These
are some personal photos from the
Chicago
Tea Party event on February 27, 2009, where hundreds of
conservatives showed up in freezing weather on short notice to protest
the changes which Congress and the Obama administration have been making
in recent weeks. Future event info.
Nationwide, there were over 40 protests with 15,000+
participants - organized locally in only one week. Some estimates
were as high as 30,000 participants.
There were 800+ nationwide Tax Day Tea Party protests
on April 15, and plans are in progress for even more and larger
Independence Day Tea Party
protests on July 4. Links below.
Do
you have other photos to share openly?
Send us the URL and we will link to them. See our
Chicago Tea Party page for Facebook and
other links to the related events around the country.
Rosanna Pulido, Republican primary candidate for the 5th
Congressional district seat formerly held by Rahm Emmanuel, was among
the attendees at the Chicago Tea Party.
http://www.rosannapulido2009.com/
More
Chicago Tea Party photos and a video are at Freedom Folks
Thank you to the organizers of the Chicago Tea
Party taxpayer revolt, and to the hundreds of participants who
turned up on very short notice - just one week after
Rick Santelli proposed the idea of a
"Chicago Tea Party" in July. There was a sense of urgency among
the participants that by July, it may already be too late to stop the
changes. Simultaneous events were held in about 40 other cities.
Chicago Tea Party and Nationwide Chicago Tea Party event
sponsors:
If interested in future events
like the Tea Party in Chicago and other cities, please contact the Don't Go Movement to register
your interests. Similar protests may be planned soon. Follow
the Facebook links in the right column to find the many
local event organizers and
future event dates and locations.
This is not the end of this story! It is just
getting started. We also welcome your
feedback.
Fox News - Greta Van Susteren
interview with
Dick Morris - "Politics of
Fear"
Fox News Chicago - local TV coverage of the Chicago Tea Party
protest
Doug Powers coverage of the Lansing, MI Tea Party - where he estimated
a turnout of around 500 - 750 people, described as "probably every
Republican who lives in a 50 mile radius of the capitol". He also
suggested that Saturday might be better (for hard-working people to
attend) and that a focus on a larger event in DC might have more impact.
One step at a time ...
Age of Hooper has many good photos of the Washington DC Tea Party
event, including many with noteworthy signs, such as "Tea Party Today, Tar
and Feathers Tomorrow"
More
photos from the Chicago Tea Party at "Tennis
Mom"
