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July 6, 2009
Independence Day Tea Party Gala Extravaganza
Interest in politics bottoms out this time of year. People are in vacation mode, and elections are far away. Despite this and the scorching heat in some parts of the country, the Independence Day Tea Parties were a great success. Hundreds of thousands turned out at over 2,000 rallies in all 50 states. Even some mainstream media outlets have been forced to admit that the movement is significant and growing.
If the power-mad statists infesting Washington do succeed at destroying America and replacing it with a wretched, half-starved socialist slave state, it won't be without resistance.
Special thanks to readers who sent in pictures, videos, and tips: The Blogprof, Bubba, Charity, Claude, Conan, Eric, Forest, Heather M, Henry, Janet, Joe, JustAl, Karin, Lon Wolff, Mark Polege, MoogieP, nancz, Oiao, Susan N, TED, Tom G, and Varla.
Here's a consolidated cross section of the weekend's events:
Adams Center, New York
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Conroe, Texas
Dallas, Texas
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Flagstaff, Arizona
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Kona, Hawaii
Lansing, Michigan
Leawood, Kansas
Parker, Texas
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Phoenix, Arizona
Portland, Oregon
Raleigh, North Carolina
San Jose, California
Shreveport–Bossier City, Louisiana
Stafford County, Virginia
Statesboro, Georgia
Tucson, Arizona
Ventura, California
Washington, Missouri
Posted by Van Helsing at July 6, 2009 10:23 AM
Comments
The SAN FRANFREAKSHOW CHRONICLE was too busy covering that stupid GAY PRIDE DAY then they were covering this real good stuff
Posted by: SPURWING PLOVER at July 6, 2009 11:21 AM
Thank you, VH, for sharing your space with all of us.
Posted by: Henry at July 6, 2009 11:24 AM
My husband and I were at the Albuquerque Tea Party with 6 friends. There were around 3500 people there. A good turnout for a holiday. It was hot and lightning flashing on the Sandias. I was so proud of those that came to use their 1st Amendment rights to speakout about the wrongs of this administration. The Albuquerque Journal had a short article and the TV stations didn't cover it that I saw. What a way to spend the 4th of July.
Posted by: Janet at July 7, 2009 7:23 AM
Nice. People gathering, people speaking. It won't be taken seriously by the politicians though.
They don't care.
Posted by: Jimbo at July 7, 2009 7:45 PM
