A notably diminished Tea Party rally was held yesterday in Washington, "a political bookend to the religious revival that Glenn Beck called for at the Lincoln Memorial two weeks ago, drawing many of the same people." Participants numbered in a few thousands only, according to NPR. They were noisy, though, and brought Town Hall manners with them.
Organized (again) by the corporate monkey paw, "Freedom Works," they carried "impeach" signs and one sign against health legislation which read,"Down our throats on March 21st, up yours on Nov. 2nd." They marched under the "Don't Treat On Me" rattlesnake banner.
And as much as many Tea Party leaders have disavowed the “birthers” who question whether President Obama is a citizen, other signs in the crowd cast doubt on the validity of his birth certificate. “Undocumented worker” read one, over a picture of the president. “We don’t want a Kenyan reject,” read another. ...NYT
