Thursday, July 30, 2009

Fond du Lac TEA Party Coming Up

Great people and a great cause.

The Declaration of Independence was signed by the delegates to the 2nd Continental Congress on Aug. 2, 1776.  This was the final step in the long process of the 13 colonies ending recognition of rule from Great Britain.  To commemorate this signing, the organizers of the Fond du Lac TEA (Taxed Enough Already) Party and Americans for Prosperity are co-sponsoring an event at Veterans Memorial Park in the City of Fond du Lac at 3 pm on Aug. 2.  Veterans Park is located at the corner of Western Ave. and Main St.

The keynote speaker for this event will be Joe the Plumber (aka Sam Wurzelbacher).  Joe received instant fame during the 2008 presidential campaign when upon encountering Barack Obama campaigning in his Ohio neighborhood, he asked Mr. Obama how his proposed tax policies would affect his ability to purchase and own a business.  Since then, the common wisdom of Joe the Plumber has swept across a nation of like-minded individuals who want to see “Change We Can Bank On”.

Invited to this event are all taxpayers who are dismayed at the current direction our nation and state have undertaken and are interested in hearing a contrasting approach.  Thousands of TEA Parties have been held nationwide in recent months, including one that attracted a boisterous crowd of around 1000 in Fond du Lac on April 15.  Participants in these events have a number of issues of contention with the current state and federal government.  At the heart of the dissent has been the rapid increase of government borrowing and spending further deepening what had already been skyrocketing budget deficits and national debt.  The resulting excessive tax load on business and families, government bailouts, government-owned businesses, as well as excessive regulation of the lives of freedom-loving citizens by flanking maneuvers on the United States Constitution have also been prominent in the gatherings.  Each of these TEA Parties has drawn Americans of all political affiliations inspired by the ideas that sowed the seeds of the original Boston Tea Party on Dec. 16, 1773.

(2) Comments
Posted by Owen at 0703 hrs
Politics + Politics - Wisconsin

  1. All you tea party folks keep up the good work.  I was in Madison on April 15th and continue to be involved.  We need to take our protest to ALL the politicians (Repub and Dem alike) and let them know we don’t want their version of health care.  If everyone went to the listening sessions/town hall meetings while they are on recess, they would start to get the picture.  Let them know their jobs are on the line next year.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on July 30, 2009 at 0733 hrs


  2. I’m thinking about going and bringing my family and some friends.  Especially now with the liberal cramming Obamacare down our throats. 

    Thanks to those putting this together.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on July 30, 2009 at 1216 hrs


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