The Collin County Tea Party put on a great event for Labor Day, though it was difficult to get an accurate judge of the numbers. My best stab would be 1,500-1,800 total.
First: NTTP presence. Pretty good for something we threw together starting 9pm the night before. We got scores more signed up and will be adding them to the lists.
Next, video: Here’s Michael Williams, Senatorial candidate, and part of his speech. A real barn-burner from a great candidate:
Michael was soon followed by Wayne Richard, a fine candidate for Brian McCall’s District 66 State Rep. seat (McCall’s Heritage Financial rating is a miserable 47%)
One of the best parts was the opportunity for the ‘angry mob’ to meet and talk extensively with over a dozen candidates at county and state levels. My, do these angry mobsters look confrontational!
The signs were oddly original and homemade- looking for astroturf:
Then there was the t-shirts, including some that aren’t your typical ‘Code Pink’ types (certainly prettier):
November 15, 2009 at 12:18 am |
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