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The Tea Party protests were a series of protests throughout the United States that began in early 2009. The protests were part of the larger political Tea Party movement.
Among other events, protests were held on:
Most Tea Party activities have since been focused on opposing efforts of the Obama Administration, and on recruiting, nominating, and supporting candidates for state and national elections.[8][9] The name "Tea Party" is a reference to the Boston Tea Party, whose principal aim was to protest taxation without representation.[10][11] Tea Party protests evoked images, slogans and themes from the American Revolution, such as tri-corner hats and yellow Gadsden "Don't Tread on Me" flags.[3][12] The letters T-E-A have been used by some protesters to form the backronym "Taxed Enough Already".[13]
Commentators promoted Tax Day events on various blogs, Twitter, and Facebook, while the Fox News Channel regularly featured televised programming leading into and promoting various protest activities.[14] Reaction to the tea parties included counter-protests expressing support for the Obama administration, and dismissive or mocking media coverage of both the events and its promoters.[14][15]
The theme of the Boston Tea Party, an iconic event of American history, has long been used by anti-tax protesters with libertarian and conservative viewpoints.[16][17][18][19][20] It was part of Tax Day protests held throughout the 1990s and earlier.[21][22][23] The libertarian theme of the "tea party" protest has also been used by Republican Congressman Ron Paul and his supporters during fundraising events in the primaries of the 2008 presidential campaign to emphasize fiscal conservatism, which they later claimed laid the groundwork for the modern-day Tea Party movement.[24][25][26][27][28][29]Young Americans for Liberty, with the endorsement of Rep. Paul, organized a protest in late-2008 for January 24 the following year with participants dressing in Native American costumes and dumping soft drinks into New York's Susquehanna River in protest of former NY Governor David Paterson's proposed 18% tax increase on soda.[30][31] As home mortgage foreclosures increased, and details of the 2009 stimulus legislation became known, more organized protests began to emerge.[32][33][34]
On January 19, 2009, Graham Makohoniuk, a part-time trader and a member of Ticker Forum, posted a casual invitation on the market-ticker.org forums to "Mail a tea bag to congress and senate,"[35] a tactic that had first been attempted by the Libertarian Party in 1973.[36] The idea quickly caught on with others on the forum, some of whom reported being attracted to the inexpensive, easy way to reach "everyone that voted for the bailout."[37]
Forum moderator Stephanie Jasky helped organize the group and worked to "get it to go viral."[38] Jasky is also a member of FedUpUSA - a fiscally conservative, non-partisan activist group whose members describe themselves as "a group of investors" who sprung out of the market-ticker.org forums.[39] The group had previously held D.C. protests in 2008.[40][41] On January 19, 2009, Jasky had posted a formal invitation "to a commemorative tea party."[42] She suggested that supporters, in a coordinated effort, send tea bags on February 1, 2009.[38]
The founder of market-ticker.org, Karl Denninger, a stock trader and former CEO,[43] published his own write-up on the proposed protest. Titled "Tea Party February 1st?", it railed against the bailouts, the national debt and "fraud and abuse in our banking and financial system" which included the predatory lending practices currently at the center of the home mortgage foreclosure crisis.[44] Karl Denninger, who helped form FedUpUSA in the wake of the March, 2008 Federal Reserve bail out of Bear Sterns, had been a guest on both Glenn Beck and CNBC.[45] By February 1, the idea had spread among conservative and libertarian-oriented blogs, forums, websites and through a viral email campaign,[46] and Denninger has since been credited as one of the founders of the movement, and the organizer for the first Tea Party event.[47][48]
On February 11, 2009, talk radio host and Fox Business Network personality Dave Ramsey appeared on Fox and Friends, waving tea bags and saying: "It's time for a Tea Party."[34] He was on the show criticizing the newly confirmed Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner, who that morning had outlined his plan to use the $300 billion or so dollars remaining in the TARP funds.[49]
The dominant theme seen at some of the earliest anti-stimulus protests was "pork" rather than tea.[50] The term "porkulus" was coined by radio talk-show host Rush Limbaugh on his January 27, 2009 broadcast,[51] in reference to both the 2009 stimulus bill, which had been introduced to the House of Representatives the day before, as well as to pork barrel spending and earmarks.[52] The term proved very popular with conservative politicians and commentators,[53] who began to unify in opposition against stimulus spending after the 2008 General Election.[54]
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Want to make that next birthday party or bridal shower really special? A tea party is a great way to celebrate special occasions but can also be a fun change of pace for a neighborhood meet-n-greet or even a girls night out!
Tea parties can even be a treat for kids. If youve ever noticed your child playing with a miniature tea set and pouring invisible tea for her teddy bears and dolls, surprise her with a real life tea party! Set the table, steep some caffeine free teas, and invite her friends over for a day of dress up and tea. The young ones may especially like sweet fruity teas like Pineapple Kona Pop Herbal Tea and Strawberry Lemonade Herbal Tea.
Consider having a Mother/Daughter tea party. This is a great way to enjoy Mothers day or any day really. Any mother would love spending quality time with her daughter and drinking tea together. Some teas may even spark old memories of moms and daughters special times together. The scent of vanilla in Honeybush Vanilla Herbal Tea can be a reminder of baking alongside each other in the kitchen, or Lemon Lime Kampai Rooibos Tea may help relive a past family vacation at the beach.
For a bride to be or mother to be, have a tea party as a bridal shower or baby shower. There are plenty of delicious white teas as delicate and pure as the major upcoming event. You may even find teas that have the same flowers the bride is using in her wedding, such as lavender in Lavender Dreams White Tea or lily blossoms in Strawberry Misaki Blooming Tea.
The holidays are also a wonderful time to have a tea party. Catch up with your family and friends and enjoy soul-warming teas like White Ayurvedic Chai Tea, Maharaja Chai Oolong Tea, and Black Dragon Pearl Black Tea. Have a gift exchange at your holiday tea party and give the gift of healthy teas or a tea sampler gift set.
WEST CHESTER TWP.
As Gov. John Kasich was urging about 200 supporters to fight to take back our value system during a campaign rally Monday night in West Chester Twp., the president of the Cincinnati Tea Party and others say they were fighting to keep from being thrown off the premises.
Ann Becker, tea party president and Butler County resident, said she was denied access to the invitation-only event at Voice of America MetroPark by private security because she was protesting against the Common Core, which are a set of state standards for what students should know and be able to do in math and English at each grade level. Becker, who was wearing an Ohioans Against Common Core T-shirt, said she and other protesters were stopped as they tried to enter the rally.
I was invited to the event. I had RSVPed to the event, Becker said. When I came to the door, I was turned away with a lie, being told I didnt RSVP. I was told that if I didnt leave the premises I would be arrested.
Butler County GOP Executive Chairman Todd Hall said security at the governors rally made a judgment call regarding a loud and caustic outside protester who suddenly wanted inside the event.
There must have been concern about safety or to disrupting the peaceful nature of the event itself, Hall said. While the Republican Party is open to all views and expressions of free speech within or even outside our party, we always stand in strong support of public safety officials and the difficult decisions they often have to make.
Kasich campaign spokeswoman Connie Wehrkamp added: Unfortunately a few people chose to be disruptive and were asked to leave by security.
But Becker maintains that she was not loud or out of line; she just wanted answers.
For the past five years, I have been a very vocal opponent of the expansion of government and fiscal irresponsibility, she said. During the past year, my fellow small government activists and I have taken great issue with the adoption of the Common Core State Standards in our state. At many of Governor Kasichs stops on the campaign trail, we have protested against Common Core.
Becker said the Butler County Republican Party chose to threaten her, rather than risk the governor being asked about Common Core.
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