April 15, 2009
Canton, OH Tea Party
Attended the Tea Party in Canton, OH at noon today, and have some pics below. My crowd estimate, and that of others in attendance was about 2000 people. In the crowd photo below, people are very densely packed in the area in front of the white tent, (at the center-right of the photo) where the live radio broadcast was happening, and where the speakers were located. I took this crowd shot from a nearby office building rooftop (don't ask). Larger pop-up image here
No disturbances or counter-demonstrators of any sort (what would they be advocating?....more government spending?). It would not be accurate to call this an anti-Obama event, despite the presence of a few signs featuring the president's name, or criticizing current government policies. Needless to say, Congress was not popular. This was regular folks... Midwestern America, blue collar and white collar, black and white, grandparents and grandchildren, demonstrating their dissatisfaction (and yes, anger) with irresponsible government spending, the mortgaging of our children's futures, and the lack of accountability in government. Assorted pics of signs or people that caught my eye...
A couple thousand rightwing extremists, and I could only find one lousy pitchfork.
(update: that was poorly worded...it sounds like I was implying that's me with the pitchfork. It's not. Not me. - dw)
UPDATE 4/16: Ed Driscoll with links and comment on media coverage of Tea Party Day.
Michelle Malkin's Tea Party wrapup
Posted by dan at April 15, 2009 1:12 PM