April 15, 2009 3:00 PM - 190 attended
Knoxville Tea Party
Come when you can get there.
I know most of us must work to pay our "fair Share", but come when you can.
This is from the organizers:
Thanks to them!
Time frame 300PM to 600PM
The tentative agenda will include one hour for a protest march to the federal building, one hour for warm up speakers and/or entertainment, and one hour for a keynote speaker with a possible question and answer session.
Many of you have volunteered to help and we will need your help. Below is a list of volunteers who are actively working in each of the listed areas. If you would like to help in the respective area, please access the contacts listed. If you would like to assist in areas not listed please contact me.
Protest March- Event coordination
Rand Cardwell - [masked]
Jason Smith - [masked]
Event Speakers & Prestntations
Donald Cagle, [masked]
Steve & Mary Berry, [masked]
Garrett & Rachel Cook, [masked]
Signs & Materials
Scott Behan, [masked]
Dennis Kitts, [masked]
Logistics PBWiki & Media Contact
Sally Abcher
Tapping, Video, U-Tube live streaming
Michael Doyle, [masked]
(Great job on that call Mike!)
Solutions orientated activity that will be taking place include:
1. Voter registration drive.– Jill Johnson , [masked]
2. Food Bank – Open
3. Data Base – Garrett Cook, [masked]
(Collection of contact data provided voluntarily… to beat BO at his own game!)
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Ronald L. Williams
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is a site I used to order my stuff. There is a free shipping code "DTOM" that might save you a few bucks as well. I just got the code from them this past week and was encouraged to share it so best of luck. Their products are good stuff and are shipped fast.Posted March 30, 2009 at 7:39 AM -
Mary & Ted Campbell
It was so fantastic to see so many take a stand....Rand, the UT student did a very good job and it is his generation that is going to be totally swamped with debt of the present government...it is time to take back what has been stole from the USA !!
Posted April 15, 2009 at 10:18 PM -
Sal deGiorgio
I was so proud of my Fellow Patriots, and was so proud that I am a free American. Taking the Oath to our Constitution once again was truly inspiring. Seeing every person with their right hand raised, repeating the Oath left a lump in my throat. WE must continue what has been started and keep our voices raised. Thank you so much to the organizers, speakers, staff, and Blackwater. We showed that WE are all true Americans. NO APOLOGIES NECESSARY !!!!
Posted April 16, 2009 at 12:46 PM
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D H (Andy) AndrewhIGH DEGREE OF SPONTENIETY, aCTION ALLIED WITH SEVERALOTHER GROUPS WITH SIMILAR OBJECTIVES.
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Sal deGiorgio+1 guestI have been waiting for nearly 30 years for my fellow citizens to wake up. The Tea Party proved how Freedom brings people together in a most positive, peaceful manner. WE must keep up the momentun!!! It was fun, inspiring, and long overdue. Thanks to all of my fellow patriots. BRAVO!!
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Jim and Sharon Capps+1 guestYour number above doesn't allow enough digits! Probably 4,500 there! Was exciting, motivating, and inspiring. I think it served it's purpose to demonstrate the anger over over spending, over taxing, and the movement toward greater socialization.
I hope our leaders were listening as these events happened all over our nation!
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Richard Smith+1 guestA well organized and well executed event. I want to be a continuing participant and supporter.
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U and L+1 guestIt was good to see so many people, like minded in their resolve to get our leaders to hear us.
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RHEA BURNSCo-Organizergreat outcome. messages i heard 3:30-5:00 was great. looking forward to our local get together. also we do need to kill some of this internal email.
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Teresa Huggins+3 guestsI was so happy with the turnout. I thought it was very well planned! thanks to everyone that had a hand in that!!
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Pam Wilson+3 guestsI wish Rand had displayed a bit more passion like he demonstrated at our meeting. Regardless, he was great. Saw lots of great signs. By the time the march was to begin, I think most people were ready to find a bathroom and a place to get warm. Stewart Rhodes did a great job, but went a little long. LOVED the energy and enthusiasm.
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AvaIt was OVERWHELMING, AWESOME, AWE-INSPIRING, PATRIOTIC, UPLIFTING and my husband and I got to hang out with approximately 2500 of our best friends! The speakers were inspiring (especially the award winning professor from UT), as was Rand Cardwell and the young man from UT. I heard there were between 3-4000 people in Knoxville, approximately 10,000 (could this be possible?) in Nashville and that across the nation, each tea party was an overwhelming success. I pray that this is only the beginning of our movement and that our actions will persuade our so-called representatives in government to start voting in ways that will improve and not destroy this country. God Bless America! Bob and Ava Stamper, Baneberry, TN
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Ronald L. Williams+4 guestsI enjoyed seeing regular people coming together to help preserve our country.
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Ed and Martha LittonIf you ask for numbers, don't limit the number of characters. There were at least 2,000 people there.
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Ralph PollardVery enjoyable time meeting with others of like minds. The bus ride was helpful. There were in excess of 2,000 people attending at the peak and there were another 1,000 than came and went.
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Jerry BellIt was a wonderful and refreshing experience to see so many Americans and Tennesseans gathered to celebrate their right to free speech and affirm their Constitutional freedom.
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The tea party movement has been a welcomed sight to see in our country. The average citizen feels so disenfranchised from our government as we appear to be more irrelevant than ever to our elected officials in Washington D.C. The Bush and the Obama administrations whether it be with bailouts or out of control spending have ignored to call to be responsible and frugal with tax dollars and have left the citizen to do nothing but stew in our disgust. This Tea Party allows my family to have a voice.