Can Someone Tell Me When the First Tea Party Rally Was?

[romantico]

I'm arguing with someone who claims there were plenty of Tea Party Rallies during Bush's term.I don't recall Fox covering any rallies then. I thought I heard the first Tea Party gathering was just days after Obama took office.

[MrSlayer]

1. Wasn't it Tax day 2009?

I'm pretty sure that was the first.

[proud patriot]

5. Yes I believe so

That's the one where they actually called themselves teabaggers and wore tea bags on hats etc....

[roseBudd]

2. Your friend is full of it...

Google Santelli Chicago stock exchange

http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?video=1039849853

[wtbymark]

3. 1775? just a guess.

[Submariner]

4. December 16, 1773

anniversary of my birthday that the illiterate teabaggers have stained with their tea reference.

[katty]

6. there weren't tea party rallies during bush..at least the MSM

was not covering them if there were.

[justiceischeap]

7. Here's some info for ya

There are actually 2 Tea Party organizations... I believe it actually started with the Tea Party Patriots and was then co-opted by the Tea Party Express (splinter org created by different PR firm than the first). Neither was active (known as the Tea Party anyhoo until 2009)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea_Party_Patriots
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea_Party_Express
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea_Party_movement

[Brother Buzz]

16. Sal Russo of the Tea Part Express is the same ass that brought us other Astroturf® campaigns like

Move America Forward, Iraq "Truth Tour", and 'Cindy doesn't speak for me'. Russo used the same mailing lists to build the Tea Party Express Astroturf® base.

[arcane1]

8. Well, there was this one in 2003:

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:
:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

[KansDem]

9. I remember that one!

I believe there were more PortaJohns than there were "Patriots."

:rofl: indeed!

[romantico]

10. THANKS!

Thats what I thought. Anyone tries to tell me the the Tea Party is NOT about race or hate will get an earful from me!

[Pyrzqxgl]

11. Maybe at The Onyx Club in New York City about 1938.

[msongs]

12. one second after Obama was voted the 2008 winner nt

[ixion]

13. The Tea Baggers were on their knees praying for Bush while he trashed the Constitution

Tea Bagger, thy name is hypocrite.

[Lions_fan]

14. 2007

It was a Libertarian movement before it was taken over by the Rethugs

[zinnisking]

15. They called themselves T.E.A?

[Lions_fan]

17. Yes

And Ron Paul was their featured speaker. And in 2008 they had other rally's but those were more about raising money for Ron Paul. There is a video on youtube when i find it i'll edit this post for you.