Posted on 04/14/2010 1:28:18 PM PDT by Faith
Former presidential candidate Alan Keyes started his keynote address to the Dayton Tea Party on Tuesday night, April 13, with a familiar question, “What is a Tea Party?”
The 8,000 who attended a rally at the Ervin J. Nutter Center had many answers.
“We want capitalism back,” said Brenda Schmitt of Beavercreek. She and fellow Beavercreek Liberty Group member Bre Mahaney said they got involved with the Tea Party because they were sick of the government taking too much control.
“We hate being told what to do,” said U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Urbana, to one of the most resounding cheers of the night. “We actually value this thing called freedom.”
The night included historical re-enactors, colorful T-shirts proclaiming “BF (Ben Franklin) is my BFF,” a rap by Abe Lincoln, and American flags waved and worn in every possible way.
From bailouts to health care, the message to Washington was shouted, literally at times, with “Fire ‘em!”, and “Repeal it!”
Keyes encouraged the nostalgic tone and shouts for change with his answer to the opening question, “We want a Tea Party that looks back to the spirit of 1776,” he said. “A real Tea Party understands that no matter how much you like tea, if it comes at the price of your liberty you will throw it in the ocean and tell them no.”
Damn, I wish they hadn’t booked the “Nutter Center.” That’s just asking for it!
Is there any way all us Capitalists can detach from these communists and go our own way? Why do we have to even bother with them and their stupid ideology?
Ha! It is a rather unique name but Ervin J. Nutter donated the funds to build it on the campus of Wright State University.
Actually, it’s the only way we can live peaceably.
We will forcefully resist their use of force to enslave us to their collectivism.
And they will do all they can to keep us from using the government to “force responsibility” on them.
The control freak elitists, though, will definitely use force to keep us from escaping their control.
Ohio ping!
How is that possible? Did the attendees of the “Tea Party Rally” not get the memo that Alan Keyes is black?
And if he hadn’t, it would have likely been named after Governor Dick Celeste, just as the last P.E. building was named after Governor James Rhodes.
We were there! Loved the singing by Dr. Keyes. Some of the other speakers were awesome as well. It was our first Tea Party event, and it left a strange imprint on our souls.
I guess it beats “The Nuthouse.”
Actually there are some who call it that. :)
Outstanding! We patriots are certainly having a busy week across the USA!
If he is referring to the Boston Tea Party, he's off by 3 years. The Boston Tea Party happened in December 1773.
What in the name of hell happened in the Fla. 19th District Race. How did our people allow the RAT to win this? Only good to come out of this is the 2010 election where the RAT has to run again. Somebody in the FLA Republican Org. dropped the ball!!
Can’t wait to see it on youtube.
I just want them to go away and leave me alone.
http://www.redstate.com/erick/2010/04/14/teabagging-since-1773/
Teabagging since 1773..(video h/t Brietbart)
The 8,000 who attended a rally.........
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IMPRESSIVE!!!
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