Opponents of big government roll into Dallas for Tea Party Express protest tour

Dallas Morning News ^ | 9/5/2009 | Sam Hodges

[GVnana]

REX C. CURRY/Special Contributor
Lloyd Marcus sang for the crowd at the Tea Party Express tour's Dallas stop on Friday. Another performer, Ron Rivoli of the Rivoli Revue, estimated that 2,500 people attended the 13th stop of the tour, which ends next week in Washington.

The mobile protest known as the Tea Party Express rolled into Dallas on Friday, drawing a large, sign-waving crowd for speeches decrying President Barack Obama, his health care reform effort and big government in general.

"To boil it all down, it's a government takeover that we feel is happening," said Kurt Pflieger, a Rockwall pediatrician who took the morning off to attend the rally, held in a shopping center parking lot off Addison Road.

Ron Rivoli, who as part of the Rivoli Revue performed protest songs against big government at the event, estimated attendance at 2,500.

"The crowd was really focused," said Rivoli, who is traveling with the Tea Party Express. "Everybody was on the same page. It was really cool."

[GVnana]

Way to go Dallas!

[Tarpon]

Keep ‘er rolling.

Great job to all involved. If not you, go out and get in.

[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

was stuck at work, but there in spirit. Rock of TPE!!

[SunkenCiv]

"To boil it all down, it's a government takeover that we feel is happening," said Kurt Pflieger, a Rockwall pediatrician

[pillut48]

Don't forget, the DMN is HUGHLY left leaning. The liberal protests make the front page of either the main section of the paper or the front page of the metro section--this story was buried 4 pages into the metro section, right before the obituaries.

The title also changed between the actual newsprint and the online version:

Tea Party tour stop brings in focused crowd

D'oh! Still, the event was ROCKIN'! And it was very inspiring to see so many Gadsen flags and American flags everywhere--I also read somewhere online that this was the most people at ANY of the TPE stops, so if true, WOOOOOOHOOOOO! :-)

[GVnana]

I think it was the largest crowd since Sacramento.

[mojitojoe]

WOO HOO!!!!!!!! Way to go Texans.

[smokinleroy]

I took a day of vacation and drove in from Sherman. I found this site that had the Foxnews video.

http://www.wikio.co.uk/video/1616182

That’s me behind the “CHANGE BACK” poster at time 0:16.

[GVnana]

Videos are starting to emerge. Here’s yours at the YouTube URL http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIsum53Bj9E

And another: Mark Williams inspired patriots
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3RL70U8ln4

[GVnana]

That “Change Back” poster was very well done, btw!

[smokinleroy]

Thanks. I created the JPEG in “paint” and a friend with a big ol’ ink jet printer printed it out for me.