Posted on 09/14/2009 5:23:36 AM PDT by Jenny Hatch
DENVER - "Thousands of Coloradans turned out for a tea party that offered politics and patriotism but no crumpets.
They met under the golden dome of the capitol for two rallies - each with flags waving and signs criticizing president Obama and the ruling democrats. "We're fed up with what's going on. And I'm not going to take it anymore," said one speaker to a throng of applause.
They say they're fed up with the government's intrusion in health care and billions in stimulus spending. "Primary issue brought out is health care reform being debated right now. Just very concerned and our experience is government generally doesn't make things better, " says Elizabeth Walker, a mother of four children.
Metro state professor Norm Provizer says the Tea Party demonstrations against big goverment, forget that Obama campaigned and won on reforming health care. "'There's this terrible government trying to take over.' First of all, that governmnet is in power because voters elected them to that position. So I think that, I don't view that as partisan. I view it as rational," he says.
Later saturday evening, Colorado's Tea Party resumed. Rain thinned the crowds, but didn't dampen enthusiasm about taking their country back from a government they say is too intrusive.
"There a lot of people who feel passionate about not pay other people's mortages, their neighbor's health care. So much so, they're out here in our crowd," says Jenny Hatch, with the Colorado Tea Party.
A crowd that says just because the election is over, doesn't mean their movement is. "The pitchfork is a sign of revolution and i think that's what happening," says Jeanne Judge, who carried a pitchfork to the event.
"I believe you are experiencing and seeing the beginning of a revolt in America by the common people against the government, in terms of its spending," says Al Davidson, who drove down from Grand Junction.
I spent two months and approx. 205 volunteer hours planning this event. All time donated for free. I also spent $520.00 out of pocket for the sound and light system rental, batteries, and blank CD's.
We had a team of people who donated as yet uncounted volunteer hours helping with the logistics of this event.
We had pledged donations of $275.00 before the event (I have yet to see any of this money), and we collected $120.00 at one of our planning meetings, and in our donation bin at the actual event we collected $185.00. We did not charge for booth space at our event, and the permit from the Denver Capitol was free.
All speakers, our national anthem contest winner Andrea Chase, and our security team drove themselves to our event (And in Andreas case - flew to Colorado from texas with her mother), and all of them donated their time to make this event a success!
No one was paid anything for helping, they all did it because they wanted to step up and spend time, money, and resources on the Defense of Liberty.
Jenny Hatch
Jenny- Thank you.
from another Tea Party-like mind
thank you
Thanks...and thanks to all in attendance. Activism BUMP!
A million or more rock Washington
—Taxpayer march could be biggest rally ever in capital.
WND | 9/14/2009 | WND
Posted on 09/14/2009 7:17:05 AM PDT by mikelets456
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2339236/posts
Thanks for your organizational efforts and the report, Jenny.
[Metro state professor Norm Provizer says the Tea Party demonstrations against big goverment, forget that Obama campaigned and won on reforming health care. “’There’s this terrible government trying to take over.’ First of all, that governmnet is in power because voters elected them to that position. So I think that, I don’t view that as partisan. I view it as rational,” he says. ]
Who cares what this guy says. Obama campaigned on “reform” not a Gov’t takeover which is what they are trying to do.
Thank you for your work on this. I could not make this one but I was at the last one , april 15th
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