Redding, CA.
The first of three rallies scheduled today was at City Hall at Noon.
My estimate is 200 to 250 people attended.
There were some odd folks taking notes. I have photos but can’t upload directly to FR.
The rally that is expected to be the largest is scheduled at the Sundial Bridge in Redding at 6:00 PM.
Tucson paper said 2,000 —— and that’s my guess too, though it might have swelled even higher around lunch-time. Awesome turnout and signs.
For a weekday Boston Statehouse rally, it was a big crowd. I'd guess about 1000 people. There were lots of signs, and they were all hilarious.
I got a couple of folks from work to come with me and got to the party around noon.
The turnout was surprising for apathetic Utah. I wish I could give a count, but I didn't have a decent vantage point to do so. I do know, however, that the crowd spilled out of the Federal Building's large front and took up the sidewalk. Easily into the hundreds, maybe a thousand (again, no way I can give a credible count).
Speakers included Event organizers ("regular Joes") as well as the AG and Rep. Chaffetz and Bishop. Everyone chanted "Send them home" when the Governor, Sen Bennett and Hatch were mentioned. Great signs and people were there. I must thank mnehrling for his great graphic (here) I used as my sign (got lots of compliments).
Lots of honks and waves, including all the trucker that went passed while I was there.
The turn out was great especially given the awful weather (mix of rain and snow with a temp around 35). Each time a speaker said they would shorten their speech due to the weather the crowd shouted "no!". It was nice seeing the passion by those involved.
We left around 1PM (yup, had to get back to work, so we can have our money taken to "spread the wealth around").
We had a blast!
Here are the photos of the Longview, Texas rally with Congressman Gohmert.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2229934/posts
Just returned from the Tea Party in Carson City, Nevada...it was great! Probably around 2500 patriots on a cold windy day.
It turned into a dump Harry Reid rally with many loud chant sessions of, “DUMP REID”. Lots of very good signs and posters...lots of serious people laughing and having a good time.
US Congressman Dean Heller was there and talked to the crowd. Also, the legislature building is right on the main drag through town, so there was non-stop horn honking, especially when the 18-wheelers came by. It was pretty cool and much noisier than I expected...pretty good “protest” for my first one!! (at 65-years).
Cleveland) – Organizers say 5,000 rallied in downtown Cleveland Wednesday after to protest high taxes. Lots of people carried flags and signs calling for lower taxes.
http://www.wtam.com/cc-common/news/sections/newsarticle.html?feed=122520&article=5322849
We attended from noon to 2:00 in Ventura, CA. Guess 2,000 to 3,000 people there. Very enthusiastic crowd and drivers-by, too. Best experience: We were located on a corner where people turn right to enter the Government Center. There’s a stoplight there. One women with two children, ages approx. 10 and 5, had to stop for the red light. She said, “Kids, never forget what you’re seeing now. These are real Americans.”
After that, at 3:00, went to the one at the Reagan Library in Simi Valley just to see how that was going. People were just beginning to arrive, but the crowd was quite large already and very rowdy.
A Conservative Dog enjoying the day
My buddy dissing da man.
Doomonyou splaining the facts to Otrama.
Just got back from the Tea Party in Pittsfield, MA. About 200 of us, great weather, and we had a ton of support from people driving by. Lots of honks and thumbs up to us. Even from a fire truck driving by, they all leaned out and cheered us. In the final 20 minutes, about a dozen young baggy pants types suddenly showed up with their own hand made Obama signs and began making a bit of trouble. But we called the Pittsfield P.D., and they arrived in at least 6 squad cars, so the goons left, lol. We were all laughing at em. God Bless America!!!
Kingsport and Bristol TN reporting in. Good crowd, somewhat homogeneous. Would like to have seen speakers firing up the crowd a little more. People were driving by but no one was honking in support. I think its because people in the cars were trying to be polite and that there was a school in session on the other side of our meeting site. We were herded into an are so we could sign a one piece declaration(cool), some petitions, and we were given a free U.S. Constitution.(People still read that? Well libs don’t but my kids do).
Just came back from the Tea Party in Bossier City, LA. There were about 1,500-2,000 people in attendance with some drivers (and one train) honking as they past by the rally. The crowd was a lot more than I expected.
The local CBS, NBC, and ABC affiliates were at the site for the entire rally. No trouble from any counter-protestors from what I could see.
It felt really great seeing the large turnout today, because I know I’m not alone in my beliefs.
Here's the crowd from across the street:
In the crowd:
One of my favorite signs, and some kids in costume:
A pathetic little band of smelly hippies talking quietly amongst themselves:
A very confrontational Obama supporter. In between her profanity, she kept reiterating "We won, you lost. You're the minority!" Her sign said, "Where were the tea parties when Bush started the bailouts?"
Fantastic thread, this was a GREAT day.