One list can be found by clicking on the image in the upper left or by going to Tea Party Patriots.
A second list may be found at Tea Party Day.
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Must watch video. This video uses some of the pictures I took at the April 15 Rochester Tea Party. It was put together by an ex-Marine.
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Here are a few more pictures from the Rochester, NY Tea Party on April 15.
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The dedicated volunteers who put that Tea Party together resolved to join the national movement and hold a second on April 15. It was a workday, but it was also the day income taxes were due to be paid to both New York State and the Federal Government.
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Here are some unofficial attendance figures from the nationwide Tea Parties on April 15, 2009.
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The 40 who braved the cold in March for the Rochester NY Tea Party were joined today by over 1,000 more Americans fed up with politics as usual.
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Back when Andrew Sullivan was a conservative, he sent lots of traffic this way with a number of links. So, I feel a certain sadness with his change of perspective over the last few years.
Andrew wrote a piece titled The Tea Tantrum Movement for The Atlantic. It is his take on the Tea Party protest movement based on an admitted hour or so of on-line research.
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Here are the major links to current and future Tea Parties. Help in organizing your own Tea Party is also available through these links.
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The Rochester, NY Tea Party protest held yesterday was a resounding success. Over 40 concerned citizens ranging in age from college students to seniors met at the Main Street bridge over the Genesee River to dump tea into the water.
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