Independence Day Tea Party Huge Success

Here is a link to the video recap of our July 4th Tea Party.

We had a great turnout (400-500) - the heat and the holiday didn't stop patriots from standing up for Liberty!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B10QNjk4agY

WE WILL PRESERVE LIBERTY!!!!

Two Days to Go!!!

Only two more days until the Tea Party!!!

Plans have come together wonderfully - and we are expecting a GREAT event... Sure hope you can make it!

10-11 AM
Lawn of the Rutherford County Courthouse

When you get there, be sure to check out the tables:

• Registration and Information - including petitions and information about important issues
• Balloons - free for each child at the tea party
• Tshirts, Books, & Bumper Stickers - Tea Party Shirts, The 5000 Year Leap, and Proud 912er bumper stickers
• Thank A Vet - There will be 3 of these tables. Be sure to get your picture taken to Thank a Vet
• AFP - Americans for Prosperity will have a table with important information about NC taxes
• Courtside - FREE TEA!!! (Need I say more?!?)

WCAB 590 AM Interview

Thank you to Jim Bishop for supporting the Tea Party Movement! Here is a link to the interview, for those of you who missed it.

http://files.getdropbox.com/u/275026/jen_590_wcab_26jun09_835am.mp3

Musicians Confirmed!!

We are so blessed to have the following musicians participating in the Independence Day Tea Party:

David Roach - pianist (http://www.davidhroach.com/bio.html)
Meredith Millwood - vocalist
The Millwood Family - vocalists
Homeschool Group - vocalists

Plans are coming together for the Independence Day Tea Party.

Guest speakers include:

Zoran Naskov
Jim Bishop

With a special tribute to our veterans....

You won't want to miss it!!!!

Let's Re-Tea!!!!

Independence Day
10:00 - 11:00 AM

Liberty: Provide. Protect. Preserve.

(More information to follow)

Final Post

Thank you for making the Rutherford Tax Day Tea Party a success!!!
This is the final blog - for all future information, please check out our new website:

http://rutherford912.blogspot.com/


Here is a video slide show of the party:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KKld5wf37I

For more Rutherford Tea Party pictures, check out

http://picasaweb.google.com/rutherfordteaparty/RutherfordTaxDayTeaParty2009

Tea Party Tshirts

If you wanted a t-shirt yesterday, and weren't able to get one before they sold out, please email me ASAP to order. T-shirts are $10 for Adult S-XL and $12 for 2XL and 3XL. (I need 36 shirts to make an order)

Also, I have 18 shirts left over from yesterday - most of them are Kids Small and Medium, with a few Adult Small (might work as a Kid Large). I will sell those shirts, on a first-come first-served basis, for $5.

AWESOME TEA PARTY!!!

Zo and I are at the Soup Kitchen working today - I will be working on updating the website with pictures as soon as possible.

Please check back this weekend....

Jennifer

Quick Summary (details coming later)

Attendance Estimate: 1000

Thank you all for attending and helping!!!

Live Video From The Party

Watch us live at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/rutherford-tax-day-tea-party-2009

Can you believe the Tea Party is Tomorrow!?!?! `

Here is some final information about the event:

WEATHER: The weather looks to be cooperating – hopefully all of this rain today will move away and tomorrow will by drier and more “tea party friendly”. No matter what, rain or shine, we will party like it’s 1773!!!

PARKING: Below, you will see a map of available parking for the event. One request… If you are young, healthy, and don’t mind the walk, please park at the corner of Main Street and Charlotte Road, in the Fred’s/Courtside Parking lot. This will free up the areas closer to the courthouse for the elderly and people with small children.

Also, First Baptist Rutherfordton is letting us use their parking lots for Tea Party parking, including the field behind the church.

RADIO INTERVIEW: I will have a final pre-party radio interview tomorrow morning on WCAB 59 at approximately 8:15 AM. If you’re up that early, tune in….

COURIER: The Tea Party made the front page of the Daily Courier today! It was a great article - if you haven't seen it already, check it out! They will be covering the event tomorrow, as well.

