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"But imagine what a force multiplier would be if the next one were held outside of local and national television networks and their headquarters where they can't miss it? Right there, on or next to the properties housing the TV networks! Dare them to cover what is right under their noses! Put the media in the spotlight and on the hot seat. "

Here are some confirmed events for October 17th, 2009 SAN DIEGO, CA - NBC Studios 225 Broadway - 3:00PM see page 5 ATLANTA, GA - CNN Center corner of Marietta St. and Centennial Olympic Park Drive - time TBA see page 3 ASHEVILLE, NC - ABC aff. WLOS see website for location and time see page 5

Operation CAN YOU HEAR US NOW is in high gear, from Anchorage, Alaska to Atlanta, Georgia and many points in between! Here are some other locations we’re getting ready to post: Scranton, PA; San Diego, CA; Zanesville, OH; Salem, OR; Boise, ID; Richmond, VA; Kansas City, MO; Portland, OR; Chicago, IL; Cincinnati, OH; Austin, TX; New Haven, CT; Grand Rapids, MI; Rochester, NY; Ft. Lauderdale, FL; Denver, CO; Roseburg, OR; and Eugene, OR!!! Let me clarify something so there is no confusion...

I’m proud to see so many great Americans pick up the ball and run with it! Make sure your local 9/12 group, Tea Party chapter, and fellow citizens are aware of the event. ... Plans are underway for a "coordinated" pre-event in regards to National Headquarters of CNN, ABC, CBS, and NBC. More details coming soon. Here are some quick links to confirmed events:

The word is spread far and wide – we’re at "critical mass" stage, just on the verge of going "viral". Unlike H1N1, we’re not the disease – we’re the cure! Yet it remains to be seen how our medicine will affect the sickly press. As you dispense your doses of free speech all around the country, make them say "ahhhhhhh…" In just 10 days, much has been accomplished. Here’s some of the highlights:

Obviously, the "main stream" media are hard of hearing and seeing. About 2 million mad-as-hell taxpayers assembling in Washington, D.C. for the largest-ever (most well-behaved ever, most respectful ever) protest did not make it onto their radar screens (or our TV screens). They need our help. Maybe we cannot repeat an assembly of 2 million mad-as-hell taxpaying patriots in one place, but surely those who longed to go and couldn’t would love to be a part of Operation "Can You Hear Us Now?"

"If the tea party web sites were any indication of the possible turn out in April for the Tea Parties which was reported that in "less then 3 three months on Alexa.com Taxdayteaparty.com is in the top 5,000 web sites in the US and Teapartyday.com is in the top 10,000 web sites in the US." which was just under one million strong then the success of a web site introducing a March on the Media event being held on 10/17/2009 may be in the same ranks.

Tea Party Express: 3 Weeks to Launch! 37 Cities - 18 Days - More than 7,000 MilesThe Tea Party Express - which recently completed a historic national tour, now prepares to hit the road again in support of conservative Americans everywhere. http://www.TeaPartyExpress.orgLaunching on October 25th, the latest venture is called, "Tea Party Express II: Countdown to Judgment Day" in reference to the one-year mark before the 2010 congressional elections. The announcement of the next Tea Party Express tour has already been echoed by agencies such as CNN, FOX News, the Washington Times and several foreign press outlets. "Our message hasn't...

"Thousands of people have gathered at a mosque in Guinea's capital, Conakry, to identify those killed in Monday's opposition rally against military rule ... Soldiers used live rounds against huge crowds of protesters on Monday ... Eyewitnesses have told human rights groups of soldiers raping women in the streets during the crackdown ..."

Well, well, even the government workers are now starting to wake up to the REALITY of the threat of BIG GOVERNMENT. Well now … if these workers won’t get a government mandated flu shot … imagine how they will react when the government mandates insurance. Not exactly a Tea Party protest … but the message is clear. Even government workers don’t like government intrusion.

Don’t get me wrong, while I love to see the leftist eat each other alive, we cannot let this leftist protest against Obama go unchallenged. The affect of the leftist protest will result in even stricter Rules of Engagement for our troops, the closing of Gitmo, and Obama looking more like a centralist then the extreme left winger that he is. Our message must reflect our support of our troops’ mission, the damage that will result from the closing Gitmo or from even releasing Gitmo detainees, and that Obama is still a leftist even if he blows off the protestors....

