Posted on 11/05/2009 7:15:58 AM PST by trooprally
LIVE THREAD!!
Post comments and pics here.
See you all down there. Look for the tall U.S./yellow "Don't Tread On ME" flag
See you there, I’ll be in the Auburn sweatshirt.
Great Trooprally! I have friends there from St.Pete too and heard there is already a great crowd there!
Wonder if Rush is going to show up too! :)
(and yes, all you purists, I know Marie never said that)
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Wow. Thank you much!
Will fox be showing this live? Anyone know?
Possibly C-SPAN
WTF — 9 arrests??? Anybody on scene have any information on this ‘report’???
[cross-post, because this might be Important..]
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2379221/posts
Tea partiers hit Capitol
Politico ^
Posted on Thursday, November 05, 2009 9:39:09 AM by Sub-Driver
Tea partiers hit Capitol By: Daniel Libit and Martin Kady II November 5, 2009 11:14 AM EST
Capitol Police arrested nine protesters Thursday morning in the Hart Senate office building as thousands of Tea Party activists descended on the Capitol building to protest the trillion dollar health care bill and government spending.
The gathering was organized by local Tea Party groups around the country, who are arriving in Washington this morning by the busload. Conservative leaders in Congress, led by Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), have taken to the airwaves to encourage the activists to show up on the Capitol steps and demand meetings with members of Congress. The crowd is expected to grow into the thousands by noon, when Bachmann has promised to lead some protesters to a press conference inside the Capitol to express their opposition to the health care bill in person to members of Congress.
Speaking on conservative talker Laura Ingraham’s radio show this morning, Bachmann encouraged people listening to show up on the West Front steps, but she said they should show up with “cameras” instead of “pitchforks.”
A Capitol Police spokeswoman confirmed to POLITICO that nine activists were arrested in the Hart building, and they are being processed at police headquarters. All the buildings in the Capitol complex remain open for now.
The protesters, who are occupying the patch of grass only a few yards from where Barack Obama took the oath of office on Jan. 20, are chanting “you work for us!” Many are holding signs that echo their distrust of Obama and their belief that he is pursuing socialist policies.
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South Wilby checking in. Wishing to be there as well but I must work.
“If this would have taken place tomorrow I would have glady been there. Thanks to all that can make it today!”
I saw Michele say in an interview yesterday that they are planning on doing this on Friday as well!
Wish I could be there. Fox is ignoring all of this.
Wish I could be there. Fox is ignoring all of this.
Good for you trekking in from the NE!!!!! Not just ‘locals’ showing up for this — don’t let Pelosi get in your way.
Can’t be here (in L.A.) but going to rep’s office in person today to give him a (civil) piece of my mind!
Good for you trekking in from the NE!!!!! Not just ‘locals’ showing up for this — don’t let Pelosi get in your way.
Can’t be here (in L.A.) but going to rep’s office in person today to give him a (civil) piece of my mind!
I wonder if the arrests are of tea partiers, or of the pro-healthcare protesters who supposedly showed up first?
Thanks for the live thread and thank you so much for being there! My dad just called from the Capitol steps! Wish we could be there but you know we are with you in spirit. Keep up the great job! We are so proud of you brave, patriotic Americans!
I know some protesters were arrested in Lieberman’s office. They were lefties demanding he vote for the public option. Typical SRM reporting.
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