As the 2012 presidential campaign intensifies, there's been much speculation as to the philosophies, motivations and overall composition of Tea Party constituents.
To help clarify any lingering confusion and to help define these passionate Americans, I offer the following Litmus Test:
You know you're a Tea Bagger if:
1. You hate science and the corrupt scientists who manufacture data in nefarious schemes
2. You think global warming is a hoax
3. You think there are hundreds of Nobel Peace Prize-winning scientists who believe in Intelligent Design
4. You think Social Security, Medicare and "big government" are mutually-exclusive
5. You think God is an evangelical Christian conservative
6. You think Elvis was born in August
7. You think the "Soviet Union" remains one of America's biggest threats
8. You can see the "Soviet Union," or Russia, from your backyard
9. You think Paul Revere is famous for warning the British
10. You think the historic "Shot Heard Round the World" took place in New Hampshire
11. You think John Wayne Gacy was a rugged movie star
12. You think John Wayne was a serial killer
13. You think homosexuals can be "cured" by Marcus Bachmann
14. You think Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke has committed "treason"
15. You think there are "Death Panels" consisting of evil doctors who will kill old people
16. You think Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity tell the truth and that Fox News is fair and balanced
17. You think governors who advocate their state's secession from the Union would make great presidents of the United States.
18. You think that African American males like President Obama benefit more by government assistance than those hard-workin' white folks
19. You think President Obama is an illegal alien
20. You think Michele Bachmann really worked for the IRS just to get inside to better understand the enemy
21. You think the Founding Fathers abolished slavery
22. You love America but scowl when your opponents exercise the very Democratic principles which make it great, like free speech; separation of church and state; a free and open press; freedom of religion; checks and balances; freedom from persecution; and civil rights for all
23. And most of all, unlike your founding Tea Party brethren 238 years ago, you think "No taxation without representation" really just means "No taxation."
