Thousands turn out for Atlanta tea party

Sandra Rose April 15, 2009

Fed up Atlantans turned out by the thousands for an organized rally in downtown Atlanta tonight to protest wild spending by the Obama administration and Congress.

The Atlanta Tea Party which was planned for 3 hours was scaled back an hour and will now end at 9 pm. Still, an estimated two thousand people clogged downtown in cars and on foot snarling traffic around the state Capitol building.

Fox News host Sean Hannity is broadcasting his Sean Hannity Show live from a stage at the Capitol building beginning at 7 pm. But Fox will not use the crowds as a backdrop for Hannity’s set fearing clashes between Obama supporters (read: blacks) and frustrated tax payers.

UPDATE:

Crowd estimated at 15,000 to 20,000 in downtown Atlanta!!

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200 in the 5th largest city and my home…..PHILADELPHIA… march and protest all you want we have 4 years!!!!!
Daisy

YES WE DID! My President is BLACK! I say 8 yrs!

Say it loud im BLACK and proud..lol

I believe Hannity and his supporters were ROWDY on the campaign trial so what’s a little payback now that they want to take to the streets. I hope the Obama supporters represented the ATL well tonight!

I watched a little CNN and Fox tonight. I love it I love it I love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now they can feel my PAIN for the last 8yrs.lol God Bless the good ole US of A!!!!!!!!!!!!
blkdiamonn

This was so pointless! What they want the government to do..ask for a refund? and where were all of these protesters during the Bush Administration..the ones that got us in this mess! Why not wait to see if his plan fails before prematurely putting energy into rejecting his ideas when no one else (not even republicans) have provided any viable options? Why aren’t people mad about the inadequate public education system?
SunnyPA

blkdiamonn Says:
and where were all of these protesters during the Bush Administration..the ones that got us in this mess!
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That’s a really good question. Tell us Diamonn. where were you?
masonmom

i still LOVE obama and no matter who protests and for how long he’s STILL president! those are the SAME people who took off work to come to DC for inauguration. i hate disloyal people. give the man a chance..dmn its only April. just becuz he’s the first black president doesnt mean he’s gonna twinkly his ears and make miracles. we have to crawl before we walk people!! how bout yall rally about stoppin the violence and take initiative to work on ur community! dont get me started…
Kat

who gives a f*ck…..he’s the president for the next 4 to 8 years so you haters may as well just get over it and move on with your life. suck it up! he’s going to make his own decisions…some good, some bad…but what is crying and bashing the man going to do? not a damn thang!
luvly1957

Half the ppl were downtown for THE BRAVES don’t front Sandra true it was a nice crowd but mostly for the game!!!!
Lala11_7

Well…it’s true…

WHITE FOLKS SHOLE GET MAD WHEN BLACK FOLKS ARE IN POWER AND SPENDING MONEY ON THE “LITTLE PEOPLE”!!!

I hope Homeland Security gets the information of everyone of the treasonist folks that was out there protesting and make their lives…not very comfortable…

Because everyone of those folks that were out there protesting is a bunch of hypocrtical, asinine…well, plug in a word here…
luvly1957

ATL— pls listen to V-103!!!!

Sandra, listen to your favorite radio station and comment PLEASE!!!!!
starr

This thing ain’t about taxes……
Sharonda

Really, it is not that serious.Just bitter because the GOP is democrat and a black man is running things.Next!

And I doubt all them people turned to a tea party they probably want to see what the hoopla is about.
anti-PC

The tea party in the NYC was on point.

And that is A-O.K. if Obama and his spending-spree buddies in Washington want to ignore us– we will certainly ignore them come election time.
kcicero

Sandra I watched Keith Olbermann last night and he was exposing FAUX NEWS lies about attendance at these rallies. There is a reporter on camera saying there was 2000 people at a rally and then later on he said there were 15000…LOL please stop it.

And I heard there were only 300 at the rally in my birth city Philly…lol hi haters!

