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Tea Party Participants...LIVE Thread, please post pics and updates here
04/15/09

Posted on 04/15/2009 5:29:39 AM PDT by TornadoAlley3

Please post what is happening at your tea party here, your location and attendance...and as always, lots of pictures:)


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KEYWORDS: 111th; aar; april15; bho44; grassroots; taxday; teaparties; teaparty
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I just came back from our Tampa FL tea party held at Gaslight Park in downtown Tampa and WOW...what a crowd!!

It was just worth it reading all the hand made signs that show that we “common Americans” are mad as hell.

The city allows a stage platform where the organizers allowed anyone who were mad as hell voiced their opinions and oppositions to the bailouts, taxes etc. Some the common great Americans gave some pretty good speeches. Then someone would breakout and say the Pledge of Allegiance and everyone would join it. Then someone else would start singing God Bless America and again everyone joined in and sang God Bless America.

The cars driving by would honk their horns and gave the crowd a thumps up.

I would say our tea party is a success. The organizers are having another at the same place from 5:00pm to 7:00p.

It was inspiring and a thrilling tea party. GO USA!!!

321 posted on 04/15/2009 11:53:21 AM PDT by avalonmistmoon
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To: onemiddleamerican

I would have loved to be there for that one!


322 posted on 04/15/2009 11:54:15 AM PDT by WakeUpAndVote (Fump!)
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To: exit82
a crowd of 200 was

I estimated about the same amount. Thought it was a real good turnout with that horrific weather. Hope I don't get sick.

323 posted on 04/15/2009 11:54:26 AM PDT by Fishtalk (The Messiah's Secret Plan to Stimulate Economy: Make Democrats Pay Their Taxes!)
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To: txhurl
Just checked DU: about 90% of new posts are bitching about the tea parties. They’re as scared of tea as they are of Sarah.

In that case we need to send Sarah to D.C. with a convoy of trucks loaded with teabags.

324 posted on 04/15/2009 11:55:18 AM PDT by Tammy8 (Please Support and pray for our Troops, as they serve us every day.)
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To: All
The Ashtabula County Ohio Tea Party held at the county courthouse in Jefferson was a huge success!

Someone made and unofficial count of 350, but most say there were more than that. Many are guessing 4-500 somewhere.

That may not sound incredible to many, but the county as a whole, is quite rural. Jefferson is a small town but lovely town with a real America feel to it.

Every age group, from a couple months old to those in their 70s and 80s, were well represented.

Congratulations to Tammy and Melanie on a job well done.

Off to the Cleveland Tea Party now.

325 posted on 04/15/2009 11:56:05 AM PDT by Just A Nobody (Better Dead than RED! NEVER AGAIN...Support our Troops! Beware the ENEMEDIA)
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To: All

I was on my way to the Sacramento Tea Party but my car broke down. Can anyone give me a report on Sacramento! Thanks.


326 posted on 04/15/2009 11:58:02 AM PDT by calex59
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To: Just A Nobody

I’ve not been able to keep up with this thread....

Has it been reported...

D.C. Treasury Tea Party....was stopped.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2229556/posts

Now, Secret Service has cleared the one at LaFayette Park.
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/Developing-Secret-Service-clears-Tea-Party-protest-in-DC-43048407.html


327 posted on 04/15/2009 11:59:53 AM PDT by Kimberly GG (Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda been HUNTER.)
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To: TornadoAlley3
Follow-up from Nashville:

The Tennessean (of all sources) has a good liveblog post on the Party, http://blogs.tennessean.com/politics/2009/liveblogging-the-nashville-tea-party/. They estimated crowd at 2500.

Channel 4 has some pics up, http://www.wsmv.com/money/19188311/detail.html. That was the only TV I saw with a truck there. Nothing from Channel 5 - they did have a report up about Agriculture Day yesterday on TN Capitol Hill; politicians milking cows.

328 posted on 04/15/2009 12:01:15 PM PDT by Martin Tell (ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it)
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To: patriotgal1787

Melbourne FL Tea Party has concluded. Kristinn Taylor says there were 1,000 people there. TV coverage included CFN 13, which interviewed Tea Party organizer Carl (last name unknown). No other media — cameras — there as far as Kristinn knows.

Another rally is set for this Sunday at 1 p.m.at Wickham Park in Melbourne. Rep. Bill Posey is scheduled to speak. Posey is the Florida legislator who submitted HR 1503 which would require any future presidential candidate to prove his or her birth eligibility under US Constitution Art. 2 Sec. 1.

Kristinn says the area was left clean after today’s rally


329 posted on 04/15/2009 12:02:16 PM PDT by patriotgal1787 ("The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing" - Edmund Burke)
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To: TornadoAlley3
DC Tea Party


330 posted on 04/15/2009 12:04:19 PM PDT by jcb2009 ((I can't tell who the Chi-Coms are anymore))
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To: Ultra Sonic 007

We had 2,500 to 3,000 in Montgomery. Lots of excitement and electricity. I think everyone was surprised at the size of the turn out. I’ll post pictures tomorrow!!


331 posted on 04/15/2009 12:04:54 PM PDT by CWW (Palin & Jindal in 2012!!)
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To: TornadoAlley3

Just got back from the Tea Party held at City Hall in Lee’s Summit, MO. There were a couple of hundred people gathered who were more fired-up than the majority of the speakers. Lots of cops taking pictures of all of us “radical right-wing extremists”.

The most interesting aspect was the local union big-wigs there trying to drum up opposition to a local developer request for city money. The developer got the local unions to back the proposal before the city several years ago and then brought in workers from another state.


332 posted on 04/15/2009 12:05:19 PM PDT by LSAggie
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To: TornadoAlley3
Hubby and I went to the Lisbon, Ohio, party thrown by the Ohio Valley TEA Party, and it was great. A local pol, a National Guardsman, and a preacher spoke eloquently about our plight and what we will all be doing about it. No oak-tree seeds showed up, and the news medium (only one tiny truck) was local. It was great. There were lots and lots of great ones, but my favorite sign -- points for originality -- was "No legislation without representation!"
333 posted on 04/15/2009 12:06:44 PM PDT by TheOldLady
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To: TornadoAlley3

Just got back from Jacksonville (FL) - a big success! There were well over 1,000 people there, and the interesting thing was that they ranged from downtown businessman types to students to moms with kids to some older people who had probably driven in from the country. What a group of terrorist extremists!

The signs were great, too (I have to admit my favorite sign was “Wake up and smell the dictator.”).


334 posted on 04/15/2009 12:11:12 PM PDT by livius
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To: TornadoAlley3

Around 7,000 at Oklahoma City, at noon today. Great crowd!


335 posted on 04/15/2009 12:12:13 PM PDT by Random Gadfly
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To: Random Gadfly

Bookmark


336 posted on 04/15/2009 12:12:54 PM PDT by tapatio
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To: kevkrom

ah, thank you!


337 posted on 04/15/2009 12:14:26 PM PDT by Zeppelin
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To: TornadoAlley3
More DC



338 posted on 04/15/2009 12:16:25 PM PDT by jcb2009 ((I can't tell who the Chi-Coms are anymore))
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To: andyandval; clinkclink; synbad600
An estimated 2,000 people at the rally in Albany, New York. Ha!

Great event. Good speakers and beautiful weather!! Will try to post pictures later. :)

339 posted on 04/15/2009 12:17:52 PM PDT by andyssister
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To: unixfox

About 350 showed up in Durango, Colorado. People were

definately in the mood.

More to come, folks. Get ready!

No outside interference at all.


340 posted on 04/15/2009 12:18:02 PM PDT by unkus
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