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Today we’re gonna party like it’s 1773! UPDATE: Photos & video added
I won’t be blogging much today, as I will be attending two Tea Party demonstrations here in Dallas and Fort Worth today to protest the runaway spending being carried out by President Obama and Democrats in Congress. If they don’t hear from us en masse, they’ll just keep printing money, raising our taxes, spending us into a deeper hole and putting our children and grandchildren further in debt.
Texas Tea Party
The Cowtown Bar & Grill
Friday, February 27, 2009
3pm to 7pm
7108 Camp Bowie Blvd, Fort Worth, TX 76116
(817) 570-7910
There will also be a demonstration at Victory Plaza in downtown Dallas today from 11:00am – ??
Michelle Malkin has a list of other Tea Party demonstrations going on around the country today and posted some good advice for those looking to join in person or just in spirit.
Many of us were inspired after Rick Santelli gave his speech on the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange calling for a Chicago Tea Party.
There will be many events taking place across the country where people are gathering in protest of all of the spending and taxing that has been occurring lately in government. I wanted to offer an opportunity for those of us who have to work to be able to participate.
I want to encourage all of you to stage your own form of a protest at your work. Don’t do anything against your company policy that would get you disciplined or fired. Here are a few ways that you can participate:
- Participate in the live tweeting using the #teaparty hashtag.
- Take part in the Tea Party rally in Second Life.
- Writing letters to the media, elected officials, etc.
- Blogging about the Tea Party and the message behind it.
- Bring bags of tea to work and lay them on your desk. When your co-workers ask you why, explain the reasoning behind the protest and say you are showing your support.
- Make iced tea for the office and share the message with those you work with.
The last two on that list are things you can do at work to show support, but if you don’t feel comfortable you can still do them, but just not explain your reasoning to your co-workers if you aren’t comfortable or if you don’t work in a really accepting place.
I hope that this offers you a way to participate and I hope to “see” you there!
In case you didn’t get to see Rick Santelli’s speech that inspired this grassroots movement, here it is:
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UPDATE: I attended both protests today. Unfortunately, I didn’t make it to the Dallas Tea Party until it was nearly over. By the time I arrived, there were only a couple dozen people left. But those who were there from the beginning informed me that there were between 300-400 people gathered on the steps of Victory Plaza, where they took turns dunking portions of the “stimulus” bill into a large tank filled with tea.
Here’s some footage from the Dallas Tea Party. (h/t: AngryWhiteDude)
The Tea Party in Fort Worth was much larger, likely because it received a lot more public notice in advance. Those who were taking signatures on a petition against the stimulus told me they estimated the crowd to be between 800-900 people. And that was only an hour into the event. From what I could see, there were at least 250 people holding signs in front of the Cowtown Bar & Grill at any given time. And there were many more in the bar and in the area behind the building where chairs were set up and a live band was playing. In addition, there was widespread support from passing motorists who honked and voiced their approval.
Here are a few other photos to show the hundreds of taxpayers who were gathered to vent their frustration with a President and a Congress seemingly bent on punishing achievement and accumulating more debt in 10 years than America has had in its entire history!
Several Gadsden flags were visible in the crowd. Regular readers here may already know my affinity for that symbol particularly since it is still so appropriate in reference to America’s enemies. It’s truly a shame that it now applies to our elected officials as well. They are heedless to the outcry of their constituents!
This was my first protest but it won’t be my last if our government continues this increased taxation without representation and their blatant nationalizing our banks and healthcare system. I’ve already heard plans for a tax protest on April 15th to take place at every state capitol in the nation. And perhaps even a large-scale demonstration in Washington, DC on July 4th.
President Obama, are you listening?
Posted by FullMetalPatriot
12th gen. American, Constitutionalist, Harley-riding Texan, gun owner & NRA member, blogger, illustrator, Florida Gator alumnus. #TCOT
12th gen. American, Constitutionalist, Harley-riding Texan, gun owner & NRA member, blogger, illustrator, Florida Gator alumnus. #TCOT
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