Like someone said those same people who are protesting are the ones being helped…

And anti-pc stop it, if Bush can get re-elected after four years then surely Obama will especially if the economy turns around…

And how about Sallie Mae returning from overseas to create thousands of jobs here, that sure didn’t happen under Bush…really you guys need to broaden your news sources…all it’s doing is making you sound redundant and a little bit touched in the head…
kcicero

http://www.economyincrisis.org/articles/show/2699 and that’s only the beginning…

SANDRA ANSWER MY QUESTION WHY WHEN BUSH WAS SO FAVORABLE TO BIG BUSINESS DID THEY OUTSOURCE MILLIONS OF JOBS OVERSEAS? YOU GUYS ARE HILARIOUS!!! BUSH CUT TAXES IT KEPT PEOPLE EMPLOYED…THAT’S BULL AND YOU KNOW IT!
Sharonda

And how about Sallie Mae returning from overseas to create thousands of jobs here, that sure didn’t happen under Bush…really you guys need to broaden your news sources…all it’s doing is making you sound redundant and a little bit touched in the head…
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It is the news!People will believe anything that comes out their mouth.I really stopped watching the news because they just poisoning the minds.Some people don’t really conduct research.
goat76

@KCICERO………..You hit it on the head….your post was on point…..
Daisy

@Sharonda so if/when the jobs come back to the US will it be the truth for you then?

Hey KC! I don’t care if they had a million people at every tea party in the country. Barack H. Obama is STILL gonna be the President and that is ok by me..lol
starr

@KC

I read that in two diff places and saw that on cnn also. They have been exacerating the crowd numbers. But when do u expect when you get your news from faux
kcicero

Hey Daisy!!!

Yal know I don’t put my dueces up for Barack on a regular but give credit where it’s due. If Bush actually did something worth while I would have been like okay, good job too. Just because you are on the opposing side does not mean you make up fallacies and criticize every little thing for no reason!

As for the news I watch Kieth, Jon Steward, Stephen Colbert, sometimes CNN, definitely the BBC, Democracy Now and I read the net because everything else ain’t worth my time or energy.

FAUX news is a joke!
flyqtnva

@Lala11_7
I hope Homeland Security gets the information of everyone of the treasonist folks that was out there protesting and make their lives…not very comfortable…

Because everyone of those folks that were out there protesting is a bunch of hypocrtical, asinine…well, plug in a word here…

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Remember..you said this ASININE comment when freedom of speech is no longer a right…this is AMERICA. you are free to say what you wish….how dare you…those people are just like YOU
Sharonda

@Sharonda so if/when the jobs come back to the US will it be the truth for you then?

^You kind of missed my point, but to answer, probably..probably not.
flyqtnva

@Sharonda
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YOU GET THE AWARD FOR THE BEST COMMENT OF THE DAY!!! People dont believe the news is a BIG HUGE PART OF THIS GAME they play with us.
kcicero

I feel Sharonda but there are outside reliable news sources that I turn too like Democracy Now, the BBC is pretty unbiased in their reporting, love Jon Steward and Stephen Colbert because they show how ludicrous some of this stuff is and EVERYONE is fair game including Obama.

Also like you said consulting multiple sources to make sure that sh*t add up! Most people don’t do that though they believe whatever the major networks are saying…
Daisy

I never said the “news” was the GOSPEL!
anti-PC

LOL @ kcicero whose source was Keith Olbermann. He is the left’s Ann Coulter!

To all who can’t stand people protesting against their beloved President:

If Obama’s economic plans are rock solid and you know within your heart of hearts that it will work, then STOP complaining about those who protest against it. Just move on about your business.

And for the record, I am not a Bush fan AT ALL. Only the uninformed actually believe that anyone who dislikes Obama supported Bush.
kcicero

He is not the left version of Ann Coulter…again misinformed! He was just talking crap about Obama the other day…our one and only Sandra D posted it. Snd I love how you missed all of the other news sources I mentioned for that one. So what do you watch read…FAUX News?
anti-PC

Yes he is. He is shrill and partisan. Just like Ann Coulter. Because he criticized Obama ONCE, doesn’t make him credible.
kcicero

I think you’re confusing Kieth with Chris…
anti-PC

Both Keith and Chris are shrill.

The only difference is, Keith doesn’t feel tingles up his leg just by looking at Obama!
Daisy

People can protest my beloved President all they want I think its FUNNY. This is America we have the right to free speech and protest have at it. Just because I don’t throw my beloved President under the bus every chance I get doesn’t mean I believe he is perfect and can walk on water.

For the record I have heard Keith disagree with Obama more than once.
terika83

Not suprised….GA is a red state.

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