Comments on: Arkansas ‘Tea Party’ Protest Today in Little Rock (Updated! Thrice!!)

By: Rob Richard

Rob Richard — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 17:19:07 +0000

Here’s the link to photo’s. The closeup of the guy with the bullhorn is me. I’m the Vice-Chairman of the Central Arkansas Campaign for Liberty. There is an Anti-War rally coming up this Saturday, the 21st.

http://www.meetup.com/central-arkansas-campaign-for-liberty/photos/563398/

By: Bill from Sheridan

Bill from Sheridan — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 04:10:42 +0000

I wish I had been able to get up there. Last month I had to get a hip replaced. I can walk around now real good now with my cane, but I didn’t think I ought to be up in a crowd like that.

David, your mama has been a real peach. She offered to drive me up there so I could get me a look at the protest from the car. I told there was no sense in that because gas don’t cost a dime a gallon anymore.

Anyway, good work protesters. You’re doing the Lord’s work.

By: Fourche River Rex

Fourche River Rex — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 03:46:01 +0000

I went down to the demonstration, to get my fair share of abuse.
Well, no real abuse, but there were plenty of police cars about and a helicopter flying around. I’d guestimate the attendance at around 200 or so. Peaceful crowd, folks holding signs, trying to get cars to honk in support, which they did. A couple of fat cat Democrats came through and tried to intimidate…not that respecting individual freedoms is something the Dems are known for, so no suprise there.
A good, mixed crowd. Very few regular Republican types which was good. This was more driven by Campaign for Liberty than anyone. If the RPA or anyone of that stripe tries to lay claim to this, they are liars. This was truly a citizen driven event (okay, and the media folks that drove it).
If you couldn’t find this protest, you prolly have no buisness driving a car because it was all over the place. It was spread out, but you couldn’t miss the signs. Yes, it was actually in front of the state house convention center.

By: someguy

someguy — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 03:45:07 +0000

Thanks Bill, you keep it classy.

By: Bill

Bill — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 03:42:01 +0000

someguy, I guess you must be deaf, dumb and blind, with emphasis on the dumb. I was part of the 200 or so protesters, and we were there for a good hour or more.

By: someguy

someguy — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 01:56:25 +0000

Welp, sorry I missed it then. I tried.

By: Menapotstirrer

Menapotstirrer — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 01:53:11 +0000

I was there at 5:00. There were at least 150 people. They were on both sides of the street for almost the entire block east of the Peabody. They wouldn’t let anyone stand in front of the Peabody.

By: someguy

someguy — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 01:46:57 +0000

Were they in front of the Statehouse Convention Center?

By: someguy

someguy — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 01:43:09 +0000

I have no idea where these people were. I was there from 5:00-5:30. Saw nothing like this at all at the front entrance.

By: Jason Tolbert

Jason Tolbert — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 01:42:38 +0000

I was not able to make the tea party but I did have nice glass of ice tea at dinner at Macaroni Grill as did my wife and my mother-in-law so I guess that sort of was a tea party. We did grumble about taxes. Well, I grumbled, not sure if anyone else was listening.