HEADS UP...
Developing: Secret Service clears D.C. Tea Party protest
POSTED April 15, 2009 | 1:43 PM
By CHARLIE SPIERING
Washington Examiner Staff Writer
Just walked up to the Tea Party in Lafayette Park, and was suprised to see that police tape was up, the park was cleared, and police were patrolling the borders.
Jake Tapper of ABC noted on Twitter that reportedly somebody threw tea bags over the White House fence.
Wow. That must have been literally two minutes after I left.
When I arrived at Lafayette Park at around 12:20pm, the police were showing up in force. We saw about 15 or so motorcycle cops driving in and lining up along with several cop cars. I have pictures. That was the beginning of a pretty heavy police presence. How handy given they needed to clear the park less than an hour later;