The Obama campaign was built on themes of hope and change. The campaign deftly left the definition of each to individual voters allowing them to believe what they wanted to believe. Once Obama took office and started his spending spree, Americans found out that change was not only more of the same but much, much, more of the same spending and wreckless borrowing that had been too much a part of the previous adminisitration and the previous Congress.
Wednesday's Tea Parties were not anti-Obama as much as they were anti-big government, anti-big spending, anti-big brother. And unlike many protests that we've had the misfortune to attend, they weren't ruled by anger and characterized by paranoia. Albuquerque's Tea Party was an exciting event where people of like mind exchanged ideas and peacfully exercised their First Amendment rights.
The organizers should be proud of the event that they put together here in Albuquerque. The participants should be proud of their behavior and their willingness to participate. We're proud to see that there really are people out there who care about freedom and are concerned about liberty. The thousands of people who lined Montgomery Wednesday provided a reason for hope and perhaps the beginnings of change.
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Yes, the organizers of this event should be very proud. Your website, albuquerqueteaparty.com is dynamite. Local businesses that participated should be commended and supported.
My husband and I attended the event. Everyone was calm, polite and in control. There appeared to be a lot of those our age, baby boomers. A nice smattering of all types. Even hippies were resurrected.
I hope that this movement is not a one-day deal and that this group will continue its activities and let everyone know where and when.
Once again, thanks to those who worked so hard on this and let the rest of us show up and make our feelings regarding big government and big spending be known.
I was there and it was a great group of seemingly well informed people. Thousands lined the sides of Montgomery and everyone seemed well behaved.
That being the case, why do we keep electing the corrupt scumbags a/k/a governor, mayor, city council and on and on?
We need to begin at home here and clean our house immediately.
The person censoring this blog. I have left comments that are not making to this section. I am going to start sending screan shots of my remarks in emails.
Rush would be so proud of all you Ditto Heads. ha ha You'll get over it.
this isn't about rush its about the american people saying enough is enough. and that we will come together and get honest people in be ir dem or rep or green party. what counts is who ever gets in listen to WE THE PEOPLE.. and if you enjoy paying tax's so much, how about we raise your tax and leave everyone else alone?
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As far as Rush goes. This is a Dem city! Tell me how you get over 75% of the city’s population to support the tea party? I did see one “Rush for President” on one of the local news views. The media loves controversy as you must also. Ya, wing nut!
All of the news channels broadcasting traffic were telling drivers about the jam on Montgomery between San Mateo & Wyoming, yet the rush hour traffic wanted to drive Montgomery. WOW, what a statement.
This is one Bleeding Heart Liberal who will never spend a dime in the Independence Grill. I have a feeling I wouldn't be allowed through the door unless I was a registered Republican.
Where were you teabaggers a few years ago when Bush was blowing through the budget and mushrooming the federal bureaucracy?
Didn't have to much to say then, did you? I wonder why.
White president and you're silent. Black man in the White House. Now that's a MUCH different story, isn't it?
The Mayor is corrupt. His City is full of overpaid, bloated, backward thinking executives. They're all syncophant bobble heads that do his bidding. The Mayor and his cronies need to GO.
Too bad the people of Albuquerque don't come out in droves to protest Mayor For Life Marty!
I didn't realize the (excuse me while I laugh) 'grass roots Tea Parties' were to demonstrate against Mayor Marty. Sore Repub loosers. Any excuse to gather and whine against any elected Democrat will do. Cry me a river.
Didn't you cry babies notice that New Mexico elected a FULL DEMOCRAT Congressional Delegation and PRESIDENT BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA by an overwhelming vote just 5 months ago?
I second the motion to NOT patronize The Independence Grill. Who needs to sit around and watch Repubs cry in their beers?
Yes, we know our city and state is corrupt. We are soon going to be cleaning house.
And as far as Bush goes, some of us were not happy about his agenda either. But, unfortunately, President Obama and his psycho leaders in congress have taken spending and a radical left wing agenda to a new level. We will clean house there too.
Watch the news come election time. Yes we can!
The tea party was not purely a "right wing" phenom... in fact had it been so it would have been much smaller, at least here in ABQ. which is a predominately liberal area.
Re. comment from; April 16, 2009 9:58:00 PM MDT
The best argument for having a white politician is that you can disagree with him without being called a racist. --
In other words - why on earth must every single string involving politics here HAVE to contain someone who swears its all about race?
It aint about race in "the Q", it's about a populace that is awakening to realize that many from both sides of the aisle aint all that bright and neeed to answer to their bosses [i.e. us].
Listening to those lberal persons in the press from CNN, NBC, MSNBC and all the rest, they tried to paint it as a racist theme against Pesident Obama, why does the left always hwen they run into flak envoke the race card??? This was a rally that started at the grassroots level and not by Fox Vews, but took off quickly, but they on the other side rejected it as worthless... it was a rally to which there were thousands all across the country that took part; even some on the left saw what was in the gov't and don't like it!!! It was pretty sad to witness that specticle on the medias part, they even tried to humuorously inject sexual overtones in on interveiw, but it backfired! Wher the Rev Sharpeton or the Rev Jackson... no where to be seen!!! These events were a resounding success!!! Hats off to these folks that organized them!!! Super Job!!!
I even tried to warn some of you folks during the campaign who wanted to drink the kool-aid about BHO, but you wanted change... you got it!!! Spending, Spending and more Spending, oh can't forget massive borrowing too... by the way does anyone know how many zeros are in a Trillion, but times that by at least 7??? Some of you folks want to complain about Pres Bush, Pres Bush's spend is childs play compared to what Obama will do!!!
Some of you folks who don't know what Socialism is, well your getting a good look at it! It doesn't work!!! I'm sure there will be a few PINHEADS that will disagree with me, but the proof is in history, all throughout Europe; Russia. E Germany, Hungary, Romania, Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Poland the Chek republic, Slovakia (formerly Chekoslovakia,)China, N Korea, Cuba, South America and several others. Tell me I'm wrong, you can't!!! ALL ARE FAILED ATTEMPTS at Socialism, Communism and Marxism
This wasn't about Rush, Hannity, coulter, Lavine, Savage O'Reilly etc... it was about the American people who don't like whats going on in THIER gov't and by the elected officials THEY put in there! There's going to be a big turnover in congress next year!
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This is my vote.
If your comments aren’t making this blog it’s because you’re not sending them correctly, or you’re using extreme verbiage that is not aloud by law. If your claim of being screened is correct it’s because you’re posting illegal activity.
As far as Rush goes. This is a Dem city! Tell me how you get over 75% of the city’s population to support the tea party? I did see one “Rush for President” on one of the local news views. The media loves controversy as you must also. Ya, wing nut!
All of the news channels broadcasting traffic were telling drivers about the jam on Montgomery between San Mateo & Wyoming, yet the rush hour traffic wanted to drive Montgomery. WOW, what a statement.
Put Winter on the Scamera Artist Mug Shot Wall. His assistant lobbied for the cameras in Santa Fe. Winter’s assistant held the Majority leader’s hand throughout the process. It passed and the cameras will stay. If you do not put him on the wall, you are not being honest with your readers
Put Cadigan on the wall. His firm cashed checks from RedFlex. This company sold the idea to the administration and RedFlex now has the lucrative contract. Redflex paid for lobbying services directly to the Cadigan Firm If the black eye does not report all info, people will stop reading it.
It's like dejavu ALL OVER AGAIN!!
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