We have heard how successful the Tea Party's were in several major cities such as Charlotte, Atlanta,
Sacramento, but they were not alone. Small cities such as Tupelo, Mississippi also had huge turnouts. Add in the nearby rural support of Lee County citizens, and Tupelo rivaled any major city participating in the Tax Day Protest.
Several hundred people turned out in Lee County for the event, but as the AP helped in the reporting they would only give numbers for a noon-time group at the Giant Foods in another section of Tupelo. As we searched for news about the event, one of our bloggers noted she recognized one of the women in the photo,Marthe Thomas, of Tupelo, (pictured above with sign). Ms.Thomas was reached and noted people as far away as Red Bay ,Alabama had made the journey for this event. Thomas also noted the signs and props were rather sophisticated and rivaled nearby cities such as Birmingham.
The Daily Journal,noted by many as being sympathetic to the Liberal views of the MSM, voiced what much of the MSM was reporting: "The nationwide rallies were directed at President Barack Obama’s new
administration on a symbolic day: the deadline to file income taxes.
Protesters even threw what appeared to be a box of tea bags toward the
White House, causing a brief lockdown at the compound".
end quote~ We must add that this box was not thrown all the way from Tupelo.
The success of these Tea Parties was due to citizens who claim to be Republican,Independent,and Democrat. The motive for gathering at Tea Parties was to protest Congress and those of both parties who choose to misuse money that belongs to American citizens.