PICTURES: Also, if you have one, please bring your camera tomorrow. I need between 400-600 pictures for a 3D photosynth that will be done of our Tea Party. If you are able to take pictures, please email them to rutherfordteaparty@gmail.com and put in the subject line: PICTURES. I will put them all together and email them to the group compiling our 3D photosynth. It’s a really cool concept that I had never heard of until yesterday!!! But it’s REALLY cool – and FREE!!!

PJTV: PJTV.com is still looking for Citizen Reporters for the Tea Party. If you are interested, check out their website and sign up. They can use people with cell phones, digital cameras, and/or video cameras. (www.pjtv.com)

Hope to see you tomorrow - Jennifer

"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same. " - Ronald Regan

Thanks Marilyn!!!

Check out this HUGE banner in downtown Bostic.
A friend of the Tea Party Movement took the initiative to order a banner and post it in Bostic for everyone to see!
Thanks Marilyn!!!
The banner looks GREAT!!!

Less Than 2 Weeks to Go....

Wow!!! Time is flying!

Here are some updates from last night's national conference call.

* 425 cities now confirmed!

* Live broadcasts will be held from the following cities:
Sacramento - Neil Cavuto, Fox News
San Antonio (The Alamo) - Glenn Beck
Atlanta - Sean Hannity
New York City - Newt Gingrich

*2 New Sponsors have joined the Tea Party Movement
Pajamas Media pajamasmedia.com
(they will be broadcasting live on Tax Day from the Tea Parties on pjtv.com)
Citizens Against Government Waste cagw.org
(they will have an online, searchable listing of all congressional earmarks by State, and by Congressman's name)

*The County Government in Burleson, Texas is attempting to shut down their Tea Party because "it is not in the best interest of the public"... Can you believe that!!! Check Freedomworks.org for more information and phone numbers to call.

Updates on the Rutherford Tea Party:

*Jim Bishop, from WCAB 590 AM will be speaking briefly at our Tea Party.
*Kory Swanson, Executive Vice President of the John Locke Foundation, will join our Tea Party and speak briefly. More info on the foundation can be found at www.johnlocke.org

*WCAB 590 AM has given us the opportunity to tape a 30 sec public service commercial, at no cost to us, to invite everyone to the Tea Party! It should be on the air beginning Monday - be sure to listen for it! Thanks 590 AM!

Keep spreading the word.....

Parking

Map of available public parking.
(Click on the map for a printable view)

Tshirts - Take 2

We had such a great response for T-shirts that we are taking a 2nd order. The plan is to have them before the Tea Party, so you can wear them on that day.

If you would like to order a t-shirt and have not done so, please email me at rutherfordteaparty@gmail.com ASAP. We will be placing the order on Friday, April 3.

KIDS' SIZES ARE NOW AVAILABLE!!!

Also, we have a couple of shirts left from the first order:

3 Small Adult
3 Medium Adult
2 Large Adult

If you are interested in one of those, please let me know.

16 days and counting....

Free Tea

Kurt, the owner of Courtside Restaurant in Ruthefordton, contact RTDTP with a GREAT idea!

Courtside Restaurant will be providing a glass of FREE TEA to everyone attending the Tea Party! Like Kurt said: "It wouldn't be a Tea Party without Tea, now would it?!?"

THANKS COURTSIDE RESTAURANT!!!

Saluda, Shelby, and Spartanburg - Oh My!!!

We, at RTDTP, have heard that we are possibly having groups carpool in from surrounding areas...


Saluda
Shelby
Spartanburg
Casar
Lincolnton


If you are from one of those areas (or even one that I didn't mention) then WELCOME!!! Come on and join us!!! We believe "the more the merrier!" What an amazing statement a small town like Rutherfordton, NC could make on Tax Day, when all of us stand together!

If anyone from the outlying areas would like flyers to hand out in your area, please email me at rutherfordteaparty@gmail.com and I will make sure you get some!

