(Newser) – Progressives are taking off the kid gloves. They've tried dismissing the validity of the tea party movement but now have a new approach: f*ck them. The Agenda Project has launched a "F*ck Tea" project, complete with T-shirts, coffee mugs, and more merchandise to come. The point is simply to "dismiss the tea party and promote the progressive cause," the group's founder tells Ben Smith of Politico.



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To that end, the F*ck Tea website features polling statistics meant to ridicule tea partiers:

59% like Glenn Beck.

66% think global warming does not exist or will not have a serious impact.

40% think Sarah Palin would be a good president.

...and so on. Click here to read about the Tea Party's fundraising troubles.(Read more Tea Party stories.)