Posted on 04/15/2009 3:34:11 PM PDT by Dooderbutt
Pictures of the West Palm Beach Tea Party!
I'm hoping there are some more South Florida FReepers out there that can add to the pictures!
Here's a link to the pictures.
http://westpalmbeachteaparty04152009.shutterfly.com/
Thanks for posting them. I posted the Boca ones. I hope someone posts Ft. Lauderdale.
Where are yours?
How big was the turnout? Hard to tell from the photos, which mostly focus on individuals.
Isn't that special?
I think he's right. The Tea Parties are grass root efforts of the regular, not famous, folks.
Exactly.
A God like Limbaugh should never mix with dogs like us, huh?
Gee Whiz. Why don’t you go home?
I was there.
While its hard to get a grip on exactly how many participated, I estimate that there were well over 1,000 people.
If you listened to his show you’d know that these aren’t political events and he’s a political figure.
I figured you'd take it wrong. Sounds to me like you don't care much for Rush. So be it.
I was only there for the first fifteen minutes or so, but the turnout looked good already - a couple hundred people or so. I’m hoping that people will post more information on my shutterfly account or here. I wish I had been able to stay longer.
Enjoy!
D
And here I thought he was a radio host.
Silly me.
HumbleGunner, let me see if I can explain this a bit better than my fellow Freepers have.
Rush knows that if he attends the Tea Parties, it will look like he wants them to be just about him. People will say “Oh, these are Rush’s tea parties, that villain is their source.” That creates a way politicians who don’t like our message can make excuses - if Rush is involved, it’s all about him, not a spontaneous uprising of ordinary people.
If he stays away, they are an independent grassroots movement that is NOT just about him. Ironically enough, without his attendance to be a giant lightning rod, it’s more clear that the movement is from the grassroots, and not the ACORNS either.
He is clearly a big supporter of the movement, but wants to be clear that he is not the movement; ordinary average people are.
He certainly was not staying away as an expression of snobbishness or disdain. He is obviously an admirer of the movement and a lot of his show has helped promote it.
Hope that helps.
D
Well said.
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