Posted on Wednesday, 15th April 2009 by Bruce
BadgerBlogger‘s own Roland Melnick is attending one of today’s many Taxpayer Rallies and sent these photos in from the front lines in Madison. Thought I’d share them with you.
I’m not sure I have the facts to back this up, but I’m pretty sure this is the largest gathering ever in Madison at which no hookahs were smoked, nor tambourines played.
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April 15th, 2009 at 4:03 pm
Five to six thousand people - maybe more. Very orderly crowd. If there were any counter protestors, I didn’t see them nor did I receive any reports of any problem people. When all was done, no garbage left behind either.
April 15th, 2009 at 4:29 pm
It was a great event…and yes, very orderly. I didn’t see the counter protesters either. The Capitol police were very accommodating. Anyone notice JB VanHollen on the balcony above the speakers? Guess he’s too good to come down with us little people.
April 15th, 2009 at 4:50 pm
Expect the newspapers to count those people and end up a number somewhere between 10 and 20….
April 15th, 2009 at 4:52 pm
Very orderly and unified. I would say there were 5000 people there. Some very good speakers, too.
April 15th, 2009 at 6:09 pm
I was there too, all the way from Green Bay. I heard crowd estimates at 8,000. What a glorious day for a protest.
April 15th, 2009 at 6:24 pm
Clint if only they had named it the Madison Circus Parade and Tea party. The Urinal would tell us about the 3 quarters of a million in attendance.
April 15th, 2009 at 6:36 pm
More photos, a couple vids and my report will be posted around 9pm tonight. Thanks for getting this preliminary stuff up, Bruce.
April 15th, 2009 at 7:09 pm
Are those two ladies in front looking up at Homeland Security choppers?
April 15th, 2009 at 7:18 pm
No hookahs, no drums, and from the looks of it, no black folk. Where were you folks during the last 8 years?
April 15th, 2009 at 7:44 pm
Yes, MichaelP all black people abhor tea parties.
They are all alike.
Wtf?
April 15th, 2009 at 8:12 pm
If MichaelP had been there, he would have seen some black people. He would have even heard a black speaker who was very well received by the crowd.
April 15th, 2009 at 8:34 pm
Awesome. I’m jealous.
MichaelP, the parties were open to anyone who thinks taxes are too high and spending is out of control. How about you tell us why there aren’t more “black folk” out there?
April 15th, 2009 at 9:08 pm
I heard a MSM reporter interrupt an interviewee to point out that there were no black folks a.k.a African Americans at this Republican anti-tax rally.
The interviewee corrected the reporter by saying this is an American anti-tax rally and there were no invitations sent out. Everybody was welcome to come.
April 15th, 2009 at 9:46 pm
Every coin has 2 sides. If liberals believe there were no black people there and if they proclaim it gleefully, you’d have to ask why?
Would they be so gleeful if they saw all “white people” as non-diverse, and in lock step with one thought process and one party???
Liberals USE black people. Unfortunately, far far too many blacks have gotten used to being used by them and have become dependant on Opie, Barney, Nancy, Ted, Harry Reid and Gwen Moore for a few crumbs. What happened to the promise of a Great Society? It wasn’t a promise, it was a lie. Being dependant on society for your existance is slavery not liberation. Liberals need blacks to be dependant. Black people and the poor are not needy chldren, they are capable if held accountable. Libs hold them down with the drug of dependence. They make promises that they never have meant to keep.
April 15th, 2009 at 9:57 pm
Yes, there were African American people there. A very nice father and his two sons were right next to me cheering with the rally. Just look at picture number 100_9336 for those that need proof!
http://www.rightviewwi.com/photos/TeaParty/index.html
Why must the left make this a black and vs. white issue?
April 16th, 2009 at 12:51 am
Lance Burri’s got some great shots at The Troglopundit…including this aerial shot…and this one too!
April 16th, 2009 at 7:40 am
Some goof just called Jay Weber’s show and said he “walked all around the rally and did not see one black there”. I tried calling but got a busy signal, so I sent Jay an e-mail informing him that I was on site as a volunteer security supervisor and I saw blacks at the rally. This caller who claims to have walked around and saw no blacks must be more blind than Stevie Wonder.
April 16th, 2009 at 9:17 am
Didn’t Paul Ryan vote for TARP?
April 16th, 2009 at 12:04 pm
This business of racial disparity is a touchy subject. With self-proclaimed African Americans only ~13% of the US population and even less is Madison, who could expect a great turn out of conservative Americans of a particular race.
Was the racial disparity questioned last year when about 10,000 people showed up to defraud the government of flood aid. To steal money from the hurting people it was meant to help, paid for by the productive people?
What we talking about here is a misconception that there are more African Americans than there actually are, subsidized and commercialized by taxpayers. There are actually more of Hispanic or Latino origin.
Why does the lions share of welfare go specifically to 13% of the population?
April 16th, 2009 at 5:17 pm
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April 17th, 2009 at 4:53 pm
um yeah right. 5000 at the most and i still think that’s a flying monkey exaggeration
April 18th, 2009 at 1:37 pm
Bob Downey, do you have a man crush on our Marxist pretend President? What form of government employs you? Clearly you couldn’t exist in the real world. You’re an idiot.
April 19th, 2009 at 2:55 pm
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