Themes at the Tea Party

There were several themes expressed by the protestors (the pictures are here)

1. Piracy was a popular hook.  But the pirates we have to worry about are in DC, not Somalia.
2. Robbing the future / robbing our children.  My favorite was I'm 12 years old and owe How Much?
3. A play on Patrick Henry: Give Me Liberty, Not Debt
4. Hostility to those getting the "stimulus" money: Free Markets not Free Loaders, Don't Spread my Wealth, Spread my Work Ethic, You Are Not Entitled To what I have Earned
5. Capitalism over Socalism
6. The Love for Sarah Palin Continues, with many Read My Lipstick signs
7. TEA: Taxed Enough Already
8. Support for freedom: Don't Stimulate, Liberate
9. Lots of plays on "Change"
10. There were reminders to Republicans that their big spending was bad, too.
11. Lots of "Don't Tread On Me", and a fair number of references to the Second Amendment.
12. Next Time Read the Bill
13. There were plenty of parents there: I am NOT Your ATM.  At least my Teenager ASKS for Money.
14. Business v. Government: Stimulate Small Business, NOT the Government
15. Plays on Tea: Government and Taxes: Oolong and Oomuch
16. A Special Crowd Pleaser: The Taxes of Evil: Obama, Pelosi, and Reid

The 04/15/09 Tea Party Protest

I went to the San Jose, Ca Tea Party protest in Ceasar Chavez Park.  There were a lot of really clever signs there.  I'll be posting the pictures on my Flikr account later (I've got 405 photos to look through and decide which are worth posting).

The Photos are now part way up.