TEA PARTY UPDATES

[Bill Collier]

Tea Party Attendance

Tea Parties took America by storm protesting the outrage many citizens feel at being ignored and being dismissed by their government for the past decade! Bush and Obama came in for massive criticism and neither political party was seen as being responsive to the People.

You can EMAIL the publisher at [e-mail] with links or information about your Tea Party. Our goal is to make an accounting of ALL Tea Parties and the TOTAL number of people who attended nationwide.

CNN bashed the Tea Party's, see what REALLY happened and how ANGRY Americans are, as one later said, tired of the media trying to tell everyone "we are bad people!" VIDEO>

Great Article on what the Tea Parties are about and why they are very much like the first tea party! MORE>

A sort of After Action Report on the potential meaning of the Tea Parties. MORE>

CBS Online has a very interesting article on the perils to Democracy when 43% of the population pay no income taxes or GET MONEY whereas since 1950 that number has been around 20% or so. Read it HERE>


White House went on LOCK-DOWN when a crowd of tea party proestors tossed a box of teabags over the fence.

(SPECIAL THANKS to PHIL KERPEN of Americans For Prosperity for tweeting lots of updates!)

Instant updates by members of Dontgo and other groups- TaxDayTeaParty


Alabama-

Birmingham- 5,000
Huntsville- 2,500
Montgomery- 2,300-2,500
Mobile- 1000
Trussville- 1,000


Alaska-

Anchorage- 1200
Fairbanks- 300


Arizona-

Gilbert- 1,500
Lake Havasu- 2,000
Phoenix- 6,000
Tuscon- 3,800


Arkansas-

Little Rock- 8,000
Fayetteville- 1,000 MORE>
Mountain Home- 2,000 (thanks to Chris T and Bill Smith for updates)
Texarkana- 500 est.

California-

Bakersfield - not yet reported
Chico- 300
Danville- 100
Fresno- 5,000
Modesto- 400
Monterey- 300 est.
Pleasanton- 1,000 est.
Redding- 1,000
Sacramento- 5,000
Sacto- 500
Santa Ana- 4,000
San Francisco- 1,000 est. MORE> PHOTOS>
Rancho Cucamonga- 1,000
Ridgecrest- 400
Ventura- 400 or so people.
Van Nuys- not reported yet

Colorado-

Cannon City- 100 MORE>
Colorado Springs- 3,000
Denver- 5,000
Fort Collins- 2,500
Frisco-70
Grand Junction-2,000
Loveland-1,500
Pueblo - 500 est.

(Thanks to Ben D for updates on a number of Co. cities)

Connecticut-

Hartford-5000 MORE>
New Haven 1500-2000
Norwich- 500
New Milford-150

THANKS Tanya B for update on CT- FACE BOOK page- HERE>


Delaware-

Del Marva- 500 est. MORE>


Florida-

DeLand- 700 (thanks to Tabatha Grimes for the update) MORE>
Lakeland- 1500 (thanks to Jim L for update)
Naples- 3,000 MORE>
New Port Richey - 200
Ocala- 1,000
Orlando- 3,000 est. (Thanks Jim L and Mile R for update)
Port St. Lucie- 500
Sarasota- 1,000 MORE INFO>


Georgia-

Athens- 200
Atlanta- 20,000
Augusta- 1,800
Blairseville- 1,000 est.
Columbus- 650 (Thanks Manford M for the Update and photos)

Hawaii-
Honolulu - not reported yet

Idaho-

Boise- 4500
Coeur d'Alene- 1,000
Pocatello - 300
Priest River- 300


Illinois

Chicago- 5,000 MORE> VIDEO>
Crystal Lake- 300
Effingham- 500
Lake Sara- 900
Lisle- 1,000
Lennie Jarret reports on the Samsphere lit- I went to a small local one here. The paper reported 300. The actual number was about 600 (I counted). The organizers were expecting 50. It was a street corner protest instead of a rally.



Indiana-

Fort Wayne- 300 (another Tea Party scheduled for April 18) MORE>
Indainapolis- 10,000 MORE>
Lafayette- 250
South Bend- 200 Est.


