Posted on 03/31/2010 7:39:14 AM PDT by Syncro
Hey TPX Team, thought you might enjoy some of these news hits over the past couple days. All last week and this week the Tea Party Express has been a major news story, and has been mentioned on TV more than 1,000 times over the past 4 days on CNN, FOX, MSNBC, ABC, NBC, CBS, and C-SPAN, as well as international news teams from Germany, France, Belgium, Japan, Australia, Canada, and Denmark. We have also recently had a flood of requests from liberal media outlets like Salon, Gawker, Wonkette, GQ, and most recently, a columnist from the Wall Street Journal, all requesting to ‘embed’ with the tour.
The point is literally EVERY news outlet has been covering the tour, and all the coverage is driving the Left absolutely crazy. So you should know that all of your hard work is being noticed around the world. Keep up the fantastic work, because as Sarah Palin said, the Tea Party Express rolls on!
Tea Party Express picks up steam
St. George Daily Spectrum
ST. GEORGE - The Tea Party Express will make its first ever stop in Utah today, bringing its brand of conservative politics to Bluff Street Park this afternoon.Party Media Director Levi Russell said the rally will focus on national issues like fiscal responsibility and health care, though the group's problems with Utah politicians like Democratic Rep. Jim Matheson and Republican Sen. Bob Bennett will undoubtedly come up.
"It will definitely be a topic of conversation," Russell said. "We hope Utah voters will find a person that better represents conservative ideals."
Tea Party Express III draws record crowd for showdown in Searchlight
Examiner.com
Like the Pony Express bounding across country without concern for rain, snow, sleet, or hail, the Tea Party Express III and roughly 20,000 Americans gathered in Searchlight, Nevada on March 27, 2010 amidst high desert winds, blowing sands, and chilly temperatures to deliver an urgent message to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), ‘you’re fired.’
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=131961
World Net Daily
Tea Party Express: most unique tea party ever!
Tamer Tea Party still large
Arizona Daily Sun
At times, the assembled crowd was so large it overwhelmed the Radisson's 650-person capacity for its meeting rooms. Tea Party attendees holding yellow "Don't Tread on Me" flags paced the lobby waiting for their turn to hear conservative speakers talk.
'Tea Party Express' stop in Phoenix draws crowd
The "Tea Party Express" was greeted by about 1,200 to 1,500 supporters as it rolled into Phoenix on Sunday, the third stop on a three-week, cross-country tour that ends in Washington, D.C., on April 15.
Tea Party Faithful Are Passionate, But Candidates Face 'Hard Reality'
NPR (blog)
At the "Tea Party Express" kick-off rally this weekend in Searchlight, Nev., NPR's Ina Jaffe heard from those who came about their deep distrust of the Obama administration and big government in general, and their belief -- as one man put it -- that Washington is "trying to control everything we have, from health care to whether you can have a baby or not." She filed this report for Morning Edition
Tea Partiers Hold Festival In Reid's Hometown
TPMDC
The event was a kickoff for a national tour of the "Tea Party Express" bus, a project of the Our Country Deserves Better PAC. The organizers selected the hometown of the Senate Majority Leader to show off their opposition to the Dem agenda. Speakers included Andrew Breitbart, Joe "The Plumber" Wurzelbacher, talk radio host Mark Williams, and Saturday Night Live alumnus Victoria Jackson.
We're on the road with Tea Party Express III « The Radio Patriot
By radiopatriot
I'm on the Tea Party Express III tour rolling along in “The Blue Bus”, one of three buses caravanning across the country to bring the message of REAL hope and change to Americans across the fruited plain. My show producer Dave Logan has ...
Tea Party Express: On to Utah, and Another Hot Race
Atlantic Online (blog)
First Nevada, then Arizona, and now Utah: the Tea Party Express bus tour is rolling through three states with contentious Senate races in its opening salvo ...
Reid Supporters Accused of Throwing Eggs at Tea Party Buses
FOXNews
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's hometown of Searchlight, Nev., served as kickoff site Saturday for the latest Tea Party Express tour -- and apparently ...
Tea Party Rolls into Arizona
Human Events (blog)
The Tea Party Express buses rolled out of Nevada after packing thousands into venues in Searchlight and Henderson and were greeted by a much smaller, but equally enthusiastic group of Arizona tea partiers. A fired up Joe the Plumber and former Rep. J.D. Hayworth, the Arizona Republican challenging Sen. John McCain for his Senate seat, were the featured speakers Sunday at the Arizona Capital grounds in Phoenix. Along with the Tea Party Express road show of take-back-control of government commentary and entertainment, TPE Director Amy Kramer rebutted Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s dismissal of the Tea Party movement.
Tea partiers gather in Provo, head to Salt Lake City
Salt Lake Tribune
Provo » Several hundred people braved blustery weather Tuesday for the Tea Party Express' stop outside the Historic Utah County Courthouse.
