Author Topic: Any Tea Partygoers? (Read 12577 times)

Boomhauer · « **Reply #25 on:** April 15, 2009, 01:43:09 PM »

I went to one at 12 today. About 70 or 80 people showed up, pretty good for a small town.

Forgot my pitchfork, though.

T.O.M. · « **Reply #26 on:** April 15, 2009, 02:18:01 PM »

Had about 50 people walking around my courthouse, carryinig signs, singing "God Bless America", and marching behind a man carrying a "Don't Treatd On Me" flag. Good Stuff!

MicroBalrog · « **Reply #27 on:** April 15, 2009, 02:37:06 PM »

ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As activists across the country hold national tea parties, Campaign for Liberty president John Tate issued the following statement:

“The concept of the modern day Tea Party began on December 16, 2007 when supporters of Ron Paul’s presidential campaign came together and raised over $6 million online in one day. The tremendous success of that event lead activists in the freedom movement and members of the Campaign for Liberty to begin planning today’s Tax Day Tea Parties.

“Success always brings company, and it is very positive that so many conservatives, libertarians, Republicans, constitutionalists and even progressives have come together and joined our efforts. All Americans who are sincere about cutting out of control government spending are welcome to stand with Dr. Paul and the Campaign for Liberty as we fight to take our country back.”

Congressman Ron Paul is the honorary chairman of Campaign for Liberty. For more information, visit www.campaignforliberty.com.

Perd Hapley · « **Reply #28 on:** April 15, 2009, 03:52:20 PM »

Yawn.

Zardozimo Oprah Bannedalas · « **Reply #29 on:** April 15, 2009, 04:34:05 PM »

Quote from: fistful on April 15, 2009, 03:52:20 PM

Yawn.

Hater alert! Hater alert!

Jimmy Dean · « **Reply #30 on:** April 15, 2009, 06:30:04 PM »

leavin right now for the local one

Leatherneck · « **Reply #31 on:** April 15, 2009, 07:44:39 PM »

Notice how the White House is treating these parties?

"Those people."
"Whatever they're demonstrating about."

Indeed. Stand by WH; you'll have to notice and acknowledge us sooner or later.

TC

Jamisjockey · « **Reply #32 on:** April 15, 2009, 07:53:04 PM »

Quote from: Leatherneck on April 15, 2009, 07:44:39 PM

Notice how the White House is treating these parties?

"Those people."
"Whatever they're demonstrating about."

Indeed. Stand by WH; you'll have to notice and acknowledge us sooner or later.

TC

"Those people" threw tea bags onto the WH lawn.....

Boomhauer · « **Reply #33 on:** April 15, 2009, 08:58:28 PM »

Quote from: JamisJockey on April 15, 2009, 07:53:04 PM

"Those people" threw tea bags onto the WH lawn.....

Perd Hapley · « **Reply #34 on:** April 15, 2009, 11:37:04 PM »

Went. Amusing. Lots of fun signs. I really liked the t-shirt that said something like, "Imagine a perfect world, where all the kids go to private schools and we can build bombers with all that money we would have wasted on education." And "Don't tax me, bro!"

I also liked how it ran just like you would expect a conservative protest to run. Started on time, lasted about an hour, then the last speaker informed us it was over. Everyone filed out in an orderly fashion. A bunch of us went and stood calmly in line at Hardees, to eat red meat and other fried foods.

I do feel somewhat chagrined that I used public transportation to get there. So enviro-weenie of me.

It was down-town, though, so cut me some slack.

Ben · « **Reply #35 on:** April 16, 2009, 12:06:29 AM »

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"The White House says the president is unaware of the tea parties and will hold his own event today," ABC's Dan Harris said on "Good Morning America" on April 15.

Above quote from Newsbusters. Kinda gives the President the appearance of being not all that bright.

Gewehr98 · « **Reply #36 on:** April 16, 2009, 12:06:50 AM »

Anybody catch the female CNN reporter and her rude treatment of one *derogatory term deleted*? (Gawd, I get giggles just saying that word, now...)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6G3fvNhdoc0

AmbulanceDriver · « **Reply #37 on:** April 16, 2009, 12:17:18 AM »

Just got home from the one here in Portland OR, or as one local radio host likes to refer it, Moscow on the Willamette.

