http://www.rnews.com/TopStory_2004.cfm?cmd=top&rnews_story_type=18
Rochester Tea Party
A small group of Rochester area political bloggers and blog followers held a protest across the river from the convention center to coincide with the governor’s town hall meeting.
The Rochester Tea Party, as they called it, protested big government, the federal economic stimulus package, and sent a message to Governor Paterson.
“Trim down the size of the government governor. Trim down the size of your agencies. Government has gotten too big and when the biggest employer in the state is the state government, you’ve got problems,” said Charlie, tea party participant.
This tea party was one of others across the nation protesting big government.