I need to take back the point that there were about 800 at the event. I heard Pioneer Courthouse Square can hold thousands, so the 3000 to 5000 seems to be right.
What I find troubling was the Liberal Democrat response to the Tea Parties, saying the parties were an Astroturffing cabal put on by Dick Armey, when it was the opposite. Many parties were non partisan and locally organized. Furthermore the Liberals know about astroturfing. During the rally for Oregon’s Schools on Fen 16 this year, the organizers bussed in thousands of students. One of the busses pulled up next to me returning from the rally. Compared this to the Tea Party, where we made our own way down town, furthermore; the people at the event were just ordinary Joes not professional activist the liberals used.
