Richmond Tax Day Tea Party - Success!
UPDATE #2: I've moved this post to the top because the Great Americans who make up the WST-Richmond/Chester teams have stepped up and are doing the heavy-lifting.
Bravo Zulu!!!!!!!!
UPDATE: WELCOME to all of Theo's friends! Sit and stay a while. Click the UCV banner and have a look around.
The Richmond Tea Party coordinators and all of their hardworking help deserve a round of applause! The Party was a FANTASTIC success! Don't forget to hit their site and see what's next. Sign the Petition!
Expecting "several hundred" people, the attendance has been estimated at OVER 3000 persons! IN THE RAIN AND COLD! Kanawha Plaza was Filled! One Party coordinator was told by security that the police had to actually turn some away due to overcrowding, though this is unconfirmed.
Kudos to local channel 6, WTVR, for sticking with the Party throughout the day.
Video here and here.
NBC12, has video at the article. Click on the video next to the article. Wait for the 7 second commercial to finish.
Channel 8, WRIC, took video, but it does not seem to be working.
Arriving just before 5pm, I found hundreds of people braving the rain. I took advantage of the early arrival to snap a few shots.
Whole families braved the foul weather to stand up for their rights. Radical extremists were everywhere!
Dangerous radicals arrived every second! They were everywhere! EVERYWHERE I TELL YOU!
This DHS defined possible terrorist was standing tall in defense of his rights. God love ya! (I'm channeling Joe Biden.....get it?)
Even this young lady gets it:
And again, because she's just so darn cute.....
Signs were everywhere! I've never seen s
uch radical, extreme messages! I don't think such messages have EVER
BEFORE been presented to a government before.....oh, wait....
Do these messages seem radical and dangerous to you?
Well, this one might make a few of our supposed representatives go review the Founding documents...
Especially when found in conjunction with THOSE flags.....
Some messages are dangerous.....
Most reports from across the nation are reporting crowds of several hundred to several thousand. The national media have not covered these events except in minor or derogatory ways. One target of the protests is saying that this is "astroturf", that this movement is run by "corporate interests." Judge for yourself.
These next photos are a crowd shot in sequence looking from my left to my right. I am positioned to the front along the stage right edge of the crowd.
The speakers roused the crowd to cheers and shouts. "USA! USA! USA!" was a common cry. Obama was not really mentioned in either speeches, comments, or signs. The crowd emphasized the actions of Congress. Both parties were condemned for their actions for the past few years, not since the last election.
But the chant that had the most energy and feeling?
Are you listening Congress?
Bravo Zulu!!!!!!!!
UPDATE: WELCOME to all of Theo's friends! Sit and stay a while. Click the UCV banner and have a look around.
The Richmond Tea Party coordinators and all of their hardworking help deserve a round of applause! The Party was a FANTASTIC success! Don't forget to hit their site and see what's next. Sign the Petition!
Expecting "several hundred" people, the attendance has been estimated at OVER 3000 persons! IN THE RAIN AND COLD! Kanawha Plaza was Filled! One Party coordinator was told by security that the police had to actually turn some away due to overcrowding, though this is unconfirmed.
Kudos to local channel 6, WTVR, for sticking with the Party throughout the day.
Video here and here.
NBC12, has video at the article. Click on the video next to the article. Wait for the 7 second commercial to finish.
Channel 8, WRIC, took video, but it does not seem to be working.
Arriving just before 5pm, I found hundreds of people braving the rain. I took advantage of the early arrival to snap a few shots.
Whole families braved the foul weather to stand up for their rights. Radical extremists were everywhere!
Dangerous radicals arrived every second! They were everywhere! EVERYWHERE I TELL YOU!
This DHS defined possible terrorist was standing tall in defense of his rights. God love ya! (I'm channeling Joe Biden.....get it?)
Even this young lady gets it:
And again, because she's just so darn cute.....
Signs were everywhere! I've never seen s
uch radical, extreme messages! I don't think such messages have EVER
BEFORE been presented to a government before.....oh, wait....Do these messages seem radical and dangerous to you?
Well, this one might make a few of our supposed representatives go review the Founding documents...
Especially when found in conjunction with THOSE flags.....
Some messages are dangerous.....
Most reports from across the nation are reporting crowds of several hundred to several thousand. The national media have not covered these events except in minor or derogatory ways. One target of the protests is saying that this is "astroturf", that this movement is run by "corporate interests." Judge for yourself.
These next photos are a crowd shot in sequence looking from my left to my right. I am positioned to the front along the stage right edge of the crowd.
The speakers roused the crowd to cheers and shouts. "USA! USA! USA!" was a common cry. Obama was not really mentioned in either speeches, comments, or signs. The crowd emphasized the actions of Congress. Both parties were condemned for their actions for the past few years, not since the last election.
But the chant that had the most energy and feeling?
"VOTE THEM OUT! VOTE THEM OUT! VOTE THEM OUT!"
Are you listening Congress?
Labels: Doc Thompson, Richmond Tea Party, Tax Day Tea Party, The Lee Brothers, update#2
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