Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh: 1,000 rally - “It’s an anti-big-government rally,” said Jerry Smith, 51, of Hampton. “The main focus is spending and taxing, and neither party has distinguished itself from wanting to limit this.” … Philadelphia: 200 people have gathered at Center City’s Love Park - “You most likely don’t know what socialism is,” “Three months to destroy what we’ve had for 233 years,” “It’s the Tenth Amendment, stupid,” and “Even God only requires 10 percent.”
Florida: Jacksonville draws 2,000 … Tampa: “I Want My Change Back.” His button said “Jack Bauer Would Not Take This Crap”
Georgia: Peachtree City: 300 gather - One baby wore a sign “I didn’t read the bill either.” Rome: “We’re fed up aren’t we? I’m fed up. I’m fed up with the bailout, totally unrealistic budget and high taxes.”
Illinois: Peoria: More than 500 gather … They sang “God Bless America,” they recited the Pledge of Allegiance, they chanted as they waved U.S. flags. Signs read “Taxed enough already,” “Give me liberty, not debt” and “Free market, not free rides.”
South Carolina: Columbia: Thousands of people gathered in front of the Statehouse today to boo big government, socialism and taxes while enthusiastically cheering Gov. Mark Sanford and his stance on not accepting federal stimulus money. … Fort Mill: “We look at the debt crisis,” Sauers said. “That has opened up our eyes to see that spending is out of control. If we as citizens operated our homes the way Congress operates the federal budget, we’d be out of our homes because we couldn’t float the debt.” Then there’s the bigger picture: passing the government’s debt to future generations.
Nebraska: Lincoln: A woman held a sign which read, “Oh, now I see … Change means Socialism”.
Connecticut: Hartford: 3,000 people showed up at the state Capitol in Hartford, Conn. Many of them carried makeshift pitchforks and signs
Alabama: Montgomery: More than 1,000 - “Stimulus: The Audacity of Dope.” … Huntsville: Hundreds gather
Tennessee: Nashville: live streaming video from The Tennessean.
West Virginia: Charleston: Several hundred stood in cold rain … “I have three children and don’t want to leave them in debt,” he said. Shouts of “No more spending,” “Not My Money” and “USA” could be heard throughout the crowd.
Kentucky: Louisville: 1,000 estimated … People attended the Tax Day Tea Party dressed in camouflage, business suits, and even tri-corner hats, waving signs to show their displeasure with the government. Jimmy Kessinger, of Georgetown, Ind., said he came to express his view “that we should be living by the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.”
Wisconsin: Madison: Several hundred protesters have gathered outside the state Capitol for a “tea party” Wednesday to object to tax and spending increases … One sign read “Dump Doyle” and another “Taxation with (mis)representation sucks!!!” … Signs included “Stop bailing out failed businesses with our money” and “Taxed enough already.” …
Ohio: Cincinnati: Thousands of people gathered on Fountain Square today. Local12.com video report.
Texas: Austin developing: 1,500 people rally
Iowa: Mason City: Over 150 … “If I wanted pork, I’d buy a pig.” “I’m concerned about the transition from capitalism to socialism,” he said. “We’re moving fast into socialism.” … Davenport: Karron Schoor of Davenport held a sign that read, “Too much pork. That’s our beef.” Deficits will crush future generations, she said. “We’re talking about trillions and trillions of dollars,” he said. “I’d hate to be born today.” … Des Moines: 5,000 expected … “It’s way bigger than taxes,” said Joyce Lutz of Des Moines. “We’re tired of what’s going on.” Nearby, another sign warned “2010 elections are coming. Vote ‘no’ on every incumbent.” Lutz concurred. “We want to clean house,” the retired bookkeeper said. “We didn’t elect them to do all this.”
Virginia: Virginia Beach: Hundreds chanting … “Freedom, Freedom, Freedom” and “U-S-A, U-S-A, U-S-A,” rally participants were toting signs such as “Revolt Against Socialism,” “I Will Keep My Freedom, My Guns, My Money. Keep Your Change,” and “I Want My Country Back.”
Michigan: Livonia: 400 estimated … “We feel the arrogance in D.C. is at an all-time high. We’re hoping this is a rebirth of patriotism, that one person can make a difference.” “It’s time we stood up and let it be known the government works for us.” “We’re taxed enough.” … Lansing: The Messenger’s Todd Heywood is on the scene and reports that the gathering is enormous. He estimates that there are 4,000 to 7,000 people there and still growing, causing traffic jams in the city. The Ann Arbor protesters met at the Diag, and when the Burton Tower bell tolled at noon, the group began a silent march to the federal building on Liberty Street. During the walk, the protesters drew honks and cheers of support. The group included young and old alike - many holding signs with messages like, “My child is not your ATM” and “Cut taxes not deals.”
