An Ol’ Broad’s Ramblings
The First of Two Nashville TEA Parties
The Mr and I would have gone to this TEA Party, as well as the one on the 2nd, but I had that doctor’s appointment today, so we couldn’t do it. Of course, I wanted to see what coverage I could find from the ‘media’. Isn’t it interesting that the very liberal Boston Herald pretty much parroted the very liberal Tennessean? Hmm….
From Boston Herald:
Anti-Obama protesters hold ‘tea party’ rally in Nashville
Several hundred people have gathered in front of the Tennessee Capitol to protest the policies of Democratic President Barack Obama.
The event marks the third time this year that protesters have held “tea party” rallies in Nashville.
Monday’s lunchtime protest filled about half of Legislative Plaza, a much smaller turnout than the previous rally in April that was part of a national turnout on tax day.
From The Tennessean Political Blog:
Tea Party, Take 3
Okay, tea party wrap-up time. Some guards at the state legislature and I put our heads together and we’re going to spitball the crowd estimate at 250 to 300 people. The crowd filled about half of the plaza.
Star of the show? Bernadette Ash, hands down. People lined up afterward, hoping the Nashville Army veteran would autograph their protest signs. Not bad, considering Ash says that was the first political speech she’s ever given.
From Nashville’s Channel 5 News:
Thousands Protest Obama Policies In Nashville
Four thousand local protestors took over Legislative Plaza Monday to protest a new energy initiative by President Obama. The “tea party” protest also took aim at universal health care.
The event marked the third time this year protestors have held similar rallies in Nashville.
“More than half of Americans feel the way I do,” said protestor Karen Entz. “That should be represented on the national news, and it’s not.”
From Tennessee Tea Party:
A Great Turnout at the Middle Tennessee Liberty Rally!
The Middle Tennessee Liberty Rally had a fantastic turnout today at Legislative Plaza in Nashville, especially considering it was on a day when no other rallies seemed to be taking place. There wasn’t a huge push from national media helping to drive attention to the rally.
Speaker after speaker roused the crowd, peaking somewhere near 2,500 (despite what the Tennessean’s political blog, In Session, thinks). A common complaint among tea party detractors is that the rallies are just a bunch of rich, white people getting that get together to complain and moan, only to go home later and change nothing. Well first, “rich white people” is not what we have ever seen at one of these rallies. And second, not a one of us at the rally expects to see our representatives buckle at the news of some 2,500 people showing up to decry their excessive spending and overreaching government control.
A “couple of hundred”. 4000? Hmmm….
The next one will be on the 2nd, and we WILL be there, along with many other people!
Note: I’ll be looking for bloggers reactions, so if you have a link, please share it so I can post it, K? Thanks!
Tennessee Rages Against Cap and Trade At Tea Party in Downtown Nashville (Photos) – The Humble Libertarian
Love the signs in this picture:
