Live at the Sugarland tea party now. Yes I’m working harder than Washington already. Good number of people here. Hundreds maybe over 1000 if you count people that left earlier. Young republican head talking now after the railroad commish I think (edit: yes, it is Elizabeth Ames Jones). Now it’s Ted Cruz speaking. Set up is pretty open in front of city hall, compared to the closed in park in downtown Houston.
Last speaker is a fair tax advocate. Overall pretty good speakers but I think that may be because this tea party is associated a little closer with the local politicians. That’s a little less likely in big cities like Houston.
Update: Now that I’m home, some more thoughts and pictures below. The thing to know about Sugarland is that it’s a suburb of Houston, but its own city. It’s very affluent with lots of upper income and well educated people. The area is pretty strict Republican helping to elect Pete Olsen to Tom Delay’s old seat.
The crowd was a little more uniform and older, and there were few if any Ron Paul types there.
Pictures below the fold.
the crowd
more crowd
elizabeth ames jones
protest babes
Gadsden Flag
term limits sign
silent majority
keep the change
two signs
4 legged protester
abc news showed up and did some interviews
gotta have a band
waving the flag
Work ran late and I missed the local protests.
Estimates in downtown Indy ran 2000-2500
I do like the acronym TEA Party. Taxed Enough Already.
I was at the tea party in Sugar Land……a very large and enthusiastic crowd. And channel 2 news did a fly over. Do you know who the entertainment was?….I think I know but am not sure
Not sure Paul, I’m bad with remembering names. Their website doesn’t list any schedule of events nor after action reports. You could try to email them and ask though: http://www.fortbendcountyteaparty.com/Contact.html
After reading this post about A Second Hand Conjecture » Sugarland Tea Party, I am not sure I understand what you are trying to relate. Please expand on your thoughts a little more. Thanks
I didn’t see any shaved heads or handle bar mustaches. I saw concerned people. Yeah, they’re a little religious, and some of the signs were out of place, but most of them just wanted to have somebody listen to what they had to say and their point is just as valid as yours.