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1. #677934
   On April 15th, 2009 at 5:28 pm, CantCureStupid said:

   Begala is a douche. I would love for him to get in my veteran face and tell me that I don’t do enough for my country. What a useless meat sack.

2. #677937
   On April 15th, 2009 at 5:30 pm, fred5676 said:

   Just got back from the Carson City, NV party.

   GREAT function! I’m only guessing, but maybe 2000 to 4000 people depending on time between 10 AM and 1 PM. In front of state legislature building, on both sides of the street, on the lawns, cars honking like crazy, loud truck horns – beautiful!!

   Dean Heller and Sharron Angle gave brief talks, but most of all, everyone was elated at just sharing similar thoughts about our out-of-control government spending.

   Great signs, friendly dogs, excited children – what a fantastic show of pride in country!

3. #677962
   On April 15th, 2009 at 5:48 pm, Pauldow said:

   Went to the event in Hartford. Crowd estimated at 3-4,000. Great speakers. Among them talk show hosts from two of the local radio stations.

   Let me guess what all the parties have in common. No arrests. No litter left behind. The people these events are attracting have integrity and personal responsibility which is why we don’t want to be dependent on government.

4. #677963
   On April 15th, 2009 at 5:49 pm, CW4_KGP said:

   I haven’t watched CNN in years. Take a look at this arrogant, biased “journalist” reporting on the Tea Party from Chicago. Are all CNN “journalists” this “fair and balanced?”

   What a crock!

   http://www.eyeblast.tv/public/checker.aspx?v=ydSUqGSUaG

   (The site is getting a link from Drudge so it is very slow in loading. They are probably getting slammed with traffic.)

   A decent HS journalism student with a C average could outdo Susan Rosen. She was looking for a fight, not a story, and she does not have a clue how to conduct a live interview.

   Its just part of the reason CNN is in the toilet and Fox is doing better.

5. #677973
   On April 15th, 2009 at 6:02 pm, Lucifer Jones said:

   Can’t come today. I have to work to support Octo-Mom and her 14 kids!

6. #677982
   On April 15th, 2009 at 6:12 pm, plymouthacclaim said:

   Rockwall, TX starts at 6PM Central. Going to be there.

7. #678004
   On April 15th, 2009 at 6:29 pm, cubbiegal said:

   I just got back from the Chicago Tea Party.
   I’ve never SEEN such a big crowd-I’m a former member of Chicago Protest Warrior-ever!
   My husband was guessing 3000+.
   I took photos and am hoping to have them uploaded later this eve.

8. #678024
   On April 15th, 2009 at 6:40 pm, mattsand said:

   Springfield, MO Tea Party: conservative estimate 300 people, crowd was growing bigger as I left.

   I saw no counter protest, but many vehicles honking and waving support. Most telling, nearly every business vehicle I saw, including large delivery trucks, showed support, several holding down the horn the entire city block being used for the gathering.

   All in all, a good turnout for a normally inactive area.

9. #678035
   On April 15th, 2009 at 6:51 pm, marius4143 said:

   I drove 2 hours to attend the Des Moines Iowa tea party. We had a great turnout – over 2000. Everyone was well-behaved, a great contrast to “other” protests I’ve seen.

10. #678037
    On April 15th, 2009 at 6:55 pm, RTater said:

    Denver was great. Super weather. No big-name speakers, but lots of good people, and many younger than I expected. I think the counter-protesters were crestfallen that their juvenile baiting had no effect.

11. #678055
    On April 15th, 2009 at 7:16 pm, letget said:

    I was really hoping to see someone on Fox say with their numerous feeds, Where in our foundering fathers does it give the dc bunch and bho the authority to take from a private business and give to those who don’t pay taxes. Our founding Fathers had a tiny brain cell to see that ‘might’ happen. We taxpayers are going to sol for numerous years. Gotta say, God bless America.

