Posted on 04/15/2009 3:08:47 PM PDT by kristinn
I'm hoping to be able to ascertain an overall national figure of attendance at the tea parties today by asking Freepers to post their crowd estimates on this thread.
I'm also asking that the thread be kept to just the numbers, no photos, etc., but if you want to link back to photos in your crowd estimate that's fine.
Please give the location and number of participants.
I'll go first:
Melbourne, FL - 1000.
Chattanooga, TN.
800 - 1000.
Cold and windy but a great crowd.
Colorado Springs reporting 1,000 tax protesters.
I’m also wondering how many “unadvertised” protests there were today... I had gone to the websites, and saw that there were protests in Green Bay, and Madison, but lo and behold my girls just walked in and said there’s one RIGHT NOW in Wausau — I had NO CLUE someone put something together HERE... How many other small towns that are NOT reflected on those internet maps, or didn’t get in touch with people to make theirs “official”. This is WAY bigger than even any estimates we’re going to get through the internet even... [And, that’s a GREAT THING!!! — HOORAY for all the great patriots standing up today! THANK YOU!!!!]
Huntsville estimated at 2,300...
http://blog.al.com/breaking/2009/04/tax_day_tea_party_draws_2300_i_2.html
Hubby went to Virginia Beach Tea Party, he says 2000 were there. Our liberal rag says “hundreds”, cop told hubby personally “a couple thousand” was his estimate.
Haven’t heard anything definate but several of us estimated between 250-275 here in Poplar Bluff, Mo. The weather was perfect and a good time was had by all.
Knoxville, TN - I would say conservatively 1,500 - 2,000.
Somewhere between 140,000 and 160,000 based on 80 cities, including Poplar Bluff, MO.
Good on Ya Las Vegas...I posted some photos at one of the other threads. The idiot Harry, (Pinkey) Reid was on a Reno talk radio program this afternoon and said he wasn’t concerned about the Tea Parties because his sources told him there were only about 250-people present. What a joke! Over 2,000 by several estimates.
Also, Dean Heller spoke to our crowd to huge cheers and lots of “Dump Reid” chants.
“Chicago, Land of Lincoln who freed the slaves and Land of Obama who enslaved the free:”
Great job!! Can I use that as a new tagline?
11:30am Austin TX. Tea Party....1500-2000
4:00pm-7:00pm Austin TX. Tea Party....?????
MSM estimate was 300, but two of my panorama composite photos argue otherwise:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/26962760@N00/3445077263/sizes/l/in/set-72157616731892721
and
http://www.flickr.com/photos/26962760@N00/3445893782/sizes/l/in/set-72157616731892721
Jacksonville, FL estimating thousands.
You bet! I saw it on a sign today and loved it.
I heard over a thousand tea parties. Where did you hear the two thou number?
400 to 500. Weather cool and damp.
Amarillo, Texas
300 to 400 at the courthouse at noon.
There’s another going on now at the main post office. I haven’t heard a count on that one yet.
Thanks, that’s brilliant!!
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