An Ol' Broad's Ramblings
Good Day For A Tea Party!
Well, actually, no, it was a rather nasty day….nippy, drizzly, and quite breezy…..but it was a good day for gathering of like minded folks!
The Mr and I made to Legislative Plaza around 11:40, or there abouts, and there were already quite a few folks gathered in the covered area. Hey, why stand out in the ‘rain’, when there is shelter to be had?
Starting to gather.
A few more wander under the sheltered area. 
We have been hosed! Got THAT right!
Getting started with first speaker. 
Pretty much sums it up!
The crowd continues to grow, even as the speakers take the “stage”. 
And they just kept on coming.
WE must hold ‘em accountable! They work for US! 
Not too bad a showing for such short notice, and nasty weather.
There were more people who were behind me, but if I got any farther back, I couldn’t have seen diddly. Hey, it was a cell phone, and I’m short. It’s my understanding that two different counts had the number of folks somewhere in the vicinity of 600. Nope, not too shabby at all!
We watched the local coverage on the news….holy crap….could they be any more biased? “Several”….”a few”????? Give me a break!
It was terrific to see a couple of “old” aquaintences, and meet a new friend, or two. Actually, I met some seriously terrific people, but my inability to remember names unless I have met people several times, prevents me from telling ya who. Pathetic, isn’t it. 
I’ll add sites with coverage as I come across them, but for the time being….
Scenes from the Tennessee Tea Party
The Nashville Tea Party (video….you can see the Mr right at the end 
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Added:
The New American Tea Party, Tennessee Style
Nashville Tea Party . . . so how was the turnout you ask?
Yey!! We went here, in Lansing, my daughters had lots of fun!!! I hope this will be the beginning of something good!!
[...] I have certainly been a supporter of a nationwide Chicago Tea Party and I applaud the efforts of those who took to the streets yesterday in cities across America to take a stand against the emerging Obama Nation. When the American Future Fund began promoting the concept of making Rick Santelli’s call for a Chicago Tea Party in July, I was one of the first to sign up. I even started the Memphis Tea Party website to use as an organizational tool locally. Unfortunately, in their excitement, many opted to push the concept prematurely yesterday, Friday the 27th. [...]
[...] from Ol’ Broad and American [...]
Well, from the word I got…this is just the first of many. And don’t forget to send in your tea bags on April 1.
Thanks for linking me from ‘acquaintances’ and not ‘old’.
I’m sorry we didn’t get some more time to talk. I was wearing the slipperiest shoes on the planet and couldn’t move about without fear of falling on that slick concrete. Hopefully, we’ll get to visit more soon.
The event was great. Quick and to the point. Folks could do this on their lunch hour and still make it back to their downtown office with time to spare. Thanks to folks like you that came from a distance. It’s important for those of us who live in the capitol to participate since we are close and it’s hardly a hardship. It’s very encouraging to have folks come, spend the night and participate.
Heh. Ken is definitely the OLD!
I hear there are folks complaining about events being planned for a weekday. Well, if they hold them on the weekends, who is going to be downtown to actually be aware? Don’t politicians go home on the weekends? I mean really. sheesh….
Actually, the politicians are rarely in town on Friday either. Someone should check the legislative schedule if they intend to get their attention. This time it was a federal issue though so it didn’t really matter if the state legislators are around. HOWEVER, with that new income tax bill we’ll want them to be around to hear the horn honking.
Oh….damn skippy! I can’t believe they are bringing that up. One way to get folks to bring money into a state is have low taxes. Want ‘em to leave??? Add more taxes. Pfft! Is that the answer to everything? Jiminy crickets!