Iowa-

Davenport- 300
Des Moines- 3,000 (Thanks to Danen S for the update, email sent by Amy, a participant, who says State Troopers did the count)
Iowa City- 400
Spencer- 275 (Thanks to Kris Thiessen for the update)


Kansas-
Dodge City- 100
Emporia -- no numbers yet
Goodland-75
Hutchinson- 2000 MORE>
Junction City-135
Mission- No numbers yet
Olathe- no numbers yet
Topeka- 1,500
Salina- 57d Park- 2,500
Westmoreland- 80
Wichita- 2,000 Thanks to Bob Weeks for update via Samsphere...

(HUGE THANKS to Earl Glynn via the Samsphere group for LOTS of Kansas updates and the Kansas City update!)

Kentucky-

Louisville- 2,000 (Thanks to Keith Berry for the update)
Frankfort- 400
Paducah- 2000 (Thanks Christina J for the update, MORE>)

Louisiana-

Baton Rouge- 5,000 Thanks to Jeff B for the update! MOIRE>

Bossier- 1400
New Orleans/Metairie- 1,000

Maine-

Bangor- 300


Maryland-

Annapolis- 2,000 (Thanks to Janet for the update)
Bel Air- 300
Cumberland- 300 MORE>


Massachusetts-
Boston- 2500
Hyannis- 800

Michigan-

Adrian- 250
Ann Arbor- 500 (Thanks, again to EZ and her brother...)
Midland- 400 (Thanks to Emily Z for the update)
Lansing- 4,000-5,000
Oxford- 300 (Thanks to Tina B for the update)
Troy- 1000 (Metro Detroit area)

Minnesota-

Mower County- 100
St. Cloud- 800 MORE>
St. Paul 10,000

Mississippi-

Picayune- 250
Tupelo- 600
Jackson- 2,000


Missouri-

Branson 700
Joplin- 800 est. THANKS Cale H for update
Kansas City- 5,000
Jefferson City-300
Overland Park- 5,000
Springfield-400
St. Louis- 10,000 MORE>


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Montana-

Billings- 500 (Thanks to Craig S for the update)
Bozeman- 700 (Thanks to Don Pickering for update)
Fort Benton- 60
Great Falls- 200
Helena- 300

Nebraska-

Grand Island- 300 (Thanks to John K for the update)
Lincoln- 2500
Papillon- 200 MORE>


Nevada-

Carson City- 2,000
Elko- 75
Las Vegas- 5,000

New Hampshire-

Concord-1,000
Dover-100
Manchester- 2,500 MORE>
Wolfeboro -300

New Jersey

Belmar- 2000
Flemington 200
Hampton/Newton- 200-300
Morristown- 300 est. MORE>
Vineland- 100


New Mexico-

Albuqurque- 3000 Est. PHOTOS>
Santa Fe- 500


New York-

Albanay- 2,500 Aerial view HERE>
Buffalo- 300
Massapequa- 300
New York City- 12,500
Rochester- 1000MORE>
Syracuse- 300
White Plains- 250

North Carolina-

Charlotte- 4,000
Davidson-150
Denton-600
Fayettville- 450
Goldsboro- 300
Greensboro- 1,500
Lincolnton-250
Mooresville-150
Raleigh- 1500
Statesville-250
Winston-Salem- 700

Ohio-

Ashtabula County- 300
Cincinnati- 5,000 est. MORE> and MORE HERE>
Cleveland- 5,000
Columbus- 7,000 MORE>
Medina- 200
Pataskala- 30
Toledo- 1200 MORE> Great Follow Up Article By Maggie Thurber: HERE>
Canton- 2000

Oklahoma-

Ada-300
Clinton-250
Enid-250
Lawton- 160
Muskogee-250
Tulsa- around 3,000 est. TULSA PHOTOS
Oklahoma City- 4,500

(23 more, efforting to get ALL, but avg. is around 300 each)

Oregon-

Astoria- 280
Portland- 2,500 est.
Salem- 1,000

Pennsylvania-
Easton- 300
Harrisburg PA had around 2,000 on the steps of the Capital, no noticeable signs of infiltrators, and very nice people: the most civil and polite "protest" you ever want to see, contrary to the DHS memo that labeled conservatives "extremists". (Observed by Bill Collier)
eRIE- 500 Est.
Greensburg- 300-500
Meadeville- 200
Pittsburg- 400 est. THANKS Cale H for update
Wellsboro- 150 (Thanks to Juanita for the update!)

