The Tea Party's Favorite Doctors

They’re not just against health care reform. They think Obama may have hypnotized voters and that climate legislation threatens your health.

—By Stephanie Mencimer
Wed November 18, 2009 3:00 AM PST

Most tea party protests against health care reform feature a standard cast of characters. Revolution-era patriots in greatcoats and tricorne hats; LaRouchies handing out pictures of Obama with a Hitler mustache; the people with the giant fetus signs; and some guy dressed as an actual tea bag. Then, there are the doctors. Real doctors. They wear white coats and they look respectable. And many of them come from a group with a respectable-sounding name—the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons.