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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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To: Oldeconomybuyer

thanx


501 posted on 04/15/2009 2:29:03 PM PDT by nufsed (One house temporary legislature. No bennies for illegals.)
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To: EternalVigilance

Good gosh, that’s INSANE! Obama’s appointees in Defense Dept are already hard at work, I see. How long until they have completely dismantled our national defense network and turned it around and against those opposing Obama’s commie initiatives?


502 posted on 04/15/2009 2:30:00 PM PDT by onemiddleamerican
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To: mware

You dangerous radical you.


503 posted on 04/15/2009 2:30:06 PM PDT by EternalVigilance ("We all know where this is coming from. What concerns me is where it is going." - advance_copy)
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To: EternalVigilance

Yeap that’s me pro life, church going member of the NRA.


504 posted on 04/15/2009 2:31:36 PM PDT by mware (F-R-E-E, that spells free. Free Republic.com baby.)
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To: mware

You are such a rebel! To Gitmo with you!!


505 posted on 04/15/2009 2:33:57 PM PDT by PennsylvaniaMom (M. Thatcher, "The trouble with Socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.")
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To: Tulsa

506 posted on 04/15/2009 2:36:55 PM PDT by TornadoAlley3 (Obama is everything Oklahoma is not.)
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To: PennsylvaniaMom

WESH.COM (VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA)

Should taxpayer dollars pay for the government’s economic bailout plan?
Choice Votes Percentage of 19890 Votes
Yes 1683 8%
No 17170 86%
I can’t decide. 1037 5%


507 posted on 04/15/2009 2:36:58 PM PDT by sheikdetailfeather (We're Not In Kansas Anymore, Toto!)
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To: TornadoAlley3
Attended the Myrtle Beach, SC tea party today. There were between 600 -800 people there. Great turnout. I even got a chance to speak about the 2nd amendment and mentioned FreeRepublic.com The age span was fantastic and I met a lot of people who said that they'd never come out to protest before. People are pissed!

It started out as a rainy day but as soon as we started to sing the Star Spangled Banner the sun came out - we were blessed by God!

Slide show of all photos (sorry some of them are out of focus).

508 posted on 04/15/2009 2:37:16 PM PDT by 2nd amendment mama ( www.2asisters.org | Self defense is a basic human right!)
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To: Kimberly GG

It’s not for naught, KGG. In fact, I think today will change the nature of politics as we know it.

I just heard Glen say that this will lead to something big and I agree.

Cause we did this!!!

We did all by ourselves!

The congress critters didn’t want it to happen, not the pubs with the suntans even. Once citizens take to the streets it blows it all wide open.

Remember, a lot of how the libs operate is by secrecy and misleading sound and sight bytes. They know we are a busy people, especially folks like us, all involved with carrying this country on our backs whilst raising the citizens and soldiers of tomorrow. We are not, or were not, a group of folk that were effective at organizing. It used to be like herding cats.

That was before the Internet and a new president who smirked and figured he could rob the treasury and call it a stimulus. That was when a new president was so cocksure of himself. He had the Dems....that’s a fact.

He had the pubs so scared after years they enjoyed feasting on the teat of pork barrel, their “friends”, their smugness that a senatorship was theirs for life.

He had it all....

EXCEPT....the ordinary citizens, the Middle class, and that’s the middle class of BOTH parties although few of the middle class are Democrat at this point.

But the loyal opposition party was effectively whipped and McCain was the death knell. Now the pubs don’t know who the hell they are any more.

It’s going to take a while cause elections only happen every oncit in a while. But we’re going to UNELECT them, one by one if need be. With this newfound coalition, we will gain hope, we have a way to gather together, we have LEARNED how to do it.

The face of politics as we’ve known it, is forever changed.

Mark my words.


509 posted on 04/15/2009 2:37:17 PM PDT by Fishtalk (The Messiah's Secret Plan to Stimulate Economy: Make Democrats Pay Their Taxes!)
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To: TornadoAlley3

I left the Fort Lauderdale TP about 20 minutes ago. I estimate about 300 people, maybe more. Lots of support from passing motorists. Didn’t notice any potential infiltrators. No pictures, sorry.


510 posted on 04/15/2009 2:37:54 PM PDT by clintonh8r (Librerals are more dangerous to liberty than terrorists.)
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To: clintonh8r
Started a thread, wish I had seen this one.

Mine on Kellogg Park, Plymouth MI.

Pictures later..

Go here: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2229941/posts

511 posted on 04/15/2009 2:40:25 PM PDT by taildragger (Palin / Mulally 2012)
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To: basil

Ping.....


512 posted on 04/15/2009 2:40:31 PM PDT by 2nd amendment mama ( www.2asisters.org | Self defense is a basic human right!)
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To: Interesting Times
RE: was “some rich Republican paying them” to be there.

They can only relate to how they organize: some rich person pays them, feeds them, and buses them to their rallies and hand them signs and tells them what to say.

513 posted on 04/15/2009 2:40:38 PM PDT by hoosiermama (I support the "Easter Seals!")
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To: TornadoAlley3
Bethlehem, PA

Harrisburg, PA

I hope these links work, first time I tried it. Supposedly about 500 in the two Bethlehem locations, and about 2000 in Harrisburg. We were in Harrisburg, and it POURED from about 11:30 to 1:30. Buckets. This was our first attendance at anything like this. Most of the people seemed like very nice families. The people around us were so nice, I wished I had more time to talk with them and get to know them. We did not see any disrupters at all, except a few people from something like cryptogod.com, except that doesn't seem to exist, so I forget exactly what it was, trying to make it into a religious rally, rather obnoxious, but they stepped aside when the speakers started. The main feature of the rally was the rain!

