Rick Santelli's Chicago Tea Party

Rick Santelli Is As Mad As Hell | Chicago Tea Party Posted: 21 Feb 2009 12:10 AM PST Our founders have stopped rolling over in their graves. After months of tossing and turning, we have finally taken back the banner of hope that has been hijacked by the "do-good" saviors. Statist sympathizers call us cynics; those who complain without answers of our own. They call us "selfish", implying that funding failure is altruistic. While America was founded on those who do, they ask us to submit to those who can't. ENOUGH! On July 4, 1776, the original Patriots put their lives on the line. With an envelope, a stamp, and a bag of tea, millions of Americans can send a peaceful message; our lives have value. On April 1st, our establishment will know that our freedom to succeed can no longer be sacrificed at the risk of our future. With sincerity and respect, we ask that you join us on April 1st, 2009, in sending the Oval Office a Tea Bag, in honor of the party in Boston on July 4, 1776, and in anticipation of its nationwide symbolic re-enactment in the summer of 2009. If you have had enough, please submit your pledge to send Washington a Tea Bag on April 1st HERE TODAY. Follow the links to join us in Boston, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, New York, Florida or submit your application to organize your own local Tea Party. Spark a Re-Revolution, ReTeaParty.com

Santelli responds to Obama “I think I prefer tea.” Posted: 20 Feb 2009 02:50 PM PST Press secretary Robert Gibbs commented on Rick Santelli’s Chicago Teaparty today as covered in the following article by The Washington Post. Santelli was there to respond: Santelli, appearing on CNBC today quickly after Gibbs’ comments, appeared to be enjoying the attention. “This is exactly what we want. They are making things clear,” Santelli — who was hardly a household name 48 hours ago — said. “If you listen to the clip yesterday, we never referred to any specifics. It was the notion of not going down the road subsidizing other people’s mortgages. I think its terrific that this has been opened up to national debate.” He added: “I think its wonderful that he invited me to the White House. I’m not really big on decaf though. I think I prefer tea.” Read More…

Event Updates Posted: 20 Feb 2009 02:08 PM PST We are receiving hundreds of comments and emails from supportive advocates of this event. Event sponsorship, media inquiries, and supporters calling for a Teaparty in their hometown have been flooding our inbox today and we are pleased with the support. Some Details: We WILL be dumping SOMETHING into the Ocean/Lake. (Feel free to comment below suggesting what that something should be. We will have a poll soon). This event will be held in early July, 2009. (We are leaning on Saturday, July 4th, however the date will be more definite when event permits are secured and sponsors are finalized. ) We have decided to hold 3 Major Tea Parties, however, we may hold more in other areas of the country depending on support levels. (Boston, Chicago, and LA) There are some prospects for venue locations for these events however we are in the process of securing permits and working out logistics. You can find out more information on the events by clicking on the links to their respective Facebook Pages in the right sidebar of the homepage. Make sure you pledge to attend by using the widget in the right sidebar. We are working on a widget that displays the total number of pledges so users can keep track of how many people are attending!

NEW YORK TIMES | Rick Santelli: Tea Party Time Posted: 20 Feb 2009 12:14 PM PST The New York Times posted an article about the Tea Party: Yesterday Rick Santelli, who reports from the floor of the Chicago Board of Trade the for CNBC, unleashed a rant against Obama's newly announced housing bailout plan, intended to help some homeowners refinance mortgages and avoid foreclosure. The clip was quickly linked to and embedded in Web sites everywhere, and provoked intense reaction that pretty much broke along partisan lines. Read More…

The Teaparty is featured on Digg. Posted: 20 Feb 2009 11:40 AM PST Digg the Tea Party! Make our voices heard!

Watch Out, Mr. President, Because We’re Mad As Hell! Posted: 20 Feb 2009 09:52 AM PST FOXNews wrote an article which draws comparison between the 1976 film Network and Rick Santelli’s call for a Chicago Tea Party. "I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore!" In the 1970s, that phrase was made popular by the movie "Network," where anchor Howard Beale parodied what TV news might become. In 2009, millions of us are mad as hell –- not at TV but at politics. Americans are mad because most of us play the game the right way and if we do, we are now the ones who lose. Ordinary Americans try to do the right thing, just like Spike Lee told us. We get up, we go to work, raise our families, obey the law and pay our debts. We are mellower versions of the Clint Eastwood character in "Gran Torino." We just want to be left alone –- by government especially. Read More… Draw your own conclusions:

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