Thousands join talk show hosts in tax protest (California Tea Party)

Orange County Register ^ | March 7, 2009 | LINDSEY BAGUIO

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They're revolting. Families with children, bikers, seniors, pirates - by the thousands descended on a Fullerton bar Saturday to join talk show hosts John Kobylt and Ken Chiampou of KFI in protesting tax increases recently approved in Sacramento.

Police estimated that some 8,000 people came to the Slidebar Café in downtown Fullerton to listen to The John & Ken Show.

"I expected a lot and it was way more than I expected," said co-host John Kobylt. The talk show hosts put forward an ambitious goal for their Tax Revolt 2009 live broadcast that ran for more than three hours.

"The purpose is to vote down Prop 1A on May 19 because it's a two-year tax extension," said Kobylt. "The purpose is to tell people how their Republican legislators lie about their votes. The purpose is to get support to recall Schwarzennegger, (Assemblyman) Anthony Adams, (Assemblyman) Jeff Miller, and everybody else."

Some wore buttons. One man brought a bloody effigy head of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and waved it from the end of a pike, while the crowd joined their hosts in a chant of "Repeal, recall, revolt."

Many in the crowd held up cameras to capture a big hit as VHS cassettes, DVDs, laser discs, an action hero lunchbox and other memorabilia from the governor's Hollywood career, were piled up and smashed with a sledgehammer.

Johanna Common, 45, of Fullerton, pushed her way to the front of the crowd to contribute her copy of the Schwarzenegger movie "Total Recall" to the pile.

"I wanted to see it smashed to smithereens," she said. When all is done, Common plans to get involved in recalling her local representative, Assemblyman Michael Duvall, she said.

Like many others, Kimberly Smith, 29, of Tustin, sported a button showing how much more she'll have to pay...

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[abb]

Roundup of all things TeaParty to follow.

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ping

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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2201791/posts
SoCal Tax Revolt 2009 - Fullerton, CA, 3/7/09

http://www.staggeron.org/kalifornia.html
Tax Revolt and Recall Protest draws 15,000

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2201679/posts
Over 15,000 Protest Tax - JOHN AND KEN (PICS - LOTS!! OF PIC)

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2201303/posts
Heads on a Stick Tax Revolt 2009 Rally!! (Fullerton, CA, 3/7/09)

[A Navy Vet]

Wast of time.

[abb]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2201639/posts
Tea Party, Lafayette, LA

http://www.theadvertiser.com/article/20090308/NEWS01/903080332/-1/NEWSFRONT2
Divided over dollars
Locals come out to protest ‘pork’

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2201487/posts
Tea Party in Harrisburg, PA

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2201751/posts
After action Greeley Tea Party

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2201699/posts
Michelle Malkin - ‘Going Galt’: America’s Wealth Producers Vs. Wealth Redistributors

[D-fendr]

Not a waste.

This is how it starts.

[abb]

http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20090308/GPG0101/903080712/1207/GPG01
Green Bay tea party rallies against federal programs
Mass of protesters marches to Kagen’s downtown office

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/03/08/edi_513813.shtml
Blindsided by criticism
Outside the media-spun cocoon, Obama draws fire over his policies

http://www.pennlive.com/news/patriotnews/index.ssf?/base/news/1236473718123000.xml&coll=1
BIG-GOVERNMENT PROTEST
PHOTOS BY CHRIS KNIGHT, The Patriot-News Gary Sutton of WSBA-AM radio delivers a speech during a rally at the state Capitol to protest President Barack Obama’s economic stimulus.

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09067/954066-454.stm
Harrisburg Tea Party protests ongoing bailout

http://articles.lancasteronline.com/local/4/234780
Steeped in taxes and ready for tea
Protesters invoked tariff-weary Colonists, blasted Obama’s $787 billion stimulus plan at rally

http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/viewpoints/articles/2009/03/07/20090307malkin08.html
Enough! Anti-pork chorus is growing

[abb]

http://www.ocregister.com/photos/came-brought-ken-2328216-others-john

http://www.nomoreinvasion.com/forum/index.php?topic=4063.msg22705;topicseen#msg22705

[Paige]

This is fantastic news.

[abb]

http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/news/ci_11863799
Thousands rally against new taxes

[abb]

We had great fun at our get-together in Lafayette, LA. Lots of energy and excitement. Planning for next event already underway.

[abb]

http://www.chapelhillnews.com/news/story/44376.html
Officials try to soothe tax revolters
Commissioners ask for new information in the face of protest

[Cindy]

[abb]

Pics from last week’s events.
http://www.pjtv.com/?cmd=page&page-id=121

[Paige]

I have several friends down your way. I’ll let them know...where can I find the information to send them?

[abb]

It’ll be posted somewhere. Early thinking is 4/15 along with the rest of the country.

