Some conservative groups that I’ve never heard of said they had 20-30k people commit to the rally on their website.  How many came?  This Many:

Also interesting is the following time lapse of the march:

And further coverage on CSPAN.

A response from a friend (and Obama voter) regarding the CNN gotcha video.

John,

The YouTube video you posted on Logpundit of the nervous (and stupid) CNN reporter is a good catch.

I can’t believe that she tried to write the entire crowd off as Fox News right-wingers. What poor reporting.

CNN: 0, Bloggers: 1

I really agree with the angry woman’s implied point: it isn’t so much that I object to federal income taxes, per se, but rather than neither I nor any other citizen has any real say in how they are spent. I would feel a good deal different if there was some real transparency with washington’s finances, starting w/lobbyists and their capitol hill donations. Maybe the ‘net will make things different, though I’m not yet convinced that it will. Certainly, it can, at least in principle…

My biggest wish would be to encourage as many people as possible to have ZERO taxes withheld throughout the year, so that they would have to pay their taxes all in lump sum payments during April.

My response:

Yeah, when the dude had the sign that said, “Republicans suck too” with “Ban the Federal Reserve” underneath it, I’m sure that made the reporter feel small. I also thought that “the ban the fed” stuff would never be shown on any news channel…and it wasn’t, as this is on YouTube.

I looked at the news…the story was hard to find in the NY Times, and non-existent in the money hemorrhaging Boston Globe. I heard NBC was being confrontational as well. Fox had a few stories, but less than I thought. National Review, much the mouthpiece of the GOP, did link that video I showed you, but otherwise the response from them was VERY muted. In other words, no featured articles on the Tea Parties. The editors had a pro-bailout stance when it hit the fan last fall, sounded like a bunch of welfare queens. You could tell William F Buckley, Jr. was long gone at this point. So, I don’t know if they pulled back coverage because of concerns of astroturf (i.e. media fed fake “grassroots”), but I think the more likely explanation is that Fox and National Review don’t want to see anti-bank, anti-fed signs. It’s all about socialism, see. I was a little surprised that the video slipped through the cracks at National Review, but sometimes it happens.

Thing is, Obama didn’t even raise taxes yet…just wait until next year.

I’m sure most protestors pay their taxes in full in April, or pay quarterly. I’ve heard about people who have been waiting for a substantial refund and have been delayed for at least a month, they are worried they won’t get it back.

Populism has long been about the struggle between citizens and the banks, not so much with employers (unionism). Right now the Dems are very beholden to the banks (Chris Dodd as head of banking and commerce, is particularly egregious) but so are the GOP. That’s why the mainstream spin is so ridiculous. At this point nationalism of failed banks (Citibank, Goldman Sachs) isn’t such a bad idea. Pay the bankers what I make, a government employee wage and if they want to make more money let them risk rich people’s extra money, but don’t mess with our pensions. That way if they fail they fail. But if it’s too big to fail, then, like the Hoover Dam, it is property of the US government.

I mean, at this point, could a bunch of Timmy Geithner’s do worse than ruin the economy of the entire world?

Qualifier: OK Free Marketeers, I’m open to suggestions. This is an open forum. Persuade me that I’m wrong.

Update: I don’t have cable. It seems that Fox News TV was saturating the airwaves with Tea Party newscasts, but there were few reports on the site about it. So Fox provided more than ample coverage. I just saw the outrageous video on MSNBC and I have to say they have no class.

A concerned citizen takes CNN to task for pinning the TEA parties on Fox News. You could tell this reporter was getting a little nervous.

I would venture to guess that current GOP politicians have the most to fear from the Tea Party Movement, if they don’t get on board.

There’s a tea party going on in Lafayette.

April 15th 4pm -7pm ACROSS the street from the Federal Courthouse at 800 Lafayette Street - in Richard Putnam Park

Hello Everyone,
On April 15th, in over 1,600 small and large cities across the nation, there will be PEACEFUL ASSEMBLIES of concerned citizens. These assemblies are being referred to as TEA (Taxed Enough Already) Parties - reminiscent of the Boston Tea Party. They will consume the media, as every sizable city will have tens of thousands of fed-up taxpayers on the steps of their government buildings. Baton Rouge, for example, is expecting well over 10,000 on the Capitol Building. Large cities such as Atlanta, Chicago, , New York, Dallas, Sacramento, etc., are expecting hundreds of thousands each! This is a grass roots movement the media doesn’t want to advertise. But they can’t stop it now as the word is spreading like wild-fire
This will be an event which has never occurred in America’s history. The SILENT MAJORITY is finally coming together to stand against the insanity that has been going on in Washington for decades and now threatens to destroy every ideal and belief that this country was built on. YOUR future is severely at risk. The socialist owned media has manipulated and confused and convinced society into sitting back while short-sighted politicians on both sides have slowly manipulated YOUR rights and wasted YOUR money. The entire structure of our society has been ransacked! YOU know this. YOU can feel it in the back of your mind. And in your heart.
And now YOU have a chance to join with your friends, family, and neighbors to send a message, loud and clear, to our government. A message that says WE, the people, insist that our government return to the ideals of Capitalism and Democracy and Free Enterprise - NOT socialism, fascism, or nationalized bureaucracy. Return to the ideals that empower individuals - not government. For it is WE, the people, as individuals, who built these united States into the greatest country in history. But it is government which continues to turn away from those things and thereby creates more and more problems. THIS was the lesson our Founding Fathers knew.
If you are interested in being a part of that message then I urge you to take a few hours of your time to join us as WE, the people, stand together and peacefully proclaim that WE will be the Silent Majority - NO MORE!

The Virginia Chapter of the American Conservative Party is hosting a Tax Day Tea Party in Reston, VA on April 15th starting at 6pm.

Look at it as the “Tea Party After Party” for those who are braving the D.C. event, and an opportunity for Northern Virginians to make the statement to Richmond that we demand accountability for our hard earned dollars going down a “Three-Lane Highway.”

We’ll be in the Middle of the Square at the Lake Anne Plaza in Reston, VA. Since this is private property, we can be thankful that this is a Conservative Protest with intelligent Americans who are likely to patronize the various establishments of our host (at least 2 great Restaurants that are still open after 6pm).

Look forward to seeing you there!

City: Reston
When: April 15, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Where: Lake Anne Village Center; 1609 Washington Plaza
Contact: EMAIL
Other Info:
Facebook Group: CLICK HERE

If you are on Facebook, RSVP through the link above.  If not, comment here, and let us know you’re coming.  And stay tuned for updates!!