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Posted on 02/27/2009 9:08:01 PM PST by neal1960
GREENVILLE, S.C. -- A massive rally in downtown Greenville on Friday to protest government spending was started by the rant of a reporter in Chicago.
Several thousand people flocked to the banks of the Reedy River to re-enact a uniquely American form of political speech. The crowds dumped tea into the river, evoking memories of the Boston Tea Party of 1773.
"They're not like putty in our hands," said CNBC on-air personality Rick Santelli. "This is America! How many of you people want to pay for your neighbors' mortgages, that has an extra bathroom and can't pay their bills? We're thinking about having a Chicago tea party in July. All you capitalists that wanna show up at Lake Michigan, I'm gonna start organizing."
Santelli's words spurred thousands to take action across the country, and about 2,000 in Greenville alone.
"I'm sick and tired of it," said protester Barbara Keeton. "That's my money. That's my grandchildren's future. It's down the toilet."
Protesters said they were angry over the billions spent by Congress and the billions more on the table.
"No one looked at it, no one read it, no one had any clue what was in it except, of course, for the guys who prepared it," said protestor Joshua Schatzle.
"The debt that Obama's got, is way higher now, less than 100 days after he's been in office," Keeton said.
The protesters vented through signs, chants and tea.
Carl Clegg said he got the idea to start the party less than a week before it occurred.
"We're giving the opportunity for people in the area to come out and say, 'I do not approve of what's going on in Washington,'" said Clegg, of the Upstate Young Republicans.
In a few days, it grew to a size that amazing organizers and observers.
"I'm not exactly supportive of everything that's going on, but I think it was a great display of what you can do in America," said onlooker D.J. Harris.
The rally was one of at least a dozen tea party protests scheduled planned in major cities on Friday. Many more are scheduled over the next few months all across America.
We had an Outstanding crowd - local news is reporting the turn out was in the 1000’s. I am proud to be from Greenville, SC. Last night, I saw history in the making. This was the first time in the my life I ever protested for something but it will not be my last time. In just five days, Greenville turns out thousands, we can make a difference.
I had a great time for this great cause. My son and I attended and I got to finally introduce him to Russ Castle, my buddy at WORD Radio. It was the bonding of true Americans.
The rally was a success as the thousands sent a message to Washington for their over boated spending sprees. This was a symbolic tea party and no we didn’t spend a lot of money on tea. Americans who work hard for their freedom needed to send this message and anyone that feels this was silly most likely has their hand out. We will no longer sit back and watch as a socialist government steals from the hard working man to pay for the dead beats wanting dependence on their government who by the way is the taxpayers. Hope and change? I hope we still have change for a buck after the smoke clears. Obama, this is America, not the USSA. God Bless the true Americans
It made me proud to. I’ve spent most of my life here, but i’ve been around the world. Greenville is one of the most beautiful places in the world, and a bastion of what the forefathers envisioned in the Constitution. But its fading quickly. We are being overrun by liberals from the places they have already destroyed.
South Carolina has always been a bit of a rebellious state. In fact, they dumped tea in the Charleston harbor in support for the men in Boston during the real Tea Party. Remember Ft. Sumter :-)We already had enough of the Lincoln way of government a long long time ago. We have produced great warriors of tyranny like Francis “Swamp Fox” Marion and Andrew Jackson. (North Carolinians also claim Jackson because it was a frontier border where he was born. Jackson claimed he was born in a cabin in South Carolina)
While i abhor the idea of slavery (we are paying for the sins of our fathers), I often wonder how the Confederacy would have compared to the Union. A large part of the South has managed to retain the independence and spirit that men like Madison and Jefferson and Adams and Hamilton understood. Liberty.
More coverage of Greenville, SC
http://www.jennqpublic.com/greenville-tea-party-draws-2000-protesters/#comment-306
Our standard is the Word of God and the US Constitution. The Founders fought for liberty...let us follow in their example.
How do I post a picture please?
My son and I attended and I got to finally introduce him to Russ Castle, my buddy at WORD Radio.**
Talk about one pissed off dude! Tell Russ to given ‘em Hell for me and all the SC freepers!!! God bless.
Thanks for the post DEPcom. Awesome, just awesome and it’s not going to stop until We The People get our representation with our taxation!!
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South Carolina Ping
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Please welcome our newest South Carolina ping list member, garykfd.
I have alerted the mods. They will probably lock the 2nd thread and post a link over to this one.
These pictures make me well up with pride.
I think I heard it here:
“South Carolina: First to secede; last to surrender.”
I have alerted the mods. They will probably lock the 2nd thread and post a link over to this one.***
Most sites just merge them.
Downtown Greenville just oozes with the feel of Liberalism .
Well, I don’t plan on living in Downtown Greenville. Sure, there are some liberals there, but overall, it’s still a great town.
Watch out for the “mice” on Main street !
lol...what are those?
I can’t tell you . It would spoil the moment when you find out. Get back to me when you see them .
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