AIKEN, S.C. (AP) The South Carolina congressman who gained national attention for shouting "you lie" at President Obama during a speech to Congress will attend a Republican rally in Aiken. The Aiken Standard reports the Saturday rally will be held at the Republican Party headquarters in Aiken. Some have called the event a fundraiser and a show of support for Wilson. Aiken County Councilman Scott Singer called the rally awkward. He said he didn't want the rally to appear to support of Wilson's outburst. Wilson's shout at the president came after Obama said that extending health care to all Americans...

I know I had a tough time finding a broadcast of the 9/12 Rally. When I found it, I posted it on PyraBang. I was not a member here, yet. So, if any of you would like to see the recording, just click the link. http://www.pyrabang.com/view.php?ref=dandan&post_id=41059

Commentary On This From: Wallbuiders.com: QUOTE: "American Muslims have also enjoyed the direct support of President Obama. In April, he traveled to Egypt where he told the Muslim world that America no longer considers itself a Christian nation. He later traveled to Turkey and announced that America was one of the largest Muslim nations in the world (despite the fact that 78% of Americans claim to be Christians but only 1% claim to be Muslims). Then in May, President Obama refused to invite Christian and Jewish leaders to the White House to participate in the National Day of Prayer (as...

BULLHEAD CITY - An “Un-Elect Harry Reid Rally” will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday on the grounds of the Searchlight, Nev. Community Center. Reid, 69, serves as majority leader of the Democratic Party-controlled U.S. Senate. He was first elected senator in 1986 and is up for re-election next year. The rally is being held in Searchlight because Reid was born and raised there. He maintains a legal residence in the historic mining town on U.S. Route 95, located roughly halfway between Laughlin and Las Vegas. The event is organized by the Lake Havasu City-based Committee on...

WWII left over 50,000,000 dead, between civilians and combatants throughout its European theater. All because of the folly of a crazed, obsessed, German dictator – Adolf Hitler. He outlined his political ideology, his set of twisted beliefs in his Mein Kampf – My Battle. Its first volume was published in 1925, the second in 1926. The world did not believe him and ignored his book, instead history clearly showed us how little we can afford to disbelieve, to ignore, the abhorrent rantings of a powerful, charismatic madman. Thus having learned how dangerous murderous tyrants can be, reeling from the unprecedented...

American citizens outraged by President Obama and the actions of Congress have set their sights on a new target – the so-called mainstream media...

Help us make this grassroots effort successful. Step 1: Follow the link to the Denver Colorado event Step 2: RSVP. Step 3: Invite your local contacts.

On the road again! October 25 – November 11 September 21, 2009 · 12 Comments All throughout the recent Tea Party Express national tour we kept receiving emails and phone calls from people around the nation who lived far away from the route our buses took across America.  We vowed at the time to keep the Tea Party Express effort alive – and that’s exactly what we are doing.It is our pleasure to announce the “Tea Party Express: Countdown to Judgment Day” which will cross the nation from coast-to-coast, border-to-border October 25th – November 11th — 1 year ahead of...

Mass March on Washington, But to What End? Front page / Opinion / Columnists 15.09.2009 Source: Pravda.Ru Increase font size Decrease font size print version Pages: 1 The day after Americans commemorated the suicide bombings of their cities by the 911 terrorists, conservatives and various right forces staged a giant protest march on DC, some estimating turn out at well over a million people. BREAKING NEWS USA plans to encircle Russia with missiles and radars Space Shuttle Discovery atop Shuttle Carrier Aircraft More... While, for a nation, where conservatives have only recently figured out that they are allowed to protest,...

Not sure how many read the article on GOPUSA.com, titled, "After the Tea Parties," but I had been thinking about the exact same topic: Now what? Then it dawned on me. Now, we need a catchy theme song. I'm not sure how many of you remember the old Oscar Meyer bologna theme song that started, "my bolognz has a first name...," but the tune (and our current political situation) prompted me to write new words for it. I'd love to see it go viral on youtube.com, but I'm a bit technically challenged in that respect. So, I thought I would...