WCAB 590 AM Interview

Jim Bishop and Jennifer Naskov

http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/275026/jen_590_wcab_27mar09_830am.mp3

Listen to the entire interview!

300 CITIES CONFIRMED

300 cities have now been confirmed, in all 50 states!!

The movement is growing!!! Continue to spread the word....

Daily Courier Article

Rutherford Tax Day Tea Party made the FRONT PAGE of the Daily Courier!!

Here's a link to the article:

http://dailycourier.southernheadlines.com/index.cfm?section=77&story=13925

Tax Day Give-aways!!!

During our Tax Day Tea Party, we have decided to give away some door prizes!!!

We're doing all we can do to counteract all the "giving back" you will be doing on Tax Day! (sure, our prizes will IN NO WAY cost what our current taxes do, but it's the thought that counts!)

T-SHIRTS ARE AVAILABLE!!!

*Shirts will have this logo (pictured above)
*Shirts will be khaki/tan
*Adult sizes - Small to XLG are $10
*Adult sizes - 2XL to 5XL are $12
*Kids' sizes - unable to guarantee availability

If you would like to purchase a t-shirt:

If you want one before the tea party, email me at rutherfordteaparty@gmail.com by midnight Wednesday night (March 25th) and you will have it within 10 days... You can give me the money when you get your shirt....

Otherwise, we will have a limited number of shirts at the tea party, and you can take your chance and buy one then. However, we are likely to run out...

GREAT NEWS!!!

I just got off the national conference call...

We now have 250 confirmed cities in all 50 states!!!

Also, Breitbart TV will be broadcasting live all day on Tax Day - and will be getting live feeds from all of the tea parties to show on their webcast.

A little over three weeks to go.....

More Sign Ideas

If you're having trouble coming up with "just the right sign", here are some more ideas I have seen...

*Tea is only the beginning
*T.E.A. - Taxed Enough Already
*Special Interest Gets the Pork - We Get the Beans
*Free Markets not Free Loaders
*REVOLUTION!!! Nuff said
*Is this what you voted for?
*I'm sorry I didn't do more to stop this madness.
*You can't fix stupid - but you can vote it out.
*Next time, read the bill before you sign it.
*We don't want no stinkin' socialism!
*We Surround Them!
*“Man is not free unless the government is limited.” Ronald Reagan

Hope these help to get your creative juices flowing....

E.T. (Exciting Times)

What an exciting time to be alive!! (Though often scary....)

We've had a great last few days, handing out flyers and gauging the response to the Rutherford Tea Party. The enthusiasm is HUGE!! I am encouraged and excited... Here were some of the responses I received:

"Are you serious!!??!! My friends and I have been wanting to do something like this for a long time - I am so excited" - college-age waiter in Lake Lure

"I have been telling everyone we need a Tea Party! I'm on board!" - small business owner in Rutherfordton

"What can I do to help? (and when I gave her 8 flyers...) Can I get more flyers than that?" - resident of Forest City

"I'll pass the flyers out in downtown Rutherfordton. I think a lot of businesses would be interested." - friend at church

"Put your flyer right on the front door!" - many small business owners in Rutherfordton and Forest City

"Can I have flyers to pass out at work?" - friends of the Tea Party

The response is INCREDIBLE!! I have not been turned down a single time.... I thank God for the support!!

Keep up the GREAT work, friends!! Spread the word!!!

Have a great week - and remember to check the Daily Courier and listen to WCAB 590 AM for Tea Party information.

BTW - there was a tea party in Orlando this past Saturday, that had a crowd of 4,200!!! :)

Daily Courier Interview Scheduled

Just scheduled an interview with the Daily Courier!
Next Wednesday, March 25.
Not sure which day the article will be posted. I will let you know as soon as I find out!

I am so grateful for the wonderful response from the media in Rutherford County! Many local organizers, in other parts of the country, are struggling greatly with their media representatives. We have been blessed!!!

UPDATE: National Tax Day Tea Party

In the national conference call, last night, I learned that there are now 180 CONFIRMED Tax Day Tea Parties!!!

