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Coast to Coast Tea Parties (FR mentioned)
worldnetdaily.com ^ | April 20, 2009 | Andrea Shea King

Posted on 04/21/2009 4:55:52 AM PDT by kellynla

Last Sunday, I attended a Tea Party in Melbourne, Fla., where the Space Coast's U.S. Rep. Bill Posey, a Republican, was well received.

Some 2000 Space Coast residents cheered when Posey held up two large reams of Stimulus Bill print-out before tossing it to the floor. After Posey ended his speech to loud applause, emcee Bill Mick of Melbourne's WMMB Radio told organizers to leave the Stimulus print-out on the floor, as it was just trash anyway. The crowd roared approvingly.

Posey's remarks were favorably met, unlike the "welcome" given another Republican congressman at the Greenville, S.C., Tea Party.

Gresham Barrett was roundly booed and repeatedly told to "Go home." Many turned their backs to him as others sounded air horns, letting the TARP and porkulus package supporter know they didn't appreciate his votes or his doublespeak.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: greshambarrett; protests; teaparty

1 posted on 04/21/2009 4:55:52 AM PDT by kellynla
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To: kellynla; Henchster
Different sources are quoting Tea Party attendance numbers. WorldNetDaily has reported an estimate of one million. Henchster is collating Free Republic reports coming in by state and town, constantly refining the numbers as more accurate assessments come in. Currently the estimates vary between 701,449 and 811,508.
2 posted on 04/21/2009 9:32:50 AM PDT by kristinn
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To: kristinn
WND is behind in their reporting!

Current: 873 events, between 781,000 and 903,000 patriots.

You can check to see if your tea party is listed HERE if not, post a comment on This Thread, citing the city, state and headcount.

THANK YOU EVERYONE!

3 posted on 04/21/2009 9:44:11 AM PDT by Henchster (Free Republic - the BEST site on the web!)
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