Was amazing. Probably 5000-6000 people filled in the center of downtown. We had one counter-protester arrested who was getting darn close to assaulting people, otherwise you really didn't even notice that the police were there. A few whack jobs in the mix for fun, this being Portland and all, but overall a great event. I was actually invited to speak due to my involvement with the Appleseed Project, kinda un-nerving, but it was a great opportunity, and hearing people cheering at the words of our Forefathers was amazing.

MicroBalrog · « **Reply #38 on:** April 16, 2009, 12:18:23 AM »

Quote from: Gewehr98 on April 16, 2009, 12:06:50 AM

Anybody catch the female CNN reporter and her rude treatment of one *derogatory term deleted*? (Gawd, I get giggles just saying that word, now...)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6G3fvNhdoc0

And they really think this is going to work? That people will actually watch this and go "Oh, this woman is awesome, I SO agree with her point!"

Strings · « **Reply #39 on:** April 16, 2009, 12:39:20 AM »

Micro, you miss the sad reality: some WILL...

MicroBalrog · « **Reply #40 on:** April 16, 2009, 12:47:13 AM »

Quote from: Strings on April 16, 2009, 12:39:20 AM

Micro, you miss the sad reality: some WILL...

I understand a lot of people buy into media manipulaton. Almost all of us do, to some extent. In fact, to some extent, even I probably do, much as I like to imagine myself as an awesomely independently-minded person.

But that's not manipulation, that's just her being mindblowingly rude on live TV.

Ben · « **Reply #41 on:** April 16, 2009, 10:24:12 AM »

Wow. It boggles the mind that someone actually labeled that YouTube clip, "CNN Reporter Harassed...."

Scout26 · « **Reply #42 on:** April 16, 2009, 12:35:44 PM »

That's Reporting/Journalism ??

Fair and Unbiased ??

"Do you know that the State of Lincoln is getting $50 billion from the stimulus package ?"

Ummm, Ms. Reporterette, your socialism is showing....

Jimmy Dean · « **Reply #43 on:** April 16, 2009, 12:51:56 PM »

State of Lincoln huh? when did we add a 51st?

InfidelSerf · « **Reply #44 on:** April 16, 2009, 09:06:32 PM »

We had a good time, my guess was around 5000 showed up on the lawn of the national WWI memorial.
We even got our picture taken for the fallingstar http://www.kansascity.com/934/gallery/1144824.html

My Wife's Lipstick sign

The crowd as a whole

The other interesting thing I noticed besides all the very polite and intelligent people I met and talked with.
I didn't see ONE peace officer, and when it was all said and done, not one piece of trash had to be picked up.

Daniel964 · « **Reply #45 on:** April 16, 2009, 09:20:45 PM »

I went to the one In Columbus Ohio at the Capital Building. Was a good turnout even being cold and damp. About 7,000 people. Wish the PA was a little louder as I had some trouble hearing all that was being said.

Headless Thompson Gunner · « **Reply #46 on:** April 16, 2009, 09:32:11 PM »

The Raleigh tea party was pretty cool. Lots of good folks, normal people, with lots of flags and funny signs. There were probably 2,000 or 3,000 of us there.

I wonder what the total tea party turnout was nationwide? Seems every city had a party with at least a few thousand folks.

eyebrows · « **Reply #47 on:** April 16, 2009, 10:15:57 PM »

The one in Indianapolis was pretty crowded. A couple thousand at least I'd guess.
Just like the rest of you have said, the cops looked board, people were very nice and didn't get out of hand, and most of the people were normal folk.

Thylacine · « **Reply #48 on:** April 17, 2009, 11:29:21 AM »

News reports are either way under reporting the numbers, or just ridiculing the participants.
We had around 400 at the Pittsburg, Kansas Tea Party, it was report as a couple hundred. Joplin, Mo had over 1,000 and it was reported as a few hundred. They are constantly referring to the people as tea baggers and making snide sexual remarks.

Granted that every political group will bring out a few nuts. The fringe, or maybe they were plants, are the ones getting the majority of the air time.
It doesn't really matter anymore, too many people are PISSED off.

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First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.

Perd Hapley · « **Reply #49 on:** April 17, 2009, 01:35:47 PM »

then you let the movement go off track. Then you lose again.

At the St. Louis Tea Party, I got a brochure with a schedule of eight or ten more tea parties planned for the next year-and-a-half. Fourth of July, next 15 April, and so on, until Nov 2010.

Anybody else thinking about going to other tea parties? Will it last?

I'm thinking the media will ignore any future parties. I'd still go, of course.

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