Tax Day tea parties planned across Va. (Tea Party/Tax Revolt updates and links)

Richmond Times-Dispatch ^ | April 5, 2009 | Tyler Whitley

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No one plans to dress up like Indians and dump tea into the James River, but a few Founding Fathers will be present when anti-tax protesters gather at Kanawha Plaza on April 15 to hold a "Tax Day Tea Party."

Part of a nationwide movement, Richmond organizers have recruited hundreds of volunteers to conduct skits, listen to speeches and voice protests against high taxes and big government spending.

Nationally, more than 300 such rallies are scheduled on April 15, according to the National Taxpayers Union. In Virginia, "tea party" rallies also are scheduled in Abingdon, Charlottesville, Franklin County, Lynchburg, Peninsula/Newport News, Reston, Roanoke, Virginia Beach and Winchester.

According to a Web site that is serving as a national online headquarters for the rallies, the protests are a grass-roots effort that arose from CNBC reporter Rick Santelli's Feb. 19 on-air criticism of President Barack Obama's mortgage rescue plan.

Among other things, Santelli said, "The government is promoting bad behavior," and that he was thinking of organizing a "Chicago Tea Party."

The site says that on Feb. 27, "Tea Party" protests took place in more than 40 cities, leading to the expanded effort for April 15.

Sara James, the Richmond Tax Day Tea Party project leader, said "it's almost like it was meant to be. Everyone is coming together for these events."

The Richmond event will feature Patrick Henry and James Madison impersonators, radio personalities, conservatives and, even, pork sandwiches to signify pork-barrel spending, James said.

A stay-at-home mom, James said she got involved because she fears for the future of her three children.

"I'm afraid they won't have the same opportunity I did," she said.

Three issues drew the protesters together, James said. They are high taxes, pork-barrel government spending and actions taken by the Federal Reserve Bank, she said.

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http://alicesrestaurantblog.com/?p=237
Morristown Tax Day Tea Party

http://roanokernr.blogspot.com/2009/04/why-am-i-tead-off.html
Why Am I “Tea’d Off”?

http://www.roanoke.com/columnists/casey/wb/200032
They’re tea’d off at federal spending

http://cid-5fd7f2f2df00a2b2.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!5FD7F2F2DF00A2B2!144.entry
Jim DeMint is coming to the Tea Party

http://clearlaketeaparty.blogspot.com/2009/04/next-tea-party-is-scheduled-for.html
http://clearlaketeaparty.blogspot.com/2009/04/next-tea-party-is-scheduled-for.html

http://www.darkejournal.com/2009/04/vints-restaurant-declares-tea-party-on.html
Vint’s Restaurant declares a tea party on April 15th

[Galletas]

Your Welcome Sweetie

Lisa has an amazing voice for sure.
Thank you for listening!!
:)

[neal1960]

Jim DeMint is headlining the Tea Party in Greenville, South Carolina on April 17th.

The outdoor terrace at Greenville‘s Bilo Center will play host to the Upstate Young Republicans post-tax day Tea Party Protest on Friday night April 17th at 6:00 PM. The overwhelming success of February’s Tea Party that turned out nearly 2000 people made it necessary to move the event to private property. “Success sometimes breeds its own challenges,” said Carl Clegg, of the Upstate Young Republicans, “but these are the challenges that we like to face head-on and with the amazing support and financial contributions of Greenville’s conservatives, we will again unite the voices of thousands and say loudly ‘…government is the problem!’”

http://www.theuyr.org/Main.htm

[abb]

http://www.woonsocketcall.com/content/view/79807/112/
Reps get an A- for standing up to House leadership

http://politics.nashvillepost.com/2009/04/05/tax-revolt-on-internet-tv/
Tax Revolt On Internet TV

http://northernvirginiateaparty.blogspot.com/2009/04/merrifield-and-reston-tea-parties.html
Merrifield and Reston Tea Parties Working Together

[abb]

http://newamericanteaparty.com/2009/04/05/illinois-residents/
The Chicago Tax Day Tea Party

http://kyprogress.blogspot.com/2009/04/aa.html
If you can’t get the mainstream media to cover your political movement, you just might have to do the job yourself.

http://teaparties.wordpress.com/2009/04/05/tempe-tea-party-protest/
Tempe Tea Party Protest

http://marathonpundit.blogspot.com/2009/04/west-chester-tea-party-report.html
West Chester Tea Party report

http://diana-vice.blogspot.com/2009/04/lafayette-tea-party-set-for-april-15th.html
Lafayette Tea Party Set for April 15th

http://shotsonthehouse.com/?p=1615
The Columbus Tea Party on 610 WTVN

http://alamoguy.wordpress.com/2009/04/05/88/
Champaign-Urbana Tea Party

http://franklincountyteaparty.blogspot.com/2009/04/tax-day-party-count-nearing-2000-us.html
FRANKLIN COUNTY VA TEA PARTY - WE THE PEOPLE! (Non Partisan)

http://april15dotcom.blogspot.com/2009/04/sacramentos-tea-party.html
Sacramento’s Tea Party

[3D-JOY]

Thanks abb for all the “pings” that have kept me informed.

This has turned into a HUGE MOVEMENT!