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Current Events => Politics => Topic started by: franksolich on April 15, 2009, 05:21:15 PM
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Okay, I'm beat, dragged out, worn out, but it was awesome.
Billed as "America's Smallest Tea Party," and with no advance advertising whatsoever, in a town of circa 1500, 204 showed up to express their opinions.
We just set up a table, a sign, two jugs of iced tea, and sat back, mellow and relaxed, to see what would happen (this is generally my personal modus operendi anyway).
It was all word-of-mouth, and there were 204 during 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.
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BUMP!!
The real America is right there.
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Okay, I'm beat, dragged out, worn out, but it was awesome.
Billed as "America's Smallest Tea Party," and with no advance advertising whatsoever, in a town of circa 1500, 204 showed up to express their opinions.
We just set up a table, a sign, two jugs of iced tea, and sat back, mellow and relaxed, to see what would happen (this is generally my personal modus operendi anyway).
It was all word-of-mouth, and there were 204 during 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.
pics, Frank. we want pics of all you naked freaks.
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pics, Frank. we want pics of all you naked freaks.
Be careful of what you wish for.... :evillaugh:
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But..but.. the DUmmies said that there were no more than a couple dozen at the parties -- I wonder who is stretching the truth a bit... :lmao:
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I went to the one in Madison this afternoon and we had about 5,000. In Madison WI. Of course they came from all over the state but quite a few from Madison also.
I didn't see any idiot keyboard commandos there from the DUmp trying to blend in.
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Lets hear some reports.
Me and son went to our small town tea party today. Ponytailed local rag reporter said he counted 260 people there....so I guess that will be the official report. But he counted the crowd using DUmmie math 1-2-3-4-5 and I used mathematical skills acquired from years of counting moving cattle that are probably a lot more accurate 3-7-10-15-21. I had 346 when I stopped counting and some more came after that. Not bad for 2 pm in a small town that WORKS Wednesday afternoons.
We raised the flag, said the pledge, sang the national anthem, had a prayer and then recognized all the terrorist (vets). Man it was beautiful to have something where you didn't have to worry about all the PC & hurt feelings shit. Although the population is 40% black, there wasn't but 2 black faces in the crowd. I started to adopt one of'em because I know he's going to be disowned by his family ... :-)
There was one heckler there....way in the back of the parking lot, shouted "OBAMA" once and took a notion to run like hell. One kid, dude, punk...something, in a red "kilt", combat boots, short hair on one side of his head and long hair on the other side with 10 or 15 holes in his head to let the air out looked like he wanted to start something but disappeared before the party was over.....secure the southern border, hell, we need to start at the county line.
The speaker was a Clemson graduate/engineer and X-Tanker. Gave a wonderful speech about current stuff and then went on to draw parallels to past history. Mentioned Churchill, Chamberlian, Hitler, Dunkirk, Washington, The Revolution and some local revolutionary battles history. I guess he either did his homework or someone filled him in on the local history. All in all, a great day.
Ya'll chime in here. Lets hear your report.
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Great Frank.
Just think what it would have been with some News Media coverage.....our small town paper wouldn't even run a notice.....but word of mouth got some out anyway.
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[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsHULxEzGA0[/youtube]
Here's a little taste of Madison's tea party. I think this was before it started. I got there just after it started, I think Paul Ryan was speaking but my camera wasn't working so I had to divert to Walgreens for batteries.
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I didn't see anything about the town where I work...until long after everything was over. Maybe I'll find out more tomorrow.
frank's OP sounds exactly like Nebraska. :II:
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Another little taste of the Madison Tea Party:
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMPGmvBaYE0[/youtube]
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Hi,
My wife and I went to the noon tea party in Tampa, right downtown. I would say there were close to 1000 or more folks there, way too many to count. We carried our signs. Mine said, "Dump Toxic Waste, Fire Congress" and my wife's said "Honor thy father, thy mother and thy CONSTITUTION". They had a second rally at 5:00 PM, do not know how many folks went.
We too had a 16 year old here, only he was carrying a sign saying, "I'm 16 and I am already a tax slave". He got a big hand from the crowd.
We had several speakers, the most dynamic was a black talk show host. He said get your cameras ready, I am an honest-to-goodness black conservative. He was pretty dynamic. Our last speaker was dealing with the constitution. He went through several issues about state and federal rights, the limits of power on the legislative, executive and judicial branches of the government. What a great talk, it is beyond obvious how the federal government has just absolutely userped their power.
