ALL 50 STATES HOLD TEA PARTY PROTEST! Over 600,000 attend!

Free Republic - Numerous News Outlets ^ | 04/17/09 | Henchster

[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!

[BigSkyFreeper]

Rapid City, SD had 2000 (I attended that one), Spearfish, SD had 1000 (reported in the Rapid City Journal)... There were Tea Parties in Glendive, MT and Glasgow, MT that largely went unreported on the National Tea Party lists and on this thread. As to numbers, I can’t say for certain as the media never bothered to report on those. So the numbers you and others have are misleading and actually higher than they appear to be.

[roamer_1]

I am in touch with the Glendive Ranger Review in Glendive, MT. They will be publishing a follow-up article on the TP there, and their rep has offered to send me the article, which will resolve the numbers problem for that city. I will post as soon as I receive it.

I have also contacted the the Glasgow Courier in Glasgow MT, but have not yet rec’d reply.

[KansasGirl]

The Spearfish article I found said, “more than a hundred,” but didn’t give a hard number.

http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2009/04/16/news/local/doc49e64d4d6a647818323021.txt

Many put Rapid City at 1500+

http://www.blognetnews.com/south_dakota/search.php?rss_query=tea%20party&rss_query_match=exact&rss_query_channel=-1&rss_query_vfolder=-1&rss_query_res_per_page=30&rss_order=date&rss_query_current_page=1

[RedQuill]

Please add Monroe, WA @ Lake Tyee (don’t know what head count is expected, but town population is 20K)

[RedQuill]

Please add Monroe, WA @ Lake Tyee (don’t know what head count is expected, but town population is 20K)
<<Sorry—date is Sat,25 April NOON)

[Kandy Atz]

More Texas Numbers...

Jacksonville, TX - 400 TEA Party

Greenville, TX - 180+ 'Tea'-d off about spending Story says "hundreds" and 180 people signed-in.

Rockwall, TX - 300(low) - 1,000 (med) - 2,000(high) Citizens stage T.E.A. party at City Hall Story says "300" and 2000 estimate by organizers. See photos for yourself for a snapshot in time.

Another source says 1,000 in Rockwall Over 1,000 cheering protesters show up at Rockwall TEA party See pictures at site for more evidence.

Stephenville, TX - 400-500 Tea Party Stephenville, Texas Video notes say 400-500

[roamer_1]

Received the Glasgow, MT attendance: 15 hardy souls in bad weather.

"Local people joined a nationwide tax protest Wednesday by staging a tax day TEA party in front of the Glasgow Post Office at noon. In spite of a chilly wind and some rain, about 15 people stood on the sidewalk in groups, waving to passing cars, who sometimes honked, and exchanging cheers with drivers." -by Samar Fay, Glasgow Courier editor

src= News article rec'd by me from the Glasgow Courier via email "FP_Tax protesters hold TEA party in Glasgow.doc"

Thank you for your help Samar Fay and Glasgow Courier!

[Kandy Atz]

Thanks again Henchster and everyone else for all the work. We will reach 1,000,000 once every city has been counted. There are still way too many not on the list.

Here is one more.

Floresville (Wilson County), TX - 300-600 Some estimates from Floresville go as high as 600 Its twitter, and the only thing I can find online at present.

Also, in your next update, please correct the following city names under Texas:

Gilmore = Gilmer

Rockwell = Rockwall

There are still some cities remaining in Texas. I need to get back to my real job for a while, but will try and do some more searching later.

[Henchster]

Thanks for the corrections.

We are now at 883 events, in EVERY state, and can document no less than 784,000 and as many as 908,000 patriots took part protesting 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!

[KansasGirl]

Middle River, MD — 100-125

Kahului, Hawaii — 200-250

Newberg, OR — 100

Hanford, CA — 300

Leaser Lake, PA — 150 signed in

Martin, TN — 100

Santa Clarita, CA — 500

Moline, Illinois — 300-400

Frisco, CO — 75

[Henchster]

Thanks again. 892 events, between 786,000 and 910,000 patriots.

[Henchster]

We are now at 892 events, in EVERY state, and can document no less than 786,000 and as many as 910,000 patriots took part protesting 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!

[Kandy Atz]

Waxahachie (Ellis County) - 60 Ellis County residents hold ‘tea party’ protest on tax day There was an evening protest as well. Don't have numbers for that yet.

From Pajamas TV running tally - There are some differences and new entries:

Pajamas TV Tax Day Tea Party Attendance Report

NEW ENTRIES

Uvalde, TX - 150

Hurst, TX - 300

Lockhart, TX - 300

Meridian, TX - 400

UPGRADES

Caldwell (Burleson County) - (NOTE Burleson (city) is in Tarrant/Johnson County,Burleson COUNTY is in SE Texas) - 300

Pearland - 455

Georgetown - 1000

Southlake - 1000

Conroe - 1300

El Paso - 1500

Denton - 2500

Austin - 5500

San Antonio 16,000

I only did Texas cities. If anyone has time, it might be worthwhile cross checking this spreadsheet against Henchster's list for other states. These were submitted by event goers from their respective events. The upgrade numbers are probably a little inflated, but helpful to balance the media's low ball numbers in some cases. Use these as you see fit.

[Henchster]

Very nice work! You put us over 900 events!

900 events, between 787,000 and 917,000 patriots.

We’re creeping up on 1,000,000!

[Henchster]

901 events.

[BEP-bonnie]

HI,
On April 15th Citrus Heights, CA had our TEA party at
Greenback and Sunrise. For the 3 hours we had about
70 to 100 people participate - some came from the big one
- downtown Sacramento. Barbara

[4Liberty]

Attended the Van Nuys, CA one. A great, BIG noisy crowd!

And — MANY CARS honking support, as they passed by, on the busy city street along next to us!

NO more TAXES - I’m BROKE!!!!

STOP the subsidies, crony handouts, pet projects, frivolous projects, protected cartels (lavish public unions) spending!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Kandy Atz]

Are you still getting reports? I haven’t been able to do any research lately, and was wondering if we are done for now.

[Henchster]

Nope. It dried up a couple days ago.

I think it is done - until NEXT time!

[BigSkyFreeper]

Good to see you got some info from Glasgow! I can attest to Samar Fay being very nice to talk to on the phone and very accomodating with requests and article submissions. I’ve had a few letters to the editor published in the Courier in the past both for local and national politics.