Brooks Bayne

My Letter to Mark Skoda and Mike Leahy After Their “Federation” Failure

I sent this email to Mike Leahy and Mark Skoda, April 5th, 2010, after they tried some misguided powerplay with the so-called “National Tea Party Federation”. I promptly removed them from the Teapartiers group that I moderate, which is made up of many of the nation’s influencers in the movement. There’s much more to this story, but this is all you get for now!

mark and mike:

given that elpac has kicked one of you to the curb, and that i’ve received numerous negative emails and phone calls about what you two have done regarding your approach to a “federated” tea party, including misrepresenting the members of the national tea party coalition and andrew breitbart, demonstrates that neither of you have the character, the support, nor the understanding it takes to continue in any capacity as “leaders” in this movement.

you can’t force yourselves on others as “leaders”. further, *no one* sees either of you as leaders after this stunt.

i’m ashamed of and disgusted by your actions and i no longer consider either of friends of the movement, but rather two more casualties of misguided self-advancement.

personally, i’d have bitchslapped you both over the weekend for  being so damned moronic if i’d have seen you.

if either of you have anything you want to say to me in person, i’ll be in nashville for the next two weeks.

sincerely,
brooks