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Kansas City Tea Party - After Action Report
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| 2/28/09
| Just another Joe
Posted on 02/28/2009 11:28:34 AM PST by Just another Joe
After arriving 1/2 hour late due to prior committments and incliment weather, I arrived just after the group had started their walk to Clair McCaskill's office.
I wandered behind the main group and caught up just as the crossed the main street.
With the temperature hovering around 20 degrees farenheit, snow on the ground 3 to 4 inches deep, and more snow blowing on the wind we made our way to the Plaza/Westport office of Clair McCaskill.
It appeared that there were approximately 200 people gathered to protest PORKULUS.
As chants rose on the wind Blind Mule stepped forth and began reading letters he had received from various politicians regarding the "stimulus bill" passed by Congress.
Most of the responses from politicians were of the nature that the bill had to pass to save the country.
One letter in particular, from Sam Graves, received an enormous response from the crowd as Mr. Graves was thanking us for gathering.
As the event wore down people started drifting back toward the Plaza.
Afterward, there were several people that gathered on a corner and kept the event going, even in a small way, for awhile.
Eventually it was just too cold and snowy to remain and I made my way home to post this thread.
Enjoy the pictures in the thread below.
TOPICS: Activism/Chapters; Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; US: Missouri
KEYWORDS: aar; kansascity; mccaskill; porkulus; teaparty
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Blind Mule, many thanks for organizing this event.
Blind Mule during the gathering at McCaskill's office.
To: All
The natives are restless after being fleeced by the government.
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posted on
02/28/2009 11:29:28 AM PST
by
Just another Joe
(Warning: FReeping can be addictive and helpful to your mental health)
To: All
As the song says, "Takin' it to the streets".
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posted on
02/28/2009 11:30:12 AM PST
by
Just another Joe
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To: All
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posted on
02/28/2009 11:32:26 AM PST
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Just another Joe
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To: Just another Joe
Wow, that’s a lot of Global Warming you got going in KC!
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posted on
02/28/2009 11:33:12 AM PST
by
DTogo
(Time to bring back the Sons of Liberty.)
To: Just another Joe
Some kept the event going for a while even after leaving McCaskill's office.
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posted on
02/28/2009 11:33:47 AM PST
by
Just another Joe
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To: Just another Joe
I caught this nice lady afterward and caught her double sided sign.
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posted on
02/28/2009 11:34:52 AM PST
by
Just another Joe
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To: All
As we were leaving the event I was walking behind this couple.
It makes me feel good to realize that some of the younger generation know what's going on.
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posted on
02/28/2009 11:36:21 AM PST
by
Just another Joe
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To: Just another Joe
Wow 200 people.That’s great.Looks really cold.Thanks Just another Joe.
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posted on
02/28/2009 11:36:34 AM PST
by
fatima
(Free Hugs Today :))
To: DTogo
Wow, thats a lot of Global Warming you got going in KC!Sure is.
It wasn't pleasant but, as usual, it was fun.
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posted on
02/28/2009 11:37:10 AM PST
by
Just another Joe
(Warning: FReeping can be addictive and helpful to your mental health)
To: 1stMarylandRegiment; 47carollann; A Citizen Reporter; A Cyrenian; adrian; AFLoggie; Air Assault; ...
Missouri ping
Kansas City Tea Party - After Action Report
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posted on
02/28/2009 11:38:35 AM PST
by
Just another Joe
(Warning: FReeping can be addictive and helpful to your mental health)
To: Just another Joe
Thanks for posting the info and for standing up for our country even in blinding snow and freezing temps!
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posted on
02/28/2009 11:47:00 AM PST
by
penelopesire
("The only CHANGE you will get with the Democrats is the CHANGE left in your pocket")
To: Just another Joe
Wow! I’m so proud of my fellow Missourians. I had to work yesterday but I sure won’t the next one. Hope you send the photos to Claire.
To: Just another Joe
THIS is the kind of protest that SHOULD have occurred in Springfield.
Granted there aren’t legislative offices around but this was visible to the public.
Instead they huddled at the lake. Big Whoop.
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posted on
02/28/2009 11:59:21 AM PST
by
swmobuffalo
("We didn't seek the approval of Code Pink and MoveOn.org before deciding what to do")
To: All
It was a good turn out, considering how cold it was. About 190 people by real world estimate; 2000 by lib math. If it was warm and dry, I’d wager over 1000 would have been there
My 15 year old was really impressed. Typical 15 year old boy; checked out the cute conservative chicks :-) It was his first political event. He understands that he has a big responsibility to become educated and active, since he will be voting in the next presidential election.
Kudos to all the patriots that showed up.
Did anyone catch the Lib chick engaging one of us after things broke up? The only comment my son had about her was, “did she sound wasted???”
PS, time for an FR attention whore moment. That’s me with the $1.75 Trillion sign:-)
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posted on
02/28/2009 12:11:05 PM PST
by
Turbo Pig
(...to close with and destroy the enemy...)
To: Just another Joe
That looks cold but you gathered anyway. Hallejah! I’m going to circulate this w/pics to non-freepers.
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posted on
02/28/2009 12:53:59 PM PST
by
lilylangtree
(Veni, Vidi, Vici)
To: Just another Joe
Okay, love the CLAIRE and OBAMA sitting is a tree, P-O-R-K-I-N-G! LOL!
To: Just another Joe
I am glad to see the “I” word showing up more and more. We must take back the House in 2010 to have a chance at impeaching him and stopping this destruction of America. The is horrendously worse than what the lefties wanted to IMPEACH GWB for.
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posted on
02/28/2009 1:37:45 PM PST
by
Cheerio
(Barack Hussein 0bama=The Complete Destruction of American Capitalism)
To: Just another Joe
Great effort in the snow, no less.
To: DTogo
Wow, thats a lot of Global Warming you got going in KC!It was 70 degrees two days ago!
Mark
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posted on
02/28/2009 4:01:31 PM PST
by
MarkL
(Do I really look like a guy with a plan?)
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