I live in a small town, Lakeland, FL and we decided to go to Tampa because frankly I wanted to go where the bigger crowd would be and get fired up. Well I just saw the Lakeland tea party on TV and it was HUGE. Folks here are really fed up.
The local TV station is taking a poll asking if we feel the parties will have any effect on congress and their spending. Honestly I think not in the short term, but this time next year we will be in the middle of the politicking for mid-term elections. I would imagine lib senators who are not up for re-election for 4-6 years are breathing a bit easier, hoping this movement will go away and be forgotten by the time they are eligible to get fired.
Had the TV station asked if this will effect the 2010 elections, I would say absolutely.
They would not let them dump a million tea bags on the white house lawn. Wonder what would happen if a million folks showed up and each threw one over the fence.... I suspect that is in the future.
And finally, I am happy to see these reports. We cannot rest or let up, we have to continue to force our idiots in Washington to hear us.
regards,
5412
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Didn't get to go but on the drive home I was listening to local hosts Dan & Craig on 630AM. Craig, the resident lib, was taking umbrage with the notion these were NOT anti-Obama protests. To underscore his point he started rattling off some slogans he had seen among them, "The Constitution, the other document the never read."
"YES!" I yelled, "I WROTE THAT SLOGAN!" Good thing I was the only one in the car at the time.
I submitted it on the tea party signage website.
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10000 peeps in Frankensota!!!!
That's me and a co-worker I dragged there.....
(http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs038.snc1/3314_1048365331201_1287724170_30105876_7473780_n.jpg)
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10000 peeps in Frankensota!!!!
That's me and a co-worker I dragged there.....
(http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs038.snc1/3314_1048365331201_1287724170_30105876_7473780_n.jpg)
:redx:
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I feel like I missed a historic day....but I had to work...Hopefully, this won't be the last demonstration.
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Well crap!
LOL..
(http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/5281/taxtea007.jpg)
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FYI, I could see the first picture Schady posted.
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FYI, I could see the first picture Schady posted.
Is too much of me a bad thing? :evillaugh:
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Is too much of me a bad thing? :evillaugh:
More "dangerous" than anything... :innocent:
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Just got back from the Phoenix protest at the Arizona State Capital. The bad news is it was so crowded, I couldn't get close enough to hear any of the speakers. The good news is it was so crowded, I couldn't get close enough to hear any of the speakers. LOL. :-)
Capital Police estimate the crowd to be somewhere in the 5,000-6,000 range.
I only found one potential DUmmy. I photographed him and will try to post it later.
I ran into someone from work which was kind of awesome because I'm mostly surrounded by moonbats at work. I asked him if he was a fellow right-wing extremist. He said, "Yup. I'm a member of the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy!" Awesome.
And I saw Alan Corwin, a big gun-rights advocate. I own his book on Arizona gun laws. I took a pic of him too and will try and post it soon.
Even though I couldn't hear the main event, I had fun walking around looking at everybody's signs. I got a compliment on my sign.
It's encouraging. There's hope for this nation and his name isn't Obama.
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More "dangerous" than anything... :innocent:
I look like a dangerous dork. :p
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10000 peeps in Frankensota!!!!
That's me and a co-worker I dragged there.....
(http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs038.snc1/3314_1048365331201_1287724170_30105876_7473780_n.jpg)
what you doing in Frankeberry Land?
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I look like a dangerous dork. :p
Well, not as much as the guy with the hiking boots in he middle of downtown St. Paul, but, in the same neighborhood. :-)
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Got back from the Minnesota Tax Day party. It was a beautiful night for a revolution! Michelle Bachmann was the ring leader. They estimated that there were 10000 people at the capitol, though I am sure that the media (if they say anything) will estimate the crowd a lot lower.
Funny, not a single member of the media walking around.
And, with all those dangerous right wing extremists, I think I saw the same lone beat cop managing the crowds.
Best sign: "I am a grandpa, not a militia"
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Well, not as much as the guy with the hiking boots in he middle of downtown St. Paul, but, in the same neighborhood. :-)
How weird is it that a Minniesocold girl is wearing cowboy boots in downtown St. Paul?
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Got back from the Minnesota Tax Day party. It was a beautiful night for a revolution! Michelle Bachmann was the ring leader. They estimated that there were 10000 people at the capitol, though I am sure that the media (if they say anything) will estimate the crowd a lot lower.
Funny, not a single member of the media walking around.
And, with all those dangerous right wing extremists, I think I saw the same lone beat cop managing the crowds.
