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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.<\/p>\n
The Ridgefield Press has short writeup on the rally and the organizers<\/a>:<\/p>\n Recalling outraged colonists dumping tea into Boston Harbor in 1773, two Ridgefielders are stirring up protest against the government\u2019s tax-borrow-print-and-spend approach to the economic crisis.<\/p>\n They plan a demonstration in Ballard Park on Saturday, March 21, at 10 a.m. as part of a national movement of \u201ctea party\u201d protests.<\/p>\n \u201cAre you opposed to the so-called \u2018stimulus bill\u2019?\u201d \u201cDo you believe the \u2018mortgage bailout\u2019 rewards bad behavior?\u201d an appeal on the Internet says. \u201cAre you willing to make your voice heard?\u201d<\/p>\n Ridgefielders Skip March and Chris Murray joined Mike Taylor of Stamford in organizing the event. A second protest is planned for March 28 in Stamford.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are drawing interest from five states \u2013 Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey and Rhode Island,\u201d said Mr. Taylor, the chief organizer.<\/p>\n \u201cWe wanted to create an opportunity for like-minded citizens to share in a positive and productive protest of their government,\u201d said Mr. Murray,<\/p>\n The protest was originally planned near town hall, but police recommended moving it to the park.<\/p>\n Demonstrators are encouraged to bring signs \u2014 but not mean ones.<\/p>\n \u201cWe want them to be constructive,\u201d Mr. March said, \u201cunderstanding we\u2019re against certain things, but also for certain things, and not focused on individuals so much as policies and issues \u2014 and, hopefully, with a sense of humor.\u201d<\/p>\n Organizers aren\u2019t sure how many people will show up.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n There are several rallies planned here in Connecticut:<\/p>\n Stamford Tea party<\/strong><\/p>\n When: Saturday, March 28 @ 10:oo a.m.<\/p>\n Where: 96 Broad Street (Starbucks\/Library location) corner of Broad and Bedford<\/p>\n New Haven Tax Day Tea Party<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n When: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 time TBA<\/p>\n Where: TBA<\/p>\n Hartford Tax Day Tea Party<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n When: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 time TBA<\/p>\n Where: TBA<\/p>\n For more information or to find a rally near you see: Tax Day Tea Party<\/a>, New American Tea Party<\/a>, Re-TeaParty<\/a> or National Tea Party Day<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 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 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7],"tags":[209,527,494],"class_list":["post-1723","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-politics","tag-connecticut","tag-ridgefield","tag-tea-party","entry","has-post-thumbnail"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pfpI7-rN","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1736,"url":"https:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/2009\/03\/21\/scenes-from-the-rebellion-ridgefield-tea-party\/","url_meta":{"origin":1723,"position":0},"title":"Scenes from the Rebellion: Ridgefield Tea Party","author":"Jeff","date":"March 21, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"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\u2019s Ballard Park Saturday morning to vent their frustration. \u201cDump Dodd now!\u201d and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Culture"","block_context":{"text":"Culture","link":"https:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/category\/culture\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/rtp-03-21-2009-21.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1674,"url":"https:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/2009\/03\/13\/the-rebellion-grows-connecticut-tea-parties\/","url_meta":{"origin":1723,"position":1},"title":"The Rebellion Grows: Connecticut Tea Parties","author":"Jeff","date":"March 13, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"OK so maybe it's not a rebellion, but there are millions of Americans who are fed up with Washington's fiscal irresponsibility and who are making their voices heard at dozens of rallies around the country. 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