Saying they "created" the snake sign they fly is giving them more credit than they deserve really. Like most other things the Tea Party does, their flying of this flag was 'inspired' (or 'stolen') from the American Revolution Era.
I don't know if they've adopted the snake as a symbol for their party, it just happened to be on a Flag in the past and they liked the idea on the flag. It certainly says one thing about humanity, they certainly are territorial animals.
Saying they "created" the snake sign they fly is giving them more credit than they deserve really. Like most other things the Tea Party does, their flying of this flag was 'inspired' (or 'stolen') from the American Revolution Era.
I don't know if they've adopted the snake as a symbol for their party, it just happened to be on a Flag in the past and they liked the idea on the flag. It certainly says one thing about humanity, they certainly are territorial animals.