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To: patriot08; SwinneySwitch
Can you believe the "Award Winning" Corpus Christi Caller-Times says that only 300 people showed up a the Tea Party on the T-Head?

This is interesting. Jaime Powell upped the estimate from 300 to about 500. The story was originally published at 4:14pm just a few minutes before I got there, and said it was over 500.

Tax Day Tea Party draws growing crowd

By Susan McFarland
Originally published 04:14 p.m., April 15, 2009
Updated 05:25 p.m., April 15, 2009

CORPUS CHRISTI — A growing crowd of more than 500 people gathered at the Lawrence Street T-Head Wednesday afternoon for a Tax Day Tea Party to protest what participants call out-of-control federal spending.

Google still shows the original headline as 300

Tax Day Tea Party draws about 300


Corpus Christi Caller Times - ‎6 hours ago
‎ By Susan McFarland (Contact) CORPUS CHRISTI — About 300 people gathered at the Lawrence Street T-Head this afternoon for a Tax Day Tea Party to protest what ...

People I talked to estimated 600 to 1,000. I think at it's peak it was about 800.
6 posted on 04/15/2009 9:06:52 PM PDT by Paleo Conservative
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To: Paleo Conservative

No. No way. I was there. It had to be 500 or 600.
I talked to a couple of cops who estimated it at about 500 or 600.
The Caller Times is a liberal rag.
Thanks for replying.


7 posted on 04/15/2009 9:13:40 PM PDT by patriot08
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