“It does not take a majority to prevail…but rather an irate, tireless minority keen on setting brushfires of freedom and liberty in the minds of men.” -Samuel Adams Just a reminder to readers I’ll be covering the Woodbury Tea Party tomorrow morning. The rally kicks off at 11:00 a.m. in Kennedy Park at the the [...]
Tea Party Impact: Connecticut Republicans Introduce No Tax-Increase Budget
April 17, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Republican legislators in Connecticut yesterday introduced a no tax-increase budget proposal… According to State Rep. Larry Cafero (R-Minority Leader), the Tax Day Tea Parties held around the state sent a very clear message “What was, sort of, symbolized by the demonstrations yesterday in Hartford, and all over, is, people are saying, ‘We can’t afford our [...]
Thousands Attend Tea Parties Around Connecticut and the Nation
April 16, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Unfortunately work and family commitments kept from attending one of the Connecticut Tax Day Tea Parties yesterday… From what I’ve read they were hugely successful not just in Connecticut but nation wide. A couple things… First this video or one like it has been making the rounds on blogs, I’m not going to comment on [...]
News of the Rebellion: Greenwich Tea Party
April 11, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Mark your calendars for Wednesday, April 15 and make your voice heard at one of the Tax Day Tea Parties in Hartford, New Haven, Norwich and now Greenwich: Greenwich Tea Party When: Wednesday, April 15th, 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Where: Greenwich Town Hall, Field Point Road, Greenwich, CT Website: Greenwich Tax Day Tea Party [...]
News of the Rebellion: Connecticut Tea Parties
April 1, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Mark your calendars for Wednesday, April 15 and make your voice heard at one of the Tea Parties in Hartford, New Haven or Norwich: Hartford Tea Party When: Wednesday, April 15th, 12:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Where: State Capitol (North Steps), Hartford, CT Website: taxdayteaparty.com or hartfordteaparty.org New Haven Tea Party When: Wednesday, April 15th, [...]
Reminder: Stamford Tea Party
March 27, 2009 By Leave a Comment
“The principle of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding, is but swindling futurity on a large scale.” -Thomas Jefferson Unfortunately, I can’t make it but if you can join party and make your voice heard: Date: Saturday, March 28, 2009 Time: 10:00am – 12:00pm Location: Stamford, CT @ 96 [...]
Media Bias, What Media Bias???
March 24, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Mike over at Flopping Aces points out striking visual evidence of media bias: Mark Dziubek of Southington Conn. steps off a bus in Fairfield Conn. on Saturday March 21, 2009 as members of the media wait outside at a AIG executive’s home. A busload of activists outnumbered 2-to-1 by reporters and photographers are paying visits [...]
Of Conservatives and Tea Parties
March 22, 2009 By Leave a Comment
I was reading some of the comments posted on the News Times web site in response to their story on the Ridgefield, CT tea party. This comment from “poo poo the self pitiers” in particular caught my eye: GOP hypocrites. Unbelievable gall. Now all of a sudden, the party that brought you the endless money [...]
Scenes from the Rebellion: Ridgefield Tea Party
March 21, 2009 By 5 Comments
Roughly 300 people attended the Ridgefield Tea Party in Ballard park today… from the Ridgefield Press: Flags-wavers, bell-ringers, some in colonial military get-up, others wearing American flags as capes: angry Americans gathered 200 to 300 strong at Ridgefield’s Ballard Park Saturday morning to vent their frustration. “Dump Dodd now!” and “We’re not Europe!” and “It’s [...]
Reminder: Ridgefield Tea Party
March 20, 2009 By 1 Comment
Just a reminder to readers I’ll be covering the Ridgefield Tea party tomorrow morning. The rally kicks off at 10:00 a.m. in Ballard park on Main Street in Ridgefiled, CT. Public Parking is available off Bailey Ave. and also off Prospect St. one block away. The Ridgefield Press has short writeup on the rally and [...]
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