I was there with approximately 55 tea party members from Wilson, NC...I see our bright orange tea party flag in one of your pictures...:)
The crowd was smaller this year...first, I think, because of the Beck Restoring Honor Rally (which I also went to and that was absolutely fantastic) on 0828, and also because there were other 0912 rallies planned around the country...another tea party crowd we ran into from Texas said 1/3 of their members came to the DC rally, 1/3 had gone to a rally in California and another 1/3 were attending a rally in St. Louis...so we were really spread out!
Thanks for sharing your pics!
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Pic # 7?
I did see a lot of people there from the carolinas. South carolina too, they had on blue shirts.
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Yeah, I was kind of bummed about that. I mean, hey, I’m all for getting out as many people as possible but if the crowds are split up you aren’t gonna get as large of a march on DC and we really need strong showings in DC IMHO.
Another poster pointed out that some might be involved with campaigning, which also made sense.
I’m glad you made it. I had a lot of fun that day.