Best sign: "I am a grandpa, not a militia"
Great report.............though ya'll voted in Franken
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How weird is it that a Minniesocold girl is wearing cowboy boots in downtown St. Paul?
Not weird at all.
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Crossing my fingers that this works.
My mom and me
(http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/121/imgp1303.jpg) (http://img18.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imgp1303.jpg)
Nothing but people as far as the eye could see (Capital Police estimate 5-6K were there)
(http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/6919/imgp1305.jpg) (http://img25.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imgp1305.jpg)
Another crowd shot
(http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/6061/imgp1318.jpg) (http://img23.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imgp1318.jpg)
Alan Korwin, gun-rights advocate (I own one of his books.)
(http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/2817/imgp1322t.jpg) (http://img24.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imgp1322t.jpg)
One of my favorite signs there
(http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/7803/imgp1330.jpg) (http://img11.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imgp1330.jpg)
The guy in the orange hat was the only moonbat I could find. Total lunatic. The men surrounding him calmly but firmly tried to explain to him that he was a moron.
(http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/797/imgp1325.jpg) (http://img18.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imgp1325.jpg)
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Great reports, frank and schade!
Schade, the capital building behind you is so pretty!
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what you doing in Frankeberry Land?
Good question! Franken :whatever: what an assclown.
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Great reports, frank and schade!
Schade, the capital building behind you is so pretty!
It is a purdy one!
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Great pics Jen! Thanks for putting them up. It's great you could spend some quality time with mom!
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Great pics Jen! Thanks for putting them up. It's great you could spend some quality time with mom!
Thanks!
Me and my mom...just a couple of radical right-wing extremists. The government is afraid of people like us. :evillaugh:
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Thanks!
Me and my mom...just a couple of radical right-wing extremists. The government is afraid of people like us. :evillaugh:
:rotf:
There were a lot of slogans on the "right wing extremist" theme tonight... pirates were a close 2nd.
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Sounds like I missed a lot of fun. I got an update from my friend Andrew on the one here.
This was the first protest type gathering I have ever been to in my life. The feeling there was great! I felt like I knew these people. I had many conversations with several people and mostly we were joking around. I saw some great signs and some very funny ones. It was a very positive get together. I'll put some of the pictures I took in email soon.
I was surprised that there was no more organization than there was. The liberal news media has accused the tea party's as part of the vast right wing conspiracy, paid for by a small group of fat cat Republicans. There was no organization there! The only politician there was Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn, who spoke for a couple of minutes, but I couldn't hear her. The one speaker I could hear was Phil Valentine a local talk show host and writer. His big line was "if you voted for the bailout, get the hell out!"
On the Bill O'Rielly show tonight they ran a clip on how one pinhead CNN reporter just cut off one of the Tea Partyers she had asked a question of, you can run the clip from http://www.foxnation.com/ . The New York Times totally ignored all of the big government big spending protests. The vicious NBC allowed their reporters to curse and insult their fellow Americans just because they didn't agree with them. This is not the way a legitimate and fair news organization should work.
No conservative should be watching CBS, NBC, CNN, ABC or MSNBC because of the corrupt bias way they report the news always favoring the far left. If you disagree with any of their far left views they will attack you, insult you and just cut you off like the CNN reporter did. Because they are the liberal elite and they know more than any conservative knows, plus they like to make fun of Christians and portray them as stupid and backward. One more reason for hating the position of the dems.
Go out to a tea party if you can and soak up the desire for a more efficient, smaller and honest government.
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It is a purdy one!
That guy with you must be 7 feet tall.
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Fantastic pics, Jen! :bow:
And y'all's signs turned out great! :cheersmate:
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Hi,
Amen and H5 for the pictures Jen.
Like the other person who posted, I have never, ever been to a rally or protest before. There were a few cops there on horses and everyone was smiling. Indeed, I must say I felt like I was among friends.
regards,
5412
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A photo from the Savannah Tea Party... a very large turn-out, too (and a great shot of a well-known bridge ;) )
(http://photos-f.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-snc1/v2761/163/58/501315855/n501315855_2873925_6227460.jpg)
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I found a blogger (http://serr8d.blogspot.com/2009/04/tennessee-tax-day-tea-party-protest.html) that posted some pictures of the one at Legislative Plaza.
