For Tea Party, Being Loud the Next Best Thing to Being Right

By some estimates, the progressive One Nation Working Together march in Washington drew twice the audience of the Tea Party conclave on August 28th.  But when it comes to media coverage, there's no comparison.  While the massive gathering of 400 union, church and other progressive groups barely registered a blip on the mainstream media's radar screen, Glenn Beck's lilywhite herd of ardent Republicans dominated the networks, cable TV, online outlets and print publications for days before and after.  Because while the Tea Party's message is neither new nor right, it is loud.  And when politics is just another form of entertainment, the loudest voice often wins.