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Rochester NY’s 2010 Tea Party
Here’s the story: More Than 1,000 Gather in Protest at Rochester’s 2010 Anti-Tax Tea Party Previous in series Table of contents for American Tea PartyTime for a Tea PartyTea Party VideoTea Party News and ViewsAcorns and Oaks – Seeds of ChangeTea Party and TodayPhiladelphia Tea PartyUpcoming Tea PartiesMy Last DollarRochester Tea Party a SuccessLocating a Tea Party Near YouTea Parties and FreedomAndrew Sullivan and the The Tea Tantrum MovementRochester’s Tea Party on Tax DayTea Party … Read entire article »
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Rochester, N.Y.’s 2010 Tea Party
The Rochester Tea Party organizers have scheduled another outing for all of us that oppose the big spending, high taxing, big government. There was a hugely successful gathering last year and they hope to make this year’s even larger and louder. Date: Thursday, April 15, 2010 Time: 11:30 am EDT to 1 pm EDT Location: Genesee Crossroads Park The park is located in downtown Rochester, NY, on the west bank of the Genesee River north of Main Street and south of Andrews. Further information can be found at the Rochester Tea Party website. Photos from the April 15, 2009 Rochester Tea Party Previous in series Next in seriesTable of contents for American Tea PartyTime for a Tea PartyTea Party VideoTea Party News and ViewsAcorns and Oaks – Seeds of ChangeTea Party and TodayPhiladelphia Tea PartyUpcoming Tea … Read entire article »
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Looking for a July 4 Teaparty?
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. Be sensible. These parties are both a grassroots movement and the efforts of a number of regional and national groups with agendas. The followers of Ron Paul are heavily involved in some areas. The Libertarian Party is also an organizer in places. If Barry Obama’s “real” birth certificate is not something you worry about, or the actions of the Tri-Lateral Commission bore you, you might find some of the people at a Tea Party just a little off-putting. A large number of people with a variety of beliefs are joining together for this movement. Bite your tongue or keep it firmly planted … Read entire article »
Filed under: American Politics, Congress, Executive Branch, Politics, Pork Busters
More Rochester Tea Party Pics
Previous in series Next in seriesTable of contents for American Tea PartyTime for a Tea PartyTea Party VideoTea Party News and ViewsAcorns and Oaks – Seeds of ChangeTea Party and TodayPhiladelphia Tea PartyUpcoming Tea PartiesMy Last DollarRochester Tea Party a SuccessLocating a Tea Party Near YouTea Parties and FreedomAndrew Sullivan and the The Tea Tantrum MovementRochester’s Tea Party on Tax DayTea Party Turnout NationwideWhy Hold a Tea Party Protest?More Rochester Tea Party PicsTea Party … Read entire article »
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Tea Party Turnout Nationwide
This is 2009 information. UPDATE: 4-17-2009 20:00 538 reports 306 sites and 262,025 attending Pajamas Media reports 617,568 attending Jim Geraghty at NRO reports 341,477 attending UPDATES marked *** and notes on them will follow the table. The massive number of Tea Party protests held on Tax Day are over. While the counts are unofficial, there are some numbers available. The city counts for the nationwide Tea Party protests yesterday can be found at Freedom Press. I have used their numbers as … Read entire article »
Filed under: American Politics, Analysis, Original writing, Politics, Pork Busters
Rochester’s Tea Party on Tax Day
The 2010 Tea Party can be found at this link. 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. It’s sunny and in the 50’s with a brisk wind here in Rochester, NY. Three stops were planned for the Tea Party, a downtown park, the County Office Building and City Hall. About 600 at the park heard speakers … Read entire article »
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Andrew Sullivan and the The Tea Tantrum Movement
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. He professes to have emerged from his rigorous course of research perplexed, bothered and bewildered. He describes the movement as “some kind of amorphous, generalized rage on the part of those who were used to running the country and now don’t feel part of the culture at all”. He calls it “adolescent, unserious hysteria”. Andrew makes the error that most liberals insist upon, that this is a … Read entire article »
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Tea Parties and Freedom
April 15 will see over 500 Tea Party protests being held nationwide. During the run-up to this important date, we have read a number of news stories about the roadblocks that local governments have placed in the way of these peaceful protests. The permit requirement seems to be the typical means of suppressing free speech. In the guise of “protecting” the protestors and the community, the permitting process lays a number of difficult to negotiate steps in front of any wou8ld-be protest organizer. The first impediment is that you must be an “organization”. In many communities, you and I cannot go out and get a permit to parade, or hold a rally. By requiring an “organization” sponsor the event, the locality places a burden on free speech. Liability insurance is another requirement that … Read entire article »
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Why Hold a Tea Party Protest?
April 18th, 2009 | Comments Off
On a bitterly cold March day, 40 of us braved the elements to hold Rochester, New York’s first Tea Party protest. Governor Patterson was in town, just down the street, and we wanted to let him know we were unhappy about his budget for 2009. New taxes, new fees, and the same old politics as usual in Albany. We also were angry about the actions of the Obama administration and our elected representatives in Congress. Spending … Read entire article »
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