Metro Delivers Hundreds of Thousands to 9/12 Rally Posted September 15th, 2009 at 4.58pm in Ongoing Priorities. Much has been made over the attendance at the march and rally in DC on September 12. Reports varied, with many on the left clinging to an unofficial DC Fire Department estimate of 60,000 to 70,000. Some reports from overseas went as far as to say two million. However, one completely objective source of information is the number of people who rode Metro, Washington, DC’s mass transit subway system. Washington Metro measures and releases its ridership numbers and these numbers have been used...

For FOUR weeks the patriots at Olney have supported our troops. With this “Home Run” of a report of four weeks, it is a GRAND SLAM of some real neat pictures. WEEK 188, Aug. 15 roll call of our 7 Patriots include Lurker Bill and FReepers Cindy_True_Supporter, Fraxinus, GunsAreOK, Sensei Ern, [Mrs] Trooprally, aka [Mrs] T, and myself, [Mr] T. WEEK 189, Aug. 22 roll call of our 8 Patriots include Legionnaires Dave (Army WWII) and his friend, Janet, Halsey, (USMC, Korea), Lurker Bill and FReepers 3DJoy, Cindy_True_Supporter, [Mrs] Trooprally, aka [Mrs] T, and myself, [Mr] T. WEEK 190, Aug....

Just thought I would pass along a couple images that left a lasting impression. The first is actually from a video which I have included. Porta potties.

To be sure that we had a parking space close to the Comcast Center, [Mrs] T and I arrived around 7:20AM. And our timing worked. We got a spot within 500 feet of our protest of Obama’s speech at this liberal bastion of “education”. Attendees had already lined up waiting for the doors to open. And the media was all around just waiting to “media” someone. We were there to oblige. By our count, there was at least 15 different media outlets (domestic & foreign) interviewing the groups that eventually showed up. BELOW: Several media outlets waiting for us to...

Here is my Slideshow of my personally taken pictures as I participated in the 912dc March on the Capitol. You may have seen a lot of pictures from the March but here is a Slideshow with an appropriate background tune. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3hBRDhuZp4 If a highlighted link doesn't appear would someone add one to this post so others may easily see the Slideshow. ps: Would someone tell/show how I can make a "Highlighted" link myself? Thanks

The Oahu Tea Party movement is putting together a gathering on the 5th of November. The date being significant, not only for it being Guy Fawkes day, but also is the anniversary of Barack Obama being elected as President of the US. I thought it would be greatly beneficial to use an event that the Democrats are going to take obvious advantage of to make our voice heard across the country. Oahu is going to do the 5th of November protest, I would like to see what other groups and locations would like to join us, and have Congress hear...

ACTION ALERT: WHAT: Bill Ayers Protest WHERE: Lawson building, corner of 3rd and University St., Purdue campus WHEN: Thursday, Sept.24 5pm until he leaves the building WHY: Because his visit impugns the integrity and good name of Purdue University Please forward this to as many as you can, also print the attached flyer and share with friends, family and co-workers. Fox News should be here, we need a large turnout. Thank You, XXXX XXXXX Citizens in Action See Map: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&q=purdue+lawson+building&vps=1&jsv=175c&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=38.963048,66.796875&ie=UTF8&ei=LeSvStz_DouEyAS729XFBg&sig2=jW4-M_UYveUWnXdn24DdBw&cd=1&usq=purdue+lawson+building&geocode=FQzhaAIdicDR-g&cid=7146432642078006542&li=lmd

FREEP the Nationwide Moveon.org Rally - September 22nd! One of my Obamabot friends forwarded me this information from an email distributed by Moveon.org: moveon writes... "It's time to call Big Insurance out—because if they win, we lose. And next week, we're going to do it right in their own back yards... Blue Cross/Blue Shield Offices, 8200 I-10 West (Map) San Antonio, TX 78230 Tuesday, September 22nd, 11:30 AM The rally in San Antonio is part of a national day of action to shine the spotlight on the insurance industry. And with Congress moving quickly toward voting on health care, we...

Last Friday, September 11 2009, somewhere around 500 patriots gathered outside of Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington DC. It was the largest number of people that we have had there since Free Republic started holding vigils there in early 2005. Certainly also a lot more than the dozen or so we usually get on a Friday night! I am just going to go straight off to the photos you are interested in the most; the ones from when the crowd was at it's maximum: The whole event had a festival atmosphere. We set up tents in the small...

