Congress passed resolution blasting Tea Party for ` ` continued tolerance for bigotry '' Tea Party activists denounce the action as unfounded and unfair . Sarah Smith called the action a ` ` regressive and diversionary tactic '' The resolution pits the nation 's oldest civil rights organization , with its storied history of wins on behalf of racial justice , against a grassroots conservative movement that has won some recent political races and is flexing its muscle in Republican circles . The leader cites slurs directed at lawmakers during the health care vote .
Congress passed resolution blasting Tea Party for ` ` continued tolerance for bigotry '' Tea Party activists denounce the action as unfounded and unfair . Sarah Smith called the action a ` ` regressive and diversionary tactic '' The leader cites slurs directed at lawmakers during the health care vote .