{"id":1934,"date":"2009-04-16T19:11:31","date_gmt":"2009-04-16T23:11:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/?p=1934"},"modified":"2009-04-23T14:36:12","modified_gmt":"2009-04-23T18:36:12","slug":"thousands-attend-tea-parties-around-connecticut-and-the-nation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/2009\/04\/16\/thousands-attend-tea-parties-around-connecticut-and-the-nation\/","title":{"rendered":"Thousands Attend Tea Parties Around Connecticut and the Nation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Unfortunately work and family commitments kept from attending one of the Connecticut Tax Day Tea Parties yesterday&#8230; From what I&#8217;ve read they were <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fivethirtyeight.com\/2009\/04\/tea-parties-appear-to-draw-at-least.html\" target=\"_blank\">hugely successful<\/a> not just in Connecticut but nation wide.<\/p>\n<p>A couple things&#8230; First this video or one like it has been making the rounds on blogs, I&#8217;m not going to comment on the conduct of CNN&#8217;s Susan Roesgen it speaks for itself:<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"400\" height=\"324\" data=\"http:\/\/www.eyeblast.tv\/public\/eyeblast.swf?v=ydSUqGSUaG\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.eyeblast.tv\/public\/eyeblast.swf?v=ydSUqGSUaG\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p>I do however have something to say to the guy calling Barack Obama a fascist&#8230;. With all do respect sir leave the fascist rhetoric at home. That type of rhetoric is as misplaced now as it was when liberal activists used it against George W. Bush, it has no place in legitimate political discourse.<\/p>\n<p>Second with that out of the way lets keep the momentum going, first take a moment to write a short note to your state and federal legislators to let them know you attended or are part of the Tea Party movement, second let House Speaker Nancy Pelosi\u00a0 know what you think about her idiotic <a href=\"http:\/\/www.weeklystandard.com\/weblogs\/TWSFP\/2009\/04\/house_democrat_leaders_tea_par.asp\" target=\"_blank\">remarks<\/a> about the Tea Party Movement. I know this goes without saying but be polite. Finally join us on Saturday, April 25, 2009 for the Woodbury Tea Party. The rally starts at 11:00 a.m. and runs through 1:00 p.m. in Kennedy Park (Corner of RT 6 and Rt. 64) in Woodbury, CT<\/p>\n<p>You can send your comments to Speaker Pelosi at:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.speaker.gov\/contact\" target=\"_blank\">Office of the Speaker<\/a><br \/>\nH-232, US Capitol<br \/>\nWashington, DC 20515<br \/>\nPhone: (202)  225-0100<br \/>\nEmail: AmericanVoices@mail.house.gov<\/p>\n<p>(Thanks Pam)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB123975867505519363.html\" target=\"_blank\">Tax Day Becomes Protest Day<\/a> &#8211; Wall Street Journal<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newstimes.com\/ci_12153537\" target=\"_blank\">Thousands take part in Connecticut&#8217;s Tea Party events<\/a> &#8211; News Times<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.courant.com\/news\/politics\/hc-tea-party-capitol-0416.artapr16,0,4753332.story\" target=\"_blank\">Thousands Gather At Capitol &#8216;Tea Party&#8217; To Protest Federal Spending<\/a> &#8211; Hartford Courant<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nhregister.com\/articles\/2009\/04\/16\/news\/a1-neteaparty.txt\" target=\"_blank\">TAX REVOLT: Protesters rally to end bailouts, oust leaders<\/a> &#8211; New Haven Register<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenwichtime.com\/ci_12150020?source=most_emailed\" target=\"_blank\">Greenwich residents join protest over gov&#8217;t spending<\/a> &#8211; Greenwich Time<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.connpost.com\/ci_12147227?source=most_viewed\" target=\"_blank\">Thousands protest on tax filing deadline<\/a> &#8211; Connecticut Post<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theday.com\/re.aspx?re=e471d0f7-5b4a-4a6d-a2bb-b378c372d29e\" target=\"_blank\">Tax Day erupts in protest<\/a> &#8211; The Day<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/michellemalkin.com\/2009\/04\/15\/massive-tax-day-tea-party-usa\/\" target=\"_blank\">Massive: Tax Day Tea Party USA<\/a> &#8211; Michelle Malkin<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/hotair.com\/archives\/2009\/04\/16\/awesome-chicago-tea-partiers-confront-cnn-hack-after-hit-piece\/\" target=\"_blank\">Awesome: Chicago tea partiers confront CNN hack after hit piece<\/a> &#8211; Hot Air<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.americanthinker.com\/2009\/04\/tea_parties_about_far_more_tha.html\" target=\"_blank\">Tea Parties about Far More than Taxes<\/a> &#8211; American Thinker<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unfortunately work and family commitments kept from attending one of the Connecticut Tax Day Tea Parties yesterday&#8230; From what I&#8217;ve read they were hugely successful not just in Connecticut but nation wide. A couple things&#8230; First this video or one like it has been making the rounds on blogs, I&#8217;m not going to comment on [&hellip;]<\/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_post_was_ever_published":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}},"categories":[8,26,7],"tags":[209,598,576,577,604,578,494],"class_list":{"0":"post-1934","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-culture","7":"category-economy","8":"category-politics","9":"tag-connecticut","10":"tag-greenwich","11":"tag-hartford","12":"tag-new-haven","13":"tag-new-milford","14":"tag-noriwch","15":"tag-tea-party","16":"entry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pfpI7-vc","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1863,"url":"https:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/2009\/04\/01\/news-of-the-rebelion-connecticut-tea-parties\/","url_meta":{"origin":1934,"position":0},"title":"News of the Rebellion: Connecticut Tea Parties","author":"Jeff","date":"April 1, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"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. \u2013 2:00 p.m. Where: State Capitol (North Steps), Hartford, CT Website: taxdayteaparty.com or hartfordteaparty.org New Haven Tea\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Economy&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Economy","link":"https:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/category\/economy\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"800px-gadsden_flagsvg","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/800px-gadsden_flagsvg-300x199.png?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":1934,"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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