I finally got some of my images gathered, resized, and tweaked. Many of them are posted at our local tea party web site at http://www.chattanoogateaparty.com/resources/photo-gallery/washington-dc-september-12-2009/. Here's a few of them... The crowd... A true patriot... Joe was quite popular... No left turn... Some of my local cohorts with our banner... Who is John Galt... And my personal favorite... The march and rally was an amazing event. Just amazing! So many friendly people, all with a common cause!

Using the latest photo of 9/12,taken from the top of the capitol, we can begin to do some comparisons with historical photos.   Top: 9/12 taxpayer rally. Above: MLK "I have a dream" speech. Estimated for that one, 250,000. Below: Aerial view of the Mall. The MLK speech was at the far end (top of picture) between the Lincoln Memorial and Washington Monument. The 9/12 rally was at the near end, between the capitol and the Washington Monument. The latter space is, as you can see, quite a bit larger.

Rare footage from the terrace of the US Capitol building and time lapse footage of protesters marching down Pennsylvania Avenue illustrate the gathering of people who attended the March on Washington on September 12, 2009. Sophia Elena reporting from Washington D.C. as a large crowd gathered at Freedom Plaza and marched down Pennsylvania Avenue to the US Capitol.

One of few dissidents in the crowd, Fightin Words's Walter Hudson attended President Obama's September 12th rally for health care reform at the Minneapolis Target Center. Impressions from the event and a breakdown of the president's arguments in this week's podcast.

Obviously, the "main stream" media are hard of hearing and seeing. About 2 million mad-as-hell taxpayers assembling in Washington, D.C. for the largest-ever (most well-behaved ever, most respectful ever) protest did not make it onto their radar screens (or our TV screens). They need our help. Maybe we cannot repeat an assembly of 2 million mad-as-hell taxpaying patriots in one place, but surely those who longed to go and couldn't would love to be a part of Operation "Can You Hear Us Now?" I'll bet for every one patriot who went to D.C. there are 10-20 more who wished they...

Overwhelming responses want this on a Saturday - OKAY, then let it be written... Saturday it is!!! Obviously, the "main stream" media are hard of hearing and seeing. About 2 million mad-as-hell taxpayers assembling in Washington, D.C. for the largest-ever (most well-behaved ever, most respectful ever) protest did not make it onto their radar screens (or our TV screens). They need our help... surely those who longed to go and couldn't would love to be a part of Operation "Can You Hear Us Now?" Well my friends, HAVE I GOT A PLAN FOR YOU...

Tens and hundreds of dedicated liberal activists rallied in Washington D.C. on Sunday, 9/13 in support of the Democrats' Public Option for healthcare reform. The D.C. police and onsite conservative observers estimate the crowd size at a stunning 800 to 1000 people. The huge turnout was due to the superior organizing skills of community organizations all across the United States. Dedicated individuals, sponsored by liberal organizations and enviromental lobbyists, were bussed in overnight to demand that Congress pass a public option as part of any meaningful healthcare bill in the House and Senate.

The Bridgeport Tea Party was an awesome success!! It was amazing to see so many people gathered, despite the pouring rain, to speak out for what they believe!! People young and old came bearing signs that said things like: "Don't Bankrupt My Kids," "Freedom Not Socialism" and "T.E.A. Taxed Enough Already!" Ann Coulter headlined the event (video below) and gave a great speech taking on Obama's plan for socializing healthcare.... For the rest of the story and the video click here: http://www.examiner.com/x-11692-New-Haven-County-Independent-Examiner Video is under the headline: "Bridgeport Tea Party Speaks Truth to Power"

Tons of pictures of rally!!!

It occurred to me, as I waited longer inside the venue to get a seat than I had waited outside to get in, this entire experience stood as a perfect metaphor representing the very health care system Obama was there to promote. Here was an event open to the public, free of charge, which attracted enormous demand and provided seemingly inexplicable barriers to access which did not serve the interest of those attending. Presumably, during any other event, patrons of the Target Center would be free to roam the arena and corridors as they saw fit, take their seats at...

