Huge: Thousands converge for Cincinnati Tea Party; Update: 5k strong
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The Cincinnati Tea Party organizers told us it was going to be big. And it was. Organizer J. Binik-Thomas e-mails this evening that 5,000 folks turned out for the protest and more than 1,600 people signed a petition to ask local governments to reject porkulus funding.
Check out photos at Instapundit, including this aerial:

What are you doing? Go to Tax Day Tea Party and get moving!
Eric Cranley live-tweeted. A sample:
A friend of mine brought his 5 year old son, holding a sign saying, “Even a 5 year old knows socialism is stealing” #teaparty
about 3 hours ago from TwitterBerry
Good sign: “Tar. Feathers. Washington. Now.” #teaparty
about 3 hours ago from TwitterBerry
“My recommendation is that people look no further than the halls of Congress to find the stench of pork” #teaparty
Unlike the Los Angeles Times, the Cincinnati Enquirer actually covered the tax revolters without trashing them:
Thousands of people filled Fountain Square this afternoon for the Cincinnati Tea Party, a grassroots-effort designed to show their disapproval for bailouts and the massive federal stimulus plan.
People wore Revolution-era costumes and raised anti-bailout signs with messages like “Give us Liberty, not debt” and “No more bailouts.”
Sean Lynch was one of thousands who navigated the crowd.
“I’m frustrated with the way things are going in Congress. They need to remember that they work for us, and right now, we don’t approve,” said Lynch, of Colerain. “This is not a Democrat thing or a Republican thing. It’s a government thing.”
Lynch brought his children to the demonstration and hoped that one day, when they’re older, they’ll understand the importance of taking a stand. His 8-year-old, Isabel, held a “Stop spending my allowance” sign and 5-year-old Kate raised a “Stay out of my piggy bank” one.
“I don’t think anything is going to change overnight,” Lynch said. “But this is a start.”
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From reader Shannon:
Hello, Michelle!
Huge fan, and really appreciate the coverage you have given to the Cincinnati Tea Party. My family attended today — me, my husband, and my three children (10 year old boy, 7 year old girl, and 5 year old boy). Thousands were on Fountain Square today — lots of energy, lots of passion…. it was evident that everyone — my husband and I included — are not your “usual suspects” in demonstrations. We are all usually too busy earning our livings…. but we have been angered well beyond words.
Very disappointed that only one of our main news channels is covering the rally…. disappointed, but not surprised! Thank goodness for you, Glenn Beck and Fox News!!!
Just wanted you to hear from another attendee!
From blogger Machiavellian at The Virtuous Republic:

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Wasn’t LGM saying a few weeks ago that hese protests were smal and would not grow???
LGM wrong again.
Protests would be over by the time they got out of the sack and showed up.
on the one hand, the gubmint de obama says it can’t change contracts previously negotiated and hence aig has to pay these bonusses. but on the other hand, the merciful one says it will change the contracts of the deadbeats who overbought and now want to underpay. heads the taxpayer loses and tails the taxpayer gets screwed. i think i see a pattern forming here.
“Where’s my free Pony ?”
Patience little one, the horse’s asses in Washington are working on it…
MrOlympia said (#57):
Y’all feel comfortable posting your innermost feelings here. Even the ones that are racist. The Black Panthers haven’t been heard of for decades. Other radicals aren’t happy about Obama’s conservatism.
jangar said (#67):
Interesting theory. But Congress went back to piling up record deficits the moment Bush was elected.
sonofdy said (#72):
No. LGM said the protests were pathetically small. Even 5000 is smaller than the anti Iraq war demonstrations in Cincinnati. And the Obama rallies . . . .
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LOL then how do you explain how fast they are growing? They are growing much faster than the ones generated by the hate and slander of the left. Not even a month ago they were less than a hundred people, now there are 5000. IN LESS THAN A MONTH. Get ready LGM because you and your fellow leftist radicals are in for a hell of a shock. You are going to find out that you are actualy a minority, and that obama can no longer blame everything on someone else and expect everyone to buy it.
The anti-war and anti-bush movement never grew this fast.
Here’s a report (scroll down) of the event this weekend in New York City, which is ten times the size of Cincinnati:
Maybe someday. But today Obama is popular, bailout, stimulus, deficit, tax hikes, carbon tax, card check, and all.
Thats not the way the polls are heading. obama the fraud and failure is going to be listed as worse than bush by the history books.
BTW are you going to be happy to pay huge increases in taxes to pay for carbon taxes for a problem that doesn’t exist???
sucker!!!
http://www.pollingreport.com/obama_job.htm#Graphic
Polling data for lgm.
Yes LGM, that polling data shows that obamas disaproval rating increased by 300% in less than 2 months and his approval rating has droped 6-7% in 2 months.
Thats bad. For any president.
That LGM has posted three times today on the same thread proves he is either worried because the Tea Parties are gaining ground or that, in his official role as instigator for the GOP, he’s just up to his usual game of goading and prodding us to respond.
Don’t forget Tea Party at Madison, Wisconsin – April 15th. Madison – heart of a big lefty state and home of the biggest lefty beer partying university in the USA!
Folks:
Don’t waste time, effort, life, oxygen, etc, in responding to the socialist cheerleader.
Muffy will never be convinced that Candy’s outfit is cuter.
Ashley will never convince Crytsal that Chad would make a better student council president than Tyler.
The troll just drives by to toss a snide, dismissive bomb.
…Actually, if this movement, and other conservatice positions on issues, were destined for failure, why would trolls waste their time here?
If the conservative positions and/or issues were irrelevant, one would think the trolls would ignore them.
If the conservative positions and/or issues were doomed to failure, why would the trolls waste their time warning conservatives (as they not infrequently do – no, I do not have the documentary evidentiary references nor links) about them, or encouraging (“egging on”?) conservatives on along, with dire warnings included as a bonus?
…Unless…the socialist trolls are just the littlest bit scared.
Agreed.
You beat me to it.
Apologies; I was composing my post at the time yours was posted.
And “preview” is working, too…!
Popular? Well judging by the incremental increases in the number of attendees at each successive Tea Party, I’d say the bailouts are very “popular.”
i guess lgm was too busy traveling to various polling places to cast his multiple votes to remember the two black panthers in their garb complete with billy clubs posted at the front door of a polling place to keep racist white reporters out of the building so they couldn’t document the voter fraud. michelle posted it here, and the police were called, but hey, those racist white reporters from fox provoked the incident by showing up and filming these thugs intimidating voters. when will the kkk get a pass after showing up in hoods in front of a polling place complete with clubs and torches. just a question for the can’t we all get along group. 5 idiots wearing sheets try to march through some city, get attacked by hundreds of blacks, and nevermind. reverse that, and the fbi is looking for hate crime indictments. justice for all.
Thank you cheapseat. I do not respond to the trolls.
WCPO is claiming that the reporters were harassed and spit upon. Nobody is collaborating this story because it must not have happened. Where is the footage of this? It’s noticeably absent.
Additionally, Mike Wilson had this to say about their coverage:
E-mail sent to WCPO GM and Reporter Adam Marshall
I just heard Rush Limbaugh, just a couple minutes ago, give a huge plug for the tea parties and mentioned the one in Cincinnati in particular. He also talked about the reason for the tea parties and said, “God bless these folks”. High praise from El Rushbo!
Thanks to all the folks attending tea parties–THIS is how things get changed. There are supposed to be 2 Tea Parties in Denver on Apr 15th: 12 Noon at the Denver Capitol building (14th & Broadway) and another at 6:30 PM (don’t have all the details). It would be so much bigger if the parties were after working hours! I appreciate people showing up with signs expressing their concerns.