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Published: Fri, 27 Feb 2009
Description: 'Tea Party' protests against Obama-era spending are spreading across America
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" And the tea party is back close to forty protests spring up across the country today Americans sick of government ballots -- wasteful spending. Taking their message to the -- to and it's spreading fast we're all over it. With three of those -- party protesters ran used in Chicago John -- in Washington and Jason by in Atlanta. Jason do you persuade opponents."
" Because we're tired of seeing government waste our money. Billions and -- the trillions in dollars of taxpayer money are going to bail out irresponsible companies irresponsible mortgage. Our homeowners and we're we're just tired of -- we're tired of seeing the ways we're tired of seeing. That the government pick winners and losers it's the government's supposed to protect our liberty not give away our money."
" Fran I know what I was looking around to these very cities it seemed to kind of crowds you do sometimes it looked like a big number in the camera would pan around and it didn't look nearly so big what was going on in Chicago."
" Well the it was a very cold day here but I can tell you that if business contain his reaction. -- body gets the days of voting in our founding fathers it probably started with a small group -- in the end did begin to quality and that's what we're going to see. Other people that I was with today's field ticketed created. They've been doing their -- for a long time in this is never enough and now -- did the press died they have is going to be wasted in your -- And so they're angry about it and it was spontaneous there was yelling there was no organized spokesman -- debt that was designated for this. Ever put funded agency that they were -- political they need did not want to talk about party politics they review."
" They'll automated Republican -- is democratic ways so this is a bipartisan -- I guess -- Aaron Washington. Barack Obama is very high approval ratings and when his speech was examined. The day after. He was getting scores like 80% 85%. So do your protest jibe with I think Americans are feeling."
" Absolutely -- and I think your other guests at the nail on the head. The really neat thing here is that this isn't just these are professional organizers are grassroots organizers there is no one's central spokesperson. These are hundreds and hundreds of Americans that came out today to say. Stop the spending. And get back to us and responsible government that the important message here today is that. The idea that small government is good government. It's here that."
" You know Jason when I look at this ever you know a lot of people protest and angry about this growing tax way. What if it doesn't work what it's you know you have these very. Strong. Kind of populist rallies and and there's no groundswell of popular support. That. You're just a very vocal distinct minority. Yeah."
" I reject -- Jason first if you don't mind. I reject that we I think honestly. Conservatives over and Republicans were thrown out of office because they forgot they forgot their values they forgot. What they believed and I think that America is a fiscally conservative. Limiting government nation we just need to remind Americans what the founders said what in what we've been taught over history that we are a nation of capitalists we are not."
" You know -- got to wonder about death I think you're right about a you know a John -- look at what's happening right -- and and they argue that with with a certain cycles in our country did the pendulum swings and navy. Now it's toward big government. And."
" I don't know about how long. But that's where we are wooded area I can disagree I can just hear the more Neil I don't think that the election Barack Obama with a referendum on small government I think he just made the case. That he was going to cut taxes. Better than some other folks did. And as far as being a small. But vocal minority I I I don't think that's true I think in a very small amount of time just an average citizens thousands of folks on FaceBook we've got thousands of folks that that are on our email us just for the DC effort. I think that well."
" And I cannot Jason looked and I admire what all you guys are doing but -- and they don't like you say -- congress -- called I understand that but. I don't see that throngs I don't see the kite the rally is better just saying. You know we're mad as out and I -- take it anymore I'm not saying he remembers certainly aren't upset. But it it's like you're screaming. From worst grammar is right this is really get over 300 just a friend first got."
" If it's just the beginning of a movement in -- have been in the Boston tea party did it it was that the whole nation was anticipating it began a movement. And dad is worried added it's very nice I -- this is."
" The beginning here your I guy you know more of these guys is only sent. Absolutely absolutely yeah."
" That's correct. Where where an -- You know I I feel I think differ for every one person that was out there today. That's a thousand votes and saying. Where we're mad as hell we're not to take it anymore and this is just the beginning I think there's a lot of momentum behind it and who knows will go from here. Aren't what you're right Boston tea party started something we'll see with this starts the guys thank you all very much. Thank you thank you."
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