A California consumer-advocacy group has launched an ad on a Times Square video screen aimed at rallying the left before the November elections and labeling the tea party movement as "insane.''
The 30-second spot by Consumer Watchdog flashes phrases such as "home foreclosures'' and "Wall Street greed'' across a 520-square-foot screen as flames burn in the background.
It asks viewers, "Are you mad as hell but think the tea party is insane?''
Jamie Court, president of the Santa Monica-based group, says the nonprofit wants to provide voters with an alternative to the tea party and help channel their frustration in productive ways.
Calls and e-mails to a leading national tea party figure in California were not immediately returned. Consumer Watchdog is best known for its lawsuits against the insurance industry.
