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 ==Liberal Infiltrators==
-[[ACORN]], [[Huffington Post]] and other [[Barack Obama]] supporters criticized the tax day tea parties, calling them a 'gripe fest by bunch of [[conservatives]]'.<ref>[http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=94297 ACORN to crash Tax Day tea parties?] Worldnetdaily, April 8, 2009</ref>
+[[ACORN]], [[Huffington Post]] and other [[Barack Obama]] supporters criticized the tax day tea parties, calling them a 'gripe fest by bunch of [[conservatives]]'.<ref>[https://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=94297 ACORN to crash Tax Day tea parties?] Worldnetdaily, April 8, 2009</ref>
 ==Links To Events==
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 * [http://www.operationtea.com Operation Tea]
 * [http://www.dontgomovement.com Don't Go Movement]
-* [http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=95657 Independence Day Tea Parties]
+* [https://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=95657 Independence Day Tea Parties]

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 [[Image:Headnew.jpg|right|380px|thumb| Tax Day Tea Party]]
-'''Tax Day Tea Parties''', one of the most widely known manifestations of the '''[[Tea Party Movement]]''' (from an acronym for '''T'''axed '''E'''nough '''A'''lready), were a nationwide, locally organized multi-event that protested the [[generational theft]] of public [[tax]] dollars by the Federal Government on April 15, 2009. In the spirit of the founding fathers [[Boston Tea Party]], the local organizers, Top Conservatives on Twitter, and just ordinary citizens who use various social media sites, created a massive grassroots movement which held protests in all fifty states on April 15th 2009 and another scheduled for the July 4th [[Independence Day Tea Party]].
+'''Tax Day Tea Parties''', one of the most widely known manifestations of the '''[[Tea Party Movement]]''' (from an acronym for '''T'''axed '''E'''nough '''A'''lready), were a nationwide, locally organized multi-event that protested the [[generational theft]] of public [[tax]] dollars by the Federal Government on April 15, 2009. In the spirit of the founding fathers [[Boston Tea Party]], the local organizers, Top Conservatives on Twitter, and just ordinary citizens who use various social media sites, created a massive grassroots movement which held protests in all fifty states on April 15, 2009 and another scheduled for the July 4th [[Independence Day Tea Party]].
 The largest Tea Party held to date was the Dallas Tea Party, held July 4, 2009 at Southfork Ranch in Plano, Texas, which drew 37,000 attendees.<ref>[http://dallasteaparty.org/2009/07/americas-tea-party-official-press-release/ America's Tea Party Official Press Release, July 6, 2009.]</ref>
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 ==Liberal Infiltrators==
-[[ACORN]], [[Huffington Post]] and other [[Barack Obama]] supporters criticized the tax day tea parties, calling them a 'gripe fest by bunch of [[conservatives]]'. <ref>[http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=94297 ACORN to crash Tax Day tea parties?] Worldnetdaily, April 8, 2009</ref>
+[[ACORN]], [[Huffington Post]] and other [[Barack Obama]] supporters criticized the tax day tea parties, calling them a 'gripe fest by bunch of [[conservatives]]'.<ref>[http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=94297 ACORN to crash Tax Day tea parties?] Worldnetdaily, April 8, 2009</ref>
 ==Links To Events==
-[[Image:Mashup.JPG|right|350px|thumb| 2009 Tea Parties ]]
+[[Image:Mashup.JPG|right|350px|thumb| 2009 Tea Parties]]
-A [[Google]] mashup project lists tax day tea parties. <ref>[http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=112875499027114938790.0004647d9f61bab744fd4&ll=38.272689,-96.679687&spn=27.495109,57.128906&z=4&source=embed 2009 Tea Parties]Google Maps</ref>
+A [[Google]] mashup project lists tax day tea parties.<ref>[http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=112875499027114938790.0004647d9f61bab744fd4&ll=38.272689,-96.679687&spn=27.495109,57.128906&z=4&source=embed 2009 Tea Parties] Google Maps</ref>
 ==Planned Events==
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-==External Links==
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 * [http://taxdayteaparty.com ONLINE HQ FOR THE NATIONWIDE TAX DAY TEA PARTY]
 * [http://www.topconservativesontwitter.org Top Conservatives On Twitter]
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 [[Category:Tax Revolts]]
 [[Category:Obama Presidency]]
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 [[Image:Headnew.jpg|right|380px|thumb| Tax Day Tea Party]]
-'''Tax Day Tea Parties''', the earliest manifestation of the '''[[Tea Party Movement]]''' (from an acronym for '''T'''axed '''E'''nough '''A'''lready), were a nationwide, locally organized multi-event that protested the [[generational theft]] of public [[tax]] dollars by the Federal Government on April 15, 2009. In the spirit of the founding fathers [[Boston Tea Party]], the local organizers, Top Conservatives on Twitter, and just ordinary citizens who use various social media sites, created a massive grassroots movement which held protests in all fifty states on April 15th 2009 and another scheduled for the July 4th [[Independence Day Tea Party]].
