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St. Louis Post-Dispatch ^ | February 27, 2009 | Tim O'Neil

[abb]

More than 1,000 people braved chilly temperatures downtown today to protest President Barack Obama's stimlulus aprogram and to throw tea into the Mississippi River.

The gathering was organized by several local conservatives. There was no official crowd estimate, but the gathering filled roughly one fourth of the grand staircase from the Arch grounds down to the levee.

Among the speakers was former football Cardinals tight end Jackie Smith, who took a bullhorn and said, "We are mad as hell and we need to stay mad as hell. Don't let up."

Smith asked the crowd if this was their first protest rally, and most raised their hands.

Bill Hennessy, said he got the idea for the tea party from comments made last week by CNBC business commentator Rick Santelli about the stimulus program. Santelli urged people to have another Boston tea party.

Before the crowd went down to the NMississippi River, Hennessy urged everyone to rip open their tea bags and dump the tea without throwing the paper into the river. The group ended the 50-minute rally by lining up on the river's edge and doing as asked.

[NordP]

Thank you!

[3D-JOY]

MAD UGLY...I love that comment. It fits how I feel.

[abb]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2195967/posts
Tea Party Shout Out

[sonic109]

Now we need a MILLION MAN MARCH ON DC..
We need organization. There are 100 site on line promoting Tea Parties. I was thrown off FR for a while promoting this 2 YEARS AGO. Anyway ..We need someone who can organize ALL these groups into a MASSIVE demonstration.

[abb]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aNOiZKxbQs
Denver Tea Party 2-27-09 Capitol

[Falconspeed]

Most excellent. The republican movement is starting to roll.

[abb]

http://www.star-telegram.com/804/story/1230212.html
Hundreds rally in Fort Worth against Obama stimulus program

http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Antitax_movement_holds_Tea_Party_to_0227.html
Anti-tax movement holds ‘Tea Party’ to protest Obama policies

[neal1960]

Our daughter, Artsymom, was at the Greenville, SC rally. Over 1000 in attendance. She has posted some pictures.
http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewPicture&friendID=52405754&albumId=2940708

[BAW]

Honk If You Want to Pay My Mortgage

I'm borrowing that for my new tagline!

[abb]

http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/hundreds-protest-stimulus-st-louis/story.aspx?guid={5F5F3F85-6357-4A0E-A0FA-D3360A598156}&dist=msr_1
Hundreds protest stimulus in St. Louis

http://www.wyff4.com/news/18815576/detail.html#-
Protesters Stage Greenville Tea Party
Thousands Protest Government Spending

[444Flyer]

Thanks for the heads up Abb. I'll catch her at the 10:00 P.M. repeat.

[abb]

http://www.newsok.com/stimulus-foes-see-trouble-brewing/article/3349401
Stimulus foes Americans for Prosperity see trouble brewing

[abb]

http://military.rightpundits.com/2009/02/27/atlanta-tea-party-february-27-2009-videos/
Atlanta Tea Party February 27 2009 - Videos

[abb]

http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/feb/28/na-tax-protesters-converge-on-federal-courthouse/
Tax Protesters Converge On Federal Courthouse

[abb]

http://www.fayobserver.com/article?id=319841
‘Tea Party’ protests stimulus plan

[RonDog]

From www.stephenkruiser.com:

[RonDog]

From michellemalkin.com:

[Just A Nobody]

Thanks for the heads up! I saw the post in time to catch most of it. GREAT JOB MISSOURI!!!

[abb]

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/stlouiscitycounty/story/1D9D9B78798122B28625756B00076A57?OpenDocument
St. Louis riverfront draws rally against Obama stimulus plan

[proud_yank]

That is too good!!