Rhode Island-

Providence- 1,000

South Carolina-

For map of South Carolina Tea parties HERE>
Charleston- 6000

South Dakota-

Sioux Falls- 600 (est. from photo)

Tennessee-

Chattanooga- 1,000 MORE>
Knoxville- 1500
Murfreesboro- 3,000
Nashville- 10,000

Texas-

Abilene- 800
Austin- 5,000 est.
Beaumont- 200-300
Burleson- 900
Dallas- 7,000
Denton- 1,000
El Paso- 300
Fort Worth- 2,000
Houston- 15,000
Odessa- 1,000 MORE>
Plano- 200
Rowlett - 200
San Antonia- 16,000
Seguin - 200
Sugarland- 1,000 est.
Waco- 8,000
Woodlands- 5,000
Victoria-300

Utah-

Ogden- 200
Salt Lake City- 2000

Vermont-
Montpelier- 900-1000

Virginia-

Culpepper VA 300-400 people.
Lynchburg- 1,800
Newport News- 250
Reston- 450 (Thanks to Leslie Carbonne for the update) MORE>
Roanoke- 450
Richmond- 4,000 PHOTOS>
Virginia Beach- 1500

Washington-

More>
Bellingham- 4,000
Bremerton- 200 est.
Everett-800
Olympia- 5,000
Port Orchard- 200 est.
Redmond- 300
Seattle- 2,000 est.
Spokane 5,000
Yakima- 700

West Virginia-

Beckley- 274 (Thanks to Elaine for the update)
Charleston- 600
Martinsburg- 300


Wisconsin

Appleton- 2,000
Real Debate Wisconsin- http://realdebatewisconsin.blogspot.com/
Eau Claire - 500MORE>
Madison- 6,000
Superior - 100 MORE>
- Wausau - 1,000 MORE>

THANKS to Steve E. for Updates on Wisconsin!


Wyoming-

Cheyenne- 500
Cody- 200-300 est.
.......we had hundreds turn out in Cody. People came from 60 miles around at least. Great speeches, and the weather was awful - rain and snow and wind. For a small town, we had a huge crowd. Their link is: http://twitter.com/CodyTeaParty and http://codyteaparty.blogspot.com/ From Julie O

[janet adams]

Annapolis, Maryland the state capital had over 2000.

[Juanita Berguson]

Tioga County/Wellsboro 150

[Julie Steen]

Hutchinson, KS had over 2000! http://www.hutchnews.com/Todaystop/tax2009-04-15T18-19-52

[Mamacooks]

I would like to report that the Indianapolis, IN (State Capitol) was a fantastic success! We were priviledged to have Bob Basso, in character as Thomas Paine, as the inspirational speaker at our Teaparty . The crowd was breathtaking at 10,000 people strong. This was a gathering of Americans of every age, ethnicity, and economic stratta. Men were there in suits coming straight from work, retired couples held hands as they listened to the speakers and Patriotic music (provided by the fabulous Wright Brothers),, children held signs and learned about the functioning of a Republican form of government. Bob Basso clarified our thinking.. "This is not a 'protest' this is a Rebellion. We are mad as heck and we want our country back!" Our government has been hijacked by a Usurper and his cohorts, we let it slip, but we are awake now and we will fight to restore our Constitution!

[Pastor Ed Boston]

Here is a link to photos from the Indianapolis Tea Party --- and the 10,000 number was spot on!

Pastor Ed

http://dotherightthing-cyberpastor.blogspot.com/2009/04/bostons-te...

[Ryan Dunigan]

There were a couple hundred in South Bend, IN!!