Posted on 04/15/2009 5:29:39 AM PDT by TornadoAlley3
Please post what is happening at your tea party here, your location and attendance...and as always, lots of pictures:)
Just back from my local protest, not a large crowd but we had a good turn out. Lots of honking cars and thumbs up. No I need to find the cable fo my camera.
BFL
I’m goint to the Kingsport Party this afternoon. it will be the only gathering here of conservatives in my memory.
I printed up a few hand bills to recruit folks to Free Republic.
I’ll be the really good looking old guy if you get to come
Just got back from Lincolnton, NC tea party. Small town of 15,000 or so, rural area 35 miles NW of Charlotte. I estimate 200-250 people at the Courthouse, many cars going by honking their arms. It was great, hope to have pictures up later.
My Camera cannot even capture the size now.... it’s over 4,500 and the weather has been perfect!
The organizers are very politically naive though, and the event is very ad hoc and disjointed in the speakers and the message.
A lot of very very new folks who in my 20 years of local activism here have never seen before.
The are all upset and want to “do” something, but it is becoming very clear they have zero experience in knowing what to actually do now that they have assembled.
Maybe a new addition to the Freeper dictionary.
“Florida Democratic Party spokesman Eric Jotkoff said the event seems to be the only solution to the current economic crisis that the Republicans are offering.
http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2009/apr/15/fl-residents-protest-federal-spending
“While the Republicans are sipping tea and eating crumpets, Democrats led by President Obama are working to rebuild our economy and create jobs,” Jotkoff said. “Democrats are doing what is necessary to do the short-term investments to jump start Florida's economy, and make the long-term investment to have a sustainable job market over the long term through key investments in health care, energy and education.”
Of course, this is totally wrong. The Republicans DID offer a response to the Democrats’ plan, but it was turned down by the Democrats. When the plan was being formulated, the Democrats literally shut the door on the Republicans. As for the “tea and crumpets”, well -———
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Just got back from the Chicago Federal plaza rally. Place is packed the signs are awesome, and of course I forgot my camera :(
News reports of over 3000 so far in Winston-Salem,NC
That looks like a lot of people
We had maybe 50 at one point but it was cold and raining when we started. I have 2 choices to go to this afternoon, one is a little more local and the other in downtown Cleveland...yuck. Heard at the earlier rally that Acorn is showing up so I am a little leery about going downtown
Trenton, NJ tea party is underway. I would say at least 1,000 people have showed despite the rain and the cold. Very boisterous crowd. Lots of yelling and honking from passerbys. The airing of grievances is all over the place. I hope a proposal like the fair tax, flat tax, or something channels all this anti everything into pro something.
Just got back from the Pittsburgh tea party. It was awesome. Still going on but I had to get back to work. Even though it was drizzling rain there was still a huge turnout. We had some protestors that were shouted down a couple times, but no violence or anything breaking out. Jim Quinn from the Quinn and Rose in the Morning show was the MC.
In Chicago I saw a few anti-Scientologists, one lone 9/11 truther and I just witnessed one verbal confrontation with a lafty asking a guy “what’s wrong with higher taxes?”. The guy replied “I shouldn’t have to work to pay YOUR bills.”. Conversation ended there, the lefty was dumbstruck.
Obama doesn’t know anything about a Tea Party! He wasn’t invited? (10 sec video clip) http://www.breitbart.tv/?p=319503
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