Protesters rally against excessive government spending (Tea Party links & updates)

Kentucky Kernel ^ | March 22, 2009 | Sean Patterson

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About 500 people gathered in downtown Lexington on Saturday to protest government spending as part of a national event.

The protest, in front of the Fayette County District Court, is part of the series of “Tax Day Tea Party” events occurring across the nation. Organizers have also planned protests in Bowling Green and Louisville slated for April 15, the day taxes are due.

Participants at the rally displayed signs, dressed in costume and brought packets of tea, which were collected to be sent to Gov. Steve Beshear’s office.

Speakers at the rally included local businesspeople, State Rep. Stan Lee, R-Lexington, and attorney Gatewood Galbraith. The rally was sponsored by resistnet.com, the Kentucky Club for Growth and local talk radio station WLAP-AM 630.

Much of the focus was on President Barack Obama and the most recent stimulus package passed by the Democrat-controlled Congress, although the rally was not exclusively Republican. Many protesters simply labeled themselves conservative.

David Adams, a writer for the Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions and the master of ceremonies at the rally, said he didn’t think President Obama’s spending has been different from his predecessor’s.

“That’s where this movement is different,” Adams said. “George Bush did the same thing to us for eight years. This goes way beyond Democrat and Republican.”

Chad Patterson, a Lexington resident, called the recent bill passed by the U.S. House, which taxes bonuses given to top executives of companies who received government bailout funds, unconstitutional.

He also said he was tired of tax raises.

“He’s taxing everybody at a higher percentage to give it to people who don’t deserve it,” Patterson said.

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Links and updates to follow downthread.

[abb]

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[abb]

http://swacgirl.blogspot.com/2009/03/roanoke-tea-party-on-april-15.html
Roanoke Tea Party on April 15

http://hoosiersforfairtaxation.blogspot.com/2009/03/hfft-launches-indiana-tea-party-website.html
HFFT launches INDIANA TEA PARTY website

http://blog.savejersey.com/2009/03/22/join-the-revolt-against-jon-corzine.aspx?ref=rss
Join the Revolt Against Jon Corzine!

http://www.state-journal.com/news/simple_article/4551788
WHERE IS THE STORY ABOUT THE TEA PARTY?

http://www.wsaz.com/dollarsandsense/headlines/41674492.html
Tea Party Set to Protest “Out of Control” Government Spending

[Islander7]

[seekthetruth]

Think Freeper abb posted this great link for folks to find out about possible Tea Party events planned for Tax Day, April 15th. Thanks abb! I am posting the Florida link on our FR State Board. :)
http://taxdayteaparty.com/index.html

[abb]

http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/025959.html
Are These the Next Terrorists?

http://blogs.dailymail.com/donsurber/2009/03/22/acorn-adored-tea-party-ignored/
ACORN adored, Tea Party ignored

http://bokertov.typepad.com/btb/2009/03/grassroots-revolt.html
Grassroots Revolt

http://www.resistnet.com/forum/topics/will-you-commit-to-attending-a
Will YOU commit to attending a Tea Party on April 15th?

http://bloggothedogboy.blogspot.com/2009/03/still-nothing-about-tea-party.html
Still nothing about the Tea Party

http://tertiumquids.blogspot.com/2009/03/tea-parties-are-multiplying.html
The Tea Parties Are Multiplying

http://www.kyclubforgrowth.org/2009/03/more_on_the_kentucky_tea_party.html
More on the Kentucky Tea Party

http://franklinslocke.blogspot.com/2009/03/tea-parties-are-growing-people-want-to.html
Tea Parties are growing; the People Want to be Heard

http://rutherfordteaparty.blogspot.com/2009/03/et-exciting-times.html
Rutherford Tea Party
E.T. (Exciting Times)
What an exciting time to be alive!! (Though often scary....)

We’ve had a great last few days, handing out flyers and gauging the response to the Rutherford Tea Party. The enthusiasm is HUGE!! I am encouraged and excited... Here were some of the responses I received:

[I am Richard Brandon]

You don't exist.
Tea Parties don't exist.
You are not on TV. (Not mine anyway)
But protests at AIG employee houses - now that's another matter.

TV is your enemy - bought and paid for!

GET YOURSELVES ON TV - MAKE YOURSELVES KNOWN

[Islander7]

I hear you, but the elected officials know we exist.

Forget mailing tea bags.

Call, send faxes.

Faxes are very effective!

[abb]

http://taxdayteapartysiny.blogspot.com/2009/03/short-memories-absolutely-amazing.html
Welcome to the blogspot of the Staten Island Tax Day Tea Party. We are not affiliated with any organization; we are simply a group of AMERICAN CITIZENS who refuse to sit idly by and watch the destruction of all the values we hold so dear.

http://thenewbostonteaparty.com/2009/03/23/take-our-country-back-we-are-now-in-the-eve-of-destruction.aspx?ref=rss
“TAKE OUR COUNTRY BACK” WE ARE NOW ON THE “EVE OF DESTRUCTION”

http://www.politicalcoffeehouse.com/2009/03/obama-lied-liberty-died.html
Obama Lied, Liberty Died

http://freaquewaves.blogspot.com/2009/03/scenes-of-weekend-tea-party.html
Scenes of a weekend tea party

http://roanokernr.blogspot.com/2009/03/roanoke-tea-party-update.html
Roanoke Tea Party Update

http://poedpatriot.blogspot.com/2009/03/as-tea-parties-growso-does-washingtons.html
As the Tea Parties Grow.......So Does Washington’s Fear...

