Tea Partyers Drown Out CNN Reporter During Live Report

With chants of “tell the truth” Tea Partyers in Washington DC drown out CNN’s live report.

Roseville Tea Party Photos

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A few photos from the 4th of July Tea Party Parade in my home town or Roseville, California. I have to admit I was concerned that a tax “protest” was the wrong idea at a 4th of July parade. The group was great and I was glad to see them out again. It was also a refreshing change from another recent protest at our capitol by state[ist] union members.

 

#TeaParty Pics: Broken Arrow, OK (Tulsa Area)

I don’t have an official estimate yet, and counting crowds is not my forte’, but we had an impressive number of people braving the rain on this holiday to voice their support for the Fair Tax movement, for liberty-minded local candidates, for measures to stop illegal immigration, and wishing each other a Merry Christmas (just because we could!) Here are some unedited photos of the event. A good time was had by all.

 

Obama Denigrates Tea Party Protesters

Barack Obama denigrated Fox News and the tea party protesters in this recent town hall meeting.

 

Charleston Tea Party

My wife and I just got home from the Charleston Tea Party and what a Tea Party it was!  Our CONSERVATIVE governor, Mark Sanford was there and spoke for about six minutes.  I don’t have an official count but I estimate we had a couple thousand people gathered at the Customs House at Market and East Bay and it was awesome.

I took a lot of photos, particularly of signs and I tried to show some idea of the size of the crowd.  That turned out to be difficult because I was never able to get into an elevated position.  Hopefully you’ll get some idea from the various views.

All in all it was an inspiring event and I was impressed at how well behaved the crowd was.  Mary Katherine Hamm sent a tweet while we were there saying “I was ready to report craziness if I saw it.  There was NONE.  Not one rude sticker or t-shirt or errant word.”  That’s exactly what I observed in Charleston.  There was a strong spirit of patriotism, of love for this country and fear that we are on the road to losing it all.

There were a lot of speakers, mostly local people that most of the crowd didn’t know.  They were speaking because they care about this country.  Most all were inspiring.  We heard from a trucker, a builder, a 17 year old student and many more, all there with a common purpose, to let our elected officials know we are very unhappy with the direction this country is going.

It will be interesting to see if the liberals continue to try to marginalize what took place today.  I’ve heard numerous pundits on the left saying this all amounts to nothing but from what I can determine, perhaps more than a million people went to Tea Parties today.  As much as the left would like to portray otherwise, they are hard pressed to mount anything like this.

Of note was the number of FairTax supporters at the Tea Party.  My wife and I had on our FairTax shirts and hats and we were in good company.  The FairTax presence was large enough to merit a mention from the organizers at the Tea Party.

Much as I liked all the speeches, I particularly enjoyed Governor Sanford’s remarks.  They say that brevity is the soul of wit and Sanford captured that today.  He spoke for just over six minutes and he was, as usual, inspiring to all who hold to conservative principles.  His video is below.

I’ll place more photos below the video but mark this.  This movement is not a flash in the pan as some would have you believe.  This is a real grass roots movement and it is here to stay.  Congress had better be listening because we are certainly paying attention to what they’re doing and their careers could be in serious jeopardy if they don’t change their ways.

(Note: The video is shaky because it was shot with a still camera using 12x zoom.  It’s pretty difficult to avoid some shake without a tripod.  Also, sound quality isn’t great because I wa a long way from the speakers.  Still, you can hear what the governor had to say.)

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Tea Party Shuffle

Unless you’ve been living under a rock you are at least aware of Tea Parties.  Several rounds have already occured and hundreds are scheduled for tomorrow.  Initially the coverage was spotty but the Tea Parties have taken on a life of their own.

I think the primary reason is they are truely a grass roots effort.  Someone had an idea and it took off across the country.  Now, of course, everyone wants in on the action, including national organizations like the GOP.  A tweet from @DLoesch today included the following url, teaparty.gop.com.  They want to send post cards to the Democrat leadership.

I find that disturbing at best considering the GOP has been nearly as responsible as Democrats for the growth of government.  I don’t believe for a minute that the RNC wants in on this because it supports the philosophy behind it.  The GOP wants to glom onto what appears to be a solid movement because they see a political benefit, not because they’re behind us.

On the other side, Democrats are painting Tea Party goers as either morons or potential domestic terrorists.  On the moron side see the video below.

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Whether we’re painted as morons or terrorists, we’ll be heard tomorrow.  I plan to attend a local Tea Party along with my wife.  I have no idea how many people will be there but i expect a good turn out.  I hope that is true across the country.  If you aren’t already planning on going to a Tea Party, I encourage you to do so.

This isn’t a partisan event, as much as some would like to make it out that way.  People of all political persuasions are agreeing that our government is out of control.  Democrats, Republicans, Independents and others have shown up for earlier Tea Parties and I expect that will be true tomorrow so add your voice.

Oh, and watch and see if some paid lackeys show up to disrupt any of the Tea Parties.  There are rumors, of course, but no one knows for sure.  If they do show up, they’ll be wasting their time.

To find a Tea Party in your area go to Tax Day Tea Party and choose your state in the upper right hand side.

10 Year Old Explains “Taxation W/O Representation” #teaparty #tcot

Alex Reese, the daughter of Sherri (”Eeevil Conservative”) Reese explains how the Boston Tea Party was illustrated in her classroom, today, and describes the reactions of her classmates when they were unfairly taxed for arbitrary reasons. Listen in (first 10 minutes of show).

 

Tea Party this Friday – Nationwide (UPDATED – Pics and info about NEXT Tea Party)

UPDATE 02/28/09: The next tea party is already being planned for April 15, 2009 – stay tuned for details!

UPDATE 02/27/09: See photos of the event on Photobucket (TCOTTV)

UPDATE 02/25/09: Sign the Americans for Prosperity Petition at Taxpayer Tea Party

Also see:

• The New American Tea Party
• WorldNetDaily.com – Senator echoes Tea Party rally cry: ‘People have to show that they’re not going to take it anymore’
• Suggested Sign Slogans

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ORIGINAL POST – 02/24/09: The list of cities that are participating is growing. To find one near you, or update the list if you’re hosting one, go HERE.