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Tea Parties held in protest of tax day [Roanoke, Rocky Mount, VA]
WSLS/Roanoke area FReepers ^
| 4/15/2009
| staff, huber and various other Freepers
Posted on 04/15/2009 6:13:33 PM PDT by TaxRelief
People across the country are gathering today for “tea parties.“
It’s all a part of a tax day protest.
Those involved say they aren’t happy with how the government is spending tax payer dollars.
Among those events going on in our area is a demonstration at the Franklin County Courthouse in Rocky Mount. We’ll have a full report from that tea party tonight on WSLS at 5:30 p.m.
A tea party is also planned in Roanoke along Wiley Drive from 5:00-7:00 p.m. We’ll bring you what happened there, tonight on WSLS at 11:00 p.m.
Huber: Over 500 in attendance along Wiley Drive in Roanoke. The organizers were new to the protest scene and absolutely adorable and enthusiastic. Scroll down for pics.
(Excerpt) Read more at wsls.com ...
TOPICS: Extended News; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: aar; roanoke; rockymount; taxday; teaparty; va2009
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posted on
04/15/2009 6:13:34 PM PDT
by
TaxRelief
To: TaxRelief
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posted on
04/15/2009 6:23:40 PM PDT
by
Huber
(And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. - John 1:5)
To: TaxRelief
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posted on
04/15/2009 6:25:37 PM PDT
by
Huber
(And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. - John 1:5)
To: TaxRelief
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posted on
04/15/2009 6:27:43 PM PDT
by
Huber
(And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. - John 1:5)
To: Huber
Follow up the Tea Party with a phone call to your U.S. senator advising them to vote NO on the budget. Encourage others to do likewise. And, the true power is at the polls in 2010!
To: Huber
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posted on
04/15/2009 6:30:46 PM PDT
by
Huber
(And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. - John 1:5)
To: Huber
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posted on
04/15/2009 6:33:29 PM PDT
by
Huber
(And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. - John 1:5)
To: Huber
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posted on
04/15/2009 6:36:33 PM PDT
by
Huber
(And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. - John 1:5)
To: TaxRelief
Cowardly Republicans and many Democrats ignore these Tea Parties at their own political risk.
It’s there and it’s growing. Just 3 months into Obama’s Presidency and he has stirred more grass root Republicans than anyone before him.
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posted on
04/15/2009 6:36:34 PM PDT
by
Venturer
To: Huber
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posted on
04/15/2009 6:38:38 PM PDT
by
Huber
(And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. - John 1:5)
To: Huber
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posted on
04/15/2009 6:41:30 PM PDT
by
Huber
(And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. - John 1:5)
To: Huber
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posted on
04/15/2009 6:42:58 PM PDT
by
Huber
(And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. - John 1:5)
To: Huber
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posted on
04/15/2009 6:44:02 PM PDT
by
Huber
(And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. - John 1:5)
To: Huber
I wish I could have made it there. I love when Roanoke makes it on FR!
To: Huber
These were the organizers, I believe.
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posted on
04/15/2009 8:25:23 PM PDT
by
TaxRelief
(Walmart: Keeping my family on-budget since 1993.)
To: TaxRelief
Fantastic! It’s just a start of things to come I pray.
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posted on
04/16/2009 1:41:42 AM PDT
by
JamesA
(He who hesitates is lost.)
To: ScoochDude; All
It was impressive to see the number of people who came out for a small city. It was very grass roots - I don’t think that there was a single politician or “professional activist” among the speakers.
Here is a link to the Roanoke times article:
http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/xp-201310
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posted on
04/16/2009 4:02:23 AM PDT
by
Huber
(And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. - John 1:5)
To: Venturer
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posted on
04/16/2009 5:10:57 AM PDT
by
Huber
(And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. - John 1:5)
To: TaxRelief; Huber
Does anyone have an atttendance for the Rocky Mount, VA Tea Party?
To: KansasGirl
It was 250 to 300 at Rocky Mount according to WSLS.
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posted on
04/20/2009 12:59:28 PM PDT
by
TaxRelief
(Walmart: Keeping my family on-budget since 1993.)
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