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Political Activism

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Political Activism

Published: Tue, 7 Apr 2009

Description: Taxpayers unite to hold 'tea party' protests

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" Well this spirit of revolution growing in cities and towns all across the country. Taxpayers uniting holding protests. Over the recent bailouts a runaway government spending but the main event is planned for. Next Wednesday that's tax day April 15. Organizers call it national tea party day -- in. Boston tea party from the 70s70s. They say they're Fed up with the erosion of their financial freedom. And policies that will put our children and grandchildren and death for decades to come. Folks in hundreds of communities expected to take part in -- trade -- is organizing -- team party. And her hometown of Houston Texas good morning to you how you do -- Good morning wonderful now look at -- strike me as a political. Activists that you're a mother of two -- disguised herself as a PTA mom clips coupons. And shops at target. And you get right in this."

" I got angry I -- really angry frustrated and decided to do something about it. I had some friends who -- willing to help me and my oldest daughter has been amazing health. It's sort of an education for her to about how government or how old -- She's almost funny that what do you book learning. We -- learning the amazing power of the Internet I will tell you that knows everything and we've been able to accomplish is through. Meeting people that -- never would've met in real life here. All across the country who -- helping to put this together. Connections from the coast because it's top to bottom of the country. It's amazing you say your commitment is to economic liberty. Now it's -- what the heck that means. -- economic liberty defines every other liberty you had even down. Basic pamphlets hearing and and information. Dissemination. If you don't have the ability to reproduce information or to pass it out -- If you don't have the assets to do those things. You're really silent you're forced to be silent. It's very important to us -- activist to be able to. Get word out get the message out and the united allowing us to -- that very inexpensively. But we still have to have access to all those things when your economic liberty goes. Your choices are limited in choice it's what it's about."

" Now. We've talked a lot about this and and what the organizers say is that they're not allowed the Republicans and on Lima Democrats. Our -- right part of that."

" I am now -- admit to every -- that absolutely I -- involved in the local Republican Party that's a recent thing a couple of years ago and I definitely have spent time. Working with that party to try to change it from within but some of the closest people working on my -- Democrats libertarians. We've got a great mix of people and it just grows."

" We had a democratic strategists on air yesterday obstacles that. And -- what he was trying to explain to me. Is that ever every April 15 they always argued organize these these tea party -- Soledad tea party but tax revolts. And he says this is nothing new -- we've seen in years past. That now I can't explain -- the crowds and Orlando in Cincinnati and I mean pictures and pictures city if you want is it truly different this time for leadership."

" I'm seeing that and seeing that locally in a big way. So there's a long term plan where we would definitely be able to move more people toward this we're not just planning to be something on Wednesday there's lots --"

" So let me and darkness that's a great point -- in the short time Matt -- what emerges from this is there a person is there a leader. What do you do after 41509."

" We start working on town halls discussion forums education. Activism. We have -- activism -- going to encourage people on the fifteenth to get plugged in to continue going forward."

" Well I'm -- 350 cities rallies across the country. If you go that somehow glamour it's in it's a low number you called it grassroots revolution and if you pull this off. It's going to be a technical revolution because of things like the Internet that you described us today by the -- your greatest thank you very time going to Houston Texas. -- and I know you had to move to a different area because. Well there's there's more space for more people to turn out. To our drivers foxnews.com. Slash America's Newsroom. You can log on and see if there's an event in your area coming any time soon or next Wednesday that. Police should thank you for your time today all right thank you."

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