They are sick in the head, if the silent majority actually knew what the liberal supporters were saying and doing they might change their minds.
The tea party protesters have to make sure that they stay above reproach, no signs or T shirts that could be misconstrued or misreported by the left wing media.
The left wing have named the protesters 'teabaggers' an extremely derogatory term, and are not applying it to any conservative Canadian. This type of smear job seems to be the order of the day, somehow you have to rise above it and prove them very wrong.