On September 12, 2009, thousands of protesters participate in the “Taxpayer March on Washington,” one of the earliest and biggest Tea Party movement events. Marchers in the nation’s capital clogged streets near the Capitol, railing against President Barack Obama’s healthcare reform proposals, federal spending, taxes and support for women’s reproductive rights, among other issues.
Organizers touted the protest as the largest outpouring of political conservatives. Estimates of the number of protesters varied wildly, from 75,000 to more than one million. No official crowd estimates were issued. The event was widely promoted on blogs, TV and talk radio. The Wall Street Journal reported organizers believed protesters came from all 50 states.
Simultaneous protests were held in Denver, Dallas and elsewhere.
Marchers in Washington waved American flags and held signs that read “Go Green Recycle Congress,” “Please wake up and save America,” “Obama Bin Lyin’” and “We The People.” Referring to the president’s healthcare plan, protesters used slogans such as “Obamacare makes me sick” and “I’m not your ATM.”
Republican politicians largely embraced the event. “The coming weeks and months may well set the course for this nation for a generation,” said Indiana Representative Mike Pence, the No. 3 GOP leader. Pence served as President Donald Trump’s vice president from 2016-2020.
Later, on November 5, 2009, several thousand Tea Party Movement protesters rallied in Washington against healthcare reform. In Washington on March 24, 2012, several hundred Tea Party activists called on the U.S. Supreme Court to repeal Obamacare, which did not happen.
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I remember going to a Tea Party gathering when the movement first started. The crowd was made up of all different kinds of people. Former Rpublicans and Democrats and people who were tired of government acting like an organized crime syndicate. The events were free and great ideas were being exchanged on how to fix things. That was dangerous to the the one party system in Washington, so they did what they always do. They infiltrated it and took it over. They sent people in like Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin to start giving speeches and eventually the Tea Party went from being free gatherings of likeminded people, to $1000 a plate dinners at the Marriot to hear the infiltrators whine about their fake principals, and spew establishment propaganda. That was the end of the Tea Party
Politicians have been allowed to feel safe and comfortable for way too long.
Can’t help but notice we ain’t heard from Gabby Gifford in a while….
Started out independent, co-opted by the Republicans and immediately became useless.
The RINOS crushed this movement, it was a threat to their power base. Some things never change
“Remember when they were enslaving our children with debt?”
“Yeah”
“Now they are convincing children to permanently mutilate themselves in line with these insane sexual delusions they are being fed.”
“Are they still going to be debt slaves?”
“Yes….and a different kind of slave, too.”
How the Right can stop losing: