HUNTSVILLE, AL -
An estimated 2,000 protestors jammed into a vacant parking lot in downtown Huntsville Thursday, protesting recent government spending by the Obama administration.
The "Tax Day Tea Party" off Clinton Avenue overflowed into the streets, and featured speeches by radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Madison County commissioner Mo Brooks. The event was one of several hundred across America, giving voice to a taxpayer tirade that has reached a boiling point in recent weeks.
"Taxed Enough Already", or "TEA" for short, harkened back to the Boston Tea Party of 1773, hoping to draw on historical sentiment against unjust taxation and wasteful government spending. Those who attended slammed this year's record setting federal budget pushed by President Obama and passed by Congress, along with the recent bailout and stimulus plans. Plenty of signs could be found slamming the president and Democratic congressional leaders.
"We're not getting what we want out of government..Government is telling us what they want, they don't hear what we want" said protestor Mark Guthrie. "Somebody's gonna listen, somebody's gonna hear us, and I think that's the best we can do.
"I hope Congress and the government will wake up," added Christina Gaylord. "The main concern is we do not have the money to support this massive spending bill that's going on."
Other "Tax Day Tea Parties" in larger cities such as New York and Atlanta drew several thousand people. In response to the rallies, the Obama administration issued a statement defending the president's recent tax cuts.
The "Tax Day Tea Party" off Clinton Avenue overflowed into the streets, and featured speeches by radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Madison County commissioner Mo Brooks. The event was one of several hundred across America, giving voice to a taxpayer tirade that has reached a boiling point in recent weeks.
"Taxed Enough Already", or "TEA" for short, harkened back to the Boston Tea Party of 1773, hoping to draw on historical sentiment against unjust taxation and wasteful government spending. Those who attended slammed this year's record setting federal budget pushed by President Obama and passed by Congress, along with the recent bailout and stimulus plans. Plenty of signs could be found slamming the president and Democratic congressional leaders.
"We're not getting what we want out of government..Government is telling us what they want, they don't hear what we want" said protestor Mark Guthrie. "Somebody's gonna listen, somebody's gonna hear us, and I think that's the best we can do.
"I hope Congress and the government will wake up," added Christina Gaylord. "The main concern is we do not have the money to support this massive spending bill that's going on."
Other "Tax Day Tea Parties" in larger cities such as New York and Atlanta drew several thousand people. In response to the rallies, the Obama administration issued a statement defending the president's recent tax cuts.
