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How many for tea?
While we’re on the subject of last weekend’s Tea Party rally, there’s something that’s been bugging me all week.
Our paper reported there were 18,000 people at the rally, citing an estimate by Butler County Sheriff Richard K. Jones. The Cincinnati Enquirer reported there were roughly 6,000 people, without giving a source. Pretty big difference.
I wasn’t at the event. Were you? How many people do you think were there?
On a related note, here’s a press release from the Cincinnati Tea Party:
People from every walk of life and every part of the United States of America are making their way toward Washington, D.C. today. Cincinnati Tea Party and Community Tea Party groups are joining with the 9/12 Project, Ohio Liberty Council, and other conservative organizations from Ohio to march together as representatives of the Buckeye state, on Saturday September 12 at the nation’s Capitol. There are forty-four buses from Ohio motoring toward Washington, D.C. and thousands of other people are flying and driving from the region to join with patriots from across the country for this historic gathering of concerned citizens.
The common thread for these citizen protesters is their participation in the ongoing battle in support of fiscal responsibility, limited government, and free markets. Saturday, September 12, they bring their wake-up call to the seat of power. The ‘silent majority’ is no longer silent.
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By jackphat
September 11, 2009 8:48 PM | Link to this
I was at the Tea Party last Saturday. I have no idea exactly how many people were there it was indeed a very large group of people. But what I do know is the only “News” agency was someone from Channel 19 XIX. When news agencies will not be involved with the current events they have nothing to report on.
By Jon
September 12, 2009 6:43 AM | Link to this
I was there, I think 18,000 is a conservative estimate, I believe there were far more than 18,000. However it would have been nice if the Tea Party somehow kept a more accurate check.