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Thousands march to US Capitol to protest spendingBy NAFEESA SYEED, Associated Press Writer Nafeesa Syeed, Associated Press Writer
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WASHINGTON – Thousands of people marched to the U.S. Capitol on Saturday, carrying signs with slogans such as "Obamacare makes me sick" as they protested the president's health care plan and what they say is out-of-control spending.
The line of protesters spread across Pennsylvania Avenue for blocks, all the way to the capitol, according to the D.C. Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency. People were chanting "enough, enough" and "We the People." Others yelled "You lie, you lie!" and "Pelosi has to go," referring to California congresswoman Nancy Pelosi.
Demonstrators waved U.S. flags and held signs reading "Go Green Recycle Congress" and "I'm Not Your ATM." Men wore colonial costumes as they listened to speakers who warned of "judgment day" — Election Day 2010.
Richard Brigle, 57, a Vietnam War veteran and former Teamster, came from Paw Paw, Mich. He said health care needs to be reformed — but not according to President Barack Obama's plan.
"My grandkids are going to be paying for this. It's going to cost too much money that we don't have," he said while marching, bracing himself with a wooden cane as he walked.
FreedomWorks Foundation, a conservative organization led by former House Majority Leader Dick Armey, organized several groups from across the country for what they billed as a "March on Washington."
Organizers say they built on momentum from the April "tea party" demonstrations held nationwide to protest tax policies, along with growing resentment over the economic stimulus packages and bank bailouts.
Many protesters said they paid their own way to the event — an ethic they believe should be applied to the government. They say unchecked spending on things like a government-run health insurance option could increase inflation and lead to economic ruin.
Terri Hall, 45, of Starke, Fla., said she felt compelled to become political for the first time this year because she was upset by government spending.
"Our government has lost sight of the powers they were granted," she said. She added that the deficit spending was out of control, and said she thought it was putting the country at risk.
Norman Kennedy, 64, of Charleston, S.C., said he wants to send a message to federal lawmakers that America is "deeply in debt." He said though he'd like everyone to have free health care, he said there's no money to pay for it.
"We want change and we're going to get change," Kennedy said. "I want to see fiscal responsibility and if that means changing Congress that will be a means to that end."
Other sponsors of the rally include the Heartland Institute, Americans for Tax Reform and the Ayn Rand Center for Individuals Rights.
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Outsider
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| Quote: | Terri Hall, 45, of Starke, Fla., said she felt compelled to become political for the first time this year because she was upset by government spending.
"Our government has lost sight of the powers they were granted," she said. She added that the deficit spending was out of control, and said she thought it was putting the country at risk. |
Just one simple question.
Where were they when their party was getting us into the deficit mess?
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jhofficial
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| Outsider wrote: | | Quote: | Terri Hall, 45, of Starke, Fla., said she felt compelled to become political for the first time this year because she was upset by government spending.
"Our government has lost sight of the powers they were granted," she said. She added that the deficit spending was out of control, and said she thought it was putting the country at risk. |
Just one simple question.
Where were they when their party was getting us into the deficit mess? |
Her party wasnt, yours was
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doomster
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| Outsider wrote: | | Quote: | Terri Hall, 45, of Starke, Fla., said she felt compelled to become political for the first time this year because she was upset by government spending.
"Our government has lost sight of the powers they were granted," she said. She added that the deficit spending was out of control, and said she thought it was putting the country at risk. |
Just one simple question.
Where were they when their party was getting us into the deficit mess? |
Come on man.....not the first president has wasted money like obooma. He thinks throwing money at it will cure all problems.
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Roostercogburn
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| doomster wrote: | | Outsider wrote: | | Quote: | Terri Hall, 45, of Starke, Fla., said she felt compelled to become political for the first time this year because she was upset by government spending.
"Our government has lost sight of the powers they were granted," she said. She added that the deficit spending was out of control, and said she thought it was putting the country at risk. |
Just one simple question.
Where were they when their party was getting us into the deficit mess? |
Come on man.....not the first president has wasted money like obooma. He thinks throwing money at it will cure all problems. |
Seriously guys, get a life. You’re not Samuel Adams or the Sons of Liberty. You people are not living under a constant threat of a dictatorial government’s control. You don’t have soldiers boarded in your house, you don’t have soldiers shooting people in the street for throwing snowballs (the Boston “Massacre”), and you’re not freezing to death at Valley Forge in the winter. And by acting like you do, you’re mocking and trivializing everything that the founding fathers suffered, fought, and died for.
And for these “tea party” protests claiming that you’re fighting against government expansion. Where the hell were you guys when that first economic stimulus bill in 2008 that cost $158,000,000,000, and was not a tax cut, but government handouts to everyone? And where were you guys when Republicans supported a $290,000,000,000 “farm bill”, which was nothing more than a corporate welfare bill?
Such a shame this many people slept through the last 8 years while the fewest jobs were created in US history and national debt doubled. Now that we have a man who actually cares about getting this country and people back on track, a bunch of pea-brained knuckledraggers try to spoil the plan. You must have thought the last 8 years was booming under Bush!
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THE CURE
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The tea party was a bust.
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Outsider
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Thanks Rooster. That about sums it up. I couldn't add much to that. 
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Roostercogburn
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| THE CURE wrote: | | The tea party was a bust. |
The Million Moron March. Thank God there's only thousands of them! 
