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2009-04-16 Home Front: Politix

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Posted by Fred 2009-04-16 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11137 views ] Top

#1 2500 to 3000 in Boise Idaho. Considering the small population to draw from, that is a huge turnout.

Posted by Gluting Fillmore6653 2009-04-16 00:48|| 2009-04-16 00:48|| Front Page Top

#2 About 300 in a town of 6000 in this particular corner of the midwest.

Posted by AzCat 2009-04-16 01:04|| 2009-04-16 01:04|| Front Page Top

#3 The poor fools just don't understand.

It's for the Children™

Nancy and the Gang

Posted by Bobby 2009-04-16 06:06|| 2009-04-16 06:06|| Front Page Top

#4 From 300-400 at Iowa City, right by the U of I and in Deep Blue country, and possibly 600 in Cedar Rapids. We weren't allowed to toss actual tea in the rivers....that might pollute them, you see. (BTW the Iowa River is the country's third most foul as far as water quality goes.)

I dunno, we probably owe the people tossing symbolic "tea" (dechlorinated water) a bunch for kinda/sorta cleaning up the river a bit yesterday. ;)

Naturally the rabid moonbats out here are convinced it's a Repub/Fox News plot. Maybe they've been drinking our "pure" river water, I don't know, but it is amusing to see them get the spittle spewers revved up to 11.

Posted by Cornsilk Blondie 2009-04-16 08:04|| 2009-04-16 08:04|| Front Page Top

#5 16,000 in Sam Antonio - and I heard this from one of the other organizers; this was drawn from an crowd analysis of an aerial shot of the crowd in Alamo Plaza.
Although the draw of Ted Nugent and Glenn Beck probably had a lot to do with the turnout. The 'Nuge' did a very well-received impromptu rant that alas, included language which kind of bollixed up the SA Tea Party's aim of being a family-friendly event...

Posted by Sgt. Mom">Sgt. Mom 2009-04-16 08:42|| http://www.celiahayes.com]">[http://www.celiahayes.com] 2009-04-16 08:42|| Front Page Top

#6 4000 or so in Madison, WI from all over the State. Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Janesville) said his piece. The Wisconsin State Journal gave it front page coverage (surprise, surprise) but gave three column inches in the story to one of the few nutty people in the crowd.

Posted by mom">mom 2009-04-16 09:33|| 2009-04-16 09:33|| Front Page Top

#7 but gave three column inches in the story to one of the few nutty people in the crowd.

Why do I smell a plant?

Posted by Besoeker 2009-04-16 09:34|| 2009-04-16 09:34|| Front Page Top

#8 Scanned the 3 networks morning news shows for 30 minutes. Not one word of the hundreds of thousands, maybe million, protesters yesterday. Not on their features or news sections.

Back to boycotting the networks, except for one or two shows like The Unit, for another few months. May the networks and ~~news~~ socialist propaganda industry die a painful death.

Posted by ed 2009-04-16 09:50|| 2009-04-16 09:50|| Front Page Top

#9 Our Pleasanton California Tea Party drew over 3,000 (pop. 67,000). Local news coverage minimal, big story was fishing boat that sank next to the San Mateo bridge.

Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2009-04-16 11:46|| 2009-04-16 11:46|| Front Page Top

#10 2000+ in Charlotte. It's too bad the media are portraying these protests as anti-tax, when in reality they are more anti-idiotic-spending. I don't mind paying my taxes...at least when I could trust the government to spend it (somewhat) wisely.

Posted by AllahHateMe 2009-04-16 13:20|| 2009-04-16 13:20|| Front Page Top

#11 Santa Rosa, CA - we drew about 500 to 600 in the heart of Liberalburg USA. The response of passersby was also very supportive.

Local paper has some coverage, more than I expected. The MSM keeps putting this as an epic Republican fail. They're gonna get a shocka come 2010.

Posted by Rex Mundi 2009-04-16 13:27|| 2009-04-16 13:27|| Front Page Top

#12 PowerLine is reporting 8-10K at the State Capital in St. Paul, MN, last night.

http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2009/04/023340.php

Video, pictures and commentary there as well.

Posted by ExtremeModerate 2009-04-16 13:54|| 2009-04-16 13:54|| Front Page Top

#13 Around 3,000 in a cold drizzle in Richmond, Va.

Completely filled the space available.

Good thing it wasn't warm and sunny or the crowd would have spilled into the street, too.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2009-04-16 15:30|| 2009-04-16 15:30|| Front Page Top

#14 New Orleans suburbs of Covington and Metairie had (my estimate) ~800-1000 people each, but that's deceptive, because people came and went, so the total count might be about twice that. Not bad, but still disappointing to me. Interesting comment heard crossing the street: "Here's another dozen going to their first political/protest rally." Age 30-60. Attendance would have been a lot higher if the professors had offered extra credit to students who went, but that only happens for liberal events (held during work/school hours no less.)
Clearly the Metairie rally was not organized by professionals, no matter what media spin-meisters claim. Could have used a better sound system. As best I can tell, all the rallies would benefit from being a little more on topic, but that lack is part of the allure. Much more creative signs than average political/protest events. NO trash left after it ended!!! Virtually no minorities; I credit the one black fellow I did see with having a lot of courage to stand up like that for his convictions.

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2009-04-16 20:47|| 2009-04-16 20:47|| Front Page Top

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