Not enough about tea party backers

On Page 8 of the Sept. 2 Daily Herald is the story "Is the tea party the new GOP?" by Liz Sidoti. In her second paragraph, Sidoti begins with these words: "The grass-roots network of fed-up conservative-libertarian displayed its power in its biggest triumph of the election year: the toppling of Sen. Lisa Murkowski in Alaska's GOP primary."

What I find troubling about Sidoti's story as well as other tea party stories, is that she like many others, fails to mention the financial backing this movement receives from three people of much wealth: Rupert Murdoch, David and Charles Koch.

Paul Hayes

Warrenville