Posted on 04/17/2009 3:15:10 PM PDT by Henchster
CONGRATULATIONS! We are now up to ALL 50 states plus D.C., 485 cities, and can document no less than 602,000 and as many as 680,000 patriots took place in the greatest grass roots act of defiance since 1773!
EVERY state in the Union protested Washington D.C.'s tax and spend scheme.
You can check to see if your tea party is listed HERE if not, post a comment on this thread citing the city, state and headcount.
THANK YOU EVERYONE!
Tyler, TX - 1500 Tax Day Tea Party Draws An Estimated 1,500
NEW ENTRIES
Borger, TX 275Anti-tax party: Tea'd off in Amarillo
Friendswood, TX 300+Citizens turn tea into political movement
Pearland, TX 450Government ‘has sold us out,’ demonstrators say
Here is another source for estimates. They include links. I checked all the Texas cities already."Tea Party" Protests Appear to Draw At Least 250,000
There are still several Texas cities and counties who had scheduled events that I have not located. Even at a couple of hundred, another 20 events is significant times 20-30-40 states.
I've got at least another hour to work on it today.
Tavares, FL from 11am-2pm, today, was another of those ‘coming and going’ Tea Parties, some were already leaving when I got there a little before noon...the number at any one time peaked at 200-250. Overall, 300 saw part of it. As Tea Parties go, tho’ it stood with the best (including a pig roast) with great speakers! The countries largest Antique & Classic Boat Show organizers were having an appreciation picnic at the other end of Wooten Park (didn’t include them, their yellow t-shirts weren’t sighted at the tea party).
Greensburg PA -500
In Greensburg, about 500 people gathered at the Westmoreland County Courthouse.
http://www.pittsburghlive.com:8000/x/pittsburghtrib/news/pittsburgh/s_620880.html
Arlington, TX 1200 is the low Mid is 1800 and high 2500. Thanks!! People were coming and going all the time.
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/politics/ny-potea1612656795apr15,0,7227452.story
East Hampton NY - 100 - reporter est.
http://www.redstate.com/rstreu/2009/04/16/the-tea-party-in-canton-ny/
Canton NY - 150 - organizer est.
http://www.wbng.com/news/local/43055827.html
Norwich, NY - 50 - reporter est.
There were apparently many more in NY - hopefully Sunday papers might shed a light.
Westmoreland KS -80
Pottawatomie County held one of the first Kansas Tea Parties as about 80 to 85 met on the steps of the Court House in Westmoreland http://www.thevoicemagazine.com/tea-party/tax-day-tea-party-news/559-pottawatomie-county-kansas-city-tea-party.html
Haven’t checked up on July 4 events yet.
I agree with his numbers. I posted similar the day of. One of my friends walked around and est. 2-3k. Note, Kellogg Park is a block X block and about the size of football field.
Another friend I spoke with that was their (I didn't know he was, proving this whole moved was organic!) noted it was about 30X the area of his small church which holds 100 and he says 3000. BTW he was at Lansing and Northville as well and he thought that Lansing was HUGE.
Held Wednesday, April 15, 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Courthouse green
Sierra Vista, AZ— 1200-1800 people
1200 signed in
www.svherald.com/articles/2009/4/17/news/doc49e82911a0c0d788790488.txt
Parkersburg, WV—500 attendees
http://www.wptz.com/news/19191470/detail.html
Plattsburgh, NY - 100 - reporter est.
Parkersburg, WV—reported at “more than 300” by local media.
http://newsandsentinel.com/page/content.detail/id/516590.html
Granbury, TX 300+Protestors show up en masse at Shanley Park
That's all I can get to today. I know there are still several Texas events we ar missing including: Big Spring, Jacksonville, Eastland, Columbus, Uvalde and probably others. Hopefully some freepers can fill in the blanks. Don't let the liberals diminish what was accomplished!!
I didn’t even ask my son when I had him on the phone, but try Torrinton, that would be more likely, and close enough for winsted folks.
Torrington, sorry bout that.
Springfield TN -100
http://www.tennessean.com/article/20090415/MTCN0301/90415058/1303/MTCN03
One thing I've really appreciated is the appeal to traditional American values rather than partisanship.
You can check to see if your tea party is listed HERE if not, post a comment on this thread citing the city, state and headcount.
THANK YOU EVERYONE!
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