What a wild two months.
On February 15th, 2009, all of us were going about our lives. Many of us were feeling the pinch via the bad economy, most of us were reaching the boiling point with regards to frustration with a Government that appears to be completely out of control.
On February 19th, Rick Santelli, via national news television, said what millions of Americans wanted to say, and he said it in a way that represented a rally call. Whether or not Rick really meant what he said is not relevant, what IS relevant is that fact that so many of us heard it, and were ready to react.
So here we are… just under two months later and looking at a Historic day ahead of us. Today we’ll be protesting nationwide in almost 800 cities. Many of these protests will see thousands of Americans pour into the streets, some will see tens of thousands.
Our estimates show that we’ll easily be in the six figures when all is said and done.
Tomorrow, April 16th, will represent a new day for the freedom movement. New leaders will come into play, new coalitions will form, new tax groups will be born, and a new energy will surround us all across the country. Tomorrow, a completely new face will be put on a movement that has suffered at the hands of attempted top down control and old school political hacks over the years. The individuals and groups that have attempted to control the freedom movement have literally been shoved out of the way by tens of thousands of Americans, and it happened in just nine weeks.
This is all because of you. People from all walks of life joined in on this effort, and the collaboration that occurred over the past month was ground breaking. There is no doubt in my mind that we would not be where we are today had it not been for 800 or so local organizers, the graphics designers, the coders, the server admins, the data volunteers, etc.
The work that went into this has been nothing short of remarkable. In fact, for me, it’s been rather awe inspiring.
So, with that said, I want to personally thank everyone for the work put in. It’s extremely encouraging to see this all unfold, and I believe that at the end of today, we’ll all look back in shock at the results of our labor.
Thank you for doing what you do. Good luck and Godspeed with your event today.
-Eric Odom
Headed to the Greensburg Pa. protest. Rain is in the forecast but it wont stop me from showing my distaste for our government and the OLD STREAM MEDIA. I never have done anything like this in my life,But i feel it is my patriotic duty to stand up for our country today. GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!
I went to a rally on 2/27/09 with thousands of others across the country, and we were largely ignored. I’m going today to an event in Hoover, AL, and it seems we are still largely ignored, except by Fox. Our numbers will be diminished by the media, but we are still accomplishing our goal. America needs to wake up and educate themselves as to what our government has done in the past and what they are currently trying to do so that we can stop our current transformation into a European Nanny State.
This is the beginning, not the end. I’m calling for a National Tea Party to be held at the Capitol in DC on Independence Day. We need to declare our desire for FREEDOM and LIBERTY and make it so big that we can no longer be ignored and discarded as rightwing radicals. I’m ready for a road trip!
I’m very proud to participate today — my first demonstration of any kind. We must keep up and build upon this momentum!
God Bless America!
Way to go David! I am doing the same.
I have pinned a tea bag to my chest today to show my solidarity with thousands of other Americans who oppose high taxes, ear-marks, national debt, and run away government spending. My problem is I am a public school teacher and I’m sure my principal will ask me to remove it… I suppose we will not be able to wear breast cancer awareness, support our troops, red ribbon (say no to drugs) week and many other symbolic ribbons anymore if this happens.