Massive Tea Party Smacks Politicians (with original pics)

Labor Day weekend saw multiple tea party rallies around the nation, including the largest to date in the Midwest held in West Chester, Ohio, a suburb of Cincinnati. The sheriff's statistics were 18,000, held at the Voice of America (VOA) museum grounds and organized in large part by the Cincinnati Tea Party and Dayton Tea Party, 912 project members, the Ohio Liberty Council and other contributors. It was the largest on record for any town hall which was attended by four politicians; all Republicans: Mike Turner, Jean Schmidt, John Kasich, and John Boehner.

A startling event was a guy who para sailed with a giant U.S. flag as eighteen thousand put their hand on their heart, looked into the sky, and said the pledge of allegiance.

No criticism was spared by the crowd toward these politicians. While they appeared in casual clothes and tried to endear themselves as just ordinary 'we feel your pain' speakers, it became evident it was not working. Among the revelations was Jean Schmidt, Ohio 2nd district Congresswoman, who repeated that ultimate authority resided in the courts. This drew boos from the crowd who felt authority was in the people and the Constitution, but she held to her statement.

Another eruption took place when yours truly asked this question to representative Mike Turner: "Have you voted for any bills which you have not completely read, line by line?" Dancing around the question, the moderator restated it, with a response some bills were not important and he could not read each of them. Many showed their thumbs down and booed.

The message was clear. Republicans portrayed themselves as part of the problem, and citizens were quick to call them into account. As John Boehner indicated, he has never seen anything like this. The Cincinnati Enquirer picks up the story.

Video here.

--Patriot Paul