Interest in politics bottoms out this time of year. People are in vacation mode, and elections are far away. Despite this and the scorching heat in some parts of the country, the Independence Day Tea Parties were a great success. Hundreds of thousands turned out at over 2,000 rallies in all 50 states. Even some mainstream media outlets have been forced to admit that the movement is significant and growing.
If the power-mad statists infesting Washington do succeed at destroying America and replacing it with a wretched, half-starved socialist slave state, it won’t be without resistance.
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Here’s a consolidated cross section of the weekend’s events:
Adams Center, New York
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Dallas, Texas
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Kona, Hawaii
Lansing, Michigan
Leawood, Kansas
Parker, Texas
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Phoenix, Arizona
Portland, Oregon
Raleigh, North Carolina
San Jose, California
Shreveport–Bossier City, Louisiana
Statesboro, Georgia
Tucson, Arizona
Ventura, California
Washington, Missouri
Cross-posted at Moonbattery.