Her husband’s business had gone under, and the two were cleaning houses in Atlanta to stay afloat. That was when they heard about a tirade against President Obama’s mortgage bailout scheme by a financial news analyst calling for a modern-day Boston Tea Party revolt.
“We had just lost our house and had … moved into the rental house,” says Martin, 38, whose husband Lee’s temporary-employee firm had 5,000 workers before it went down in the recession.
“I didn’t want other people paying for my mortgage, and I wanted to prevent that in other places,” she says.
What started out as a handful of people blogging about their anger over federal spending — the bailouts, the $787 billion stimulus package and Obama’s budget — has grown into scores of so-called tea parties across the country. The biggest demonstration so far drew 6,000 people in Cincinnati.
A nationwide protest in 500 cities and towns is scheduled for Wednesday, the deadline for filing federal income tax returns.
From USA Today
Read the rest:
http://www.usatoday.com/new
s/washington/2009-04-12-te
aparties12_N.htm
Michelle Malkin:
http://michellemalkin.com/200
9/04/14/tracking-the-tea-party-crashers/
Tax Day Tea Party Site:
http://taxdayteaparty.com/
Related:
Oba-Malaise: More Yacking On Economy, Nothing New To Say
Professor Obama’s Tax Day Economic Address: Did I Miss the Parts About Growth, Taxes, Debt, China?
Why The Left Needs To Pay Attention to Tea Parties
Tea Bag or Not Tea Bag
http://votingwhileintoxicated.wordp
ress.com/2009/04/14/teabag-or-not-teabag/
Don’t Mess With Texas: Gov Says “Federal Government Oppressive in Size, Intrusion, Interference”
Free Speech, Free Assembly, Second Amendment Rights Could Come Under Fire By Obama Administration
Tea Parties Mocked, Maligned But Not Criticized with Rational Thought
Atlanta Tea Party:
http://www.atlantateaparty.net/
Tea Parties Revive Conservatives, GOP?
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April 14, 2009 at 10:13 pm |
The original Tea Party idea started with Ron Paul, what it’s become is a disgrace furthered by Fox News and FreedomWorks. It is against all the ideals of the original idea. Every protester is being duped.