Shocked at the Accusation

In response to a pending NAACP resolution condemning the hateful messages of the movement, the Tea Party's major figures angrily reject accusations of racism.

Really, just because it's a movement overwhelmingly made up of middle aged white people who only became upset about spending and constitutional abuses when a black man became president and their events routinely feature racist signs and speakers (as well as all but open calls for violent insurrection.) is that any reason to be so truthful offensive?