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CLT shared a table with Grover Norquist's
Americans for Tax Reform. Barbara staffed it, handing out
CLT membership contribution cards and "Preserve and Protect
Prop 2½" bumperstickers. CLT
member and activist Ted Tripp in his tricorner hat holds a
sign near our table. |
Christine Morabito, president of the Greater
Boston Tea Party, welcomes the crowd. |
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Jeff Katz — Coach,
columnist and broadcaster. |
Jim Wallace —
Executive Director of Gun Owner's Action League. |
Paul Craney —
Executive Director of Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance. |
Jeff Kuhner —
WRKO talkshow host and Washington Times columnist. |
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State Rep. Shaunna O'Connell
(R-Taunton), an EBT Card reform
tigress. |
State Sen. Bob Hedlund,
reported on tax hike debate going on up at the State House,
invited the crowd to drop in. |
Ron Shaich
— Co-Founder, No Labels; CEO and
Founder of Panera Bread. |
The Parkman Grandstand and
rally taken from the Soldiers and Sailors Monument hill. |
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The Parkman Grandstand and
rally taken while hiking down the Soldiers and Sailors
Monument hill. |
Grover Norquist
— President of Americans for Tax
Reform and keynote speaker. |
Grover's parents, Warren and
Carol Norquist of Weston. Boston activist Ed Wagner is
standing behind Warren. |
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Grover Norquist. |
Christina and Emcee Tom
Duggan — Publisher of the Valley Patriot and radio talkshow
host — hold up t-shirt showing where the Tea Party agrees
with President Obama. |
Hip Hop Artist Andres "DraMatik"
Gonzales performs his Tea Party Rap. |
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"DraMatik" had the crowd join
in for the raucous refrain, "We The People — We The People
of The Tea Party!" |
Dr. Keith Ablow — Author and
Fox News Psychiatry Commentator. |
Even "President Pinocchio
Obama" made a guest appearance. |
Andrea Taber — President and
Founder, Ever So Humble Pie Company and EBT Card reformer. |
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When I returned to my Blazer
parked on Beacon Street I found it had been ticketed for
"overtime parking" —though I
still had 46 minutes on the meter!
I'll be fighting this $25
fine in the days, weeks, and probably months ahead
— but I do have the
evidence of blatant harassment and fraud. |
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