The crowd, estimated at 400 to 500, cheered on the tea-party speakers who railed on President Barack Obama, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Some waved American flags and signs. "We are in a battle for the soul of America," said conservative radio host Mark Williams. "The health care vote should have erased all doubt about that."
The Searchlight Eggsperience
Big Government (blog)
Jerry Ragle was pretty shaken as he pulled the Tea Party Express bus to a stop. He had just prevented 40000 lbs. of tour bus from crashing into 15 or 20 ...
Liberal media death spiral intensifies
American Thinker (blog)
CNN, the liberal cable news network which reported "at least dozens" of people attended the Tea Party Express rally in Searchlight, NV last week, ...
http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/03/27/reid.tea.party/index.html?iref=allsearch
Searchlight, Nevada (CNN) -- Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin kicked off a Tea Party rally Saturday in Sen. Harry Reid's hometown, encouraging disgruntled Americans to "take back our country" while attacking what she called the "Obama-Pelosi-Reid spending spree."
"There's no better place to kick off the Tea Party Express than Harry Reid's hometown," Palin said at the rally, dubbed "Showdown in Searchlight," aimed at conjuring up support for the Senate Majority Leader's defeat in November elections.
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Tea Party Express to Feature Challengers to Bob Bennett at Salt Lake Rally
The Tea Party Express has a message for Utah Senator, Bob Bennett: our country deserves better.
Today at the Tea Party Express rally in Salt Lake City, conservative challengers to Bennett will be provided a platform to speak to the crowd and provide voters an alternative to Bennett.
"We've said all along that the problem in Washington is one of both Republicans and Democrats, and Bob Bennett is the epitome of the establishment mentality that has led this country astray," said Mark Williams, Chairman of the Tea Party Express.
Keep on truckin’ TPX!!!
We were chasing cd’s and literature all over a parking lot!
The TPX 3 tour is going fantastic!
Hildy and Las Vegas Ron, sorry to have missed you at Searchlight etc!
That’s great, but with Palin involved, and her endorsement of McCain, I’m worried that the events in Colorado will be used to campaign for Jane McNorton...our very own Sen. Grahamnesty. I went to the TPX website, and it doesn’t say who the speakers will be.
Godspeed Tea Partiers and thank you for all that you are doing!
Always remember...If you are taking flack, you’re over the target.
First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win. - M.Gandhi
Don't worry, be happy—there is a LOT of good news stay tuned
Whoo Hoo!!! bttt
Hey Syncro!!
Good to hear from you!
Meeting up in Searchlight would have been impossible, some turnout out, huh?
Did you see this?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2483159/posts
Is Palin involved in the TPX tour?
I did talk to Andrew Breitbart about it in Henderson
Pretty bizarre but not unexpected when you are dealing with Reid
Imagine if that cop would have busted the guy that threw the eggs, he would be buzzard bait by now
Reid is not a nice man--if he owns you, don't cross him
Have you been a dark corner of the world with no news coverage?
Do a search on the keyword palin
Cool, he walked past me at the SLTP, I recognized the face but couldn't put a name to it otherwise I would have said hello. I didn't realize who he was until I got home.....oh well.
Have a great time Syncro!
I didn’t expect a snarky response for a simple question - your website doesn’t show its lineup of speakers. Why can’t you answer the question: Is Palin involved in the TPX tour?
I attended my first Tea Party yesterday here in Salt Lake City, Utah. I met many fine local patriots and it was refreshing to have intelligent conversations with well educated adults. I didn’t see any Nazis or KKK, but I did see a diverse crowd of over 1,000 Americans of many different faiths, races and political parties united in love for our Constitution and Free Republic.
Thanks for the ping Syncro, was great seeing you in Henderson.
Did you see Sharon Angle picking up her heels with the Tea Party ladies.
She is hard working, very approachable and a true Conservative.
someone is missing an "l"
here's a few...
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I remember the first TP convention, the entire crowd turned around, faced the media and said something to the effect..."Stop lying about conservatives!!!"
That's the only message they should get...the only quote.
I went to the TPX event in Denver. There was good turnout. Channel 9 estimated 500. I would guess four times that amount were there. There were a lot of people hawking T-shirts, button, caps, and “Don’t Tread on Me” flags. It turns out the TPX event is more like a travelling talent show. Lame songs about bailouts, etc. There was one song that our group agreed was good, though. The crowd thinned out as the singing continued. We left when they did a constitution rap song. I would have preferred to hear patriotic songs, but I didn’t come to hear songs, I came to hear speakers. Tom Tancredo spoke for about two minutes, and was well received. He mentioned “squishy Republicans” and got an enthusiastic response. It was interesting that when the talent mentioned Sarah Palin, who speaks at some TPX events, but not this one, the crowd response was muted, at best. It seems her campaigning for John McCain is damaging her. The TPX would do better to skip the amateur talent show, lead the crowd in patriotic songs, and invite locals to speak. The Tea Party movement is about sharing ideas, and finding authentic conservative candidates - not watching a lame travelling variety show.
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