(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff68/kayaktn/13_Plaza_LARGE_13.jpg)
(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff68/kayaktn/6_STate_Capitol_6.jpg)
(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff68/kayaktn/12_Term_Limits_12.jpg)
(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff68/kayaktn/16_Plaza_Signs_2_16.jpg)
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Ok...so no broken windows, no police arrests, no tear gas, no pie throwing, no barriers. Seems pretty Peaceful to me....unlike the PEACE rallies of the far left.
Yeah, we're the extremists..WE are the bad guys? :bird: Obama and Napolitano
American are watching and keeping score.
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Here's mine where it took place in my hometown, I am in there somewhere. ::)
http://www.week.com/news/local/43062537.html?video=YHI&t=a
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Here's another.
http://www.pjstar.com/news/x1824565035/More-than-500-protest-during-tax-day-tea-party
Between :30 and :36. Guess who. lol
And more than 500 were downtown. I counted at ,east 750 when we were standing in the courtyard square.
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lol. Nice hat... how's the B&E business working out?
I see your local liberals are as retarded and math-incompetent as ours. At least one of them tied the protests to spending and not just taxes as 99% of them seem to be doing. The "Bush's Fault" idiots made an appearance as well, but I'll take $1 trillion in deficit spending over $10 or 11 trillion any day.
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I saw ya, ALS. :-)
I found a video for the Savannah Tea Party, with a very catchy song to go with it. ;)
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuL5T30VoJM[/youtube]
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I'm very happy to see and hear about so many protests today! Like others have mentioned, none of this has had much coverage on the news.
Jen, great pictures.
I am sure if that many people showed up to protest a gay marriage ban it would be on the news 24/7
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Great pics/video, everyone! A Crazy Con, lucky you being on the Riverwalk on a beautiful day like today! I have a business in Jesup, so I love Savannah. I don't have any decent pics, or video, I went to the massive behemoth in ATL. It was crowded for 5 blocks around. They were saying that there were 15-20,000 ppl there, but I think it was way, way more. People were packed in like sardines! We had to walk forever, and my hubby has a bad back, so we couldn't get close to the action. I tried walking around, but you couldn't get far. I heard most of it, but I wish I had of went to the one closer to my house, or even drove over to the one in Savannah, just so we could sit down occasionally or even mingle. Don't get me wrong, the excitement level there was awesome. The thing is though, we have got to make sure this isn't a one off thing. It has to just grow and grow. Otherwise the point will be moot. Oh, BTW, there were a good many folks of color at the one in ATL, and from what I could hear ppl saying, Democrats, too. And ZERO fighting or violence, that I saw or heard about. Try that, libs, with that many ppl in downtown ATL, never would happen! Conservatives Rawk!
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The liberturds are claiming these rallies are fake.
If so, then it comes from personal experience in that rallies for "the messiah" are fake as well.
Sink-wife told me that she heard somewhere that someone was planning an even BIGGER TEA party on July 4th.
The turn out for these rallies was pretty good considering that not much planning went into them - the true grassroots part about it.
What is needed is a honest to god full blown tax revolution with the kickoff day scheduled for JULY 4 and running through the end of the year.
I'm sure "the messiah" was being kept appraised of TEA party activities through his spy agency [department of homeland security]. I'm also sure that he really doesn't give a $hit that the people are up in arms.
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That guy with you must be 7 feet tall.
I know.... I look like a hobbit :-). I am 5'3" and I have a slight heel on. I didn't think he was taller than 6'3" or so, but maybe he is. It sorta looks that way.
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Great pics/video, everyone! A Crazy Con, lucky you being on the Riverwalk on a beautiful day like today! I have a business in Jesup, so I love Savannah. I don't have any decent pics, or video, I went to the massive behemoth in ATL. It was crowded for 5 blocks around. They were saying that there were 15-20,000 ppl there, but I think it was way, way more. People were packed in like sardines! We had to walk forever, and my hubby has a bad back, so we couldn't get close to the action. I tried walking around, but you couldn't get far. I heard most of it, but I wish I had of went to the one closer to my house, or even drove over to the one in Savannah, just so we could sit down occasionally or even mingle. Don't get me wrong, the excitement level there was awesome. The thing is though, we have got to make sure this isn't a one off thing. It has to just grow and grow. Otherwise the point will be moot. Oh, BTW, there were a good many folks of color at the one in ATL, and from what I could hear ppl saying, Democrats, too. And ZERO fighting or violence, that I saw or heard about. Try that, libs, with that many ppl in downtown ATL, never would happen! Conservatives Rawk!