National organizers said that they also have approximately 20 more in the works - what an awesome opportunity to UNITE all across America!!

Also - if you have not already noticed, on the right-hand side of this website, we added a Printable Flyer. Please invite people to join us! It's going to be GREAT!!!

LIVE Radio Interview

I will be on AM 590 WCAB on Friday, March 27th, for a live radio interview to promote our Rutherford Tea Party! I am SUPER excited to be given this opportunity. The Morning Show Host, Jim Bishop, was very nice and supportive of our cause - he even plans to join us at the Tea Party!!!

Be sure to tune in Friday, March 27th at 8:35 AM!!!

March 18 2009 Press Release

Rutherford Tax Day Tea Party Event Planned

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

March 18, 2009

CONTACT: Jennifer Naskov
(828) 288-8058
rutherfordteaparty@gmail.com
http://rutherfordteaparty.blogspot.com

“Nationwide Tax Day Tea Party” Tens of Thousands Prepare to Gather in Their Local Communities in Protest of Socialism

Rutherfordton, NC – Following the lead of CNBC’s Rick Santelli’s call for a “Chicago Tea Party”, DontGo Movement (www.dontgomovement.com), Smart Girl Politics (www.smartgirlpolitics.ning.com), and tcot (www.topconservativesontwitter.org), worked together to successfully organize over 50 protests across the nation, where over 30,000 people attended. Those were basically “spontaneous”, last minute efforts…organized in literally days.

Building on the success of those February 27th Tea Parties, the word went out from those sponsors about organizing Tax Day Tea Parties, and asking for volunteers in any/every city in the USA. That grassroots effort is called “Nationwide Tax Day Tea Party” (www.taxdayteaparty.com)

Presently Michelle Malkin, Dana Loesch, and GOPUSA, are co-sponsoring the movement. This week, Newt Gingrich announced his decision to step up to the plate as an additional co-sponsor.
The Tax Day Tea Party has been taking the nation by storm; to date, there are over 150 cities in 49 states with confirmed events nationwide.

Rutherfordton, NC is one of those cities. Local resident, Jennifer Naskov, is the volunteer organizer of the local protest (rutherfordteaparty.blogspot.com).

Americans are crossing the political divide, and joining together by the tens of thousands, to protest the fact that government intrusion doesn’t work. "A la the 1773 Boston Tea Party, we’re fed up with the taxation and the government takeover brought on with the Stimulus Bill and the numerous other bailouts. There’s only one proven way to create jobs and that is by cutting income taxes and wasteful spending" said Eric Odom, Director of the DontGo Movement.
The Obama Stimulus Plan will be borrowing an unprecedented amount of money. It is the largest giveaway in American History. Even the Congressional Budget Office says that the Stimulus Bill will create few jobs in 2009 and 2010, but will instead cause dangerously high levels of inflation as the Federal Government lets the Treasury printing presses run indiscriminately.

Communications Director Juliana Johnson states, “We will be heard. The politicians have not been listening to us and we are fed up. If a Tea Party is what they need in order to listen to us, then a Tea Party is what they will get.”

WHAT: Tax Day Tea Party – Rutherfordton, NC

DATE: Wednesday, April 15, 2009
TIME: 5:00 pm-6:00 pm

WHERE: Rutherford County Courthouse front lawn

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Sign Ideas

Just wanted to give you some ideas for signs to make and bring with you to the Tea Party:

1. Do not make your sign partisan. This is a non-partisan event. Make it about the issues - not a specific political party.

2. Make it catchy!

3. Make it LARGE!!!

4. Be creative, but also poignant.

5. Keep them clean - no profanity, please. We will have children at the Tea Party.

Here are some signs I have seen that I thought were effective:

* Party Like It's 1773
* Silent Majority No More
* RAGE - Revolt Against Government Excess
* No More Bailouts
* We the People...
* Proud American Capitalist
* Capitalist Against The "Spendulus" Bill
* Liberty: The Only STIMULUS We Need
* No Card Check for Unions
* End Federal Wrongs with States' Rights