514 posted on 04/15/2009 2:40:45 PM PDT by Old_Grouch (61 and AARP-free)
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To: TornadoAlley3
Longview Texas Tea Party at the Gregg County Courthouse. This picture was taken about 30 minutes before the start - as people were milling around. Probably 1000 - 1500 people attended.

Here is our U.S. Congressman, The Honorable Louie Gohmert. Just wish there were 500 more Louie's in Washington D.C. and America would be alright.

Winner of the funniest sign.

Even Conservative Canines showed up to voice disproval.

515 posted on 04/15/2009 2:41:23 PM PDT by adm5 (YOU CANNOT FIX CAPITALISM WITH SOCIALISM! -Glenn Beck)
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To: prisoner6; PennsylvaniaMom; stimpy17; Gosh I love this neighborhood; GregB; ...
Thanks for the kind comments PaMom! It was a great rally and I was so excited to meet you, and was so happy to see BadRay and SmokeyB!

Pa Mom gave an excellent description of the event. The people there were the salt of the earth! Hard-working Americans from every walk of life! College students, men and women in business suits, bikers, senior citizens - all with one goal - to send the government a message that we know what they are up to and we won't stand for it!

So here's my attempt to send a picture. If it works, I'll send more! Photobucket

516 posted on 04/15/2009 2:41:37 PM PDT by sneakers ( NO AMERICAN BOWS TO ROYALTY - From president to ditch digger - NO AMERICAN BOWS! "Jim")
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To: nutmeg

See my post #508 from Myrtle Beach


517 posted on 04/15/2009 2:42:23 PM PDT by 2nd amendment mama ( www.2asisters.org | Self defense is a basic human right!)
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To: Old_Grouch

OK, my links didn’t work.
http://blogs.mcall.com/capitol_ideas/2009/04/tax-day-tea-party-harrisburg.html

http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-tea-party-041509-cn,0,2573120.story


518 posted on 04/15/2009 2:42:30 PM PDT by Old_Grouch (61 and AARP-free)
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To: TornadoAlley3
Some surprising news. I opened up my Yahoo mail account and found this AP headline staring at me, so I copied it for all to see:

AP - Thousands of protesters, some dressed like Revolutionary War soldiers and most waving signs with anti-tax slogans, gathered around the nation Wednesday for a series of rallies modeled after the original Boston Tea Party. They chose the income tax filing deadline to express their displeasure with government spending since President Barack Obama took office.

Surprisingly accurate for the MSM.

519 posted on 04/15/2009 2:45:39 PM PDT by Lakeshark (Thank a member of the US armed forces for their sacrifice)
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To: sneakers

TMLC Demands Dept. of Homeland Security Reveal Basis for its Report Targeting Right Wing ExtremistsApril 15, 2009
ANN ARBOR, MI – The Thomas More Law Center announced today that is has filed a Freedom of Information Act request with the Department of Homeland Security demanding to know the basis for their recent intelligence assessment targeting as “rightwing extremists” those who oppose abortion, gun control, lax immigration laws, and a myriad of other policies supported by President Obama’s administration. The Law Center filed its request after consultation with conservative talk show host Michael Savage.

The Department of Homeland Security’s document in question, “Rightwing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment” was released to law enforcement agencies throughout the country. Of particular concern was the report’s singling out of military veterans as vulnerable to rightwing extremism.

Richard Thompson, President and Chief Counsel of the Thomas More Law Center stated, “This is not an intelligence report but a diatribe against those who oppose the policies of the Obama administration. It is a declaration of war against the American people and our constitution. It is a prelude to extreme gun control legislation and hate speech laws targeting Christian churches and others who oppose abortion and same sex marriage. The federal government should be focusing its attention on the 35 radical Muslim compounds in the U.S. training its followers on how to kidnap and kill Americans.”

Thompson went on to say that this may be another opportunity for the Law Center to team up with Dr. Michael Savage. Michael Savage, the nationally syndicated conservative radio talk show host of The Savage Nation, recently teamed with the Thomas More Law Center in order to protect free speech by opposing the so-called “Fairness Doctrine.” Michael Savage warned of the possibility of a document like this being produced by DHS when he raised the issue of “Fusion Cells.” Fusion Cells are a set of local intelligence centers across the country created by the Department of Homeland Security to combat terrorism and related criminal activity, which includes pro-life activity.

Michael Savage is a longtime on-air supporter of the Thomas More Law Center. He used his radio show to marshal overwhelming support for one of the Law Center’s clients, Marine LtCol Jeffrey Chessani. Chessani is being prosecuted by the government in the so-called Haditha massacre – a massacre that never happened. A military judge ultimately dismissed the case. The government appealed the ruling and lost, but may appeal again.

The Thomas More Law Center defends and promotes America’s Christian heritage and moral values, including the religious freedom of Christians, time-honored family values, and the sanctity of human life. It supports a strong national defense and an independent and sovereign United States of America. The Law Center accomplishes its mission through litigation, education, and related activities. It does not charge for its services. The Law Center is supported by contributions from individuals, corporations and foundations, and is recognized by the IRS as a section 501(c)(3) organization. You may reach the Thomas More Law Center at (734) 827-2001 or visit our website at www.thomasmore.org.

©2009, Thomas More Law Center


520 posted on 04/15/2009 2:47:37 PM PDT by HonestConservative (http://www.operationvalentine.blogspot.com/)
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