Today's Tea Partys Picture Album

[Lori Mick]

Here's the link to pictures of some of the parties held around the nation.

http://michellemalkin.com/2009/02/27...ounterculture/

I hope some of the media picks this up!

[RunningOnMT]

Did you or are you participating in one in NY? In away I wish I could, but travel right now is out of the question and I've never been a big fan of large crowds anyway. Still I'm with them in spirit and hope they get their point across.

[4EvrLearning]

I just had a sick thought re: these (and any other) demonstrations. Personally, I think they're great; we have a right and a DUTY to make our voices heard when we know that our elected officials--including our so-called President--are not representing us as they should, and even worse, are working against us by ignoring reason, wisdom and legitimate concerns. So what's the problem? Well...my "sick thought" is this...

Could these demonstrations backfire on us? Could Obama see them as enough of a "threat" that he ramps up his efforts to implement a civil military force? Are we unwittingly playing right into his hands?

[Lori Mick]

Iowa won't let them dump tea....

State officials ban tea from Tea Party
By Michelle Malkin • February 27, 2009 11:04 AM

Via Snapped Shot and STACLU comes news that Iowa state officials have banned the use of tea by Tea Party protesters holding an event tomorrow in Cedar Rapids.

The tea violates environmental standards because it will discolor the water:

A Cedar Rapids group will do a symbolic tea dumping into the Cedar River on Saturday because state officials won’t let them use the real thing.

An anti-tax group wanted to pitch in real tea like the Bostonian revolutionaries opposed to England’s tea taxes.

Tea, although natural and quite tasty, is considered a pollutant that can’t go into a body of water without a permit, said Mike Wade, a senior environmental specialist at the DNR’s Manchester field office.

“Discoloration is considered a violation,” Wade said.
What would our Founding Fathers say?

[Lori Mick]

Originally Posted by RunningOnMT

Did you or are you participating in one in NY? In away I wish I could, but travel right now is out of the question and I've never been a big fan of large crowds anyway. Still I'm with them in spirit and hope they get their point across.

I'm going to one of the big ones on July 4th. The one in NY is for tomorrow for 1 hour and it'll take me 2 hours to get there. So I'm going to Boston on the 4th and stay the weekend with my niece.

I just had a sick thought re: these (and any other) demonstrations. Personally, I think they're great; we have a right and a DUTY to make our voices heard when we know that our elected officials--including our so-called President--are not representing us as they should, and even worse, are working against us by ignoring reason, wisdom and legitimate concerns. So what's the problem? Well...my "sick thought" is this...

Could these demonstrations backfire on us? Could Obama see them as enough of a "threat" that he ramps up his efforts to implement a civil military force? Are we unwittingly playing right into his hands?

I had the same crazy thought too but right now he and the rest of his inmates need to see that the Ameican people Don't want them to kill America! And to shoot a message to the other politician, especially Chuck the Schmuck that Americans DO CARE!

His army of thugs will scare us all....sigh....I just can't believe this is America....

[artabr]

Originally Posted by 4EvrLearning

Could these demonstrations backfire on us? Could Obama see them as enough of a "threat" that he ramps up his efforts to implement a civil military force? Are we unwittingly playing right into his hands?

I think this action by Obozo would play more into our hands.
As far as his civil military force. I say, bring them on. I get the feeling that Code Pink ain't going to want to "dance" with the likes of us.



Art

[Lori Mick]

here's a link from MSNBC...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29430834/

adding another one.. http://www.usnews.com/blogs/the-tick...tea-party.html

Did anybody find any others?

[artabr]

Originally Posted by Lori Mick

“Discoloration is considered a violation,” Wade said.
What would our Founding Fathers say?

Excuse my french, but I kinda think ol' George, Ben, and Mr.Jefferson would have said some thing like.
"Pi*s on 'em", This is OUR country, they are the hired help, if they don't like it, maybe it is best that they find another profession.




Art

[Lori Mick]

Originally Posted by artabr

I think this action by Obozo would play more into our hands.
As far as his civil military force. I say, bring them on. I get the feeling that Code Pink ain't going to want to "dance" with the likes of us.



Art

Code Pink?

[Lori Mick]

It made Fox News on TV....they covered Chicago, Atlanta and Washington.

Good turn outs and somebody had a poster with the 3 stooges! hahaha!!

Fox is doing a good job with it! And they announced that it was a 'bipartisan' event! whew!

[Lori Mick]

Originally Posted by artabr

Excuse my french, but I kinda think ol' George, Ben, and Mr.Jefferson would has said some thing like.
"Pi*s on 'em", This is OUR country, they are the hired help, if they don't like it, maybe it is best that they find another profession.




Art

Good one Art!

[bcj1755]

Originally Posted by 4EvrLearning

Could these demonstrations backfire on us? Could Obama see them as enough of a "threat" that he ramps up his efforts to implement a civil military force? Are we unwittingly playing right into his hands?

That's actually what I'm expecting to happen

[oldogy]

Originally Posted by Lori Mick

Iowa won't let them dump tea....

State officials ban tea from Tea Party
By Michelle Malkin • February 27, 2009 11:04 AM

Via Snapped Shot and STACLU comes news that Iowa state officials have banned the use of tea by Tea Party protesters holding an event tomorrow in Cedar Rapids.

The tea violates environmental standards because it will discolor the water:

A Cedar Rapids group will do a symbolic tea dumping into the Cedar River on Saturday because state officials won’t let them use the real thing.

An anti-tax group wanted to pitch in real tea like the Bostonian revolutionaries opposed to England’s tea taxes.

Tea, although natural and quite tasty, is considered a pollutant that can’t go into a body of water without a permit, said Mike Wade, a senior environmental specialist at the DNR’s Manchester field office.

“Discoloration is considered a violation,” Wade said.
What would our Founding Fathers say?

The founding fathers would have drunk the tea and immediately made collective direct deposits into the river.
oldogy

[Lori Mick]

Originally Posted by oldogy

The founding fathers would have drunk the tea and immediately made collective direct deposits into the river.
oldogy

LMAO!!!!!!

[Bruce FLinch]

Originally Posted by Lori Mick

Code Pink?

Code Pink is an Anti War group in Bezerkley, who pickets the Marine Corp Recruiting Station, to try to force them to leave town. (A bunch of Maroons... )

[Lori Mick]

Originally Posted by Bruce FLinch

Code Pink is an Anti War group in Bezerkley, who pickets the Marine Corp Recruiting Station, to try to force them to leave town. (A bunch of Maroons... )

Thank you Bruce. I had no idea what that meant! Makes alot better sense to me now!

[Lori Mick]

just another update!

I saw some good coverage of the partys on Greta last night.

and this morning an article over at WND

http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=90306

[Lori Mick]

Fox keeps on showing clips of the tea partys....

now they're debating about them.... very cool!

[ponycar17]

We had one in Greenville, SC and the local media was there to cover it. My wife and I were standing on a stairway just above the camera man and lackluster reporter. I made the comment, "WYFF, they can't hardly spell their stories correctly, much less report the facts correctly..." I got a few laughs...

[Lori Mick]

Rush acknowledged the tea parties in his speech tonite.... and he's all for them!!