Well, ive been to both. a tea party rally in like a 4th of july event. lots of old people and children wearing rd, white and blue, completely harmless. the ows crowd is like watching a bunch of angry, filthy homeless people. picture a hundred drag worms congregating in 1 place. it's not a pretty site. then you have ot take into account all the violent crime. the numbers are shocking. then you have the media response to both, which is quite odd considering the facts. yes, the tea party has a fringe group but it is a much larger minority than the so-called fringe of the ows crowd which is half to 60% of the crowd. my favorites of the ows crowd are the trust fund kids from the upper west and east side that hate their parents. future kennedy's.