http://www.nowhampshire.com/2009/03/23/taxpayers-to-protest-obama-policies-on-tax-day/
Taxpayers to Protest Obama Policies on Tax Day

http://radioviceonline.com/ridgefield-tea-party-draws-300-media-ignores/
Ridgefield Tea Party Draws 300 - Media Ignores - Update:Video

http://www.currykenworthy.com/2009/03/dont-miss-tea-party.html
Don’t miss the tea party!

http://www.erickerickson.org/blog/?p=5405
My RedState Tea Party Event

http://rabidsanity.blogspot.com/2009/03/tea-parties-and-media.html
Tea Parties and the Media

http://politicaltomb.blogspot.com/2009/03/i-love-good-tea-party.html
Tea Time

http://swampbubbles.com/20090322/toledo-tea-party
A Toledo Tea Party

http://stlouisteaparty.com/2009/03/22/imagine-this-shot-with-5000-angry-taxpayers/
Imagine this Shot With 5,000 Angry Taxpayers

http://www.westkentuckystar.com/News/National-—World/Kentucky—Tea-Party—Draws-1500
Kentucky “Tea Party” Draws 1500

http://www.redstate.com/cindermutha/2009/03/22/orlando-tea-party-2-continued/
More Orlando Tea Party 2 Pictures

[abb]

I will not have terms dictated to me by the Drive-By Media.

[abb]

http://blogs.rep-am.com/worth_reading/?p=1201
AIG media circus

[abb]

http://redclaycitizen.typepad.com/redclay/2009/03/new-american-tea-party-hits-raleigh.html
New American Tea Party Hits Raleigh!

[Islander7]

Obama volunteers hunt budget support in Birmingham, Alabama grassroots campaign

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"We're looking for supporters," said DeHaven of Hoover, one of the event's organizers. "We're not looking for a fight. That will come later, when we have an army."

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We have been warned!!

[I am Richard Brandon]

Reference your tagline - that is why the MSM works hard at NOT reporting Tea Parties. (Birth Certificate anyone?)

In the mornings, I click between CNN, HLN, MSNBC, FNC and the local Fox station. The contrast is truly startling BUT FNC is determined to attract the Tabloid Types and FNC’s serious reporting is displaced by rubbish (this morning - the bride who spent her Wedding Night in a jail cell).

Does anyone remember the early days when Headline News had that male newsreader who sat behind a desk and simply read the news headlines? Happy Days.

[marsh2]

Don’t send tea bags. According to the Glenn Beck show, they are thrown out at security because they may obtain suspicious substances. Send the Tea bag tag or a picture of a tea bag.

[Dick Bachert]

[abb]

http://wowktv.com/story.cfm?func=viewstory&storyid=55016
Residents Protest with Tea Party Protest (Charleston, WV)

http://thinkprogress.org/2009/03/23/impeach-protest-obama/
Right-wing ‘tea party’ protest in Orlando features signs calling for the impeachment of President Obama.

http://rightwingnews.com/mt331/2009/03/orlando_tea_party_draws_4200.php
Orlando Tea Party Draws 4,200

http://grizzlygroundswell.theodoremedia.com/archives/6012
How to Conduct a Tea Party From Start to Finish

http://rightsideofwisconsin.com/2009/03/23/the-madison-tea-party/
The Madison Tea Party…

http://sharprightturn.wordpress.com/2009/03/23/america-glass-half-full-or-glass-half-empty/
America: Glass-Half-Full or Glass-Half-Empty?

http://www.callingjohngalt.com/2009/03/23/upcoming-tea-party-in-seattle/
Upcoming Tea Party in Seattle

http://palin-drone.blogspot.com/2009/03/orlando-tea-party-videos.html
Orlando Tea Party Videos

http://smartgirlpolitics.ning.com/xn/detail/2488056:Event:40164
Annapolis, MD Tax Day Tea Party

http://changingourcommunity.org/blog/?p=214
SC Tax day TEA PARTY

[NordP]

on please

[abb]

done

[abb]

http://weblogs.sun-sentinel.com/news/opinion/theslant/blog/2009/03/tea_party.html
This “Tea Party” flies in the face of bipartisanship, stimulus and other big government spending.

http://blogs.browardpalmbeach.com/juice/2009/03/fort_lauderdale_tea_party_prot.php
Fort Lauderdale “Tea Party” Protest on Tax Day

http://facethestate.com/buzz/14940-conservative-rally-train-still-roaring-denver
Conservative rally train still roaring in Denver

http://pajamasmedia.com/instapundit/74106/
A.I.G. PROTESTS VS. ANTI-STIMULUS PROTESTS

http://weblogs.sun-sentinel.com/news/specials/weirdflorida/blog/2009/03/tea_party_attendee_teed_off.html
Tea party attendees tee’d off

http://justbkuz.wordpress.com/2009/03/23/indiana-tea-party-update/
Indiana Tea Party Update