation.

Imagine our surprise that you decided to let Playboy know of your decision to pay us before you ever let US know! I mean, there we were, sitting in our respective cardboard box homes, thinking up protest ideas, and wondering if anyone would ever pay us for it! I turned to a friend and said, “I could really use a home. Or a Lexus.” And then my friend said, “We should both get Lexuses.” We then debated the plural form of Lexus. It’s Lexii, by the way. But you knew that, because you probably know Latin. Most foundations know Latin. It’s science.

Anyway, we made a list of stuff we want, and we’ve put it all under the header of “How to move the conservative movement forward.” Turns out, all you have to do is heap cash on activists who will invariably misuse that money. You know, like ACORN. And that is the reason for this letter. We want to make sure your money goes to the right people and is used correctly. That is, to us and for whatever we want. You know how we’re going to limit government? A 60 inch plasma. It’s called getting the message out, and I don’t see how you can do that with just a 13 inch broken television I found in the dumpster next to my box.

J.P. organized the D.C. teaparty, and you can read the rest of the letter here, and see all the videos and pics at Michelle Malkin's Goin' Galt post.  Who knew that conservatives would become the counterculture? 

I did...

My favorite quote on New American Tea Party website: 

Honest, I had no idea it would go this well. I thought I’d have to hire hobos to walk around and talk about freedom. Turns out, you guys actually showed up!