New Hampshire: Live video feed from Concord event via WMUR-TV.
Washington, D.C.: Scenes from the event via the Washington Independent.
New York: Syracuse: Hundreds of demonstrators are gathering … “I don’t like the bailouts and all taxation that is going on right now,” Grenier said, who came out today with her husband and seven children. “I’m nervous about the taxes that are coming and worried that we are going to lose our freedom of speech.”
when do we march on Washington; what can i do to help?
when do we march on washington. what can i do to help
Thank you
It hasn’t worked because all of you gun toating coal burning money loving neo cons are not willing to accept a place in the global village. You are too busy thinking of your selves and not Darfur. We live in a global economy now and we must accept Cuba, North Korea, China, Iran, as well as all of the rest of the world.
Communal Prosperity is typical of the left wing mindset that is so silly. C.P. seems to have a “right wing phobia” when attempting to insinuate that these diverse groups (that means both liberal, like you, and conservative, not just your interpretation of right wing) are, ohmygosh, Dangerous to Homeland Security. Give me a break. C.P. knows very well what is going on here and it’s easy for C.P. to fear what he/she cannot possibly ever understand. I agree with the previous comments: Go to Russia. They love people like you.
I personally went to the Huntsville, AL TEA Party, and there were thousands there, not “hundreds”.
Communal prosperity hasn’t worked since the days of Jesus’ twelve apostles. While it’s a great idea in theory, it centers around people doing what’s good for themselves and for the group. People don’t care about the group anymore, they only care about themselves. Capitalism is the solution, as it rewards the person and the group. All we need is a bit of regulation to ensure the person (i.e. a middle manager at a multinational bank) doesn’t mess it up for the group (i.e. everyone with a 401k). Get it?
Amen! That’s what I wanted to say to that guy.
Mr. Communal Prosperity,
Why in god’s name do we want to be like any European country? The United States was founded because people did not want to be like the countries in Europe. If you are so fond of those idealogies then maybe you and your friends should move to Europe instead of trying to make the rest of us change. The protests today are not just to grumble about taxes. Those who attend are not traitors or terrorists. They are people who are concerned about losing the way of life that has served Americans so well for over 200 years. We believe in paying OUR taxes but not in paying YOURS for you or others who think they deserve a handout just because they exist in this country.
Greensboro, NC had upwards of 800 people at our rally (some estimates up to 1500)!
communal prosperity says:”If the states would sit back and allow Obama to implement his plan, everyone will be all the better in the long run. We need Nationalization to be more like the European Countries.”
Letting Obama implement his plan scares me…..what has Obama ever done that we should blindly listen to him? Do you know anything about Obama’s past influences at all? I’ve done a lot of studying on Obama’s past and know he’s not someone who should have control over our country. You comment sounds like you sympathize with marxist ideology (which is a proven failure!!) (”communal prosperity”, as great as it might sound to the ignorant, is a failure!!!) and secretly wish for the end of this country’s sovereignty. Why would we want to be like Europe anyway? Take your leftist socialist marxist athiest brainwashing and move to a Russian prison!
Down with excessive spending and bailouts that give government more control!!!! Just because of a few greedy bank bastards we need to give up our freedom now?
Why wouldnt every citizen of the US be out at one of these today? If you work and earn your money then why should we be handing it over to the governments to spend it away on their pet project. Yes, I agree something needs to be done with numerous issues around the country, but the answer is to let the free market that this country was founded on do its job. This all means nothing unless people get out and vote these people out of office.
This is exactly the rightwing extremist activity that the Department of Homeland Security is warning law enforcement officials about. If the states would sit back and allow Obama to implement his plan, everyone will be all the better in the long run. We need Nationalization to be more like the European Countries. It is time to let go of Bush oppression and move forward and embrace change. Obama is the answer we just have to be willing to listen.
Traitors! Revolutionaries!
Im amazed! Finally America is speaking out for us. Im a man that has been out of work for about a year because of the economy, My wife is working two part time jobs and because of that the government says I make too much money to be on medical, and now they say I owe over 1200.00 in taxes. I was lucky I had some money I saved for retirement. Now im afraid that if this keeps up I wont have any kind of retirement becuase the way the government is spending money Im worried if ill have any Social Security when i retire in about 12 years from now!!!!