Oh, I wasn't actually able to go, due to the injury to my foot caused by the breaking in of new shoes (don't want to gross anyone out, so that's how I'll describe it. LOL) I am living vicariously through the photos and videos that I find or have sent to me by those who did go. :lmao: Savannah's weather was absolutely perfect and my friends who went were telling me all about the fun... they were disappointed in not getting to view a real-life moonbat... they apparently knew to stay in hiding down here. :p
I hope there will be more Tea Parties in the future, and not just the one being considered for D.C. Even if my foot undergoes another injury, I'll be there on crutches. :cheersmate:
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I'm so glad that CNN did some unbiased reporting on the TEA parties. :sarcasm:
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6G3fvNhdoc0&[/youtube]
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Great job, my fellow radicals! :usflag:
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Here's mine where it took place in my hometown, I am in there somewhere. ::)
http://www.week.com/news/local/43062537.html?video=YHI&t=a
They barely had you in there. :-)
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I'm so glad that CNN did some unbiased reporting on the TEA parties. :sarcasm:
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6G3fvNhdoc0&[/youtube]
Anti-CNN??????? The bitch needs a BS.
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I know.... I look like a hobbit :-). I am 5'3" and I have a slight heel on. I didn't think he was taller than 6'3" or so, but maybe he is. It sorta looks that way.
Good things come in small packages.
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(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff68/kayaktn/16_Plaza_Signs_2_16.jpg)
Best sign yet! :cheersmate:
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John Hawkins at RightWingNews has pictures and links to other tea parties. Some of the signs are great.
Chicago
(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff68/kayaktn/chicagoteaparty.jpg)
Dallas
(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff68/kayaktn/dallasteaparty.jpg)
Nashville
(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff68/kayaktn/nashvilleteaparty.jpg)
And the entire counter-protest in Madison, Wisconsin. All three of them.
(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff68/kayaktn/madisoncounterprotest.jpg)
http://troglopundit.wordpress.com/2009/04/15/oh-right-the-counter-protest/
http://rightwingnews.com/mt331/2009/04/pics_from_tea_parties_across_t.php
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Best sign yet! :cheersmate:
someone on FR said there is not a word about it in the NY Times.
Its section B in the Wash Post
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someone on FR said there is not a word about it in the NY Times.
Its section B in the Wash Post
A few commenters on another blog are suggesting a bigger protest in front of media buildings like CNN or NY Times. They wouldn't be able to ignore us then.
But I bet they would try.
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Wasn't able to show up, but only in spirit. They should do this more often. Yes, it would be a cool idea to protest in front of CNN and NY Times, it will get more attention.
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Great reports, frank and schade!
Schade, the capital building behind you is so pretty!
I think MN's capitol building has been considered by many to be among the most beautiful and artistic in the nation.
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10000 peeps in Frankensota!!!!
That's me and a co-worker I dragged there.....
(http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs038.snc1/3314_1048365331201_1287724170_30105876_7473780_n.jpg)
Dang it! I could've met Schade in the flesh! :censored: :banghead:
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Dang it! I could've met Schade in the flesh! :censored: :banghead:
You and Schade's flesh gotz no bizness toogetherz!
:hammer:
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You and Schade's flesh gotz no bizness toogetherz!
:hammer:
Menz... please. :innocent: :evillaugh:
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Dang it! I could've met Schade in the flesh! :censored: :banghead:
May 2nd my dear, be there.... tax liberation day! Can you believe the Strib said there were 2000 people there? They were down by a factor of 3-5 I think.
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Dang it! I could've met Schade in the flesh! :censored: :banghead:
I like the Newspeak Magazine headline
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I like the Newspeak Magazine headline
I can't take credit, my buddy created that sign. It got a lot of attention though.
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I can't take credit, my buddy created that sign. It got a lot of attention though.
What is that avatar? :rotf:
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What is that avatar? :rotf:
It is one of the defaults.... fur face! :evillaugh:
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It is one of the defaults.... fur face! :evillaugh:
Penguins CAN fly.
you just have to throw them harder.
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I saw one report yesterday where they showed a guy "open carrying" a sidearm. I thought to myself that it HAD to be MN. It sure looked like St Paul at the Capitol.
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I saw one report yesterday where they showed a guy "open carrying" a sidearm. I thought to myself that it HAD to be MN. It sure looked like St Paul at the Capitol.
I had a pistol with me, it was just hidden away. :-)
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There have been "conservative" head counts about the one in Oklahoma City at around 8,000.
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I heard Rush say the next one is scheduled for 4th of July.