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To: KLP who wrote (177406)	4/15/2009 9:52:55 PM
From: Alan Smithee	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 225578

Our group gave 95 free pocket booklets of the US Constitution, which also includes the Declaration of Independence. We buy them from Cato in bulk and sell them for a few cents more for a mini-fundraiser usually....but today, we felt that it was well worth it to give them FREE with the priviso that those who took them must promise us to actually read them, and if possible to read to their children and/or grandchildren and their friends....The books were in all cases well received. Good for you to give those out. I heard on Fox tonight there is a group that is aiming to get a pocket Constitution into the hands of every American by this coming September. People need to read the document and understand it is not just meaningless words. I too was impressed with the number of people who showed up in my town. 250-300 people in a town of 30,000 is not a bad turnout. And, as with your demonstration, it was quite orderly. Hannity is on right now. He's down in Atlanta, and they are expecting between 15,000 and 20,000 people. He's talking like this may be the beginning of a movement that actually turns things around.

To: KLP who wrote (177406)	4/15/2009 11:37:40 PM
From: ManyMoose	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 225578

Our group gave 95 free pocket booklets of the US Constitution, I had a pocket copy of the US Constitution in my shirt pocket next to my heart. I got my copy at THE TINY LITTLE GUN STORE that I had to drive by to get to the Tea Party. I stopped to look at guns, and they had a supply of the Constitution available for free on the counter. Of course, I took one and read it while waiting for the Tea Party to start. The US Constitution is the shortest document of its kind in the entire world, only 4400 words. Our rally was much bigger than I expected. I'm not skilled at estimating crowds, but I thought there was about a thousand when I got there and the crowd doubled before the speeches started. I'm sure if the organizers had an accurate estimate of the crowd to expect they would have chosen a different, larger, site.

To: KLP who wrote (177406)	4/16/2009 3:29:57 AM
From: Neeka	1 Recommendation Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 225578

Here is my report! The Tea Party I attended was encouraging to me. Every age group was represented and we had a lot of traffic to deal with. I'd say there were approx 150 people at those four corners at Theneos Dairy.....very busy intersection. I'm glad there weren't too many more........the corners were pretty packed. A gentleman stopped by after coming from 520 and Avondale and said there were twice as many people there. I'd say 4 out of 10 cars honked and waved. Amazing! We only got the finger 3 times. I would shout out "get a job" or " hope your chains fit." LOL I get pretty riled up in a crowd. The neat thing was being able to talk to complete strangers and agree with them, and have something in common with them all. It was liberating and I felt really close to these people. All of whom are very concerned and fearful. The only kook there (that I talked to) was an anti war Ron Paul supporter. (no offense to Ron Paul) She was ACORN like.......ewwwwww......I got as far away from her as I could. I got dozens of inquiries about my sign. (All I did was write in big red letters on a yellow background: "GOING GALT" with several passages from Atlas Shrugged included.) Very few people knew who John Galt was. I enjoyed telling the story. One lady told me she had to tell several people about Galt. I knew most people wouldn't know what the heck my sign meant and so it was expected I'd get questions. Kind of a drag that most people haven't read Rand. They've heard of her.......but come on.......most people read Rand in college. Oh..............I forgot......only left wing propaganda is allowed on campus. If you want to read alternative material you must hunt for it and that takes effort. NG On the bright side........someone told me Galt means "wrong" in Norwegian. I had a chance to talk to retirees, MSFT workers, Republican lobbyists, Independents and average folks. There were also lots of kids and 1/2 doz teenagers. Every age group was represented. There was a lady there taking pictures. She said she was going to post the pics on Politics TV. I haven't looked yet, but will post them at PfP if I find them. Another lady told me about a book called "Witness." It was the story of Whitaker Chamberlain (and written by him) from the time he was indoctrinated into the Communist Party in college to his testimony to The House Un-American Committee. The book sounds fascinating......the stories about Nixon and Alger Hiss were very interesting. I'm going to order it from the library tomorrow. I'm also thrilled that Matt Girard was given a second chance on American Idol tonight. All in all a very good day!