9/12 Tea Party rallies in DC

Memeorandum has links galore of stories, photos, and videos from citizen journalists from today’s massive Tea Party rallies in DC. Estimates are that as many as 2 million marched on DC today to protest President Obama’s radical leftist agenda. Make sure to click through to view the various links to see numerous patriotic Americans making known their concerns about the direction this country is taking.

Rock on!

16 Responses to "9/12 Tea Party rallies in DC"

damnum absque injuria » False Advertising says:

September 12, 2009 at 8:13 pm

[…] total anywhere near a million participants combined, they finally got an event whose proponents can credibly claim that well over a million “men” (and probably a good million actual men) did in fact […]
Carlos says:

September 12, 2009 at 8:43 pm

I happened to be channel surfing when CSPAN, of all places, showed a pretty good deal of it. A few pan shots of the “mob” and “extremists” and “terrorists”, they couldn’t avoid showing some of the signs (and I noticed they were all astroturf mass-produced), noted on-screen who was speaking, etc. I would have gone, too, but live on the Left Coast and am just a poor, working stiff.

(If I was as bright as some of the anti-government, anti-war demonstrators and activists of the past, I suppose I coulda found some way to get Uncle Sugar to pay my way, but ya know, that just doesn’t feel honest to me. Guess that’s one of the prices of having a conscience, huh?)

Amazingly decent coverage, especially for a government-run entity.
Anthony says:

September 12, 2009 at 9:08 pm

The crowd shots I saw online were impressive. I’m willing to bet this has more than a few congresscritters quickly rethinking their reelection chances, should they support ObamaCare.
ClassicFilm says:

September 12, 2009 at 10:22 pm

Breathtaking. And not just in DC, other protests across the nation had strong numbers. The sleeping giant has awakened…
Tom the Redhunter says:

September 12, 2009 at 10:39 pm

Too bad you could’t have been there today, sister, because it was fantastic.

I am fortunate enough to live in the WDC area so I headed uptown today for the rally. Complete Report and Photos at The Redhunter

One thing that separates our events from the leftists is the complete lack of vulgarity and sexual innuendos on signs like what you see at their events. There were a few signs that went too far, but nothing like what you see at their events.
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September 12, 2009 at 10:54 pm

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Janelle says:

September 12, 2009 at 11:09 pm

I have never received an answer from any official in either major party to this question. Why do I have to register to vote as a member of a political party? Why can’t I just vote as “Jane Q. Citizen” and vote for whomever I please”?
I believe the answer lies in control and losing some of that……….neither side wants to lose an inch of that. Even my newbie Congressman in S. Fl. is already spending taxpayer money and voting on unread legislation.
“Politicians are like diapers. They should be changed frequently and for the same reasons”.
Dave B says:

September 13, 2009 at 1:43 am

Hundreds of thousands of American citizens protesting the government all on the same day at the same hour. What was amazing is the spectrum of REASONS why they were there… all concerned with the swelling government and runaway spending. It just proves how harmful governments are to the majority when they “help” anybody by diverting monies and redistributing anything. Every time they pass a law it either “breaks our bones” or “picks our wallets” and we’re sick of it. Obama and his socialist buddies have managed to spread the misery however, as is evident by the numbers.
jeaneeinabottle says:

September 13, 2009 at 6:41 am

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!! You guys are awesome!!! You guys are also being reported on in the UK and Japan so far!!! You will be seen all over the world, the world and our media those ratbastards said zilch. Japan has video too, they said millions of people in Washington DC!! OMG this is so great, you rock America!
Pete says:

September 13, 2009 at 9:56 am

Eternal vigillance = the price of freedom.
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September 13, 2009 at 4:19 pm

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Carlos says:

September 13, 2009 at 4:45 pm

Janelle, the reason most states restrict voters in primaries to their own party is that they are voting for the candidate to represent THAT party, not the population in general.

It is like going to Burger King and ordering a Big Mac. If you want a Big Mac, go to the golden arches.

That said, in most states it is a simple matter to change party affiliation, so, unless you wish to vote for more than one candidate for the same office from more than one party, choose which party you’d like to be an influence in and vote accordingly.

And in typical liberal fashion, the commentators from the left I’ve seen and read today keep referring to the “tens of thousands” of protesters yesterday instead of the “hundreds of thousands” anyone with more than two active brain cells could tell from the live picks yesterday.

And now is not the time to let up on applying the heat to your congresscritters. The fight has just begun, and now that Duh-1 knows he’s got a real fight on his hands he’ll be pulling out all the plugs and sending in his shock troops, thugs and storm troopers with jackboots.
Christine says:

September 13, 2009 at 7:00 pm

I was there, expecting a max of 50,000 and was stunned to see the enormity of the crowd–all very civil, friendly and fired up! A park policeman said he covered the obama (Dear Leader’s) innauguration and that this was a larger crowd than that (over a million). I was up near the Capitol and to the left. But I saw crowds without end on 3 sides of me (the other side led to a barrier in front of the Capitol steps. Reading all those homemade, clever signs and great tee shirts were worth the trip.

Our rally cries were “Don’t tread on me,” “Freedom!,”It’s the Constitution, Stupid,” and “YOU LIE!” My teenage daughter proudly held up her sign, marched, and got a great lesson in democracy. We know the slide to socialism will continue—but we will not be silent any longer. Government (the Prez & congress) will surely gobble up our liberties, but we will leave a bad taste in their mouths and the biggest belly ache we can create!
Tom the Redhunter says:

September 13, 2009 at 9:01 pm

Janelle asked “I have never received an answer from any official in either major party to this question. Why do I have to register to vote as a member of a political party? Why can’t I just vote as “Jane Q. Citizen” and vote for whomever I please”??

You’re talking about the primary, of course.

The answer is it varies by state. Most states require registration by party, but some, like Virginia, do not.

The reason for registration is to keep members of one party from voting in the other party’s primary. Without party registration Democrats, for example, will vote in the Republican primary for the weakest candidate. Republicans will do likewise.

The purpose of a primary is to allow a party to choose a candidate that best represents the members of that party. When members of the other party can vote in your party, they’ll vote for the nutball on the ticket and this screws things up.

Because we are afraid of Democrats voting in our primaries, the GOP rarely holds primaries in Virginia. Instead we hold conventions. The problem with a convention is that you have to take a day or more off work and drive all the day to Richmond for 1-2 days of B.S. all so you can do what you should be able to do in 10 minutes at your local voting place. The whole thing is a major pain in the a*%. Further, the convention tends to draw the hard-core types of the sort who would nominate Alan Keyes if given the chance, so is not at all representative of the party as a whole.

As such, I wish we did have party registration in Virginia. If you live in a state where yuo have it, get down on your knees and be thankful.
CGHill says:

September 13, 2009 at 11:03 pm

Janelle: Then there’s North Dakota, which doesn’t even require you to register to vote: as long as you’ve been a resident of your precinct for the preceding 30 days, you’re in.
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