St. Louis Riverfront Draws Rally Against Obama Stimulus Plan second photo
"If I had known this many people would show up, I'd have charged admission," said Bill Hennessy of Ballwin, the lead organizer. "We'll do this every chance we get until Congress repeals the pork — or we retire them from public life."
Crowd converges at Liberty Bridge to protest stimulus plan, Greenville, SC in fourth picture;
Ft Worth, Texas Tea Party crowd in fifth picture
. Also see Ft. Worth, Texas Tea Party News. Third photo is of the Houston Tea Party from The Lone Star Times.Com
Protest tea parties are gathering momentum all across the USA over Obama's reckless stimulus spending of hardworking American's tax payer's money. While Obama and his cronies will try to avoid the outcry of righteous American citizens as his New World Order agenda marches on, I don't see it going away any time soon. This person Obama, who is totally out of touch with the heart and minds of the majority of American people, has got to be the most dissassociative president in recollective history.
Here are some more pictures from 40 protest tea parties that were held in American cities today. These are from the Jackson, Mississippi Tea Party.
News of the Tea Parties have even caught the attention of the UK media, in a negative skewed sort of way. After all, it was England whom Americans threw their first tea party tax revolt against!
Rick Santelli captures the mood of the nation - and inadvertently inspires over 40 nationwide tea parties
When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn. Proverbs 29:2
Chicago Tea Party Video from Fox News
The Epic Chicago Tea Party Protest: Raise Your Voices!!
Lots more on the Chicago Tea party here
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It’s a far cry from Colonial Boston, but supporters say the rebellious climate is similar.
Conservative activists are planning "tea party" rallies in cities around the country Friday to protest the billions of dollars the federal government is allocating to counter the recession.
Mark Frimmel is planning a rally from 3 to 7 p.m. at Cowtown Sports Bar & Grill, 7108 Camp Bowie Blvd. in Fort Worth. The 51-year-old Fort Worth resident said he’s heard from people across the state planning to attend.
"This is getting bigger than I imagined," said Frimmel, who, like other activists, was inspired to plan the event after CNBC anchor Rick Santelli slammed the Obama administration’s fiscal policy in an on-air tirade last week.
While the rally will be peaceful, Frimmel said, "We’re going to demonstrate our distrust for the government overspending . . . and the policies they are forcing upon us."
Tarrant County Republican Party Chairwoman Stephanie Klick said she’s heard from many Republicans and even a few Democrats expressing interest in attending the grassroots event
"The spending thing has really gotten people riled up," she said.
Frimmel thinks Friday’s event will be just the beginning.
"I think this whole thing is going to culminate into a July Fourth Tea Party in Washington," he said. "People are getting pretty mad out there."
Greenville, S.C. Tea Party News
Protesters Stage Greenville Tea Party
Thousands Protest Government Spending-
GREENVILLE, S.C. -- A massive rally in downtown Greenville on Friday to protest government spending was started by the rant of a reporter in Chicago.
Several thousand people flocked to the banks of the Reedy River to re-enact a uniquely American form of political speech. The crowds dumped tea into the river, evoking memories of the Boston Tea Party of 1773.
"They're not like putty in our hands," said CNBC on-air personality Rick Santelli. "This is America! How many of you people want to pay for your neighbors' mortgages, that has an extra bathroom and can't pay their bills? We're thinking about having a Chicago tea party in July. All you capitalists that wanna show up at Lake Michigan, I'm gonna start organizing."
Santelli's words spurred thousands to take action across the country, and about 2,000 in Greenville alone.
"I'm sick and tired of it," said protester Barbara Keeton. "That's my money. That's my grandchildren's future. It's down the toilet."
Protesters said they were angry over the billions spent by Congress and the billions more on the table.
"No one looked at it, no one read it, no one had any clue what was in it except, of course, for the guys who prepared it," said protestor Joshua Schatzle.
"The debt that Obama's got, is way higher now, less than 100 days after he's been in office," Keeton said.
The protesters vented through signs, chants and tea.
Carl Clegg said he got the idea to start the party less than a week before it occurred.
"We're giving the opportunity for people in the area to come out and say, 'I do not approve of what's going on in Washington,'" said Clegg, of the Upstate Young Republicans.
Greenville, SC Tea Party Pictures
St. Louis, Missouri Tea Party News
Stimulus protesters rally at the Gateway Arch. -- A large crowd braved chilly temperatures downtown today to protest President Barack Obama's stimulus program and to throw tea into the Mississippi River.
The gathering was organized by several local conservatives, who estimated the showing at more than 1,000 people. There was no official crowd estimate, but the gathering filled roughly one fourth of the grand staircase from the Gateway Arch grounds down to the levee.
Among the speakers was former football Cardinals tight end Jackie Smith, who took a bullhorn and said, "We are mad as hell and we need to stay mad as hell. Don't let up."
Smith asked the crowd if this was their first protest rally, and most raised their hands.
Bill Hennessy, said he got the idea for the tea party from comments made last week by CNBC business commentator Rick Santelli about the stimulus program. Santelli urged people to have another Boston tea party.
Before the crowd went down to the Mississippi River, Hennessy urged everyone to rip open their tea bags and dump the tea without throwing the paper into the river. The group ended the 50-minute rally by lining up on the river's edge and doing as asked.
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