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Standing Up! Thousands Roll into D.C. on Tea Party Express

Posted by Chet Nichols on Sep 12th, 2009 and filed under Culture, Headlines. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry

From Fox News:

AP Photo of Patriots at the Rally in D.C. on 9/12

AP Photo of Patriots at the Rally in D.C. on 9/12

They came. They saw. They protested.

Yet it remains to be seen whether the demonstration Saturday in the nation’s capital, against what protesters view as out-of-control spending by an expanding federal government, will conquer Washington.

The tens of thousands of protesters marched to the U.S. Capitol chanting various slogans and waving posters that voiced a rather broad array of grievances against big government and the leaders, particularly President Obama, who the protesters blame for its size and scope.

Some signs, reflecting the growing intensity of the health care debate, depicted President Obama with the signature mustache of Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler. Many made reference to Obama as a socialist or communist, and another imposed his face on that of the villainous Joker from “Batman.” Other protesters waved U.S. flags and held signs espousing fiscal conservatism, declaring “I’m Not Your ATM” and ”Go Green Recycle Congress.”

The rally, and others like it, have been billed as “tea parties,” part of a movement that takes its cue from the Boston Tea Party and other imagery from the days of the founding fathers. On Saturday, men wore colonial costumes as they listened to speakers who warned of “judgment day” — Election Day 2010.

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