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Stimulus protesters rally at the Gateway Arch (Anti-stimulus protesters rally at the Arch (1,000+ sh
St. Louis Post-Dispatch ^ | February 27, 2009 | Tim O'Neil

Posted on 02/27/2009 10:39:12 AM PST by abb

More than 1,000 people braved chilly temperatures downtown today to protest President Barack Obama's stimlulus aprogram and to throw tea into the Mississippi River.

The gathering was organized by several local conservatives. There was no official crowd estimate, but the gathering filled roughly one fourth of the grand staircase from the Arch grounds down to the levee.

Among the speakers was former football Cardinals tight end Jackie Smith, who took a bullhorn and said, "We are mad as hell and we need to stay mad as hell. Don't let up."

Smith asked the crowd if this was their first protest rally, and most raised their hands.

Bill Hennessy, said he got the idea for the tea party from comments made last week by CNBC business commentator Rick Santelli about the stimulus program. Santelli urged people to have another Boston tea party.

Before the crowd went down to the NMississippi River, Hennessy urged everyone to rip open their tea bags and dump the tea without throwing the paper into the river. The group ended the 50-minute rally by lining up on the river's edge and doing as asked.

(Excerpt) Read more at stltoday.com ...


TOPICS: Activism/Chapters; News/Current Events; US: Missouri
KEYWORDS: aar; bho44; protest; taxes; teaparty
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To: abb

Need to do this late in the day on Friday or Saturday so we can all make it, the people that care are actually the ones working and paying for everything. Most of the O crowd didn’t work


21 posted on 02/27/2009 10:58:58 AM PST by PMAS
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To: USFRIENDINVICTORIA

We need to protest next in front of the HQ of NBC, CBS, ABC, CNN and Fox...duel protest...media left slant and Tea Party.


22 posted on 02/27/2009 11:00:59 AM PST by IrishPennant ("We're surrounded...That simplifies our problem.")
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Good job folks. I couldn’t get out of work, but know half a dozen folks that did go down.


23 posted on 02/27/2009 11:02:25 AM PST by birddog (Hab 3:18)
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To: abb

In solidarity with all of you out there protesting, I have teabags taped to the entrance of my cubicle. That’s the best I could do considering I still have a job to do.

Regards,
SZ


24 posted on 02/27/2009 11:06:18 AM PST by SZonian (I'm a Canal Zone brat)
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To: abb

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/detail?blogid=14&entry_id=36350
Noon GOP protest in Sac. But where are the solutions?


25 posted on 02/27/2009 11:14:28 AM PST by abb ("What ISN'T in the news is often more important than what IS." Ed Biersmith, 1942 -)
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To: birddog

Yes. I wanted to go down, but I am working to make sure others have their mortgages paid.../s

The local FM talker here had some folks going... So it is not like the word did not get around!


26 posted on 02/27/2009 11:28:16 AM PST by erikm88
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To: abb
EXCELLENT!

I still that THIS should be our new rallying cry at these Tea Parties:




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27 posted on 02/27/2009 11:31:19 AM PST by RonDog
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To: IrishPennant

We need to protest next in front of the HQ of NBC, CBS, ABC, CNN and Fox...duel protest...media left slant and Tea Party.
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YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They will have to cover it


28 posted on 02/27/2009 11:31:39 AM PST by mojitojoe (None are more hopelessly enslaved, as those who falsely believe they are free.)
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To: abb

http://www.kmov.com/topstories/stories/kmov-st-louis-news-090227-tea-party.b368b1e.html
Hundreds gather at Arch to protest Obama’s stimulus package


29 posted on 02/27/2009 11:32:08 AM PST by abb ("What ISN'T in the news is often more important than what IS." Ed Biersmith, 1942 -)
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To: abb

http://www.fox2now.com/news/ktvi-tea-party-stimulus-protest-022709,0,1816861.story
“St. Louis Tea Party”: Large Group Protests Stimulus Plan


30 posted on 02/27/2009 11:34:15 AM PST by abb ("What ISN'T in the news is often more important than what IS." Ed Biersmith, 1942 -)
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To: abb

http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/feb/27/271405/tampa-tea-party-pour-scorn-stimulus-package/

‘Tampa Tea Party’ Pours Scorn On Stimulus Package

TAMPA - There were no tomahawk-wielding Colonials dumping boxes of English tea into the Hillsborough River, and fortunately, nobody was tarred and feathered.

But the protesters who gathered today on the steps of the federal courthouse in downtown to protest President Obama’s $787 billion economic stimulus bill came with a message similar to their brethren 236 years ago: Take your tea and shove it.

“We wanted to let the people in Washington know how angry we are about the stimulus bill,” said John Hendricks, a Tampa-based consultant who organized the gathering.

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31 posted on 02/27/2009 11:37:08 AM PST by abb ("What ISN'T in the news is often more important than what IS." Ed Biersmith, 1942 -)
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To: mojitojoe
Pick one Network at a time...send the others a press release...hit HQ and local affiliates at the same time...it could work...by the third or fourth, they will get smart, but...


32 posted on 02/27/2009 11:39:57 AM PST by IrishPennant ("We're surrounded...That simplifies our problem.")
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To: abb

http://blogs.houstonpress.com/hairballs/2009/02/tea_party_protest_houston.php
Lexington, Concord...and Discovery Green: The Revolution Begins

Inspired by the “Chicago Tea Party” of CNBC fame, right-wingers from coast to coast gathered to protest, um, a bunch of stuff. Creeping socialism, Wall Street, arms control, liberals in general, freeloaders... You name it, these folks are pissed about it. About 300 people (by very rough estimate) turned out to Houston’s tea party, which is ongoing until two on the hill that faces the amphitheater stage in Discovery Green.


33 posted on 02/27/2009 11:45:49 AM PST by abb ("What ISN'T in the news is often more important than what IS." Ed Biersmith, 1942 -)
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To: abb

Some snarky jackass predicted on his “progressive” political blog that maybe 100 people would show up. Good job, St. Louis!


34 posted on 02/27/2009 11:47:32 AM PST by ronnyquest ("That's what governments are for, to get in a man's way." -- Malcolm Reynolds)
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To: ronnyquest

And this is just the start...


35 posted on 02/27/2009 11:49:08 AM PST by abb ("What ISN'T in the news is often more important than what IS." Ed Biersmith, 1942 -)
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To: abb

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2195625/posts?page=1#14
Orlando Tea Party Report
me | February 27, 2009 | me

Posted on Friday, February 27, 2009 1:19:26 PM by Roos_Girl


36 posted on 02/27/2009 11:52:34 AM PST by abb ("What ISN'T in the news is often more important than what IS." Ed Biersmith, 1942 -)
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To: abb

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2195649/posts
Kansas Tea Party

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2195644/posts
Lansing, Michigan Tea Party After Action Report


37 posted on 02/27/2009 11:57:28 AM PST by abb ("What ISN'T in the news is often more important than what IS." Ed Biersmith, 1942 -)
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To: abb

To all, FReepers are AWSOME!


38 posted on 02/27/2009 12:00:02 PM PST by devistate one four (Impatiently waiting for the next tea party! Tet '68)
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To: abb

I was there. It was a great start and hopefully we can keep the enthusiasm and momentum going. I talked to several people and they all said it was the first time they had ever been to a protest like that.


39 posted on 02/27/2009 12:09:17 PM PST by Galactica
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To: abb; All

Participate in the Freeper Tea Party!

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2195615/posts?page=53


40 posted on 02/27/2009 12:10:13 PM PST by rightinthemiddle (Without the Mainstream Media, the Left is Nothing.)
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