Thread: Florida anti-Obama tea party, participants ready for a revol

Naples Florida anti-Obama tea party, participants 'ready for a revolution'

By STEVEN BEARDSLEY
Posted September 12, 2009 at 3:54 p.m.
updated September 12, 2009 at 6:27 p.m.

NAPLES — They said they want a revolution.

At a rally that extended along both sides of U.S. 41 in North Naples on Saturday, sign-waving protesters came out in a big way against President Barack Obama, his legislation and -- in more than a few cases -- the idea of waiting until 2012 to vote him out of office.

“I’m ready for a revolution,â€

Jim Looney, left, carries his grandson Bodie Theodorou, 6-months, on his back while he and his daughter, Bodie's mother, Gretchen Theodorou, right, wave to passersby who honk their horns during a tea party demonstration at the corner of U.S. 41 and Pine Ridge Road in Naples. Theodorou, from California, is staying with her parents in Naples until her husband returns with the Navy from a deployment to Iraq. The tea party demonstration in Naples coincided with protests across the nation, including one in Washington, D.C., inspired by syndicated talk show host Glenn Beck's idea called the 9-12 Project. Lexey Swall/Staff

Photo by LEXEY SWALL
Scenes from a tea party demonstration at the corner of U.S. 41 and Pine Ridge Road in Naples. The tea party demonstration in Naples coincided with protests across the nation, including one in Washington, D.C., inspired by syndicated talk show host Glenn Beck's idea called the 9-12 Project. Lexey Swall/Staff