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coastie
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Cure wrote - and then rooster followed up:
| Quote: | THE CURE wrote:
The tea party was a bust.
The Million Moron March. Thank God there's only thousands of them!
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And, because these guys are so knowledgeable, it must be so. If Cure proclaims it a bust, it's a bust.
The truth of the matter is the event Saturday and all the teaparty events held around the country over the last several months HAVE had a very positive effect. Without their influences, Obama would never have floated the possibility of tort reform, he would never have eased off of the mandatory government option. He and his people now realize that there are a couple hundred million dissatisfied people out there and they need to be very careful about what they try to ram down our throats.
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THE CURE
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Keep dreaming coastie. Try tapping your heels together and saying there's no place like home, there's no place like home.
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Outsider
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The Washington protesters are not about fiscal responsibility at all they just hate Obama. Do we really want this bunch running our country. I don't
think so!!! Check out some of the milder signs and the people displaying them. Not a very diverse group.
http://washingtonindependent.com/...ybody-loves-wacky-tea-party-signs
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jhofficial
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You are so right. Who wants god fearing working class ciztens running this country. I much rather have the fine folks over at ACORN 
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Re: Thousands march to US Capitol to protest spending | jhofficial wrote: |
FreedomWorks Foundation, a conservative organization led by former House Majority Leader Dick Armey, organized several groups from across the country for what they billed as a "March on Washington."
Organizers say they built on momentum from the April "tea party" demonstrations held nationwide to protest tax policies, along with growing resentment over the economic stimulus packages and bank bailouts.
Many protesters said they paid their own way to the event — an ethic they believe should be applied to the government. They say unchecked spending on things like a government-run health insurance option could increase inflation and lead to economic ruin.
Terri Hall, 45, of Starke, Fla., said she felt compelled to become political for the first time this year because she was upset by government spending.
"Our government has lost sight of the powers they were granted," she said. She added that the deficit spending was out of control, and said she thought it was putting the country at risk.
Norman Kennedy, 64, of Charleston, S.C., said he wants to send a message to federal lawmakers that America is "deeply in debt." He said though he'd like everyone to have free health care, he said there's no money to pay for it.
"We want change and we're going to get change," Kennedy said. "I want to see fiscal responsibility and if that means changing Congress that will be a means to that end."
Other sponsors of the rally include the Heartland Institute, Americans for Tax Reform and the Ayn Rand Center for Individuals Rights. |
| Quote: | A 2007 report by the Union of Concerned Scientists listed FreedomWorks as one organization that received much money from Big Oil and also promoted an agenda that did not recognize global warming: "CSE received $275,250 from ExxonMobil in 2001, an increase from $30,000 the year before. CSE merged with Empower America and became FreedomWorks in 2004. FreedomWorks maintains that the science of climate change is 'far from settled' and cites scientists such as Sallie Baliunas"—Baliunas is an astrophysicist who has criticized theories of global warming (Union of Concerned Scientists, January 2007).
In both 2004 and 2005, the Scaife Foundation gave $250,000 for general operating funds to FreedomWorks, which also received numerous other grants (FoundationSearch.com). According to MediaTransparency, in 2005 the revenues for FreedomWorks were $3.8 million. |
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jhofficial
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Re: Thousands march to US Capitol to protest spending | SunAlsoRises wrote: | | jhofficial wrote: |
FreedomWorks Foundation, a conservative organization led by former House Majority Leader Dick Armey, organized several groups from across the country for what they billed as a "March on Washington."
Organizers say they built on momentum from the April "tea party" demonstrations held nationwide to protest tax policies, along with growing resentment over the economic stimulus packages and bank bailouts.
Many protesters said they paid their own way to the event — an ethic they believe should be applied to the government. They say unchecked spending on things like a government-run health insurance option could increase inflation and lead to economic ruin.
Terri Hall, 45, of Starke, Fla., said she felt compelled to become political for the first time this year because she was upset by government spending.
"Our government has lost sight of the powers they were granted," she said. She added that the deficit spending was out of control, and said she thought it was putting the country at risk.
Norman Kennedy, 64, of Charleston, S.C., said he wants to send a message to federal lawmakers that America is "deeply in debt." He said though he'd like everyone to have free health care, he said there's no money to pay for it.
"We want change and we're going to get change," Kennedy said. "I want to see fiscal responsibility and if that means changing Congress that will be a means to that end."
Other sponsors of the rally include the Heartland Institute, Americans for Tax Reform and the Ayn Rand Center for Individuals Rights. |
| Quote: | A 2007 report by the Union of Concerned Scientists listed FreedomWorks as [b]one organization that received much money from Big Oil and also promoted an agenda that did not recognize global warming: "CSE received $275,250 from ExxonMobil in 2001, an increase from $30,000 the year before. CSE merged with Empower America and became FreedomWorks in 2004. FreedomWorks maintains that the science of climate change is 'far from settled' and cites scientists such as Sallie Baliunas"—Baliunas is an astrophysicist who has criticized theories of global warming (Union of Concerned Scientists, January 2007).
In both 2004 and 2005, the Scaife Foundation gave $250,000 for general operating funds to FreedomWorks, which also received numerous other grants (FoundationSearch.com). According to MediaTransparency, in 2005 the revenues for FreedomWorks were $3.8 million. |
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I'm sure theres a point somewhere.
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