Thanks for reporting back to us!
It's really great that you went.
This is a good sign.
We have been living inside of this - "we will tell you what to do" box for so long
-that it will still take some time to break out.
Good for you for showing up. Showing up is big.

How do you protest what you believe is wasteful spending by purchasing millions of tea bags?

How do you protest what your representational gov is doing by re-enacting a protest which had the sole purpose of decrying the lack of any representational gov?


Now don't get me wrong. The Republicans definitely need something to rally around. And that's fine... but for goodness sakes come up with a symbol which is a decent model!

Originally posted by HunkaHunka
How do you protest what you believe is wasteful spending by purchasing millions of tea bags?

How do you protest what your representational gov is doing by re-enacting a protest which had the sole purpose of decrying the lack of any representational gov?

Now don't get me wrong. The Republicans definitely need something to rally around. And that's fine... but for goodness sakes come up with a symbol which is a decent model!

You could say that buying Tea Bags is stimulating the economy. I personally did not buy any, dont have the money to spend.

The government is not supporting the people. Many, many, people know this.

Currently there is no other good symbol for a decent model. Other than an armed revolt against the government, but the country as a whole is not ready for that.

I thought you said there were Black people there? In the pictures the only blacks I seen were the 2 cops on bikes. (I'm just saying) Unfortunately I wasn't able to attend the local Tea Party here I was busy doing my job to support all of the welfare abusers.

Edit: I'm sorry I seen 2 and 1 looked like she was scared to come in!

[edit on 15-4-2009 by way2slo]

At least you were at a legit protest,Tek!Although I do have my suspicions about a lot of the backers of these tea parties I think everyone who was there today are now being put on a "domestic terrorists" watch list so do be careful.

Originally posted by Tentickles

Originally posted by HunkaHunka
How do you protest what you believe is wasteful spending by purchasing millions of tea bags?

How do you protest what your representational gov is doing by re-enacting a protest which had the sole purpose of decrying the lack of any representational gov?

Now don't get me wrong. The Republicans definitely need something to rally around. And that's fine... but for goodness sakes come up with a symbol which is a decent model!

You could say that buying Tea Bags is stimulating the economy. I personally did not buy any, dont have the money to spend.

The government is not supporting the people. Many, many, people know this.

Currently there is no other good symbol for a decent model. Other than an armed revolt against the government, but the country as a whole is not ready for that.

I for one feel as if the gov is supporting the people, finally for once.

My daughter and I had the opportunity to attend a tea party in Danville, KY. Danville is a small city, very small. More of a town. 25 people were expected to show up. It was cold and rainy and there were at least 200 people in attendance. It was a peaceful event. The crowd consisted of a variety of people, different social status, different income levels and different ages and races. It most certainly wasn't an anti-Obama meeting. His name wasn't even mentioned once. Political parties weren't mentioned either by any of the speakers. Just the events unfolding in our country were discussed. There was only one heckler. A lady drove by slowly yelling something about "Go, Obama!" She was obviously clueless as to what the tea party was all about. No teabags were thrown into the fountain on the courthouse lawn. A local restaurant did provide a 5 gallon container of hot tea with cups for the participants so we could warm ourselves. And as my daughter and I left the event, we noticed there was not a single piece of trash on the ground for the government to pay to have picked up and disposed of. It was great to be a part of something like this that might become a larger and more powerful movement. Fortunately for me, I was able to attend because I am retired, yet do work and I work at night when my creativity is at its best. Unfortunately for my daughter, she was able to attend because she is unemployed and her prospects are not good at this time for employment.