+'''Tax Day Tea Parties''', one of the most widely known manifestations of the '''[[Tea Party Movement]]''' (from an acronym for '''T'''axed '''E'''nough '''A'''lready), were a nationwide, locally organized multi-event that protested the [[generational theft]] of public [[tax]] dollars by the Federal Government on April 15, 2009. In the spirit of the founding fathers [[Boston Tea Party]], the local organizers, Top Conservatives on Twitter, and just ordinary citizens who use various social media sites, created a massive grassroots movement which held protests in all fifty states on April 15th 2009 and another scheduled for the July 4th [[Independence Day Tea Party]].
 The largest Tea Party held to date was the Dallas Tea Party, held July 4, 2009 at Southfork Ranch in Plano, Texas, which drew 37,000 attendees.<ref>[http://dallasteaparty.org/2009/07/americas-tea-party-official-press-release/ America's Tea Party Official Press Release, July 6, 2009.]</ref>

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 In a related form of protest, a group calling itself "Tea Party Nation" is planning a general strike of [[conservative]] individuals, to take place July 30, 2009. They make specific reference to [[John Galt]], the chief [[Literary type#Anti-villain|anti-villain]] of [[Ayn Rand]]'s [[novel]], ''[[Atlas Shrugged]].''<ref name=tpn>[http://teapartynation.com/ Tea Party Nation] official site.</ref><ref name=welshman>Martin AG, "Conservatives to 'Go Galt' on July 30; Protest Intensifies," ''Columbia Conservative Examiner'', June 30, 2009. <http://www.examiner.com/x-3704-Columbia-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m6d30-Conservatives-to-go-Galt-on-July-30-protest-infensifies></ref>
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 * [http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=95657 Independence Day Tea Parties]
-==References==
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 [[Category:taxation]]
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-The '''Tax Day Tea Party''' occurred on April 15, 2009, as part of a series of nationally coordinated protests that developed into an ongoing [[Tea Party Movement]]. The acronym for '''TEA''' is '''T'''axed '''E'''nough '''A'''lready. In the spirit of the founding fathers [[Boston Tea Party]], the rallies used themes from the [[American Revolution]].<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,509445,00.html Taxpayers Strike Back With 'Tea Parties']. ''Special Report with Bret Baier''. Published March 16, 2009.</ref><ref name="deseret">[http://deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,705289328,00.html Anti-tax-and-spend group throws "tea party" at Capitol], March 6, 2009, Deseret News</ref> Local organizers, Top Conservatives on Twitter, and thousands of ordinary citizens collaborated by using various social media sites, and created a massive grassroots movement which held protests in all fifty states on April 15th 2009.
+'''Tax Day Tea Parties''', the earliest manifestation of the '''[[Tea Party Movement]]''' (from an acronym for '''T'''axed '''E'''nough '''A'''lready), were a nationwide, locally organized multi-event that protested the [[generational theft]] of public [[tax]] dollars by the Federal Government on April 15, 2009. In the spirit of the founding fathers [[Boston Tea Party]], the local organizers, Top Conservatives on Twitter, and just ordinary citizens who use various social media sites, created a massive grassroots movement which held protests in all fifty states on April 15th 2009 and another scheduled for the July 4th [[Independence Day Tea Party]].
