Tea Party Protests

Yesterday over 250,000 people in over 800 locations across the country protested the high level of government spending and control in our lives.

Here is a brief sampling (I'm just listing a few headcounts - it would take too much time and space to list them all):

Chicago, IL 4,000 - 5,000
San Antonio, TX 10,000
St. Louis, MO 10,000
Columbus OH 3,500 - 5,000
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 2,000
Fort Worth, TX 4,000 - 5,000
Nashville, TN 10,000
Montpelier, VT 1,000
Denver, CO 5,000
Naples, FL 3,000
Lansing, MI 4,000
Gilbert, AZ 1,000
Colorado Springs, CO 2,500
Johnson County (KC area) 5,000
Liberty Memorial (KC) 5,000
Canton, OH 2,000

And on and on and on....if you want more information, go to taxdayteaparty.com or michellemalkin.com. What's really amazing is the number of small towns that had 200 or 300 or 500 people show up!!

April 15th Tea Parties

We attended the Chicago Tea Party at noon today, which was one of hundreds (over 700 total) across the nation today.

There was a peaceful crowd of 4,000-5,000 and several nonpartisan speakers. There was a wide cross section of people there - old and young, blue collar and white collar.

People were very concerned with both the rate of spending our government has embarked on and the government intrusion and control that seems to expand daily.

More Tea Party Protests

This past weekend, several hundred people turned out in Pittsburgh and Lincoln Nebraska to protest government spending.

This Wednesday, April 15, is the day when protests are scheduled across the country. For information, go to www.taxdayteaparty.com.

Media elites from both the left wing and right wing continue to mock the Tea Parties....obviously they don't spend much time with "regular people" or they might have a better understanding of why people are concerned.

More Tea Party Protests

This weekend there were taxpayer protests in Santa Barbara (500+ people), Charlotte (200 people), Montana (500-1000 people), and Long Island (300 people).

Protests are planned in cities around the country on April 15th. For more information, go to taxdayteaparty.com. This is a purely grassroots effort, with volunteers in many states.

Weekend "Tea Parties"

Several more taxpayer protests, dubbed "Tea Parties" after the Boston Tea Party, were held this weekend. Ironically, the 40 people who protested the AIG bonuses got national coverage (journalists outnumbered protestors by more than 2 to 1), while the Tea Parties did not.

Orlando, Florida 4,000 people
Raleigh, NC 300-400
Ridgefield, Conn. 200-300
Lexington, KY 1,200 - 1,500
Solomons Island, Maryland 300

Tea Party Protests

There were several more Tea Party Protests against government spending this weekend. There are many more planned for April 15th across the country.

This weekend's Tea Parties were as follows:

Cincinnatti, OH 4,000 - 5,000 people
Columbus, OH 200
Leawood, KS 110 (4th protest in 4 weeks in KC)
Little Rock, Arkansas 200
Boise, Idaho 100-15o

More Tea Party Protests

Several more taxpayer protests were held across the country.

Green Bay, WI 1,200 people
Olathe, KS 150-200
Harrisburg, PA 200-300
Fullerton, CA 8,000 - 12,000 (They were protesting both Federal and California policies)
Salt Lake City 100
Yonkers, NY 350
Lafayette, LA 400-500
Monterey, CA
Maui, Hawaii
Boise, ID

There may be others...they are all locally organized, so there's no central source of info. And the crowd estimates are just that...estimates.

Taxpayer Protests Across the Country

Citizens protesting bailouts and government spending showed up in over 40 cities Friday:

Atlanta 300-400 people
Chicago 400+
Nashville 300
Wichita 300-400
Lansing 120
St. Louis 1000+
Oklahoma City 400
Los Angeles
Tulsa 200
Seattle 300
Houston 250
Tempe AZ 150
Sacramento
Denver
San Diego 350
Jacksonville FL 80
Buffalo, NY
Greeneville, SC 1000
Dallas 250