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Scenes from the DC Tea Party: Round One

The Washington, D.C. tea party is underway! Several hundred intrepid protesters turned out in the rain to voice their opposition to taxes, bailouts, the Obama

Jul 31, 202045.6K Shares617.2K Views
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The Washington, D.C. tea partyis underway! Several hundred intrepid protesters turned out in the rain to voice their opposition to taxes, bailouts, the Obama administration, the Federal Reserve and a slew of other political issues. TWI’s Dave Weigel will have full coverage of the event later this afternoon, but for now, enjoy a few photos I took of the tea party, after the jump:
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An initially thin crowd in Lafayette Square slowly filled out as people ventured out in the rain.
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A volunteer men’s quartet with some, uh, minor tuning issues kicked things off with renditions of “The Star Spangled Banner,” “America the Beautiful” and “God Bless America.”
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This gentleman came all the way from Oregon to demonstrate his frustration with the Fed in front of the White House.
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The event was rife with the obligatory communist references, including this shirt purchased from mikechurch.com.
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And some Mussolini references too. At least this guy got his first name right.
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An event for the whole family.
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For everything else, there’s MasterCard.
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The opening speaker emphatically declared that the demonstrators were NOT right-wing extremists. This guy begged to differ.
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Ah, there’s the tea we’ve been hearing about.
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This young man was the only demonstrator I saw calling for Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) and Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) to be hanged.
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Meanwhile, a very different kind of protest was going on across the street.
Follow TWI’s Tea Party coverage all day today on Twitter.
Rhyley Carney

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