{"id":14548,"date":"2009-04-15T13:52:47","date_gmt":"2009-04-15T19:52:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/?p=14548"},"modified":"2013-06-05T17:04:54","modified_gmt":"2013-06-05T23:04:54","slug":"denver-tea-party-notes-from-the-ground","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2009\/04\/15\/denver-tea-party-notes-from-the-ground.html","title":{"rendered":"Denver Tea Party – notes from the ground"},"content":{"rendered":"

After a bite to eat, I headed down to the “Tea Party” going on at the capitol steps. There were a fair number of headed-to-protest folks on the free Mall shuttle headed down the 16th Street Mall (dirty socialist RTD freeloaders …). I got off and followed the pedestrian traffic flow.<\/p>\n

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  1. The folks rounding the corner were surprised and pleased by the number of people on the steps of the capitol. As the picture<\/a> shows, they pretty much filled up the grassy slope west of the building, down to the sidewalk, though that was all. Folks across the street were either counter-protesters, police, or looky-loos like myself.<\/li>\n
  2. The sound system was pretty bad, but it seemed to serve the folks in attendance. As I approached, I could hear folks being exhorted by someone discussing the Evils of the Current Regime, punctuated by the crowd shouting, “No We Can’t.” Cute.<\/li>\n
  3. Most of the people I saw were middle-aged-plus (say mid-30s to late-50s).<\/li>\n
  4. Comment from someone at the crosswalk. “Remember, if you see any ‘acorns,’ step on them.” Cute.<\/li>\n
  5. Many “Don’t Tread on Me” flags, which was thematically appropriate; they rivaled American flags in number. Lots of protest signs of various sorts, with all the standard slogans. Some Ayn Rand references. Calls for the “Fair Tax.” Anger at bailouts, at the financial sector, at the UAW, at Congress, at Obama. Pretty much all about the anger, except for the occasional chant of “USA! USA! USA!”<\/li>\n
  6. Rather tasteless speech using “I Have a Dream” as its theme. I’m not sure Rev. King would approve.<\/li>\n
  7. Saw a lady with “Cut Taxes, Reduce Spending, Protect Traditional Values, Secure the Border” <\/em>t-shirt. I wondered if a “Feed the Hungry, Give Drink to the Thirsty, Clothe the Naked, Shelter the Homeless”<\/em> t-shirt would be as welcome.<\/li>\n
  8. “We Demand Liberty!” shouted the guy at\u00a0the microphone in front of the statehouse to the crowd assembled. Didn’t see anyone’s irony-meter quivering, unfortunately.<\/li>\n
  9. Went back to the office, buying some coffee along the way.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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