Well, I'm exhausted and gratified. Our Tax Day Tea Party was a resounding success.
According to friends and perfect strangers, it was much bigger than last year's. And I can testify there were a lot more young people...and young families with small children.
I spent a the entire time running up and down the street collecting names and emails and chatting with people...because I want to capture all that enthusiasm in our liberty community organizing group. It looks as though in one day, we will almost double our permanent group's mailing list...and be sneaking up on: 1,000 subscribers!
For many I suppose that number may seem small. But for a group started by my little lonesome less than a year ago with the first meeting around a single restaurant table...and a mailing list of 30...
...that is a damned fine thing and in my opinion, amazing growth. We're still a startup, but we've got dreams of Fortune 500 status!
My intention is to build a self-sustaining Conservative/Libertarian organization in our liberal county that is the "go-to" group for support, for advancing our candidates, for education, for information, for Community. One that everyone knows, that the media calls for comment on issues, that candidates ask to speak to, that the local Republican Party is afraid of, and that the Democrats and Liberals consider worth smearing.
The success of our first Tea Party was a small step toward the credibility and recognition we need to begin to make that happen.
At our Tea Party this year, there were over 500 people. We line up along a busy thoroughfare in town. There are no speakers, no stage, no music, no entertainment. We just stand together showing our signs , waving our flags and demonstrating our commitment to Limited Government, Fiscal Responsibility and a Free Market Economy.
The support and shouting and waves and cheers and flag-waving and fist pumping and ear-splitting horn honking from the passersby was....AWESOME.
I actually got tired of the racket. It was so loud and so steady....we really should have been wearing hearing protectors. It was painful...but, you know, a good kind of pain.
I've been to six or seven tea parties now...and I have never seen (HEARD) anything like it!
Things, they are a changin'...
Oh...and my favorite quote: "Woodstock is OVER!"
And my favorite sign—on a tiny dog— "I love politicians, they taste like chicken."
The Gunslinger
(Tea Party Patriot)
Joebama American citizens 2024 print
9 months ago
Oh hell yes...you get an extra bowl of ice dream tonight...
ReplyDeleteGood job.
Congratulations. Wonderful to know the "family" is growing- and it costs nothing to feed them!
ReplyDeleteShy III
Well done.
ReplyDeleteAttendance was up at Tea Parties all over the country. Me thinks there may be a movement afoot.
Meanwhile we have this:
By ERICA WERNER
MIAMI (AP)
President Barack Obama said Thursday he's amused by the anti-tax tea party protests that have been taking place around Tax Day.
Obama told a fundraiser in Miami that he's cut taxes, contrary to the claims of protesters.
"You would think they'd be saying thank you," he said.
Strangely enough, my 1040 didn't support his boast.
Don't underestimate Obama's ability to manipulate the facts. With fewer people employed, fewer people pay taxes. Isn't that a "tax cut"?
ReplyDeleteThe power of Obamaspeak never ceases to amaze and befuddle.
Wow! That is awesome, considering your locale. Congratulations, good work!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the great turn out, especially in your locale! The local news said we had about 2,000 at ours. I couldn't go, but my oldest son went. He took our flag and was complimented by a Vietnam veteran on how he handled it. He was also approached by some loser carrying a sign that said, if you don't like the government or paying taxes, move to Somalia! Wrong thing to do; my son is well versed in politics and debate. The guy ended up walking away from my son who then followed him and asked to take his picture. When the guy asked why, my son told him he was going to put his picture on the internet so people could see what an epic failure was, the guy actually posed for my son with his sign. I shook my head at this sad story and told my son it was terrible to pick on someone so utterly stupid. The guy probably doesn't even know where Somalia is. There were only 3 so-called "infiltrators" that my son saw, and he said when no one paid them any attention, they lost interest and left. -- skiri'ki
ReplyDeleteThe "silent majority" not so silent,anymore...and the reactions of the "MSM" will be entertaining,as well as off the mark;they have long ago forgotten the difference between what is "public" and what is actually popular.Recent self-glorifying,invitation-only, pre-fab media-events with Benito Obama are a weird thing to witness in America (we've only seen these in old newsreels and more recently in the usual Third World authoritarian systems).They really have no idea wtf is going on...
ReplyDelete"...But for a group started by my little lonesome less than a year ago with the first meeting around a single restaurant table...and a mailing list of 30...
ReplyDelete...that is a damned fine thing and in my opinion, amazing growth. We're still a startup, but we've got dreams of Fortune 500 status!..."
A very damn fine thing!
I was doing the walking the crowd and signing people up as well, but I joined up with an already well running concern here, what you've done, and where... well done!
"I love politicians, they taste like chicken."
LOL!
Hey Gunslinger, you might find this of some interest. "3.5 Duties of a Tea Party Block Captain",
ReplyDelete" At the St. Louis Tax Day Tea Party 2010 held in Clayton’s Memorial Park, we told you about the next phase of the movement: an Army of Liberty Evangelists.
At the heart of this army lies the Block Captain.
Later we’ll tell you how to sign up. But first, let’s look at the Block Captain’s three-point-five principle duties....
1. Organize Knock Parties. Knock parties are simple. You recruit four or eight people to form two to four pairs of Evangelists. You take a stack of pocket Constitutions containing your Email address. You take a list of neighbors. And you and go door to door until the list is exhausted.
We will hold training sessions, provide pocket Constitutions, lists, and stickers for the Constitution booklets.... "
I know I once told Trubolotta that "If I gave the impression that I meant to knock on doors and say "Have you heard the word of Madison today?" and save the union... I assure you, I've nothing remotely similar in mind. ", but.... it might just be an interesting way to get to the next step.
If you aren't already in on the TP leaders brainstorming calls, you might want to contact Bill Hennessy and see if it might be useful for you.