Posted on 08/28/2010 2:30:20 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- About 16 busloads of Tea Party Movement supporters from the Pittsburgh area headed to a rally headed by Fox News' Glenn Beck Saturday.
"We are speaking out. We are uniting in Western Pa. Fourteen-percent of all people say they're Tea Party members, and 45 percent of Pennsylvanians say Tea Parties are good for the nation," Tea Party supporter Patty Weaver told WTAE Channel 4 Action News Saturday.
Organizers estimated that about 900 people from the Pittsburgh area headed to the rally in Washington, D.C., which featured speakers Glenn Beck and former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.
The rally has created controversy because it was scheduled at the same location and on the anniversary of as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous "I have a dream" speech. Beck said the scheduling was just a coincidence.
Palin said that the best way to honor King's legacy was to honor the men and women in the military who protect the United States and its freedoms.
Those Tea Party guys are all right!
There were at least 3 buses from Idiana county IIRC. They filled quickly and some people had to be left behind.
I read somewhere that Philly was taking 28 buses!!!
I’m from Pittsburgh & I came to the Rally. I flew on my own & came with my aunt. I’d say there was at least 500k people here, easily. It was fabulous
This has been an amazing day! Glad you could go! Have a safe trip home!
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