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:)
RE: “Some disruptions going on in Madison, Wisconsin...apparently counter protestors have arrived...
Crowd gathers for Madison tax protest; counter-rally expected
By Steven Walters of the Journal Sentinel”
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Disruptions? In Madison??? Obama’s goon squads arriving from Chicago???????????????????????? You betcha!
I’m guessing that’s Sacramento, right?
Those are some of the best pics of the day, for sure!
Great pics from the Chicago Tea Party here:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2242484&id=5305064&l=a8c2f28d57
Roll your mouse over the picture and comments/location will appear. I got the pictures from the SF Chronicle website.
You’ll never get what else I got. Heh.
And you’re IN IT AGAIN!!!!
Do you remember standing next to a lady singing the Star Spangled Banner REAL LOUD? and not on pitch either, now that I mention it?
I got it on tape and you are in it. Want me to upload it?
Did you guys see *anyone* there with scarves over their faces??
stay away from the Pike aka Pirate Alley! LOL
Might sound like a small crowd until you consider this county voted for Kerry (65.2%) over Bush in higher margins in 2004 than any other MN county. And went for Obama in similar margins. As one person said at the rally this is beyond Democrat or Repbulican.
Was at the Madison, WI rally. Huge crowd. Estimates have it at over 5,000. Of course the media was there before the party actually started and reported only several hundred were there. There was a staging area with shuttles about 5 miles away, but there were no where near enough buses to get everyone there on time. People started walking so there was a long line of people marching to the capitol. Great guest speakers and a loud and energized crowd. The picture earlier of the Madison crowd probably only shows about a 1/3 of the actual size.
Here is a link to a post I had already made about the Tea Parties in Fayetteville, NC. There is a link to the pictures also.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2229201/posts?page=16#16
Thank Me Very Much.
People take part in a tax day protest in Nashville, Tenn., Wednesday, April 15, 2009. Protests took place around the country to demonstrate against recent bailouts and excessive government spending. Protesters gathered at state Capitols and in neighborhoods and town squares across the country Wednesday to kick off a series of tax-day protests designed to echo the rebellion of the Boston Tea Party. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
People hold signs at a tea party rally, Wednesday, April 15, 2009, on Fountain Square in Cincinnati. Organizers estimated a crowd of around 4,000 people attended the tax day protest. Protesters began gathering at state Capitols and in neighborhoods and town squares across the country Wednesday to kick off a series of tax-day protests designed to echo the rebellion of the Boston Tea Party. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)
Robert Paul, of Norwalk, Iowa, center, applauds during a tax day protest, Wednesday, April 15, 2009, at the Statehouse in Des Moines, Iowa. Protesters gathered at state Capitols and in neighborhoods and town squares across the country Wednesday to kick off a series of tax-day protests designed to echo the rebellion of the Boston Tea Party. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Nancy Woodrow, of Glen Rock, Pa., holds up a sign in the rain during a tax day protest on the steps of the Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., Wednesday, April 15, 2009. Protesters around the country are gearing up to rally against tax day with 'tea parties.' Organizers say they're steamed at government spending since President Barack Obama's administration took over and are planning their own mini-revolts. The rallies are designed to echo the original Boston Tea Party more than 235 years ago. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
A sign is seen on the lawn of the Statehouse a rally at the Statehouse in Montpelier, Vt., Wednesday, April 15, 2009. The rally on tax day was one of many in a national Tax Day Tea Party protest. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)
Wendy DeVier of Lexington, Ky., waves a flag on the Capitol steps as she joins a tax-day protest in Frankfort, Ky., Wednesday, April 15, 2009. Protesters gathered at state Capitols and in neighborhoods and town squares across the country Wednesday to kick off a series of tax-day protests designed to echo the rebellion of the Boston Tea Party. (AP Photo/Ed Reinke)
Richard Holland, a member of the Plymouth Rock Foundation, hands out flyers during a tax day protest on the Boston Common in Boston, Wednesday, April 15, 2009. Protesters began gathering at state Capitols and in neighborhoods and town squares across the country Wednesday to kick off a series of tax-day protests designed to echo the rebellion of the Boston Tea Party. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)
People take part in a tax day protest rally, Wednesday, April 15, 2009, on Fountain Square in Cincinnati. Protesters gathered at state Capitols and in neighborhoods and town squares across the country Wednesday to kick off a series of tax-day protests designed to echo the rebellion of the Boston Tea Party. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)
People take part in a tax day protest in Nashville, Tenn., Tuesday, April 15, 2009. Protests took place around the country to demonstrate against recent bailouts and excessive government spending. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Several hundred protesters participate in a tax day protest on the Boston Common in Boston, Wednesday, April 15, 2009. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)
Ron Babin, center in white, speaks during a tax day 'tea party' protest Wednesday, April 15, 2009, at the Capitol in Lansing, Mich. Protesters gathered at state Capitols and in neighborhoods and town squares across the country Wednesday to kick off a series of tax-day protests designed to echo the rebellion of the Boston Tea Party. (AP Photo/Al Goldis)
Theresa Patrie, an engineer from Lynn, Mass., attends a tax day protest on the Boston Common in Boston, Wednesday, April 15, 2009. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)
Karen O'Neill of Huntingdon Valley, Pa., holds a sign in the rain during a tax day protest on the steps of the Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., Wednesday, April 15, 2009. Protesters around the country are gearing up to rally against tax day with 'tea parties.' Organizers say they're steamed at government spending since President Barack Obama's administration took over and are planning their own mini-revolts. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
People march at John F. Kennedy Plaza, also known as Love Park, in Philadelphia, during a tax day protest, Wednesday, April 15, 2009. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
People march near City Hall, left, at John F. Kennedy Plaza, also known as Love Park, in Philadelphia, during a tax day protest, Wednesday, April 15, 2009. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
People gather at John F. Kennedy Plaza, also known as Love Park, in Philadelphia, during a tax day protest, Wednesday, April 15, 2009. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
People gather during a tax day 'tea party' protest Wednesday, April 15, 2009, at the Michigan Capitol in Lansing, Mich. Protesters began gathering at state Capitols and in neighborhoods and town squares across the country Wednesday to kick off a series of tax-day protests designed to echo the rebellion of the Boston Tea Party. (AP Photo/Al Goldis)
Sherry Klein holds a sign as she drives past a tax day protest in Nashville, Tenn., Wednesday, April 15, 2009. Protests took place around the country to demonstrate against recent bailouts and excessive government spending. Protesters gathered at state Capitols and in neighborhoods and town squares across the country Wednesday to kick off a series of tax-day protests designed to echo the rebellion of the Boston Tea Party. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
San Antonio Tea Party.
Ted Nugent came out about 1 P.M. and did a sound check by playing the National Anthem and spoke for a minute.
You can see his cowboy hat near the stage light.
WOOOHOOOOO, lets hear it for Marquette! Video of the Escanaba Tea Party can be seen at www.deltacountytv.com/video.php?ID=2&PAGE=6 :)
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