As of right now, there are estimates of anywhere from 1.2 million (via local police) and 2 million (via ABC News) people in Washington DC demanding that their elected officials stop playing silly games and listen to them. I expect the attendance number will come out somewhere in between. Stephen Green reported a conversation between Stacy McCain and Barbara Espinoza, who was in DC actually counting the people who passed by her post. She said they had counted 450,000 by noon and people were still rolling in. Stacy McCain has boots on the ground at the 9/12 Rally and is...

Tea Party Rally Sparks Dispute Over Potential Turnout A top aide to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi warned fellow Democrats in a memo obtained by FOXNews.com that up to 2 million people may attend. But conservatives believe Democrats are playing an expectations game to claim the event was a failure. FOXNews.com Friday, September 11, 2009 Democrats are sounding the alarms over the potential turnout at a planned protest in the nation's capital Saturday by opponents of President Obama's domestic policies, but protest organizers say the Democrats' numbers don't add up. The demonstration is part of the Tea Party Movement and the...

Mad as hell and ain't going to take it anymore: people from across the country descended upon Washington D.C. today for a long weekend of Dick Armey-organized activism. Here's, Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK), who hopes the country can avoid destruction under Obama, kicking off the Liberty Summit. See the agenda for the next few days of Tea Party madness.Tea Party folk assemble in the DC Armory to listen to the likes of Sen. Inhofe, Dick Armey, and Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC). A 9/12 movement participant with appropriate flair.FreedomWorks and other groups, such as the Tea Party Express, are bussing in...

1,500 Turn Out For Conn. Tax Protest, Cheer Wilson Friday, September 11, 2009 Hartford, Conn. (AP) -- About 1,500 protesters rallied outside the state Capitol on Friday, denouncing President Barack Obama's health care reform plan and cheering the congressman who called him a liar during a nationally televised speech. The Tea Party Patriots rally was part of a national tour that began in California and will end in Washington, D.C. The group brings together conservatives upset over issues such as taxes, spending and the prospect of public health care. Organizer Mark Williams elicited cheers from the crowd when he referred...

A plea and a prayer from an ex-pat in Germany to our patriots on the march in Washington. It was five o'clock in the afternoon but it was high noon for the Confederacy. (Douglas Southall Freeman on Picket's charge, at Gettysburg, July 3, 1863) We know you are marching for us as well as for our children and your children. You are not just exercising your rights as free Americans to peacefully assemble and petition your government for redress of grievances, you are doing your duty. You are literally foot soldiers in a very real war to save our Republic....

Thank you sooooo much to the fantastic people of New Jersey!! We just completed our last Tea Party Express rally before we hit Washington, D.C. and we were blown away. We arrived 1 1/2 hours late (due to atrocious traffic on the roads from Bridgeport, CT) and again faced a cold, windy, rain-soaked environment. But much to our excitement and dismay — we were greeted by a tremendous crowd of thousands of enthusiastic patriots. When we finally pulled up to the rally at the Town Hall square in Toms River, NJ the police were on hand to escort our big...

Just curious whether there will be a Freeper meeting place for the rally in DC on Saturday.

My sister just reported back to me from the doctors' rally in DC this evening. She went with her husband and 3 teenaged daughters. Here is what she reported: It was a great, well-behaved crowd of about 1000 -- mostly doctors and some nurses. They came from across the country and all sorts of practices. She said the speakers were just folks ... that they did not appear to be professional speakers. They were just doctors, speaking from the heart. They told of personal experiences of government interference in individual care and practices and the consequences. There were a couple...

Conservative author and pundit, Ann Coulter, has confirmed her participation at the Tea Party Express rally in Bridgeport, CT this Friday, September 11, 2009 at 1:30pm. The rally will be held at Baldwin Plaza (behind the courthouse) located at 1061 Main Street in Bridgeport, CT.

CANTON — .The second of two Tea Party Express buses rolled out of downtown Canton at about 12:45 p.m. Departure of the buses followed what had been a festive event and rally that carried a message endorsing limited government, promoting the free market and expecting elected officials to uphold the Constitution and act fiscally responsible. The event at the Kresge lot on Market Avenue N lasted more than two hours. At least a few thousand people appeared to be in attendance. Organizers estimated the crowd at about 5,000.Some of those attending came from outside Stark County, including from Medina, Columbus,...