Emphasis on Taxes, Gun Control, Health Care, Judicial Appointment, Tyranny and Socialism
A disorganized and mostly spontaneous Tea Party was held at congressional offices across the country on Friday, July 17th at Noon. The dominant media has mostly ignored the events, although TV cameras and reporters were on hand to record the events.
Almost 200 people of all ages gathered in front of Sen. Lindsey Graham’s offices in downtown Greenville. Many carried hand-made signs with messages
mostly targeting the Obama administration’s socialist agenda and tyrannical methods. Members of Congress were urged to oppose legislation implementing the socialistic agenda and tyrannical practices.
Some individuals had written letters to Sen. Graham that were hand-carried to his upstairs office. A small group of women were asking people to sign form letters to Sen. Graham that were delivered in batches to the senate office upstairs.
Sen. Graham, along with Sen. DeMint and Congressman Inglis, issued statements stating they did not support the Obama Administration proposed Health Care Plan.
There was no loudspeaker, no bull horn, just normal voices cheering as vehicles passing by honked their horns in approval of what they observed.
One individual was selling modified American flags promoting a second American Revolution. Many of those present were waving flags including one large “don’t tread on me” banner.
One member of Greenville County Council and a few local church pastors were identified in the crowd.
Ruth Trippi, well-known wife of a retired U. S. Marine Vietnam combat veteran and herself a former active opponent of abortion mills operating in Greenville and elsewhere, and now mostly homebound, was seated in a lawn chair in the midst of the crowd waving her flag.
Although a few prominent Republicans were seen, this was not a Republican Party event. It was a cross section of concerned citizens from the local area. The absence of any city officials or Democrats was noticeable.
Participants began gathering from all directions just before Noon and just as quickly began to disperse an hour later.
There was no sign of uniformed police presence until after the event concluded and police arrived on the scene and approached the half-dozen remaining participants who were in the process of departing the area.
Fourth District Rep. Bob Inglis issued a statement responding to the demonstration at his offices in Spartanburg.