    L

12. #678115
    On April 15th, 2009 at 8:25 pm, inspiredhome said:

    I was in Denver with my husband, three young children, and mom and holding up my ferret sign. Really great turnout and dynamic speakers. Next phase is to educate the constituents regarding the government our Founding Fathers established. Education and protest. We will prevail!

13. #678122
    On April 15th, 2009 at 8:35 pm, docflash said:

    Just got back from the party at Belton,Texas outside of Ft.Hood.The announced crowd was 2000 and very loud.Some so called protesters showed up and were given all the respect and no trouble.I was very proud of everyone.

14. #678125
    On April 15th, 2009 at 8:40 pm, Jaded said:

    Here are my pictures from Merrifield VA

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/iconlist/

15. #678126
    On April 15th, 2009 at 8:42 pm, T-Bone said:

    Liberals are scared that their opposition may be on the move. Look at their actions. You can see and smell the fear. They toiled so long and so hard to paint conservatives as hate mongers and themselves as loving kind humanists, even though they used hate speech and overt racism to do it.

    Now it is all unraveling and they know it. If this was the end of it they could rest easy, but this is the tip of the iceberg. This movement has the promise of sweeping clean the Congress in the next elections and moving right on through the White House and Obamas insane economic policies of tax & spend. And since history has proven that tax and spend does not work, the economy will continue to be sluggish and the backlash will continue to grow.

    Heres a hint Obama, want to grow the economy? Cut taxes. Very simple. Of course, you won’t be able to buy your votes that way and that is more important to you than a functioning economy.

    They thought they had the market cornered and now they are losing it and they are scared. The people speak!

16. #678128
    On April 15th, 2009 at 8:42 pm, teachem2 said:

    Just got back from the Memphis Tea Party. The early estimates I heard were between 2000 – 2500. It was very well organized and there didn’t appear to be any party crashers. It was awesome!

17. #678130
    On April 15th, 2009 at 8:45 pm, Rip Ford said:

    Just got back from the Sugar Land, TX Tea Party. Wanted to stay for the whole thing but the crowd was a bit much for my massively introverted self and I could barely hear the speaker from the periphery of the crowd so I decided once I had some good pictures to come on home. I’m happy to report there were a lot more people than I was expecting. I should have some pictures up by tomorrow morning.

18. #678154
    On April 15th, 2009 at 9:26 pm, HandsOffMyPaycheckCommie said:

    I look at today’s turnout, and I can only think of one thing to say…

    Hey Michelle Obama:
    For the first time (in a few months) I am proud of my country!

19. #678182
    On April 15th, 2009 at 9:52 pm, marius4143 said:

    Photos from the Des Moines, Iowa Tea Party.

    Des Moines Tea Party Photos
    

20. #678229
    On April 15th, 2009 at 10:45 pm, iamdan said:

    Atlanta had 5,000 minimum – one person thought it was closer to 10,000. I left around 8:30p and larger groups were still coming in.

21. #678264
    On April 15th, 2009 at 11:22 pm, Wellsy said:

    Photos and wrap-up from the Dayton, OH Tea Party. I heard estimates of 7,000-8,000. Turnout was great and the rally was a success.

22. #678396
    On April 16th, 2009 at 6:14 am, Rip Ford said:

    My photos of the Sugar Land, TX Tea Party, such as they are.

23. #678420
    On April 16th, 2009 at 7:22 am, Mach1Duck said:

    I missed the party in Gilbert, Az. Cancer treatment; but it and every Tea Party had my support.

24. #678526
    On April 16th, 2009 at 9:24 am, gunslingerpatriot said:

    Teachem2-
    The Memphis Tea Party was a wonder event and the best thing is what didn’t occured; no Memphis Police or Blue Crush were there for crowd control.

    The only thing I saw that was closely related to a counter protest were four passing motorists that passed by giving the single finger salute (aka the bird) with some profanities. The best thing is that our protestors were the classiest and gave a sincere friendly wave with a

    BTW-I was the guy in kilt with Gadsten Flag.

    GSP
    “This is Sparta!”