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    Come join our Taxpayer Tea Party!

    Posted by Government Bytes | 25 Feb

    Sick of bailouts, mind-boggling spending, and politicians in DC and your state that just don't get it? Join the crowd! NTU is joining together with several other conservative organizations to start a "New American Tea Party" protest. When the colonists got sick of the out-of-touch British and their absurd taxes, they revolted and pitched shipments of tea into Boston Harbor. Let's reprise that effort and start a new Tea Party of our own! Join us Friday at noon in front of the White House. ************* TAXPAYER TEA PARTY PROTEST TO BE HELD IN WASHINGTON, D.C. FEBRUARY 27 NewAmericanTeaParty.com launches latest in a nationwide series of protests over stimulus WASHINGTON – Up to 300 taxpayers of all political stripes are set to descend on the nation's capital to protest wasteful spending and bailouts to undeserving speculators in the recently passed economic spending bill. “This isn't a conservative or liberal thing,” said Washington event organizer J.P. Freire. “This is about government forking over billions of dollars to businesses that should have failed. This is about government listening to and acting on the will of the people. Taking hard earned money from the responsible to bail out the irresponsible is offensive to every taxpayer. We’re here to show that that isn’t a fringe opinion.” The protest has been organized by e-mail, Facebook, Twitter, and other social media. Since the passage of the stimulus, protests in Seattle, Wash., Denver, Colo., Mesa, Ariz., and Overland Park, Kan. have seen larger and larger crowds – the protest in Kansas numbering over 700. Event Agenda will be announced on Thursday on NewAmericanTeaParty.com WHAT: Washington Tea Party Protest WHO: About 300 nonpartisan taxpayers WHERE: White House Sidewalk WHEN: Friday, February 27, Noon to 2:00 p.m. Credentialed media and bloggers are invited to cover this event. For more information, or to interview J.P. Freire, email newamericanteaparty@gmail.com. ### The New American Tea Party (www.NewAmericanTeaParty.com) is a self-organized group helping to coordinate the activities of tea party protesters across the nation. Sponsors for the DC event are The American Spectator, Americans for Prosperity, Americans for Tax Reform, Young Conservatives Coalition, the Heartland Institute, National Taxpayers Union, FreedomWorks, and the Institute for Liberty. *************  Email This Email This  Print This Print This

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