Tennessee Tea Party- When and Where

[SpitFire]

Tennessee Tea Party to protest the Stimulus Package

Friday, February 27, 2009
Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Location: Legislative Plaza

Legislative Plaza is located in downtown Nashville at Sixth Ave. and Union Street

[Mary F. Stump]

Is this event heavily advertised? Will media be there or will you all be ignored? (I found that to be the problematic in past) How many patriots are you anticipating?

[Mary F. Stump]

What should I bring? Tea Bags? Signs?

[SpitFire]

Tea bags and Signs are great.

From what I undestand, Phil Valentine is aware of this however, I do not know if he will be there as of yet.
One of the ladies in the Rutherford County Republican Headquarters has an interview with him tomorrow and she was aware of the Tea Party from another site or source.

[Joan M. Harding]

This seems to be very ambitious - Friday when people are working and unable to leave, those out of town members who have to work, others leaving town for the weekend.- and so little warning.

I hope it works - we will try to get there, right now I will have to try to juggle several things in order to get there. May or may not manage it.

All that said, at least someone is trying to get something started, I just hope the media does not show a poor showing which would not be a good start. Was Phil Valentine informed about this and asked to participate?

[SpitFire]

Tennessee Republican Party News Release

Invitation to a Tea Party

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Republican Party adds its support to the grassroots movement growing nationwide in opposition to the Obama administration’s relentless march to enact endless “bailouts” and “economic stimulus” packages that are pushing America trillions of dollars deeper into debt while putting the American taxpayer on the hook for the bill for hundreds of billions of dollars in pork projects and payoffs to liberal special-interest groups.
This Friday, Middle Tennessee will join a growing list of locales around the country where Americans will gather to protest and hold symbolic “Tea Parties,” inspired by CNBC reporter Rick Santelli, whose anti-mortgage bailout rant from the floor of the Chicago Commodities Exchange sparked the nationwide modern-day version of the Boston Tea Party that helped spark the American Revolution.
The Middle Tennessee Tea Party is scheduled for noon to 1 p.m., Friday, February 27, 2009, at Legislative Plaza, located at Sixth Ave. and Union Street in downtown Nashville.
“A decade ago, thousands of Tennesseans from all walks of life gathered at Legislative Plaza for a series of protests that ultimately led to the defeat of a proposed state income tax. Tennesseans know that public protest has the power to stop bad policy, and this Friday Tennesseans again have the opportunity to stand up and make their voices heard in protest of the reckless fiscal policies of the Obama administration,” said Bill Hobbs, communications director for the Tennessee Republican Party.
“This is not about political parties or partisanship,” Hobbs said. “It is about the future, and whether we will continue to heap trillions of dollars in debt on our children and grandchildren.”
The Middle Tennessee Tea Party is organizing via the Internet, with a web page on Facebook.com.
The national Tea Party movement is online at www.officialchicagoteaparty.com.
The Williamson County Republican Party is offering its headquarters at 104 East Main Street in Franklin as a staging area starting at 10 a.m. for sign-making and arranging carpool

[Trish Corlew]

Another round of tea parties are being held April 15th.

Fayette County (suburb of Memphis) www.FayetteCountyTNTeaParty.com
Memphis www.MemphisTeaParty.com

Please participate, stand up and be heard!

[Trish Corlew]

NOTE: TIME CHANGE

The Fayette County TN Tea Party (www.FayetteCountyTNTeaParty.com ) is a self-organized group of citizens helping to coordinate the activities of tea party rallies across the nation.

Details of the event in Fayette County, TN:

WHAT: Fayette County TN Tea Party Protest

WHO: Hundreds of taxpayers from around the county

WHERE: Somerville TN Court House Sidewalk (South side on Hwy 64)

WHEN: Wednesday, April 15th, 5:30 - 7:30 pm. (NOTE we have been asked to change the time to 5:30 - 7:30 pm by the Fayette County Court House due to access issues. Since we are planning a peaceful protest and don't want to prevent access to the Court House, we will be complying with their request).

For more information, contact [e-mail]

[Trish Corlew]

Tipton County citizens are coming together on Memorial Day, 25 May at 5:00 pm at Shelton Park in Covington, TN to remind our elected officials that they work for us. Shelton Park is located at the corner of Highway 51 and Church on the east side of the highway. We have permission for attendees to park at the Senior Center and the Methodist Church nearby. There is also parking on the side streets.

Contact: Vince DiCello
Phone: [phone]
[e-mail]
www.TiptonCountyTNTeaParty.com