-Tax Day Tea Parties were the are first of many scheduled events that protested the [[generational theft]] of public [[tax]] dollars by the Federal Government, followed by another nationwide rally which occurred on July 4th 2009, dubbed the [[Independence Day Tea Party]]. The largest Tea Party held to date was the Dallas Tea Party, held July 4, 2009 at Southfork Ranch in Plano, Texas, which drew 37,000 attendees.<ref>[http://dallasteaparty.org/2009/07/americas-tea-party-official-press-release/ America's Tea Party Official Press Release, July 6, 2009.]</ref>
+The largest Tea Party held to date was the Dallas Tea Party, held July 4, 2009 at Southfork Ranch in Plano, Texas, which drew 37,000 attendees.<ref>[http://dallasteaparty.org/2009/07/americas-tea-party-official-press-release/ America's Tea Party Official Press Release, July 6, 2009.]</ref>
-== History ==
+==Founding==
-=== Founding ===
+One of their website states:
-On January 27, radio talk-show host Rush Limbaugh criticized the [[American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009]], commenting, "This 'porkulus' bill is designed to repair the Democratic Party's power losses from the 1990s forward, and to cement the party's majority power for decades."<ref>{{cite web|last=Limbaugh |first=Rush |url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123318906638926749.html |title=Rush Limbaugh: My Bipartisan Stimulus - WSJ.com |publisher=Online.wsj.com |date=2009-01-29 |accessdate=2009-04-19}}</ref>
+''"The Tea Party protests, in their current form, began in early 2009 when [[Rick Santelli]], the On Air Editor for CNBC, set out on a rant to expose the bankrupt liberal agenda of the [[White House]] Administration and [[Congress]]. Specifically, the flawed “Stimulus Bill” and pork filled budget."''
 ==Mainstream Media==

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 Success from the Chicago Tea Parties on February 27, as part of a concerted nationwide effort, led to the [[Tax Day]] Tea Party rallies held on April 15, 2009. Following the Chicago Tea Party protests, a group called ''Americans for Prosperity'' of [[North Carolina]] began implementing plans for a "Tax Day" Tea Party rally in Raleigh on the tax filing deadline.<ref>[http://www.raleigh3.com/default.asp?sdetail=1849&sc=2724 Raleigh Holds 'Tea Party' To Protest Government], ''Raleigh Telegram'', March 25, 2009</ref> Leading up to the Tax Day Tea Parties, the events were organized and promoted by volunteers, activists, and [[Political action committee]]s across the [[United States]].<ref>http://www.freedomworks.org/press-releases/freedomworks-co-sponsoring-taxpayer-tea-parties-ac</ref> By taking advantage of online viral [[marketing]] to get the word out,<ref name="investorsnews">[http://www.investors.com/NewsAndAnalysis/Article.aspx?id=470054&Ntt=tea+party 'Tea Party' Protests In 35 Cities], March 2, 2009</ref> the speed and scope with which the Tax Day Tea Party protests were organized can be attributed to the use of [[Twitter]] [[Micro-blogging|tweet]] feeds,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tcotreport.com/ |title=#TCOT Report |publisher=Top Conservatives on Twitter (#TCOT) |date= |accessdate=2009-04-15}}</ref> on [[blogs]],<ref>{{cite news|last=Ambinder |first=Marc |url=http://politics.theatlantic.com/2009/02/tea_parties_pajamas_and_mediaevent_symbiotics.php |title=Tea Parties, Pajamas, and Media/Event Symbiotics |publisher=The Atlantic |date=2009-02-25 |accessdate=2009-02-25}}</ref> and the [[social networking]] [[website]] [[Facebook]].<ref name="facebook">[http://michellemalkin.com/2009/03/04/going-galt-and-the-next-tea-party-wave/ “Going Galt” and the next Tea Party wave], March 4, 2009, [[Michelle Malkin]]</ref>