[abb]

http://heraldsun.southernheadlines.com/opinion/columnists/guests_ch/110-1115459.cfm
Laura Blackmon: More belt-tightening to come

http://heraldsun.southernheadlines.com/opinion/chhletters/index.cfm#1115620
Property values mock reality

[abb]

http://www.fayobserver.com/article?id=320577

Published on Sunday, March 08, 2009

Revaluation: Readers have their say

[M Kehoe]

Good morning.

Wast of time.

I know you know this, but it bares repeating. Only a third of the colonial population were for open rebellion against the Crown.

5.56mm

[abb]

http://pajamasmedia.com/instapundit/72426/
March 7, 2009

http://kansasmeadowlark.com/2009/03/07/tea-party-in-olathe-today/
Tea Party in Olathe today

[ronnie raygun]

These voices need to eventually brought to the gates of the Whitehouse so Obama can hear loud and clear!

[abb]

Not a peep out of the LA Times. I guess they think if they don’t report on the event, it makes it like it never even happened.

But word got out anyway, lol.

[Man50D]

These voices need to eventually brought to the gates of the Whitehouse so Obama can hear loud and clear!

WE WANT AMERICA BACK !!!!

[Leisler]

"The purpose is to tell people how their Republican legislators lie about their votes.

NO! Say it ain't so!

[albie]

“One man brought a bloody effigy head of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and waved it from the end of a pike”

...I would gladly take part in something like this and I have, but wouldn’t a “bloody effigy” be a little worrisome for the bloke who brought it? Dems CAN and DO similar and worse. Conservatives usually get the SS visit or the IRS audit.

[abb]

Not only did they bring an effigy of Ahnuld, but they brought it up on stage and DECAPITATED it.

[albie]

“DECAPITATED it”

...holy smokes! I guess I’d join in if it were a crowd. Not want to be the only one audited or have home searched for Ahnuld “hate” paraphernalia.

[abb]

There were 15,000 people there. They can’t audit all of us.

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http://www.kfi640.com/pages/jkrally.html

[wolfcreek]

With the crap Barry and gang are going to pull, look for this across America. (wondering why it hasn’t happened already)

Very impressive gathering of souls. (especially for Cali)

[abb]

This is two weekends in a row with significant tea parties. I suspect the pace will pick up.

[abb]

http://www.ksbw.com/news/18881432/detail.html

‘Monterey Tea Party’ Opposes Spending
Group Rallies Against Tax Hikes

[reevee69]

Not really. These two talk show hosts were key in the recall of fomer Governor Davis.

[abb]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2201878/posts
Oregon Tea Party — Call for county coordinators

[Moonmad27]

From what has been reported about them from other KFI hosts, John & Ken (or at least John) fake interest in what might be considered conservative causes to grow their audience. But this time at least they’re doing something helpful whether they (particularly John) actually believe in it! (I went to a protest against illegals in Burbank one weekend that they had created, but it was not on radio or TV - Ken attended and was very nice; John did not attend.)

[abb]

http://www.examiner.com/x-1264-Fullerton-Community-Examiner~y2009m3d7-Over-15000-descend-on-Fullerton-to-protest-higher-taxes
Over 15,000 descend on Fullerton to protest higher taxes

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http://newsbusters.org/blogs/tom-blumer/2009/03/08/tea-parties-what-tea-parties-predictably-established-media-coverage-tea-
Tea Parties? What Tea Parties? Predictably, Established Media Coverage of Tea Party Protests Is Sparse

http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/orange_county&id=6697679
8,000 gather in OC to protest Prop 1A

[Brad's Gramma]

Thank you for your advice. I shall sit at home and lament.

[richace]

April 15 is emerging as a big day in the Tea Party movement. I’m picturing 500,000 people in DC, yelling “Jimmy Carter.” (He hates being compared to Jimmy Carter.) A convoy of semis could slow the city down pretty well, and I’m sure we could find truckers. Talk radio would help us out, too. Jerry Doyle was going crazy about the “don’t go to Las Vegas” bit this weekend. We might be able to get Santelli to appear or even Rush. We’d want to get Jimrob’s thoughts too. It’s on a Wednesday and so taxpayers might have to work, but there’s a big population from the surrounding area. Maybe we could find a way for people who have to work to participate. (Alternatively, the Saturday before is April 11, which is also Easter weekend.) Could you work up a post and ping the tea party list re April 15 in DC? We still have time to brainstorm this. We could call it “The Mother of All Tea Parties.” This is really going viral. I’m hearing from Obama voters, and neighbors contacting us out of the blue re 4/15 who are definitely not Republicans.

[abb]

http://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_11847867
Not quite California

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29575245/
Thousands join talk show hosts in tax protest

http://www.pjtv.com/?cmd=view-event&event-id=140

[tflabo]

Not a waste of time... think of these Tea Parties as the matches to light the torches!

[abb]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2202075/posts
Went to “We Surround Them” event in Holyoke MA

[Fu-fu2]

Tea party bump!

[Chong]

"Wast of time."

Take your defeatism and go suck on your thumb in a fetal position somewhere else. Oh, BTW, it's spelled waste.