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"Don’t fire unless fired upon. But if they want a war let it begin here." --Captain John Parker, commander of the militiamen at Lexington, Massachusetts, on sighting British Troops (attributed), 19 April 1775

From homeless to cause celebre, things are happening fast for the Central Florida singer-songwriter ever since he debuted his now famous “The American Tea Party Anthem” at Orlando’s Tea Party three weeks ago. Self-described Black American Conservative Lloyd Marcus was feted last Friday night before the Santa Barbara Tea Party by famed songwriter Tom Snow at Snow’s fabulous Montecito mansion overlooking the valley and Pacific Ocean beyond.

After the thousands of successful Tea Parties, many are asking, "Where do we go from here?" For if there is no follow-on, we have accomplished nothing. Here are my thoughts on what is needed: 1. We need to capture the attention of the MSM and the general public, we need a symbol, a slogan, an action, or something that is catchy enough to be newsworthy. I solicit suggestions on this thread. 2. We need organization and a plan. I've heard of Tea Parties on Memorial Day and July Fourth. These are good ideas, but they are too are in the...

I almost cried. Yesterday at noon, as I stood and watched the tea-party protesters march by, I almost cried. It was the most beautiful and inspiring thing I had seen in a long time. I was at Four Corners in Rochester, New York. The tea party there, like scores of others across the country, was put together by local people and brought out folks who had mostly never participated in a demonstration before. In the middle of a workday, in the cold of early spring, waving flags and carrying signs, something like a thousand people marched past where I stood....

Announcing a bikers "Ride-In" in support of the Media March and Atlanta Tax Day Tea Party Meet at: The Varsity, downtown ATL - April 15 KSU: 4:30 p.m. Short ride through downtown Atlanta to the Capitol in support of the Media March and Atlanta Tax Day Tea Party. The media can only ignore us for so long. Let's rattle some windows at CNN Center, AJC and more...time for our 'voices' to be heard.