Comments on: The New American Tea Party Coming to Tennessee

By: Tod T

Tod T — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 22:22:11 +0000

Hey everybody, I just heard about this New American Tea Party and think its a great idea!! I live in Jackson and want this idea to spread through out TN. How do I get something started here?

By: T Vernard Littleton

T Vernard Littleton — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 15:26:39 +0000

Keep my abreast of all things about this spending and locations of meeting.

By: Frank

Frank — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 03:00:18 +0000

That’s a great idea, 101st

By: 101st Airborne Div

101st Airborne Div — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 19:25:12 +0000

Gentlemen, while we are all angered at the recent burning of our US Constitution and the Bill of Rights and agree that we needed to have a TENNESSEE TEA PARTY…I believe that after Rick Santelli lost his cool and recommended that we have a Chicago Tea Party this Summer, all of these events to include NASHVILLE was put together way to fast without prior planning and notification. 99.7 should have been pumping us up for months and gotten the wordd out. I and 50 buddies whould have take a day of vacation but did not find out about this event until 2 days ago. LETS PLAN A HUGE EVENT ON APRIL 15th!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

NO SLACK

By: David

David — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:01:59 +0000

The idea of starving the Fed Gov’t by withholding tax payments is interesting. But how do we do that, since my/our employers actually pay it each month after taking it out of my/our paycheck without any agreement from me/us?

By: Nathan Moore

Nathan Moore — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 16:58:01 +0000

That’s awesome!

Legislative Plaza is directly south of the Capitol. It lies between Union Street and Charlotte Pike on Sixth Avenue North. I look forward to seeing you guys there.

By: Jim Ricci

Jim Ricci — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 16:55:02 +0000

I was going to take my family to Atlanta but since that is a four hour drive from North Central Alabama, Nashville is a lot closer at 2 hours. Where exactly is the Legislative Plaza? Next to the Tennessee State Capitol?

Please advise…Thanks.

By: Frank

Frank — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:43:56 +0000

The head of the Tennessee GOP Robin Smith will be speaking

By: Nathan Moore

Nathan Moore — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:14:44 +0000

You can contact Judson Phillips if you’d like to help at judson@judsonphillips.com.

Thanks for your offer to help.

By: casablanca

casablanca — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:07:01 +0000

Requiring Facebook registration to get details is asinine! Please use an open website to publish details!!!!

By: casablanca

casablanca — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 14:04:46 +0000

If someone will just post a contact name, I’ll volunteer to help organize!

By: casablanca

casablanca — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 14:04:00 +0000

Here’s how to do this properly!!!!

http://theconservativerevolution.com/freedomworks/how-to-organize-your-own-tea-party-protest/

How to Organize Your Own “Tea Party” Protest

The internet is abuzz with chatter about organizing protests around the country to put an end to this madness on Wall Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. But I’ve talked to many people out there who have never organized a protest, and so they don’t have a clue where to begin. Here are 10 simple steps that you can follow to organize a protest in your own community. If you want more help, just send me an email at bsteinhauser @freedomworks.org and I’ll work with you one on one to help make your protest a success.

1. Pick a location, date and time in your town. I’d suggest main street at an intersection with lots of traffic.

2. Tell your friends, family, co-workers and everyone else you know about the protest. Build an rsvp email list so that you can provide quick updates if something changes. You should also create a facebook group so that the group can communicate with one another.

3. Make 5-10 signs with legible slogans that send a clear message to the public and the media. Write in BIG LETTERS.

4. Call your local talk radio hosts and ask them to announce the location, date and time on the air for a few days leading up to the protest. Send a letter to the editor of your local newspaper announcing the protest. Email the bloggers in your area and ask them to post a notice about the protest.

5. Write a press release and email, mail and fax copies to the local tv stations, radio stations and newspapers. Call the reporters that cover local events or politics and leave messages on their voice mail.

6. On the day of your protest, show up with your group, be loud, visible, happy and engage the public. Wave your signs, make lots of noise and move around to get attention. If reporters interview you, give them some good sound bytes for their stories. Stay on message and keep your answers short and coherent.

7. Bring sign-in sheets to capture the names, emails and phone numbers of everyone who attends the protest and/or says that they support what you are doing. You will then have a big list of people that can plan the next, much bigger and louder, event. Also bring handouts with one page of quick facts about why you are protesting in the first place.

8. Add your pictures, video and an after-action report to your facebook group, and send this stuff to the bloggers and reporters that you originally contacted. Ask them to post the photos, story and video.

9. Thank everyone who attended via email and phone, and set up a meeting to plan your next event. Now you have a list of people in your community that can help make the next protest huge. Encourage everyone to commit to bring at least one friend to the next protest.

10. Organize a carpool and go find a friend in your neighboring town or county and help them organize a protest there. You and your people are now veterans and should be able to keep the momentum going around your area.

Email me if you have any questions or want some ideas for signs. bsteinhauser @freedomworks.org

Good luck!