Thread: Tea Party Express Crowd Rise Well-Above 10,000+

Tea Party Express, Crowd Size Projections Rise to Well-Above 10,000+ Supporters

Crowds Arriving All Through the Night at “Showdown in Searchlightâ€

listening to Mark Lavin and conservative radio last night... I was under the impression this is Harry Reid's hometown

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Showdown in Searchlight - Update

Hello Patriots,

Just a little update for you all!

The Rally in Searchlight was a total success! Upon arrival into Searchlight The Tea Party Express III met some 50 - 75 of Harry Reid's faithful. They met the TPEIII with a

sign that said "This is Harry Reid country!". These folks were none to happy to see us or those buses - they even had the nerve to Egg one of the Buses!

When we arrived at the area of the Rally - the folks were "en masse" - many many people came from all over for this rally and it proved to be huge! Over 10,000 people were in attendence and they were Ready to Vote them out!

Our Very own Darla Dawald is one of the speakers on this tour and today she spoke to Harry Reid. She said "Harry, Reid my lipstick. We are going to vote you out!" The crowd went wild. Of Course our Darla "kicked it" in her own "Darla" style. The event

opened with Lloyd Marcus singing his "Tea Party Anthem". The Riviolii Revue performed their song "Vote Them Out!". Governor Sarah Palin was there and spoke of

God and Country and what and intrussive government we have and what kind of government we need.

Darla introduced Joe, The Plumber. He talked personnal responsibility and accountability. So many speakers, so little space, so little time...the event, from my perspective? The event was successful and the crowd enjoyed every minute of it.

It was a beautiful day in the Desert dustbowl. Surrounded by mountains and the wonderful people that attended this event..the event ...success.

Now...on to Henderson!

God Bless, Take Care and we will see you in a town near you or in your town!

Mellie Reid

Asst Natl Dir
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Palin, Tea Party Activists Target Reid

Saturday, 27 Mar 2010 07:57 AM

Sarah Palin told thousands of tea party activists assembled in the Nevada desert Saturday that Sen. Harry Reid will have to explain his votes when he comes back to his hometown to campaign.

The wind whipped U.S. flags behind the former Alaska governor as she stood on a makeshift stage, holding a microphone and her notes as she spoke to the cheering crowd. She told them Reid, fighting for re-election, is "gambling away our future."

"Someone needs to tell him, this is not a crapshoot," Palin said.

About 7,000 people streamed into tiny Searchlight, a former mining town 60 miles south of Las Vegas, bringing American flags, "Don't Tread on Me" signs and outspoken anger toward Reid, President Barack Obama and the healthcare overhaul.

Palin told them the big-government, big-debt spending spree of the Senate majority leader, Obama and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is over.

"You're fired!" Palin said.

A string of polls has shown Reid is vulnerable in politically moderate Nevada after pushing Obama's agenda in Congress. His standing has also been hurt by Nevada's double-digit unemployment and record foreclosure and bankruptcy rates.

Traffic on a highway leading into the town was backed up more than 2 miles Saturday afternoon as people gathered for the rally, which kicks off a 42-city bus tour that ends in Washington on April 15, tax day.

Cars and RVs filled the dusty area where the rally was held, as people set up lawn chairs and braced against the stiff wind whipping up dust clouds and blowing dozens of flags straight out.

The rally that's been called a conservative Woodstock takes place just days after the historic healthcare vote that ushered in near-universal medical coverage and divided Congress and the nation. The vote was followed by reports of threats and vandalism aimed at some Washington lawmakers, mostly Democrats who supported the new law.

Palin, the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee, appeared after spending Friday and Saturday morning campaigning for Sen. John McCain, the Arizona Republican who led the 2008 ticket.

Now a Fox News analyst and potential 2012 presidential candidate, Palin faced criticism after posting a map on her Facebook page that had circles and cross hairs over 20 Democratic districts. She also sent a tweet saying, "Don't Retreat, Instead - RELOAD!"

She said Saturday she wasn't inciting violence, just trying to inspire people to get involved.

"We're not going to sit down and shut up. Thank you for standing up," Palin said.

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department sent dozens of uniformed and plainclothes officers to patrol the crowd. Officer Jay Rivera said there was a report of a fistfight in the morning, but when police responded, they found nothing. He said there had been no arrests.

"So far it's nice and peaceful," Rivera said.

The tea party movement is a far-flung coalition of conservative groups angered by Washington spending, rising taxes and the growth and reach of government. It takes its name from the Boston Tea Party in 1773, when colonists dumped tea off English ships to protest what they considered unfair taxation by the British crown.

Leonard Grimes, a 70-year-old retired logger, said the nation is drifting toward socialism, and he's not convinced Obama is eligible to be president.

"I'd like him to prove he's an American citizen," said Grimes, a registered independent who is originally from Michigan but now lives in Golden Valley, Ariz.

He called the healthcare bill "a joke, just another way to enslave the American public."

Ketha Verzani, 60, said she came to the rally from her home in Las Vegas "to stand with those who want to clean house."

The Republican opposes the health care bill and worries Americans are losing their rights, including parental rights and gun rights.

"It seems like every day more and more of our rights are being taken away," Verzani said, sporting a Palin 2012 button to show support for the former Alaska governor who "doesn't beat around the bush."

Reid supporters set up a hospitality tent Saturday in the parking lot of a Searchlight casino, about a mile from the tea party rally. The Senate leader planned to spend part of the day at a new shooting range in Las Vegas with National Rifle Association Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre.

Luis Salvador, 55, an unemployed fire sprinkler fitter, drove down from Las Vegas to support Reid, who he said has done a lot for the state and doesn't deserve the protest brought to his hometown.

"You don't come to a man's house and start creating a ruckus," said Salvador, a registered independent. He and several others taped signs saying "Nevada Needs Harry Reid" to the side of a truck near the highway that runs through town.

Another Reid supporter, Judy Hill, 62, said she doesn't understand the hatred of Reid. The longtime Democrat from Searchlight, a town of about 1,000, said she thinks people just don't know the man she calls a friend.

"They listen to the rhetoric. I think he's very misunderstood and under-appreciated," she said.

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